By Luke Loftus The Johnstown Breeze
2025-10-02 06:00 AM
The Roosevelt Rough Rider boys golf program has taken great steps in the last two years under head coach, Casey Brock. The goal is to get as many kids to play golf as often as possible. Also to be as much involved as possible with the kids.
“We played in 24 different events this year, every kid in my program is going to play multiple events,” Brock said. “All of my top players are going to play at the maximum number of holes they’re allowed to play. We got to play five different private clubs this year. These are a lot of the best golf courses around the state. That was a big part of what they really wanted me to do (as the new coach), and it seems to be going well.”
Over the last two seasons, the athletic department and the school district decided to put a bit more money into golf. Leading the Roosevelt golf program to be one of the best in the entire state when it comes to technology and equipment for the team.
“The athletic department and the school district both, they decided to put a little bit of money into golf, and it has ended up being, just awesome,” Brock said. “In fact, we are the only school I know of in the state that has a Trackman IO, a full simulator that’s indoors. Along with that, we have an indoor putting green that really gets utilized a lot when there are things like weather issues. It’s just an awesome thing that we have.”
It doesn’t stop there. The golf program can get equipment for themselves, whether that’s clothing or things they use to improve their golf game. “The main goal is to get these kids whatever they need,” Brock said. “They get premium golf clubs, alignment sticks, two hats each, they get a polo they get to keep. Next year we are also doing shorts and belts. Also, they get rain gear, quarter zips, and all the premium golf balls they need for tournament events. We also just dropped some money on real premium golf bags for all the kids. We use a company out of Longmont, they’re called ‘Pins & Aces,’ who do pretty much all of our shirts, and our golf bags as well.”
Since Coach Brock has taken over the golf program, he already has noticed a difference.
“Our goals in the first year was to just put Roosevelt on the map, so we were in a lot of prestigious tournaments, and it seemed to work. Our numbers really went up, from year one to year two, on how many kids actually came out, how many cuts we had to make. It’s awesome, and I really hope that our numbers can keep growing.”
Also, going into next year, they will be moving their outdoor practice area to the brand new, Bella Ridge Golf Club coming to Johnstown which is set to open this fall. Golfers are saying the course might be one of the best courses in northern Colorado, and maybe the state.
“I’ve probably been to about 95 percent of the courses in Colorado, and this practice facility is going to be the best in the state. And that will be our home course,” Brock said.
The Rough Riders will be represented at the state tournament on October 6, at the Eagle Ranch Golf Course in Eagle. Golfers Braeden Walker, a sophomore, and Pacey Walker (no relation), a senior, have qualified to play.