PGA honors Sutherland

Mollie Sutherland, director, PGA Golf Management Program, College of Business at UCCS, recently received the Professional Golfers Association Horton Smith Award, which is designed to give special recognition to an individual PGA professional for outstanding and continuing contributions to professional education. Horton Smith was a 37-year member of the PGA and former association president.

Sutherland was named director of the UCCS program in May 2012 and previously served as acting director and internship coordinator. She is an active member of the PGA of America Education Committee and the Colorado PGA Connecting With Her Committee. She is one of about 200 PGA Professionals who is an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional.