Picture of winning Student for student team holding plaque feature names of past winners
Picture of Optic Bear Trophy - stuffed teddy bear with cap, golf bag with two clubs on shoulder sitting on top of wooden base displaying engraved names of past winners
Eye Open Logo - an eyeball that looks like a golf ball with Eye Open printed below

2018 Eye Open Recap (22nd Annual)

Low clouds and calm winds greeted golfers at the Eisenhower Golf Course at the beautiful Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on June 18th.  

Dr. Jim Barad with EverythingForSight.org teamed up with the SEE THE FUTURE Fund for the third consecutive year.  High schools from up-and-down the Front Range of Colorado joined adults  of all ages for a fun day on the links.  

Mr. Derek Riemer, a 2013 SEE THE FUTURE recipient, CU-Boulder graduate and new Google employee, was part of the Eye Open this year and graciously greeted all the golfers on hole #3.  Thank you Derek!

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Results of the 22nd Annual Eye Open:

The Optic Cup / Optic Bear Shootout
All adult teams played for the coveted Optic Cup (1st place trophy) and Optic Bear (2nd place trophy). 

The defending 2017 Icon Eye Care team of Dr. Travis Whitt, Mr. Nick Dosen, Dr. Ben Sturdy and Mr. Chris McGriff shot a 11 under 61 to re-claim the Cup for another year.






The  team of  Mr. Lowell Beadles, Mr. Ed Maloney, Mr. Mark Holly & Mr. Jimmy Woods shot a 10 under par 62 to capture the equally impressive, but much cuter, Optic Bear.




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Students for Students Challenge
The Students for Students Challenge featured 9 teams from Colorado's front range. Each team consisted of 3 high school golfers and 1 coach.  

Arvada West High School took home top honors, winning in a tiebreaker over 2nd place Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs). Both teams blistered the AFA Blue Course shooting a 13 under 59.   




 


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Special thanks to all students and coaches for being a part of the 2018 Eye Open! 

The 19th Hole
Sponsored by Eye Associates of Colorado Springs & MaxiVision Vitamins

Thanks to the generosity of the Eye Associates of Colorado Springs, a "Birdie" buffet lunch awaited all the players after their challenging rounds. MaxiVision Vitamins sponsored the awards and prizes and a great time was had by all! Special thanks to Eye Care Associates (Ft. Collins) for their generous prize contributions as well.  

Thanks also to Ms. Tamra Hirsch for providing her expert photography and capturing the day in photos.  Here is a link to Tamra's website to view the photos and re-live the day:​





​Thanks to everyone for making the 22nd Annual Eye Open a great success! We hope to see you at our 23rd Annual Eye Open, June 17, 2019.


Open Your Eyes to the Eye Open:

“A Good Time, at a Great Place, for Some Amazing People”



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Picture of Optic Cup trophy - silver, round cup sitting on top of wooden base which displays engraved names of each winning foursome since 1997
Derek, standing, holding microphone on right side of picture, Dr. Tom in the middle, listening to Derek Powerpoint slide to the left congratulating Derek on his recent graduation from CU-Boulder in Computer Science and recent employment with Google
Icon Eyecare team holding Optic Cup trophy
Picture of winning student for student team outside, with mountains in background
Picture of 2nd place foursome - standing, smiling at camera
Picture of Derek & Dr. Tom on hole #3 tee box waiting to greet golfers at the 2018 Eye Open