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SurfaceUnits
02-08-07, 09:46 AM
For you Champ car detractors..we don't care about your equivocations... just SU

The International: Into the rough
The International wasn't just about golf. Deals were made, clients courted, networks nurtured. Its demise leaves big shoes to fill.
By Julie Dunn
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 02/08/2007 03:10:12 AM MST

Colorado lost one of its major annual corporate-networking events Wednesday when The International golf tournament was canceled.

Tournament officials confirmed Wednesday that the annual tournament has been shelved because it was unable to secure a title sponsor.

The International, held at the Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock since 1986, has been without a title sponsor since 2004, when Qwest declined to renew its five-year contract.

Colorado lost another major sporting event this month when the Champ Car World Series removed the Grand Prix of Denver from its schedule. The lack of a title sponsor - Centennial-based Centrix withdrew last year after business problems - was cited as a factor.

KLang
02-08-07, 10:25 AM
So, apparently the business community in Denver isn't interested in promoting sports events?

Wheel-Nut
02-08-07, 11:08 AM
Bunch of tree huggers up there!

NismoZ
02-08-07, 11:21 AM
Boy, was my sister pissed when they cut down/removed those trees so the "pit suites" had a better view of the front straight in year 1. (they planted a bunch of trees in other places, though.)