Local Tour Roundup

July 27, 2025

Former Aspen resident Justin Leonard runner-up in a senior major, Fort Collins’ Dillon Stewart notches another top-10 on PGA Tour Americas, and Wyndham Clark stays hot on PGA Tour

Walk-Off Winner

Colorado native Jim Knous soars to victory in Colorado Open with 69-yard hole-out for eagle in playoff; his 62 in regulation is lowest final round by champ in tourney history; Charlie Tucker takes low-am honors

Seeing Red

July 26, 2025

Sam Saunders, a former champ who once shot 60 at the Colorado Open, vaults into lead with 3rd-round 63; 2024 runner-up Jim Knous and former CU golfer Tucker Clark also go low to stay in the hunt

Halfway Home

July 25, 2025

Regis, DU alum Chris Korte leads by 2 at Colorado Open and hopes to go the distance; ex-champ Zahkai Brown vaults into contention with 62 and shares 3rd place with 2024 winner Davis Bryant

Gearing Up at GVR

July 24, 2025

Amateurs Jimmy Makloski of Pueblo and DU’s Willis Panzarello among leaders after day 1 of Colorado Open; 2-time champ/part-time player Derek Tolan and Connor Jones also very much in the mix

Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5

July 23, 2025

Where E Stands for “Executive” But Not “Easy” - 5 of Colorado's great shorter courses that are fast, fun and challenging

2025 CGA State Junior (9u, 11u, 13u)

Boys and Girls champions crowned in 3 different age groups at the CGA State Junior Championship

End of the Road

After ending U.S. Junior Amateur match-play drought for Coloradans, Nicholas Brooks falls in round of 64 to a 2024 quarterfinalist; meanwhile, Hadley Ashton, Alexander Kukreja claim CO PGA Junior Match Play titles

Junior Achievement

July 22, 2025

Parker’s Nicholas Brooks ends long drought for Coloradans by making match play at U.S. Junior Am; Coloradans Tyler Long and Henry Starr post top-10 finishes in PGA High School Golf National Invitational

‘The Legend’

July 21, 2025

Multiple-time Hall of Fame inductee Joan Birkland — who made a lasting impression with her sports prowess, volunteerism and the Sportswomen of Colorado — is the subject of a new documentary film

Major Lows & Highs

July 20, 2025

After 2 majors he’d rather forget — for reasons of his own making — Denver native Wyndham Clark rides stellar final 3 days to 4th-place finish at British Open; afterward, he apologizes again for Oakmont and vows temper-related incidents are ‘not going to happen again’

Opportunity Awaits

July 18, 2025

Davis Bryant will indeed try to defend title at Inspirato Colorado Open, where no one has won back-to-back since the ’70s; also in field are 4-time PGA Tour winner Sean O’Hair and 2024 runner-up Jim Knous

CU at Eisenhower

July 16, 2025

As CGA Women’s Stroke Play ventures further south than ever, CU’s Carolyn Fuller emerges as champ at Eisenhower GC; former Buff Kirsty Hodgkins wins Women’s Mid-Am after claiming 3 Mid-Am titles in Arizona

Monday Mania

July 15, 2025

For fourth time in last 10 months, Colorado native Chris Korte Monday qualifies for PGA Tour event; this time, he’ll tee it up at Barracuda Championship

Back for Seconds

A year after winning CGA Women’s Stroke Play and making her debut at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, Ashley Kozlowski qualifies for her 2nd Women’s Am

Red Hot

July 14, 2025

Fort Collins’ Dillon Stewart wins in just his second start on PGA Tour Americas; he’s already in top 10 in season-long point standings

Tournament Roundup

July 13, 2025

Fort Collins’ AJ Ott goes low to edge Derek Fribbs for Wyoming State Open title; Jennifer Kupcho posts her best finish in a major in over 3 years

Rocky Mountain High

2 years after finishing 2nd in U.S. Am at Cherry Hills, Neal Shipley rallies from 7 behind in final round to win The Ascendant at TPC Colorado & earns 2026 PGA Tour card; Westminster’s Connor Jones finishes 24th to land spot in next week’s Korn Ferry Tour event

One Day Left

July 12, 2025

Ross Steelman makes 2 eagles and matches TPC Colorado course record to take 3-stroke lead into final round of The Ascendant; Westminster’s Connor Jones on track to earn spot in next week’s Korn Ferry Tour event

‘Locals’ Shine at TPC Colorado

July 11, 2025

Former Air Force Academy golfer — and ex-Fort Collins resident — Tom Whitney will take lead into weekend at The Ascendant; Connor Jones of Westminster uses his considerable experience at TPC Colorado to vault into top 20 in Korn Ferry Tour debut