Golden Shindig
Colorado Golf Hall of Fame will cap a big year with 50th-anniversary Gala at The Broadmoor, where featured guests include Hale Irwin, Steve Jones, Hollis Stacy and Craig Stadler
Cga Test
Very Close Call
After big rally gives Mark Hubbard a share of lead in final round, Denver native finishes a stroke out of playoff at PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship
Narrowest of Margins
Host DU women can’t fend off 21st-ranked Cal as Pioneers finish 2nd — by 1 stroke — in Highlands Ranch; DU’s Anna Zanusso runner-up individually
Highs And Lows
Former Air Force Academy golfer Tom Whitney earns PGA Tour card for first time; ex-CU golfer Jenny Coleman regains fully-exempt LPGA status; Coloradan Becca Huffer and ex-Buff Robyn Choi just miss returning to LPGA circuit
End Of The Line
After deep run at U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, Gunnison’s Marilyn Hardy falls in quarterfinals as opponent birdies final 2 holes of match that had been tied
Deja Vu
Despite big rally, CU men fall just short of title at their own tourney for 2nd straight year; Buffs place 3 in top 6, including Colorado resident Hunter Swanson; CSU’s Matthew Wilkinson also shares 6th
Never Say Die
Part-time Coloradan Marilyn Hardy rallies once again for victory, this time advancing to quarterfinals of U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
State Champs
CGA State Junior finalists Charlie Tucker (5A) and Noah Richmond (4A) join Om Mathur (3A) in winning state high school individual titles; Richmond shoots 28 on front 9 in final round
Big-Time Late Surge
Gunnison’s Marilyn Hardy wins last six holes of opening match to advance to round of 32 at U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur; Kim Eaton and Stacey Arnold fall in round of 64
Schooling the Field
High school teacher Colin Prater caps off big year with 2nd straight win in CGA Mid-Amateur, this one with largest victory margin in the event since 2012