A New Era
Madeleine Sheils named CU women’s golf head coach, starting next season; now the Buffs’ associate head coach, Sheils played on LPGA Tour and was assistant coach for Stanford’s 2022 national championship team
Cga Test
Sensational Six
Record-tying 6 people voted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame; the induction class of 2024 features Wyndham Clark, Jennifer Kupcho, George Solich, Pat Hamill, Joe Assell and Gene Torres
Continuing The Trend
Amateurs defeat the pros for the ninth time in the last 10 years at the Western Colorado Cup Matches
Going the Distance
Monica Lieving of Lakewood becomes at least 2nd Coloradan to win women’s World Long Drive Championship, following in footsteps of Nancy Abiecunas
Player Awards
Geoff Keffer set to receive Colorado PGA Player of Year honor for record 8th time; 2022 national Senior PGA Professional Champ Matt Schalk, Sherry Andonian-Smith, Andy Connell also earn player awards
Big Stage
CSU golfer Christoph Bleier finishes strong to tie for 8th individually at World Amateur Team Championship
Making Progress
CU golfer Sabrina Iqbal finishes 8th out of 188 at stage II of LPGA Tour qualifying; former Colorado School of Mines player George Markham headed to stage 2 of PGA Tour Q-school
Whetting The Appetite
After long PGA Tour drought for Colorado, plans for 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines are taking shape nicely; there will be a strong focus on entertainment as well as golf next August
Bowing Out
Anne Kelly stepping down as CU women’s golf head coach at end of season — her 27th with the Buffs; she’s led CU to 2 top-20 finishes in NCAA national championships
Local Tour Roundup
Scott Vincent’s career-best finish in Liv Golf gives Colorado resident a 7-figure payday and a guaranteed spot in Liv for 2024; Coloradan David Duval records his best showing on PGA Tour Champions