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
Cga Test
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
A Step In The Journey
Coloradans Jim Knous, Davis Bryant and AJ Ott advance to second stage of PGA Tour Q-school
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
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