Playing a Shell Game?
Despite turtle issues, Coloradan Jeff Nelson grabs outright boys lead at AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior; Jessica Mason of Westminster in third place in girls tourney
Colorado Golf
More Exposure
Selected weekend action at TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes will be live streamed next month; down the road, TV at scenic site a possibility
Strong Start for Coloradans
Owen Cornmesser of Fort Collins, past high school teammate of 2018 champ Dillon Stewart, shares boys lead with fellow Coloradan Will Kates in AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior; Littleton’s Sofia Choi tied for 2nd in girls tourney
Golf at the Games
Aspen resident Justin Leonard, CSU grad Steve Sands will be working Olympic golf for Golf Channel
Heating Up
Former Buff Jenny Coleman notches third LPGA top-10 since March 1; Matilda Castren, who qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open in Colorado, wins on LPGA Tour; Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe sixth for 2nd straight week on Champions circuit
Long Time Coming
Hale Irwin Colorado Junior, the first of 3 AJGA tourneys in Colorado this year, draws strong field
SIMPLY DEVINE
Leigha Devine fends off Lauren Lehigh in marathon final to win CGA Women’s Match Play the week after competing in the U.S. Women’s Open
Former Pro Shows His Stuff
27-year-old Cole Nygren defeats DU’s Carson Griggs in final to become one of the oldest winners of CGA Match Play in recent memory
No Strangers
Familiar foes Leigha Devine and Lauren Lehigh will square off Saturday for title in CGA Women’s Match Play
Then There Were Two
DU’s Carson Griggs eagles two holes, including draining a 90-yard shot, to rally from big deficit and advance to final of CGA Match Play, where he’ll face former pro Cole Nygren