Major Accomplishment
Windsor amateur Leigha Devine becomes third player with strong Colorado ties to land spot in U.S. Women’s Open
Colorado Golf
Red-Letter Day
Sean Crowley becomes second straight Colorado amateur to earn medalist honors in U.S. Senior Open qualifying; Steve Schneiter of Utah lands his third trip to Senior Open
Men’s NCAA Golf Roundup
DU rallies after slow start in round 1; CSU’s AJ Ott in top 5 after 36-hole day in Stillwater
Back for More
Colorado native Wyndham Clark lands spot in the second major of his career, again coming off alternate list to join field for PGA Championship; Coloradan Martin Laird also set to tee it up at Kiawah Island
Hoping for July Trips to Nebraska
Plenty of past U.S. Senior Open competitors will try to earn return trips at Country Club of the Rockies in Edwards
Ams Rule the Day
Amateurs earn all 5 spots into U.S. Open final qualifying from ‘local’ at CommonGround; Colorado 40-year-olds Chris Thayer and Pete Mangold, CU teammates/countrymen Kristoffer Max and Victor Bjorlow, and DU’s Jun Ho Won advance
CGA’s Loss is Symetra Tour’s Gain
Robert Duke, the CGA’s well-respected director of rules and competitions, leaving to become rules official on Symetra Tour
Hope Remains Alive
Coloradans Zahkai Brown, Jim Knous and Cal McCoy advance from Walnut Creek to U.S. Open final qualifying along with Wyoming’s John Murdock and Kirby Coe-Kirkham; Littleton’s Chris Korte moves on at qualifier in Tucson
San Francisco TREAT
Europeans Louise Stahle and Matilda Castren withstand rough weather to qualify at The Ranch CC for U.S. Women’s Open
Lessons To Be Learned
Ever-growing numbers show CGA Women’s Clinics are hitting their mark and breaking down barriers to the game