CU women lose Choi to LPGA at midseason; Kupcho will gear up to defend NCAA title; several freshmen showing great promise by Gary Baines – 1/24/2019 The spring portion of the college golf season — the key part of the schedule in so many respects — starts in the next several days, though it’s the dead … Read more
Coloradan Kupcho will compete in inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur after all by Gary Baines – 1/22/2019 Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster initially wasn’t planning to compete in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, even though she’s the reigning NCAA Division I women’s champion and will likely be the world’s top-ranked women’s amateur when the event is … Read more
Victory in 1986 U.S. Mid-Am paid big dividends for lifelong Coloradan Bill Loeffler
With LPGA starting 70th season, we reflect on long, storied history of women’s tour in Colorado; World Golf Hall of Famers have won 16 LPGA events in Centennial State by Gary Baines The LPGA Tour will begin its 70th season this week as 26 pros and 49 celebrities tee it up in the Diamond Resorts Tournament … Read more
Aspen resident Justin Leonard appointed U.S. Junior Presidents Cup captain by Gary Baines Anyone who attended the Junior Solheim Cup that took place at Inverness Golf Club in 2013 just prior to the Solheim Cup that Colorado Golf Club hosted knows that junior events like that aren’t treated as an afterthought. That Junior Solheim Cup featured … Read more
Whitney, Gilman post top-5 finishes in separate mini-tour events by Gary Baines Four players with strong Colorado ties posted top-10 finishes on mini tours this week, with former Fort Collins resident Tom Whitney leading the way with a runner-up showing. Whitney (left), a former Air Force Academy golfer, tied for second place on Friday in the Panther Trail … Read more
Colorado-based instructor Oldham named one of Top 50 Kids Coaches of the Year by U.S. Kids Golf by Gary Baines Ed Oldham, the director of instruction at The Ranch Country Club in Westminster, has been named one of U.S. Kids Golf’s 2018 Top 50 Kids Coaches of the Year, which was announced this week. Among the … Read more
Number of golfers who grew up in Colorado and will have cards on world’s top tours is hitting a high-water mark in 2019 by Gary Baines This week marks the first full-field event in 2019 for any of the three major professional golf tours based in the U.S. When the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii … Read more
Kupcho named 2018 Amateur Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame by Gary Baines Chalk up yet another honor as Westminster resident Jennifer Kupcho plans to put the final touches on her stellar amateur career over the next 4 1/2 months. On Tuesday, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame named Kupcho its … Read more
Three Colorado layouts among Golf Digest’s top 75 golf courses in U.S. by Gary Baines Just about every major national golf publication does course rankings of one sort or another these days. There are general course rankings — nationally, internationally and by state — as well as ones for modern courses, classic courses, residential courses, resort … Read more
