The Next Level
Class of 2024 Colorado junior players begin making college golf choices official, including more than a half-dozen that are NCAA Div. I-bound
Junior Golf
State Champs
CGA State Junior finalists Charlie Tucker (5A) and Noah Richmond (4A) join Om Mathur (3A) in winning state high school individual titles; Richmond shoots 28 on front 9 in final round
Boys State HS Preview
After 63 at 4A regionals, Bradley Weinmaster takes aim at rare back-to-back boys state high school individual titles
Augusta National-Bound
3 more Coloradans qualify at Castle Pines GC for Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals, including 2 from Colorado Springs
Promising Times
2 CU recruits place in top 6 at boys Junior America’s Cup, with Parker Paxton runner-up and Wes Erling 6th; this a week after a CSU recruit won Girls Junior Americas Cup; Colorado finishes 10th as a team at BJAC
As Expected
Fulfilling her caddie’s prediction, Kiara Romero soars to U.S. Girls’ Junior title at Air Force Academy; event draws rave reviews
Then There Were 2
After 7 rounds in 5 days — and 4 in the last 2 — American Kiara Romero and Filipina Rianne Malixi will square off in 36-hole match for U.S. Girls’ Junior title at Eisenhower GC
Special Saturday
Coloradans Christie and Bob Austin receive prestigious appointments as referees for the title match at the U.S. Girls’ Junior at Eisenhower GC; defending champ ousted on 20th hole
Valuable Local Knowledge
Eisenhower GC member, AFA Athletics Hall of Famer, and the leading goal scorer in NCAA Div. I hockey history helps Kiara Romero make final 32 at U.S. Girls’ Junior; 9 of top 10 seeds advance in opening matches
Phase One Complete
Logan Hale falls short in bid to end U.S. Girls’ Junior match-play drought for Coloradans; defending champ Yana Wilson earns medalist honors, while 2022 ANWA winner Anna Davis next best after 2 days of stroke play