Breaking New Ground
Longtime golf instructor Kelli McKandless ‘stoked’ at being named the first coach for Team Colorado, the Centennial State’s elite junior squad that’s part of USGA’s National Development Program
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Ever So Lucrative
Colorado native Jennifer Kupcho falls short of tournament win, but between $1 million payday for season-long Risk-Reward Challenge title and runner-up finish at The Annika, she earned more than $1.3 million on Sunday
Next-Level Class
Close to 20 Class of 2026 Colorado junior golfers headed for NCAA Div. I programs as early signing period begins
Back for Seconds
Coloradan Davis Bryant regains preferred DP World Tour status with another top-10 finish in final stage of Q-school
CGA Female Players of the Year
Quick-rising CU junior Carolyn Fuller wins CGA Women’s Player of the Year award, while Kris Franklin earns Senior POY honors for 6th time, and Ella Scott named top girls competitor
Teachers Extraordinaire
Quite a few Colorado golf instructors included in recent national/international top teachers lists
CGA Male Players of the Year
In ever-so-tight points race, Charlie Tucker becomes latest CSU golfer to earn CGA open-age player of the year honors; other men’s POYs: Colin Prater, Richard Bradsby, David Delich and Ash Edwards
On the Rise
Coloradans Mitch Savage and Josh Troyer included in Global Golf Post’s inaugural class of up-and-comers in American golf industry
‘Towering Presence in Golf’
Longtime Colorado Springs resident Judy Bell, the first female president of the USGA and a World Golf Hall of Famer — and a character, to boot — passes away at age 89
Tall Cotton
Colorado native, former DU coach and current Kansas coach Lindsay Kuhle among most respected coaches in women’s golf, according to survey