Junior Achievement
Parker’s Nicholas Brooks ends long drought for Coloradans by making match play at U.S. Junior Am; Coloradans Tyler Long and Henry Starr post top-10 finishes in PGA High School Golf National Invitational
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‘The Legend’
Multiple-time Hall of Fame inductee Joan Birkland — who made a lasting impression with her sports prowess, volunteerism and the Sportswomen of Colorado — is the subject of a new documentary film
Opportunity Awaits
Davis Bryant will indeed try to defend title at Inspirato Colorado Open, where no one has won back-to-back since the ’70s; also in field are 4-time PGA Tour winner Sean O’Hair and 2024 runner-up Jim Knous
CU at Eisenhower
As CGA Women’s Stroke Play ventures further south than ever, CU’s Carolyn Fuller emerges as champ at Eisenhower GC; former Buff Kirsty Hodgkins wins Women’s Mid-Am after claiming 3 Mid-Am titles in Arizona
Red Hot
Fort Collins’ Dillon Stewart wins in just his second start on PGA Tour Americas; he’s already in top 10 in season-long point standings
Tournament Roundup
Fort Collins’ AJ Ott goes low to edge Derek Fribbs for Wyoming State Open title; Jennifer Kupcho posts her best finish in a major in over 3 years
Rocky Mountain High
2 years after finishing 2nd in U.S. Am at Cherry Hills, Neal Shipley rallies from 7 behind in final round to win The Ascendant at TPC Colorado & earns 2026 PGA Tour card; Westminster’s Connor Jones finishes 24th to land spot in next week’s Korn Ferry Tour event
One Day Left
Ross Steelman makes 2 eagles and matches TPC Colorado course record to take 3-stroke lead into final round of The Ascendant; Westminster’s Connor Jones on track to earn spot in next week’s Korn Ferry Tour event
‘Locals’ Shine at TPC Colorado
Former Air Force Academy golfer — and ex-Fort Collins resident — Tom Whitney will take lead into weekend at The Ascendant; Connor Jones of Westminster uses his considerable experience at TPC Colorado to vault into top 20 in Korn Ferry Tour debut
SWEET 16
Polk wins Super Senior Match Play to add a 16th CGA title to his CO Golf Hall of Fame resumé