Inside The Ropes

Birdies in short supply as Jennifer Kupcho and Lilia Vu fall in foursomes at Solheim Cup; it’s Kupcho’s first loss ever in a partner session at the event

Colorado native Jennifer Kupcho remains unbeaten in Solheim Cup partner matches after teaming with Allisen Corpuz to earn a tie in four-ball; U.S. leads Europeans 5-3 after day 1 in Spain

3-peat by Micah Rudosky of Cortez gives him a record-tying 4 victories in Colorado PGA Professional Championship; Ben Lanting 2nd in the event for 3rd straight year

Coloradan Ashley Kozlowski matches best college finish by placing 2nd; CSU’s Connor Jones starts season with 3 straight top-10s

All 6 Coloradans competing in the first week of pre-qualifying tournaments advance to first stage of new-look PGA Tour Q-school

Lakewood CC’s Jon Lindstrom, one of the top-ranked senior amateurs in the world, completes season sweep of CGA senior majors, winning the Senior Amateur at Rolling Hills

In deepest run by a longtime Coloradan at U.S. Mid-Am since 2014, Parker Edens falls in quarterfinals to 2-time champ Stewart Hagestad

Red-hot day lands former Greeley resident Parker Edens in sweet 16 at U.S. Mid-Am; run by Denver’s Erin Houtsma in U.S. Women’s Mid-Am ends in round of 32

CSU men win Gene Miranda Falcon Invite at Air Force Academy for 2nd straight year

Thanks to a strong lead after the first day of the 2023 Dunham Chapman Championship, Molly Steffes (Fox Hill Club WGA) and Susan Jennings (Central Rockies e-Club) shot a total gross score of 3-over-par 147, winning the championship flight title by a dominant thirteen strokes.

Denver’s Erin Houtsma rallies for 20-hole victory at U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur; 4 locals make match play at weather-plagued men’s U.S. Mid-Am

Former CU golfer Jenny Coleman moves up to 5th on Epson Tour money list; runner-up finish leaves her in good position to earn LPGA Tour card; former Mines player George Markham posts top-10 on PGA Tour Canada season finale

CSU’s Connor Jones starts college season with individual win for 2nd straight year, this time setting scoring record in Ram Masters Invite; however, CSU’s team title streak in event snapped at 8

Coloradan Paige Crawford and former CU golfer Brittany Fan advance to stage II of LPGA Tour Q-school

Coloradan Steve Ivan, fellow CGA champion John Hornbeck see their runs end in round of 32 at U.S. Senior Amateur

Colorado Springs’ Steve Ivan rallies late in a big way to advance to round of 32 at U.S. Senior Amateur; Denver’s Jon Lindstrom ousted in round of 64, while CGA champ John Hornbeck of Wyoming wins to move on

Denver native Wyndham Clark caps stellar season by placing third in his first Tour Championship and earning a whopping $5 million

Jackson Solem of Longmont goes wire to wire for win at Sinclair Rocky Mountain Open in Grand Junction; CU’s Hunter Swanson finishes fifth and takes low-amateur honors

Jason Schultz, a 2019 U.S. Mid-Am semifinalist in Colorado, sets scoring record in winning Inspirato Colorado Senior Open by 4; Matt Schalk of Erie matches best CSO finish by Coloradan in the last decade; Michael Harrington takes low-am honors

Texan Jason Schultz, a one-time Korn Ferry Tour winner who went on to make the semis of the 2019 U.S. Mid-Am at Colorado Golf Club, vaults into Inspirato Colorado Senior Open lead with 64; Coloradan Matt Schalk shares 2nd place, 4 back, going into final round

Matt Schalk of Erie, winner of the national Senior PGA Professional Championship, starts with 67 and shares lead at Inspirato Colorado Senior Open; his daughter, CU golfer Hailey Schalk, caddying for him

Brenda Knott (Foothills LGA-18) and Marsha Heitzman (Metro Denver e-Club) came out on top at Walking Stick Golf Course.

12-birdie performance in U.S. Am final gives Nick Dunlap a 2nd USGA title at age 19; only he and Tiger have won both U.S. Am and Junior Am; also, a look back at a unique national championship at Cherry Hills

Fan favorite Neal Shipley caps rally with spectacular shot to advance to U.S. Am final at Cherry Hills, where he’ll meet Nick Dunlap, who will try to win his 2nd USGA title

Colorado golf may be new to Nick Dunlap, John Marshall Butler, Parker Bell and Neal Shipley, but that hasn’t kept them from making U.S. Am semifinals at Cherry Hills; 3 of final 4 come from SEC

Putting woes bedevil Coloradan Connor Jones in loss to No. 9-ranked amateur in the world as his run in hometown U.S. Am ends; 7 of 8 quarterfinalists set after Ben James wins top-10 matchup; Bryson DeChambeau makes appearance

On day he turned 22, Connor Jones becomes first Coloradan since 2016 to make round of 32 at U.S. Amateur; Colorado Springs’ Colin Prater falls in 21 holes and CU’s Dylan McDermott is ousted on 18th hole

Marilyn Hardy of Dos Rios GC fends off Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton to win CGA Women’s Senior Stroke Play for 2nd time in 4 years

In a rarity, 2 Coloradans (Connor Jones and Colin Prater) advance to match play at U.S. Amateur; also in final 64 at Cherry Hills is CU golfer Dylan McDermott; 16-year-old Blades Brown becomes youngest (co-)medalist in long history of championship

Coloradan Connor Jones on stroke-play leaderboard after hitting one of the first tee shots at 312-player U.S. Amateur; Gordon Sargent, top-ranked amateur in world, holes out for eagle on 18 at Cherry Hills

Slade Marceau (Open Division) and Jon Lindstrom (Senior Division) are crowned Champions of the 2023 CGA Western Chapter Championship at Battlement Mesa Golf Course on August 13, 2023.

With runner-up finish, Coloradan Becca Huffer moves into 10th on Epson Tour money list; top 10 at season end will earn LPGA cards

Lauren Lehigh falls victim to big comeback at U.S. Women’s Am; in last 2 years, Coloradan has advanced to quarterfinals and sweet 16 in the event

Coloradan Lauren Lehigh red hot in first match and advances in U.S. Women’s Amateur; CU’s Morgan Miller falls in extra holes after rallying from 4 down

A year after losing to the eventual champ in quarterfinals of U.S. Women’s Am, Coloradan Lauren Lehigh earns spot in match play again; also advancing is CU golfer Morgan Miller

John Hornbeck claims title in his super-senior debut as Wyoming resident prevails in CGA Super-Senior Amateur at Pueblo CC; Greg Mokler best in Masters division

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

Colorado resident Martin Laird posts best PGA Tour finish since 2020 as he places distant 2nd in 3M Open

Former junior phenom Dillon Stewart finishes strong to win CGA Amateur and end victory drought; 2-time champ Colin Prater, UNC golfers place 2nd; RainDance a big hit among competitors

Colin Prater, 28, and Pat Grady, 37 — 2 former CGA Players of the Year — qualify at Collindale for U.S. Amateur that will be played in Colorado next month

2023 Hickory Tournament at Lake Valley Golf Club

’21 NCAA champ Turk Pettit, who made some big money in LIV Golf last year, wins CO Open and $100,000; Coloradan Parker Edens ties amateur scoring record and posts best Open finish by am since 2010; Kevin Stadler eyes return to Korn Ferry Tour in 2024 

Fulfilling her caddie’s prediction, Kiara Romero soars to U.S. Girls’ Junior title at Air Force Academy; event draws rave reviews

Longtime Coloradan Parker Edens, looking to become just third amateur to win overall title at Colorado Open, shares lead going into final round

8 players in double digits under par at halfway point of Inspirato Colorado Open

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

Coming off victory in South Dakota, reinstated amateur Parker Edens starts fast with 65 in Inspirato Colorado Open; defending champ Will Collins leads after 62

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

Nick Nosewicz and Jack Castiglia the latest Coloradans to qualify for U.S. Amateur that Cherry Hills CC and Colorado GC will host

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

Coloradan Logan Hale savors hitting first tee shot for U.S. Girls’ Junior at Eisenhower GC; she’s in the hunt to advance to match play; 2022 Augusta National Women’s Am champ Anna Davis one of first-round co-leaders