2025 Honorees
Posted on August 13, 2025
Mark Matz of Beaver Creek Golf Club becomes third PGA professional from the Vail Valley in the 2020s to earn Colorado Section’s top honor — Golf Professional of the Year; Awards Gala set for Oct. 24
Dave Times 2 In CGA Super-Senior Amateur
Posted on August 12, 2025
2-time CGA Senior Player of the Year David Delich captures his first CGA title in over 10 years; another Dave (Runberg) wins by 10 in the Masters Division
Paying It Forward
Posted on August 11, 2025
Giving back to golf — on many different levels — very gratifying to Annika Sorenstam these days; World Golf Hall of Famer and former Broncos great Terrell Davis headline kids clinic at Foothills GC
How the West was Won
Posted on August 10, 2025
Kyle Leydon wins CGA Western Championship on first playoff hole; Richard Bradsby defends Senior Division title
Welcome Change of Pace
Posted on August 10, 2025
After long layoff, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe posts his best PGA Tour Champions finish in almost 3 years; he ties for 7th with David Duval & Justin Leonard; Wyndham Clark fails to advance to BMW Championship for the first time since 2021
No Sweet 16 This Time
Posted on August 7, 2025
Former Littleton resident Ashley Kozlowski sees her magical U.S. Women’s Amateur run end in the round of 32
Still Alive & Kicking
Posted on August 6, 2025
Former Coloradan Ashley Kozlowski rallies from 3 down with 3 holes left to beat world’s No. 42-ranked female amateur in U.S. Women’s Am
4 Straight — Again
Posted on August 6, 2025
With victory at CGA Women’s Senior Stroke Play, Kris Franklin runs CGA senior major win streak to 4 for the second time in her career
The Next Step
Posted on August 6, 2025
2024 CGA Women’s Stroke Play champ Ashley Kozlowski makes birdie in playoff to earn spot in match play at U.S. Women’s Amateur
Ever So Close
Posted on August 3, 2025
Denver native Mark Hubbard falls just short of making PGA Tour playoffs, but posts one of his best finishes ever on that circuit
From 1 to Another
Posted on August 2, 2025
A year after Colin Prater claimed his third CGA Amateur title, a player he coached in high school, Thomas Herholtz, succeeds him as champion; the Colorado Springs golfer earned a U.S. Amateur berth in the process
6 In A Row
Posted on August 1, 2025
With victory in Montrose, Englewood’s Henry Starr extends local win streak for boys in Colorado-based AJGA events
Strong Performances
Posted on August 1, 2025
Former Northwestern golfer Jieni Li wins inaugural Colorado Championship at Todd Creek, while ex-CCU golfer Faith Kilgore places 4th; DU grad Chris Korte finishes 2nd in Texas State Open
One Round Left
Posted on August 1, 2025
Pat Grady, bidding to add a 2nd CGA Amateur title 19 years after the first, holes out for eagle on final hole to gain share of lead with CU’s Ty Holbrook; 2023 runner-up Gage Messingham sits a shot back after incurring 2-stroke penalty
Doing the Centennial State Proud
Posted on July 31, 2025
Team from Colorado/CGA posts its 2nd-best finish ever at boys Junior America’s Cup as Ash Edwards and Brayden Forte place in top 5 individually
2025 CGA Women’s Four-Ball Championship
Posted on July 29, 2025
Jolene Wong and Neige Dunn cruise to 7-stoke victory in CGA Women’s Four-Ball Championship
Another Level
Posted on July 29, 2025
Caine Fitzgerald, previously a Section overall and assistant champ, adds a Colorado Senior PGA Professional title
Tournament Debut
Posted on July 28, 2025
Ten golfers with significant Colorado ties expected to compete in inaugural Annika Women’s All Pro Tour Colorado Championship at Todd Creek
Local Tour Roundup
Posted on July 27, 2025
Former Aspen resident Justin Leonard runner-up in a senior major, Fort Collins’ Dillon Stewart notches another top-10 on PGA Tour Americas, and Wyndham Clark stays hot on PGA Tour
Walk-Off Winner
Posted on July 27, 2025
Colorado native Jim Knous soars to victory in Colorado Open with 69-yard hole-out for eagle in playoff; his 62 in regulation is lowest final round by champ in tourney history; Charlie Tucker takes low-am honors
Seeing Red
Posted on July 26, 2025
Sam Saunders, a former champ who once shot 60 at the Colorado Open, vaults into lead with 3rd-round 63; 2024 runner-up Jim Knous and former CU golfer Tucker Clark also go low to stay in the hunt
Halfway Home
Posted on July 25, 2025
Regis, DU alum Chris Korte leads by 2 at Colorado Open and hopes to go the distance; ex-champ Zahkai Brown vaults into contention with 62 and shares 3rd place with 2024 winner Davis Bryant
Gearing Up at GVR
Posted on July 24, 2025
Amateurs Jimmy Makloski of Pueblo and DU’s Willis Panzarello among leaders after day 1 of Colorado Open; 2-time champ/part-time player Derek Tolan and Connor Jones also very much in the mix
Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5
Posted on July 23, 2025
Where E Stands for “Executive” But Not “Easy” – 5 of Colorado’s great shorter courses that are fast, fun and challenging
2025 CGA State Junior (9u, 11u, 13u)
Posted on July 23, 2025
Boys and Girls champions crowned in 3 different age groups at the CGA State Junior Championship
End of the Road
Posted on July 23, 2025
After ending U.S. Junior Amateur match-play drought for Coloradans, Nicholas Brooks falls in round of 64 to a 2024 quarterfinalist; meanwhile, Hadley Ashton, Alexander Kukreja claim CO PGA Junior Match Play titles
Junior Achievement
Posted on July 22, 2025
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
‘The Legend’
Posted on July 21, 2025
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
Major Lows & Highs
Posted on July 20, 2025
After 2 majors he’d rather forget — for reasons of his own making — Denver native Wyndham Clark rides stellar final 3 days to 4th-place finish at British Open; afterward, he apologizes again for Oakmont and vows temper-related incidents are ‘not going to happen again’
Opportunity Awaits
Posted on July 18, 2025
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
Posted on July 16, 2025
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
Monday Mania
Posted on July 15, 2025
For fourth time in last 10 months, Colorado native Chris Korte Monday qualifies for PGA Tour event; this time, he’ll tee it up at Barracuda Championship
Back for Seconds
Posted on July 15, 2025
A year after winning CGA Women’s Stroke Play and making her debut at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, Ashley Kozlowski qualifies for her 2nd Women’s Am
Tournament Roundup
Posted on July 13, 2025
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
Posted on July 13, 2025
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
Posted on July 12, 2025
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
Posted on July 11, 2025
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
2025 Girls’ and Boys’ Junior America’s Cup Team Named
Posted on July 11, 2025
The Colorado Golf Association is pleased to announce the Girls’ and Boys’ Junior America’s Cup Teams.
Back for More
Posted on July 10, 2025
From retired pro golfer to mechanic and back to golf, Coloradan Zahkai Brown opens with solid 71 despite sometimes ‘brutal’ wind at The Ascendant; ex-AFA golfer Tom Whitney, who didn’t complete his first round, tied for lead after day 1
Super Semis Set
Posted on July 9, 2025
Defending champion falls in CGA Super Senior Match Play quarterfinals, 2 CO Golf Hall of Famers still in hunt
21st CGA Women’s Senior & Net Match Play Semi-Finals
Posted on July 9, 2025
The 21st CGA Women’s Senior Match Play Championship at DU Golf Club at Highlands Ranch.
Happily Busy This Week
Posted on July 7, 2025
Coloradans Connor Jones and Chris Korte medalists in Monday qualifying for Ascendant at TPC Colorado; teen sensation Blades Brown, Colorado Christian’s Sangha Park also qualify for Korn Ferry Tour event
By Leaps and Bounds
Posted on July 6, 2025
Davis Bryant’s first top-5 on DP World Tour earns him six-figure payday a week after he recorded his first top-10 on that circuit; the Aurora resident will make his PGA Tour debut starting on Thursday; meanwhile, Dillon Stewart notches top-10 on PGA Tour Americas
Going Touring at Home
Posted on July 5, 2025
Coloradan Zahkai Brown fires 64 in qualifying tourney to land a spot in Ascendant Korn Ferry Tour event for fourth time; CGA State Junior champ Brayden Forte also earns a berth with 64 at TPC Colorado