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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
Some of the Best
Posted on July 4, 2025
Eight of the top 200-ranked golfers in the world, including Neal Shipley, in field for The Ascendant at TPC Colorado — as are at least 5 PGA Tour winners — as commitment deadline passes
2025 Colorado Pacific Coast Amateur Team
Posted on July 3, 2025
The Colorado Golf Association announces its Morse Cup team for the 2025 Pacific Coast Amateur.
Making Inroads
Posted on July 3, 2025
Coloradan Dillon Stewart earns another regional title, winning Laramie Open
Rarefied Air
Posted on June 30, 2025
Floridian Blake Dyer shoots 59 at University of Denver Golf Club to gain medalist honors in first Inspirato Colorado Open qualifier; Coloradans Reese Knox and Will Chadwick among 9 qualifiers
Making Progress
Posted on June 29, 2025
On a weekend many local tour players were in contention, Coloradan Davis Bryant posts his first DP World top-10
Fitting Finish
Posted on June 29, 2025
Another World Golf Hall of Famer wins a USGA title at Broadmoor as Padraig Harrington claims his 2nd U.S. Senior Open; Broadmoor draws high praise for its 3rd USSO; Brandt Jobe trying to stave off end of career
Who Will Step Up?
Posted on June 28, 2025
Harrington, Cink and Hensby all ‘pitch in’ to share U.S. Senior Open lead heading into final round at Broadmoor; ex-Aspen resident Justin Leonard climbs into top 15; Jobe also picks up ground
Halfway Home
Posted on June 27, 2025
Playing in same group, Harrington and Cink join Hensby in sharing 36-hole lead at U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor; ex-Aspen resident Leonard rallies to avoid cut line; Parker’s Bertsch & CO Golf Hall of Famer Jobe also advance to weekend; players missing cut include Langer, Cabrera
Breaking the Ice
Posted on June 27, 2025
Robert Gonzales turns in near-flawless performance to win the 56th CGA Senior Match Play Championship, marking his first CGA individual title
Brilliant at Bethpage
Posted on June 27, 2025
Evergreen’s Tyler Long, an incoming CU golfer and a member of Team Colorado, wins prestigious RLX Ralph Lauren Junior Classic at site of 2025 Ryder Cup Matches
Formidable Test
Posted on June 26, 2025
Despite still feeling his way around at Broadmoor, World Golf Hall of Famer Padraig Harrington shares lead at U.S. Senior Open; amid long roundtrip commutes and work duties, Erie’s Matt Schalk hits event’s opening tee shot
Team Colorado Reigns Supreme
Posted on June 26, 2025
Team Colorado Players Brayden Forte and Ella Scott crowned champions at 2025 CGA State Junior Championship.
Senior Showdown
Posted on June 26, 2025
Wilmes, Gonzales set to face off for 56th CGA Senior Match Play title
More Accolades
Posted on June 26, 2025
Colorado Christian University men’s golf program adds another national honor as Sungyeop Cho named DII Gary Player International Golfer of the Year; Cho will be headed to the University of Georgia next season
A Cherry On Top
Posted on June 26, 2025
Bill Loeffler, Jill McGill and Wyndham Clark — USGA champions all — awarded honorary memberships at Cherry Hills CC, where they grew up
Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5
Posted on June 25, 2025
I asked the CGA’s resident rules gurus which Rules a newbie or casual golfer should endeavor to implement, or which ones rules-observing CGA members ought to stress when encouraging a friend or family member to take up the game.
Set to Go at The Broadmoor
Posted on June 25, 2025
Once on the verge of buying a home in Colorado, 2000 International champ Ernie Els still holds the state close to his heart as U.S. Senior Open awaits; Langer calls Broadmoor’s greens the toughest on tour; Harrington labels them ‘treacherous’
Tuesday Report
Posted on June 24, 2025
4 surgeries later, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe ready for ‘one last hurrah’ at Broadmoor for U.S. Senior Open; hailstorm turns course white; Erie’s Matt Schalk set to hit championship’s opening tee shot
Becoming a Nice Habit
Posted on June 24, 2025
Fourth and fifth U.S. Senior Opens headed to The Broadmoor as USGA awards 2031 and ’37 championships to Colorado Springs resort, which will become the first 4-time host; ‘Great news,’ Els says
Major Storylines
Posted on June 23, 2025
What to watch for at this week’s U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor: another champ from Villa Allende, Argentina?; 5 titles in 6 months for Jimenez?; multiple big-name WDs take toll on field; will locals thrive?
Worth the Trip
Posted on June 20, 2025
4-time New Mexico girls state high school champ Rylee Salome rallies to defeat Colorado Springs 15-year-old Landry Frost for CGA Women’s Match Play title
Addition to Stellar Resumé
Posted on June 20, 2025
Colin Prater red-hot at Denver CC in winning his second CGA Match Play and his fifth CGA open-age major championship; this title is his first since turning 30
Friday Finales
Posted on June 19, 2025
Titles on the line as 2020 champ Colin Prater heats up and will face Jordan Jennings for CGA Match Play crown; state high school champ Landry Frost, 15, will take on New Mexico standout Rylee Salome in CGA Women’s Match Play finale
Major Credentials
Posted on June 16, 2025
Contestants at next week’s U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor account for 300-plus PGA Tour wins and 29 major championship titles
Going (Very) Low
Posted on June 12, 2025
Nicholas Brooks of Parker ties for 3rd-best winning score in AJGA history in claiming Colorado Springs Junior title; Washington’s Angela Zhang earns 2nd straight AJGA girls victory in Colorado. A day later, Brooks qualified for U.S. Junior Amateur
Among the Best
Posted on June 12, 2025
A Colorado course cracks top 35 of ‘America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses’ for the first time since 2013; 3 from Centennial state make list overall
Paired with Good Players
Posted on June 11, 2025
Dear Molly: I’m terrible! How can I make sure I don’t annoy good players?
2025 Niblick Tournament
Posted on June 11, 2025
For 19 years and counting, the Colorado Golf Association has hosted the CGA Niblick Tournament—an event designed specifically for women golfers with handicaps between 18.0 and 36.0
Golden Tickets
Posted on June 10, 2025
Matt Schalk of Erie a U.S. Senior Open qualifying medalist for 2nd straight year; Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe, Denver resident Chris DiMarco, former CSU golfer Darrin Overson and Utahn Steve Schneiter also headed to USSO at The Broadmoor
A Champion Again
Posted on June 8, 2025
Colorado native Jennifer Kupcho battles back from ‘lost swing’ earlier in spring to end almost-3-year LPGA victory drought; Colorado Golf Hall of Famer now has 4 LPGA wins to her credit
Honors Galore
Posted on June 7, 2025
Colorado Christian University men’s golf team caps big-time late spring run with Mark Hull earning national DII coach of the year award, Adam Duncan being named DII national golfer of the year, and Duncan competing in the Palmer Cup
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Posted on June 6, 2025
Miles Kuhl of Boulder becomes first back-to-back champ at AJGA Wyndham Clark Presented by CGA; Coloradans have now won the last 4 boys titles in AJGA events held in the state; Angela Zhang of Washington the girls champ
Strong Finish
Posted on June 4, 2025
Kelly McCormick and Jolene Wong birdie 3 of the final 4 holes to claim the 2025 CGA Women’s Mashie title
‘It’s so Cool’
Posted on June 3, 2025
More than a decade after his very successful junior golf career, Denver native Wyndham Clark hoping to pay it forward with his own AJGA event in Colorado
Qualifying Galore
Posted on June 2, 2025
Denver native Mark Hubbard qualifies for his third U.S. Open; short miss on final hole keeps Jim Knous — who made an ace on Monday — out of playoff; Coloradan Scott Vincent earned his spot last month
A Quality ‘Rep’
Posted on June 1, 2025
In just his 2nd Korn Ferry Tour start since 2008, Denver-area resident Martin Laird posts runner-up finish
Ruling the Roost
Posted on May 30, 2025
Alyaa Abdulghany, all 5 feet of her, stands tall as bogey-free round and playoff par saves give her CO Women’s Open title — and $50k; mid-round hiccup costs Becca Huffer shot at 3rd CWO win; soon-to-be-pro Morgan Miller earns low-am honors
It’s Title time
Posted on May 29, 2025
On a day that featured a par-4 eagle en route to a tournament-record-tying 64 for a contender, Coloradan Becca Huffer in hunt for record third CO Women’s Open title; former University of Texas golfer Sophie Guo ahead by 1
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Posted on May 28, 2025
Monument’s Becca Huffer fires 67, puts herself in contention again at Inspirato Colorado Women’s Open; 6-time U.S. Women’s Open qualifier Mariel Galdiano holds lead; Colorado Open championships not a sure thing to return to GVR next year