If 2026 were the year to rename the CGA Mashie Championship, then the frontrunner would be the "Kelly" Mashie Championship! Kelly Green (Denver) and Kelly Schaub (Scottsdale) defeated Jolene Wong (Highlands Ranch) and Sydney Wrench (Denver) 3 & 2 in the final match.
Although the match started strongly for Wong and Wrench, going one up right out of the gate, it then became a tied match until the fourteenth hole. That is when Green and Schaub kicked it into overdrive. By hole 16, the duo was 3 up, ending the match.
The road to the finals looked similar for the finalist teams, as Green and Schaub defeated Beverly Hoffenberg (Littleton) and Kathy Malpass (Evergreen) 7 & 5, while Wong and Wrench defeated Nancy Werkmeister (Wheat Ridge) and Patricia Lopez (Lakewood) 4 & 3.
The Mashie Championship was held May 26-28 at The Olde Course at Loveland. The format is 4-Ball Matchplay – Partners play their best ball against the other team's better ball.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Kelly Green (Denver)/Kelly Schaub (Scottsdale)
FIRST FLIGHT
Karen Chase (Littleton)/Kim Wells (Longmont)
SECOND FLIGHT
Leanna Rosenow/Trish Swanson (Arvada)
THIRD FLIGHT
Cindy Joos (Littleton)/Cindy Ortega (Denver)
FOURTH FLIGHT
Alison Timpe (Lafayette)/Patty Vonick (Boulder)
FIFTH FLIGHT
Claudia Svarstad/Rochelle Tisdale (Arvada)
SIXTH FLIGHT
Kathy Springer (Lakewood)/Pam Schmidt (Evergreen)
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT CONSOLATION
D'Ann Kimbrel/Stacey Arnold (Westminster)
FIRST FLIGHT CONSOLATION
Lynda McManus/Morgan Wallace (Greeley)
SECOND FLIGHT CONSOLATION
Kelly McCormick (Greenwood Village)/Kim Moorhead (Centennial)
THIRD FLIGHT CONSOLATION
Julie Smith (Denver)/Kirstin Smith (Cherry Hills Village)
FOURTH FLIGHT CONSOLATION
Linda Raunig/Patti Hagemeyer (Denver)
FIFTH FLIGHT CONSOLATION
Bernadette Liley (Littleton)/Patty Freeman (Golden)
SIXTH FLIGHT CONSOLATION
LaVerne Brookie (Littleton)/Terri Knight (Denver)