That’s a Wrap for 2023
CU golfers Dylan McDermott and Sabrina Iqbal finish 7th in their respective tourneys at prestigious Patriot All-America By Gary Baines – 12/31/2023 It was the last day of the calendar year, and the co…
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Rising to the Top
It’s time to finalize the rundown of the top Colorado golf stories of 2023 By Gary Baines - 12/29/2023 Thirteen down, 12 to go. Earlier this week, we started our countdown of the top 25 stories in Col…
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Molly McMulligan’s Fab 5
Carefree winter weekend golf getaways The snowbirds of the CGA are turning off their water heaters and packing their pooches for destinations southeast and west. Committed travelers already have booke…
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Start the Countdown
The top Colorado golf stories of 2023, Part I By Gary Baines - 12/26/2023 ’Tis the season to not only celebrate the holidays, but to reflect on the year that’s been. That goes for Colorado golf too. A…
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’Tis the Season
Colorado golf-related gift wishes for the holidays By Gary Baines - 12/20/2023 With the holidays upon us and almost all of 2023 in the rearview mirror, it’s a good time to reflect on the year in Color…
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Elite Company
Peyton Manning joins a who’s who of the game as he’s picked to receive 2024 Ambassador of Golf Award By Gary Baines – 12/20/2023 Peyton Manning is embedded in the public psyche as a football player an…
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Not His Day
Former Air Force Academy golfer Kyle Westmoreland falters down the stretch after holding 36-hole lead at Q-school; he falls short of regaining PGA Tour card By Gary Baines – 12/18/2023 It would have b…
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Keeping Trim in the Off-Season
With less golf in your routine, find other ways to burn those calories By Neil E. Wolkodoff, PhD If you played golf twice per week this season, you likely dropped weight. The reason is that golf burns…
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Dear Molly
I hardly ever lose a golf ball because I just don’t hit it that far. Do they ever wear out? How do I know when I need to replace one? As someone who finds more balls than I lose, I always wondered abo…
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Lessons Learned
Coloradan Nick Clearwater cracks top 20 in Golf Digest’s ’50 Best Teachers in America’; part-time Gunnison resident Jim Hardy named to Legends of Golf Instruction list By Gary Baines – 12/14/2023 Golf…
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High Stakes
With at least 5 PGA Tour cards on the line, Sam Saunders, Kyle Westmoreland and Jeremy Paul among locals set to tee it up at Q-school final stage By Gary Baines – 12/12/2023 The culmination of three m…
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Helping His Cause
Coloradan Shane Bertsch becomes fully exempt on 2024 PGA Tour Champions with third-place finish at Q-school; former CU golfer Jonathan Kaye places 12th and Micah Rudosky of Cortez 26th By Gary Baines …
Read MoreSetting the Standard
The Ascendant at TPC Colorado earns Korn Ferry Tour Tournament of the Year honor for 2nd time in last 3 years By Gary Baines – 12/8/2023 This is getting to be a nice fall habit for the Korn Ferry Tour…
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The Fall Fitness Finish and season posts made one thing clear: A few of us are always up for a game By Susan Fornoff It’s not news to the players who entered the Fall Fitness Finish that Suzie Frenchm…
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Living by the Rules
Ever-dedicated rules officials Karla Harding and Leo Barabe earn Jim Topliff Award By Gary Baines - 12/6/2023 Even for people who have devoted big chunks of time to understanding the Rules of Golf and…
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Peer Award
Ahead of retirement in spring, CU women’s golf coach Anne Kelly earns national honor for lifetime contributions By Gary Baines – 12/5/2023 In her 27th and final season before retiring as head coach of…
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Up and Coming
Charlie Tucker and Hadley Ashton break through to earn CGA Junior Player of the Year honors; 5 golfers land Grace Burke Award By Gary Baines - 11/27/2023 Charlie Tucker of Castle Pines and Hadley Asht…
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CGA Women’s Players of the Year
Still a teenager, CU golfer Morgan Miller named CGA Women’s Player of the Year; Marilyn Hardy the Senior POY for 2nd straight season By Gary Baines - 11/24/2023 It’s been quite a year on the course fo…
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Molly McMulligan’s Fab 5
Training gizmos from 5 of Colorado’s top instructors November 15 marks the official end of the golf season in Colorado but also the unofficial opening of game improvement season. With ever-shortening …
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CGA Men’s Players of the Year
At age 28, Colin Prater named CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year — and earns Mid-Am award — for 2nd time; Jon Lindstrom (senior POY) and John Hornbeck (super-senior POY) also honored By Gary Baines - 1…
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In The Books
On a day the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and DP World Tour seasons ended, here’s how local players fared on those circuits in 2023 By Gary Baines – 11/19/2023 It’s rare that two of the world’s top golf tours …
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