Helping the Cause
CommonGround GC’s director of agronomy Mitch Savage earns national Excellence in Government Affairs Award from Golf Course Superintendents Association By
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
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.
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
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
’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,
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
Next-Best
Coloradans David and Brady Duval finish runner-up at PNC Championship, giving David his 3rd top-2 showing at the team event By Gary Baines – 12/17/2023
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
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
Setting 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
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
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
A New Day
After barely missing earning LPGA Tour card earlier in the fall, former CU golfer Robyn Choi makes emphatic statement with victory in LPGA Q-Series;
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
Q-School
Coloradan Micah Rudosky and former CU golfer Jonathan Kaye advance to final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school; locals can’t overcome stage 2 hurdle in
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
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 -
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
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
Stretch Run of 2023
Cheyenne native Josh Creel, who started his college golf career at CU, advances to final stage of PGA Tour Q-school; several other locals will have their
Among the Best
Denver resident Jon Lindstrom named one of top senior amateurs in the world by Global Golf Post; Nick Dunlap, who won U.S.
The Next Level
Class of 2024 Colorado junior players begin making college golf choices official, including more than a half-dozen that are NCAA Div.
Coloradans To The Forefront
Lehigh sisters, who just earned qualifying medalist honors for U.S.
Heady Company
Colorado’s own Ballyneal makes the grade for Golf.com’s list of the Top 100 Courses in the World By Gary Baines – 11/4/2023 Holyoke is a small place in a
Good Knight?
Bob Knight, who passed away this week, showed a different side of himself — at least a little — when he played at Jerry Ford Invitational in Vail Valley
Coming on Strong
2-time Colorado Junior Match Play champ Morgan Miller notches 3rd top-3 finish for CU in fall portion of season By Gary Baines – 10/31/2023 When Morgan
Still Card-Carrying
Thanks largely to a runner-up finish at the British Masters early in the summer, Colorado native Gunner Wiebe will retain DP World Tour card for 2023-24
Oh So Close
Coloradans Matt Schalk and Micah Rudosky fall just short of qualifying for 2024 Senior PGA Championship; both finish in top 40 at 264-player national
Moving On
Coloradan Jackson Solem advances to stage 2 of PGA Tour Q-school after top-5 finish in Texas; fellow former DU golfer Chris Gilman just misses out at
A New Era
Madeleine Sheils named CU women’s golf head coach, starting next season; now the Buffs’ associate head coach, Sheils played on LPGA Tour and was
Sensational Six
Record-tying 6 people voted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame; the induction class of 2024 features Wyndham Clark, Jennifer Kupcho, George Solich, Pat
Continuing The Trend
Amateurs defeat the pros for the ninth time in the last 10 years at the Western Colorado Cup Matches By Gary Baines – 10/24/2023 It proved a close
Going the Distance
Monica Lieving of Lakewood becomes at least 2nd Coloradan to win women’s World Long Drive Championship, following in footsteps of Nancy Abiecunas By Gary
Player Awards
Geoff Keffer set to receive Colorado PGA Player of Year honor for record 8th time; 2022 national Senior PGA Professional Champ Matt Schalk, Sherry
Making Progress
CU golfer Sabrina Iqbal finishes 8th out of 188 at stage II of LPGA Tour qualifying; former Colorado School of Mines player George Markham headed to