Gary Baines

Into the Top 30

Coloradan Lanting makes headway at national Assistant PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 11/16/2019 Ben Lanting of Littleton moved into the

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Headed to the Next Level

At least 14 Colorado junior golfers are committed to play for NCAA Division I programs By Gary Baines - 11/15/2019 One way to judge how strong the

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2 More Rounds

Coloradan Lanting, former CGA Player of Year Wiebe make cut at national Assistant PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 11/15/2019 Ben Lanting

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Solid Starts

Kent Denver grad Wiebe, Colorado pro Lanting start with sub-par rounds at the national Assistant PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines -

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Jennifer Kupcho

Inaugural Hale Irwin medal recipient Jennifer Kupcho aspires to become best female golfer to come out of Colorado by Gary Baines It seems like just

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Dale Douglass

Douglass became first Colorado-bred player to achieve widespread success at top level of tour golf by Gary Baines Dale Douglass no doubt has seen his

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 10 - Giving Back

By Gary Baines While Irwin was long known as one of the fiercest competitors in golf, there are other aspects of his life that reveal a caring,

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 12 - Designing a Secondary Career Path

By Gary Baines By the time Irwin was 40 years old, in 1985, he had won 17 times on the PGA Tour.

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 11 - All in the Family

By Gary Baines Multiple generations of Irwins have been in Hale's corner during a career that's lasted more than a half-century.

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 8 - And More Success on Tour

By Gary Baines While the 1990 U.S.

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 9 - Setting the Standard in Senior Golf

By Gary Baines Irwin didn't start his PGA Tour Champions career until three years after being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, but his senior

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In the Works

Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado plans to make 2020 U.S.

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Local Tour Roundup

Former CU golfer Heisele finishes second in Challenge Tour final to regain European Tour card; ex-Air Force Academy golfer Whitney falls in playoff on

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‘Kupcho Kountdown’

Coloradan Jennifer Kupcho posts third top-5 finish of rookie LPGA Tour season and easily qualifies for CME Group Tour Championship By Gary Baines -

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Major Step

Denver’s Michael Schoolcraft lands spot in Final Stage of Korn Ferry Tour Q-school after placing second in Stage 2; former CSU golfer Yates also advances

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Hitting the Ground Running

Denver native Hubbard looks determined to make impact in his second go-around on PGA Tour By Gary Baines - 11/7/2019 It was a little more than five

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Finishing Strong

CSU men go wire-to-wire in notching third team victory of fall portion of season By Gary Baines - 11/06/2019 It had been nine years since the Colorado

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Changes in the Works

CoBank exiting as title sponsor for Colorado Open Championships after 2020 By Gary Baines - 11/05/2019 CoBank, the title sponsor of the Colorado Open,

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On Course for Ongoing Success

Youth on Course continues to thrive in Colorado and beyond; 28 courses in Centennial State utilize initiative By Gary Baines - 11/04/2019 When it comes

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Kupcho Kountdown'

Another solid weekend gives Kupcho some cushion in quest to qualify for LPGA’s lucrative CME Group Tour Championship; meanwhile, Noh, who lost CoBank

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Near-Miss

Castle Rock’s Seiple falls just short of advancing to Final Stage of Korn Ferry Q-school; Dunkle also fails to advance By Gary Baines -- 11/01/2019 At

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 7 - U.S. Open: Three of a Kind

By Gary Baines Irwin's first PGA Tour victory not at the Heritage Classic came at the 1974 U.S.

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Best of 2019

Fitzgerald, Rohrbaugh, Andonian-Smith and Lanting no strangers to Colorado PGA Player of the Year honors By Gary Baines - 10/31/2019 The Colorado PGA

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CGA Women’s Players of Year

DU’s Weinstein earns three-peat as CGA Women’s POY; Franklin the Senior Player of Year for second straight season; both swept their majors in 2019 By

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CGA Men’s Players of Year

Bryant, 19, the latest CSU golfer to earn CGA Les Fowler Player of Year award; also honored for 2019 are Axlund (Mid-Amateur), Sullivan (Senior) and

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‘Kupcho Kountdown’

Kupcho makes some headway toward qualifying for LPGA’s lucrative CME Group Tour Championship By Gary Baines - 10/27/2019 In this week’s tournament within

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‘I Can’t Wait’

‘Adventure’ awaits Colorado PGA pro Doug Rohrbaugh as he and his wife venture to China, where he plans to teach golf for the next 6 months By Gary Baines

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Colorado Golf Industry Summit

Updated Colorado golf Environmental & Economic Impact Study in the works; 2020 the ‘Year of the Woman’ in Colorado golf; Colorado will be a pilot state

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 6 - Breakthrough for Victory

By Gary Baines Not surprisingly, when Irwin points to the pivotal accomplishments in his career, his first PGA Tour victory, in late 1971 at the Sea

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Miami-Bound

13 junior golfers from Colorado qualify at GVR for 2020 Optimist International By Gary Baines - 10/23/2019 Thirteen Coloradans were among the 21 players

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Irwin's Legacy Pt. 5 - Qualifying for Tour, Rookie Season and Marriage

By Gary Baines Before embarking on his professional career -- which has now lasted more than a half-century -- Irwin had to finish up school and get his

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The Beat Goes On

DU’s Cal McCoy bounces back from rough start to score individual victory at inaugural Les Fowler Colorado Invitational, hosted by CU at Boulder Country

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Best in the West

Colorado PGA pros score victory over CGA amateurs in Western Colorado Cup Matches By Gary Baines - 10/20/2019 Three days after CGA amateurs defeated

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Local Tour Roundup

Clark notches fourth top-10 finish on PGA Tour; ex-Buff Heisele third in China; Kupcho has best LPGA showing since July By Gary Baines - 10/20/2019

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Kupcho Kountdown'

Coloradan on bubble to qualify for LPGA Tour's lucrative CME Group Tour Championship as season winds down By Gary Baines - 10/20/2019 Jennifer Kupcho of

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Another Big Year

Hits just keep coming in fourth season for Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado By Gary Baines - 10/18/2019 The almost-completed fourth year of the Junior

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