Jennifer Kupcho posts one of her better finishes in a women’s major; David Duval notches first PGA Tour Champions top-10 of 2026 as numerous locals have strong showings on tour
By Gary Baines
Jennifer Kupcho first competed in one of women’s golf major championship a decade ago — at the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open. At 28 years old now, she’s pretty much a major vet at this point.
Of course, one of the Colorado native’s four LPGA Tour titles came at a major — the 2022 Chevron Championship. This week, at the same tournament, she came up with another one of her best performances in a major.
Kupcho, a 2024 Colorado Golf Hall of Fame inductee, tied for 12th on Sunday at the Chevron, now played in Houston. That marks the fifth time she’s placed in the top dozen in a major. In addition to her major victory, she placed second in the 2019 Evian Championship, seventh in the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, 11th in the 2025 Evian and 12th on Sunday at the Chevron.
This time around, the Jefferson Academy graduate slowly built momentum after starting with a 74 and making the 36-hole cut on the number. Overall, she went 74-72-67-71 for a 4-under-par total at Memorial Park Golf Course, where fellow American Nelly Korda won by five at 18 under.
The showing was worth $119,311 for Kupcho.
It marked the former Coloradan’s second straight top-15 finish on the LPGA Tour as she ended up 13th a week ago at the JM Eagle LA Championship. This year overall, she’s made seven cuts in eight events and ranks 46th in the season-long points race. Going into the week, Kupcho sat 35th in the Rolex World Rankings.For all the scores from the Chevron Championship, CLICK HERE.
Kupcho was one of a whopping nine players with strong Colorado ties who posted top-20 finishes this weekend on one the world’s top golf tours.
— Colorado resident David Duval recorded his first top-10 showing of 2026 on PGA Tour Champions when he tied for eighth place on Sunday at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga.
The tournament features a Modified Stableford scoring format — the same as The International which was played on the PGA Tour in Castle Rock from 1986 through 2006. This week, Duval accumulated 29 points, ending up 10 behind champion Retief Goosen.
It marked the seventh top-10 finish of Duval’s Champions career.
Also placing in the top 20 were Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe (15th place) and Colorado resident Shane Bertsch (18th). SCORES
— Former University of Colorado golfer Jenny Coleman tied for 10th on Sunday at the Epson Tour’s IOA Championship in Beaumont, Calif.
Coleman, a one-time winner on the Epson Tour, went 67-72-73 for a 4-under total, ending up seven behind winner Amari Avery. SCORES
— Former University of Denver standout Anna Zanusso shared 15th place on Sunday in the Ladies European Tour’s Investec SA Women’s Open in South Africa.
Zanusso carded scores of 72-70-74-71 to check in at 5 under par, 10 behind champion Esme Hamilton of England. The 15th place was a season best for the former DU golfer. SCORES
— Griffin Barela, who grew up in Lakewood and won the 2021 CGA Amateur, finished 17th on Sunday in Argentina at the 94 Abierto del Centro Zurich on PGA Tour Americas.
Barela, who posted two top-6 finishes last September on PGA Tour Americas, went 68-69-68-73 to end up at 6 under par, 11 back of winner Patrick Flavin. SCORES
— Davis Bryant of Aurora, winner of the 2024 Colorado Open, tied for 19th place on Sunday on the DP World Tour’s Volvo China Open. It was Bryant’s fourth top-20 finish on the DPWT this year.
The Colorado State University graduate carded scores of 67-72-66-72 to check at 7 under par, 12 behind champion Bernd Wiesberger.
The showing was worth 27,071 euros ($31,743) for Bryant, who stands 26th on the DPWT season points list. SCORES
— Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Wyndham Clark partnered with Taylor Moore to place 20th on Sunday in the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event.
It was Clark’s third straight top-25 showing in PGA Tour events. He and Taylor went 65 (best ball)-68 (alternate shot)-64 (best ball)-68 (alternate shot) to end up at 23 under par, eight behind brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, who won by one. SCORES
About the Writer: Gary Baines has covered golf in Colorado continuously since 1983. He was a sports writer at the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, then the sports editor there, and has written regularly for ColoradoGolf.org since 2009. The University of Colorado Evans Scholar alum was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. He owns and operates ColoradoGolfJournal.com