Fall season for college golf produced plenty of highlights for former Team Colorado members, other Coloradans, and Centennial State-based programs
By Gary Baines
The first portion of the 2026-27 college golf season — the fall — concluded last week, but not before several former members of the Team Colorado junior elite squad showed their stuff with individual victories as freshmen, and four Colorado-based programs recorded team wins.
All in all, it was a memorable first couple of months of college golf from a Centennial State perspective. Tournament action won’t resume until February for most local teams, but before getting too far into the mid-season break, it’s worth noting some Colorado-oriented highlights from the fall, along with the national rankings, both for local teams and individuals.
TEAM VICTORIES FOR COLORADO-BASED SCHOOLS
— Colorado Christian University men (2) — Travis Roy Memorial and San Juan Intercollegiate
— CU men — Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
— CSU Pueblo women — Travis Roy Memorial
— Colorado Mesa women — Hardrocker Fall Invitational
INDIVIDUAL VICTORIES (OR TIES) BY COLORADANS AND PLAYERS FOR COLORADO-BASED SCHOOLS
— Bradley Mulder, CCU (3) — SMU Bishop Invitational, WWU Men’s Invitational, San Juan Intercollegiate (T1, no playoff).
— Brayden Forte of Aurora, former Team Colorado member, San Diego State (2) — Vuori Invitational, Tucker Invitational (T1, tied in playoff).
— Ashley Chang of Lone Tree, former Team Colorado member, Westmont (2) — RCA Electric Invitational, Westmont Invitational.
— Nicholas Brooks of Parker, former Team Colorado member, Butler — RedHawk Intercollegiate (T1, no playoff).
— Logan Hale of Erie, DU — Ron Moore Intercollegiate (T1, no playoff).
— Zoe Bar-Or of Greenwood Village, former Team Colorado member, Montana — Sun Mountain Intercollegiate (T1, no playoff).
— Henry Starr of Englewood, Colorado Mesa — San Juan Intercollegiate (T1, no playoff).
— Mathieu Zerwin of Lafayette, NW Oklahoma State — NSU Men’s Golf Classic.
— Lance Christensen Jr., Colorado Mesa — Yo Maui HPU Sharks Shootout.
— Liam Allan, Colorado School of Mines — Hrnciar Invitational (T1, won playoff).
— Yale Lee, CSU Pueblo — Travis Roy Memorial.
— Hayden Hawley of Thornton, Colorado Mesa — Hardrocker Fall Invitational.
— Gavin Amella of Castle Rock, former Team Colorado member, CU — Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Individual (T1, lost in playoff).
— Casey Kosney, CU — Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Individual (T1, lost in playoff).
SCOREBOARD NATIONAL RANKINGS AS OF NOV. 4
Colorado-Based NCAA Division I Men’s Teams
37. University of Colorado (W-L-T: 63-17-1)
107. University of Denver (W-L-T: 47-17-1)
117. Colorado State University (W-L-T: 24-30-0)
145. University of Northern Colorado (W-L-T: 24-32-0)
201. Air Force Academy (W-L-T: 14-31-0)
DI Male Individuals With Strong Colorado Ties Ranked in Top 250 Nationally
38. Brayden Forte of Aurora, former Team Colorado member, San Diego State
121. Thayer Plewe of Cortez, New Mexico
133. Brandon Knight, CU
220. Nicholas Brooks of Parker, former Team Colorado member, Butler
239. Tyler Long of Evergreen, former Team Colorado member, CU
Colorado-Based NCAA Division I Women’s Teams
89. CU (W-L-T: 32-42-1)
117. DU (W-L-T: 28-25-1)
140. CSU (W-L-T: 15-39-1)
148. UNC (W-L-T: 29-31-1)
DI Female Individuals With Strong Colorado Ties Ranked in Top 250 Nationally
146. Maya McVey, CU
198. Amy Hodgkins, part-time Lafayette resident, Louisville
Colorado-Based NCAA Division II Men’s Teams
14. Colorado Christian University (W-L-T: 56-9-0)
38. Colorado Mesa (W-L-T: 26-26-1)
57. Colorado School of Mines (W-L-T: 22-15-1)
90 CSU Pueblo (W-L-T: 16-32-2)
137. Fort Lewis (W-L-T: 4-46-1)
DII Male Individuals With Strong Colorado Ties Ranked in Top 250 Nationally
24. Bradley Mulder, CCU
44. Henry Starr of Englewood, Colorado Mesa
49. Lance Christensen Jr., CCU
64. Liam Allan, Colorado School of Mines
96. Mathieu Zerwin of Lafayette, NW Oklahoma State
150. Jude Robbins, CCU
158. Parker Shaw, CSU Pueblo
165. Brady Duval of Cherry Hills Village, Lander
173. Preston Ross, Fort Lewis
Colorado-Based NCAA Division II Women’s Teams
38. CSU Pueblo (W-L-T: 28-18-0)
83. Fort Lewis (W-L-T: 20-11-1)
86. Colorado Mesa (W-L-T: 17-31-0)
120. CCU (W-L-T: 3-33-2)
128. MSU Denver (W-L-T: 4-20-0)
185. Adams State (W-L-T: 0-28-0)
DII Female Individuals With Strong Colorado Ties Ranked in Top 250 Nationally
36. Ashley Chang of Lone Tree, Westmont
48. Lisa Ekberg, CSU Pueblo
96. Yale Lee, CSU Pueblo
213. Olivia Heard, CSU Pueblo
217. Hayden Hawley of Thornton, Colorado Mesa
250. Paola Guerrero, Fort Lewis
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
