Teeing It Up
2025 CGA championship schedule features events at Denver CC and Cherry Hills; CGA Amateur host Walnut Creek will be busy hosting high-level tourneys this
Smooth Transition
2-time state high school champ Maddy Bante matches college-best showing as Notre Dame freshman places fifth following 8-birdie day By Gary Baines
Rock Solid
CU men’s golf team records fifth top-2 finish of season with runner-up showing in San Diego; 3 Buffs in top 10 individually By Gary Baines – 3/11/2025
Step by Step
Colorado Golf Expo attendance dips from last year, but World Long Drive presence proves a big hit By Gary Baines – 3/11/2025 Golf can be a great way to
Breaking Through
Colorado native and former DU golfer Chris Korte not only makes his first career cut on PGA Tour, but he posts a top-20 finish after remarkable 5-hole
It’s Go Time
Exhibitor booth space sells out as Colorado Golf Expo set for 2025 run; World Long Drive presence provides a different vibe this time around By Gary
DEAR MOLLY: Wine, please. How can I get it on the course?
Dear Molly: I like to sip wine when I play golf, but the drink carts almost always carry just beer and liquor.
Landing the Trophy
Former touring pro AJ Morris of Aspen claims men’s open division title at PGA National Club Championship By Gary Baines – 3/5/2025 AJ Morris of Aspen
Never Forgotten
New 9-hole ‘SNAG’ course, a tribute to former CGA Match Play champ Michael Lee, taking shape at Boomerang Links; Greeley mayor attended groundbreaking on
Train Your Takeaway
The Swing Bays PGA Teaching Professional Dustin Miller, owner of The Swing Bays indoor golf facility in Parker, demonstrates an great backswing drill for
Growing Season
Denver Botanic Gardens proves fitting place for CGA to cultivate for golf as it hosts annual Women’s Golf Summit; 55 women’s clubs from around Colorado
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Courses Where Short Hitters Can Tee it Forward The experts are unanimous on this: Most golf courses are too long for the average woman, or anyone whose
Near Miss
Defending national NCAA DII champion Colorado Christian University men fall just short of another title, this time in DI tourney, as CCU’s win streak
Back for Seconds
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Wyndham Clark a key player for the second straight year in Netflix’s ‘Full Swing’; Mark Wahlberg and Colorado native Paige
Making Progress
Bogey-free 65 in final round gives Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Jennifer Kupcho her best individual LPGA Tour showing since September; ex-Buff Jeremy Paul
Penny for Your Thoughts
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Penny Zavichas, a niece of Babe Zaharias, packs a life full of stories — and lessons — into her new book By Gary Baines -
Colorado ‘Superintendent of the Century’ Passes Away
Dennis Lyon — Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, former president of the CGA and of the national Golf Course Superintendents Association of America — dies
Next Best
CU’s Ty Holbrook and DU’s Willis Panzarello post runner-up finishes as Buffs and Pioneers record strong team showings in separate tournaments By Gary
Ball Position
Stef Ferguson, Lead Instructor at ExperienceGolf, goes over the best ball position for the different clubs in your bag.
Top of the Heap
A walk-off winner for Wyndham (Clark) as the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer sinks eagle putt on final hole to cap 2-win day for his team as it remains
Local Tour Roundup
Former Aspen resident Justin Leonard breaks through for first PGA Tour Champions victory — and first tour-sanctioned win since 2008; meanwhile, Wyndham
PITCH AND RUN
Brayden Kelley of Tiara Rado GC explains a simple and effective approach to chipping around the green by keeping it low and letting it run out to the hole.
DEAR MOLLY: I changed tees mid-round. Can I still post?
Dear Molly: On vacation in Arizona I played a course that was new to me, and after the first five holes it became clear that I had teed it up a little
Grip It & Rip It
Colorado Golf Expo adds more World Long Drive flavor as Lakewood-based former world champions Monica Lieving and Andrew Eigner will conduct
Breakthrough
Former Air Force Academy golfer Kyle Westmoreland notches first Korn Ferry Tour victory following his tour-career-best 61 in round 3 By Gary Baines –
California-Bound
2 Colorado Christian University golfers selected for Genesis Invitational’s Collegiate Showcase, at which a berth in a 2025 PGA Tour event will be at
Retail Excellence
Columbine CC golf shop named one of the top 10 worldwide by Association of Golf Merchandisers, earning ‘Best of the Best’ honor for third time in 5 years
Spring In Her Step
DU’s Emma Bryant matches her college career-best showing with runner-up in spring season opener By Gary Baines – 2/4/2025 Emma Bryant has hit the home
Golf Is in his DNA
Set to celebrate his 25th anniversary as the CGA’s executive director, Ed Mate has gone where no one at the association has gone before By Gary Baines -
Busy, Busy, Busy
Colorado among states with highest percentage growth of golf rounds played By Gary Baines – 1/30/2025 Golf keeps going gangbusters in Colorado in the
Caddies to College
8 Colorado caddies awarded full-tuition-and-housing Evans Scholarships to CU; 4 come from Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, 3 from Broadmoor CLA By
Well-Deserved
Sportswomen of Colorado will honor 5-time CGA Women’s Senior Player of the Year Kris Franklin and recently retired CU women’s golf coach Anne Kelly By
Spring Forward
There’s no lack of storylines as Colorado-based college golf programs begin spring portion of schedule, including Colorado Christian men still undefeated
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Mix Golf Into Your Super Bowl Sunday The Broncos couldn’t make it to the Super Bowl, darn it, but that doesn’t mean that our favorite pastime and yours
Shining Brightly
Half of the 4 Monday qualifiers for this week’s PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open grew up in Colorado, with Chris Korte joining Jim Knous in making the