Colorado Golf Association News

Tournament recaps, player spotlights, tips, and stories from across Colorado.

(Nearly a) Million Dollar Man

Top-10 finish against very strong field at Riviera leaves Denver native Wyndham Clark just shy of $1 million for his first 10 PGA Tour events of season

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A New Year Awaits

Kupcho has Solheim Cup, Olympic aspirations as her 2021 LPGA season gets rolling By Gary Baines - 2/22/2021 A unique season may very well await Jennifer

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Red Hot to Start Season

CSU’s AJ Ott notches second individual win in five days By Gary Baines - 2/21/2021 A week ago, AJ Ott was a fifth-year senior looking for the first

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No Contest

Former CU golfer Jeremy Paul wins in a rout at SwingThought tournament By Gary Baines - 2/19/2021 Former University of Colorado golfer Jeremy Paul ran

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Centennial State Shines

8 Colorado facilities recognized as being among world’s ‘premier golf shops’ in 2021; 2 included in the 20 chosen ‘Best of the Best’ By Gary Baines -

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Breakthrough

CSU senior AJ Ott scores first individual college victory at Rams’ season opener; teammates Plousha, Bryant also notch top-10s By Gary Baines - 2/17/2021

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Hits Just Keep Coming

With Sunday’s victory by Daniel Berger, competitors in 2012 U.S.

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Answer to Feb. 15 Weekly Insider Trivia Question

During the 1965-66 school year, Hale Irwin lived in the Boulder-based Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, which not long thereafter was purchased and

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Close Call

Former CSU golfer Blake Cannon falls just short of mini-tour win, losing in a playoff By Gary Baines - 2/13/2021 Former Colorado State University golfer

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Carrying It Forward

14 Colorado caddies earn Evans Scholarships to CU; a record 7 started at Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, including first-ever from Grand Junction

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Best of 2020

Sportswomen of Colorado honoring Kupcho, Braecklein By Gary Baines - 2/10/2021 Jennifer Kupcho went into the Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame four

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Getting Going at Last

CU’s Bouraeda notches top-5 finish in season opener; Schalk places 27th in college debut By Gary Baines - 2/9/2021 Junior Malak Bouraeda recorded the

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Quick Off the Mark

UNC’s Jack Castiglia opens college season with sixth-place finish; Air Force’s Luke Trujillo closes with 65 By Gary Baines - 2/8/2021 In his first

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PART OF the Sweet 16

Promotion gives former CGA staffer Pete Lis his ‘dream’ job as PGA Tour rules official By Gary Baines - 2/8/2021 Eighteen years ago this month, Pete Lis

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First, Colorado; Next, World?

Meteoric rise continues for winner of 2020 TPC Colorado Championship By Gary Baines - 2/7/2021 It’s unfortunate that, of all years, the general public

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Heating Up in the Desert

Denver native Mark Hubbard starts Phoenix Open with his low PGA Tour round ever, firing a 63 By Gary Baines - 2/4/2021 Denver native Mark Hubbard ,

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An easy adjustment to fix your slice off the tee!

GOLFTEC offers up an easy adjustment you can make to help turn those slices off the tee into draw shots with more distance!

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Get Out the Calendar

Dates set for 2021 Colorado Golf Hall of Fame induction and tournament, both hosted by Colorado Golf Club By Gary Baines - 2/3/2021 The 48th induction

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Answer to Feb. 1 Weekly Insider Trivia Question

Sonnenalp Club in Edwards, once known as Singletree Golf Course.

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January 2021 Issue

IN THIS ISSUE: - Swing Tip : Adjusting to Colorado's cold course conditions - Rules Video : Ball lands on a HotHands!

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Centennial State’s Best Ever

In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of Irwin’s first PGA Tour win, let’s rank the best men and women golfers of all time who grew up in Colorado By

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Breakthrough

Part-time Denver resident Kevin Stadler makes first PGA Tour cut since 2014 By Gary Baines - 1/29/2021 At long last.

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First Time Around

Pioneers place 10th in Carpenter’s debut as DU men’s head coach; DU’s Enright finishes third in women’s tourney By Gary Baines - 1/27/2021 The University

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Go to the Head of the Class

Laurie Steenrod ‘rates’ an ‘A’ from the CGA; retired Aurora teacher named the 2020 Women’s Volunteer of the Year By Gary Baines - 1/27/2021 It was a cold

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Answer to Jan. 25 Weekly Insider Trivia Question

Niwot resident Gary Hallberg, who won three times on the PGA Tour.

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Perfect Storm

The final numbers are in: Golf rounds played in Colorado in 2020 finished up a whopping 20 percent By Gary Baines - 1/25/2021 Which of the following

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Local Mini Tour Roundup

Former CU golfer Yannik Paul runner-up on Swing Thought Tour; twin brother Jeremy chalks up 2 top-6 finishes in 3 days By Gary Baines - 1/23/2021 The

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Making Waves

After erratic final round, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Jobe chalks up his 34th top-11 finish on PGA Tour Champions; Denver native Hubbard a hit with ‘The

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Q&A

Life is ever-evolving for Texan-turned-Aspen ‘mountain man’ Justin Leonard By Gary Baines - 1/22/2021 Justin Leonard was a Texan through and through for

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Reasons to Remember

Milestone anniversaries we’ll be celebrating in Colorado golf this year By Gary Baines - 1/20/2021 Don’t forget your anniversary.

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Bright Future

5 instructors from Colorado named to Golf Digest’s ‘Best Young Teachers in America’ list By Gary Baines - 1/17/2021 Five Colorado PGA golf instructors,

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Long Time Coming

After 10-month drought, Colorado-based Division I college teams set to resume intercollegiate tournament action By Gary Baines - 1/14/2021 It’s been more

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A Guiding Light

CC at Castle Pines’ Tara Morris named a Top 50 Kids Coach of the Year by U.S.

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Colorado AvidGolfer Passport

Give the gift of the Colorado AvidGolfer Passport!

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Strong Showing

Pueblo West’s Zaremba notches top-10 finish at national PGA Senior Stroke Play tourney By Gary Baines - 1/12/2021 Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West, a past

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Answer to Jan. 11 Weekly Insider Trivia Question

The 2010 Senior PGA Championship, the 2013 Solheim Cup and the 2019 U.S.

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