Colorado Golf Association News

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

A USGA Favorite

When it comes to hosting USGA championships over the years, Colorado is among the best in the West By Gary Baines - 11/30/2020 Earlier this fall, the

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Thanksgiving Leftovers

Golf whisperer Mickelson and partner Barkley score upset in The Match 3, which had its share of Colorado flavor By Gary Baines - 11/27/2020 Friday’s

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Thankfully Yours

With Covid around or not, Colorado golfers have plenty of reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving By Gary Baines - 11/25/2020 Many people can’t utter

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Making Some Noise

Though Colorado-based Div.

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Local Tour Roundup

Former DU golfer Ellie Givens matches her career-best Ladies European Tour finish with 6th-place showing; Hailey Schalk top amateur in Cactus Tour

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Generous With Their Time

World travelers Susan and Peter Gilbert find volunteering in Colorado golf very fulfilling; the Lone Tree-based rules officials earn 2020 Jim Topliff

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The Key to Correct alignment

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Mark the Calendar

Third annual TPC Colorado Championship on Korn Ferry Tour will be held a week later than in 2020 By Gary Baines - 11/17/2020 A year after the winner of

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Major TV Exposure

Tom Woodard’s nationally televised 60 seconds on race/unity was one of the local highlights of the 2020 major championship season By Gary Baines -

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A National Champ

2010 CGA Match Play champ Gunner Wiebe claims title at National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship; 2 former DU golfers tie for 11th in

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National Title Opportunity

Kent Denver grad Gunner Wiebe expands lead to 3 in national Assistant PGA Professional Championship; former CU golfer Bardgett remains in 4th place By

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Setting the Pace

Former CGA Player of Year Gunner Wiebe grabs lead in national Assistant PGA Professional Championship; former Buff Bardgett tied for fourth By Gary

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Sign of the Times

In-person Denver Golf Expo nixed for 2021, but online virtual show planned By Gary Baines - 11/12/2020 The Denver Golf Expo, which has been a fixture on

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Strong Showing

Golden’s Zahkai Brown places third out of 224 players at Nevada Open By Gary Baines - 11/12/2020 Zahkai Brown of Golden, winner of the 2013 CoBank

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On to the Next Level

Emma Bryant (DU), Jordan Jennings (CSU), Aubri Braecklein (Georgia State) among Coloradans committing to play college golf By Gary Baines - 11/12/2020

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Change of Plans

Masters TV duties nixed for Coloradan Duval, who tests positive for Covid-19 By Gary Baines - 11/10/2020 David Duval traveled an awfully long way to end

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Good Season … So Far

‘Locals’ Bertsch, Jobe wrap up 2020 in top 30 on PGA Tour Champions money list By Gary Baines - 11/8/2020 The Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which

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CGA Women’s Players of the Year

CU’s Hodgkins makes the most of a few tournaments to earn CGA Women’s Player of Year honors; Franklin named Women’s Senior POY for third straight year By

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Back for More

Colorado resident and former champ Duval among invitees for made-for-TV PNC Championship By Gary Baines - 11/6/2020 Three different teams with strong

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CGA Men’s Players of the Year

Prater (both Les Fowler and Mid-Am Player of the Year) and Ivan (Senior POY) swept their way to CGA honors; Colorado newcomer Nelson named Super-Senior

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Does spin loft increase your distance?

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On Course

Handful of Colorado courses earn national and regional recognition from Golf.com By Gary Baines - 11/4/2020 Golf Magazine’s biennial list of the top

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Making Himself Right at Home

DU’s Cal McCoy wins Collegiate Amateur Series event at his home course By Gary Baines - 11/2/2020 It shouldn’t have come as any surprise who finished at

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Opportunity at Hand

Golf industry leaders hope they can capitalize long-term on ‘amazing’ jump in Colorado golf rounds played amid Covid By Gary Baines - 11/2/2020

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Oh So Close

Denver native Wyndham Clark ‘bummed’ after leading much of Sunday but falling in playoff to Brian Gay at Bermuda Championship; runner-up finish is Valor

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Is This the Sunday?

Wyndham Clark, in second place in Bermuda Championship, among many on leaderboard seeking first PGA Tour win By Gary Baines - 10/31/2020 Opportunity is

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Back in Position

Denver native Wyndham Clark shares halfway lead at PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship By Gary Baines - 10/30/2020 Leading a PGA Tour event after the

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Colorado’s Loss, Ohio’s Gain

Highly regarded PGA head professional John Ogden leaves Cherry Hills CC to become director of golf at Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village By Gary Baines -

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A Half Dozen

Keffer nears record by being named Colorado PGA Player of the Year for sixth time; Rohrbaugh a 6-time Senior POY By Gary Baines - 10/28/2020 The Colorado

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5 Seasons and Counting

Even in a very unusual year, Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado kept churning out notable and memorable feats By Gary Baines - 10/26/2020 Turning 5 years

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Last Team Standing

Ute Creek earns bragging rights by winning CGA Team Interclub title with dominant victory over Riverdale in finals By Gary Baines - 10/24/2020 Over the

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Close Call

Former Buff Heisele places fourth in Italian Open, marking the second-best European Tour finish of his career By Gary Baines - 10/25/2020 Former

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Schooling the Competition

Eisenhower GC’s Blue Course once again named one of top campus courses in nation By Gary Baines - 10/23/2020 The Blue Course at Eisenhower Golf Club had

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New Champ in the Works

First-time finalists Ute Creek, Riverdale set to square off for CGA Team Interclub title By Gary Baines - 10/22/2020 Success tends to beget success, at

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Headed to the Hall

Instructor extraordinaire, past Colorado PGA president Ed Oldham voted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame; Colin Prater named Golf Person of the Year By

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Driver Control when facing narrow fairways

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