Colorado Golf Association News

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

Colorado Proud

11 local golfers set to represent Colorado in Girls Junior Americas Cup, Pacific Coast Amateur and boys Junior America’s Cup By Gary Baines - 7/19/2021

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Still Up for Grabs

Rounds of 64-67 give Griffin Barela 4-stroke lead at CGA Amateur, but Parker Edens keeps margin from getting out of hand going into final round By Gary

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New Era

Storylines abound as new-look CGA Women’s Senior Match Play/Net Match Play on tap at Collindale By Gary Baines - 7/16/2021 For all the 16 previous

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Moving to the Forefront

Often a contender, Griffin Barela shoots 64 to take 2-stroke lead at halfway point of CGA Amateur By Gary Baines - 7/16/2021 Griffin Barela of Metro

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Next Up

After 51st-place finish in IMG Academy Junior Worlds, Coloradan Hunter Swanson gears up for U.S.

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Strong Showings

Coloradans Tyler Long and Hadley Ashton place in top 15 at IMG Junior Worlds; Hunter Swanson 22nd with 1 day left in boys 15-18 tourney By Gary Baines -

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Near the Top

Coloradans Hunter Swanson, Hadley Ashton, Tyler Long in top 15 of their divisions at Junior World Championships By Gary Baines - 7/14/2021 Through two

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Tough Test

CSU men’s golf assistant coach Parker Edens leads CGA Amateur after opening-round 68; defending champ Colin Prater one back By Gary Baines - 7/15/2021

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Fast Starts

Coloradans Hunter Swanson and Tyler Long among leaders in their age divisions at IMG Junior World Championships By Gary Baines - 7/13/2021 A couple of

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Back Down South

CGA Amateur set to be held in Colorado Springs for the first time since 1983 By Gary Baines - 7/14/2021 The last time the Country Club of Colorado in

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Taking a Final Bow

20-stroke victory — in her final JGAC event — gives Emma Bryant her third JGAC major title, and her family its seventh; Charlie Flaxbeard prevails for

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Firming Up Plans

Easton Paxton rebounds to land medalist honors in CoBank Colorado Open qualifier; Coloradan Ryan Schmitz also advances By Gary Baines - 7/13/2021 A day

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Headed East

Coloradans Janet Moore and Sherry Andonian-Smith qualify again for U.S.

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61 Does the Trick

Strong finish earns LaVerne Brookie and Toni Gill overall low-net title in CGA Women’s Niblick By Gary Baines - 7/13/21 LaVerne Brookie and Toni Gill of

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2 Different Stories

Emma Bryant goes up by 10 in girls event, while 4 boys tied at Colorado Junior Amateur By Gary Baines - 7/13/2021 While Emma Bryant of Aurora built her

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Fix your Slice and Miss to the Left ⬅️ More Often

GOLFTEC - Golfers who struggle with a slice lose distance and find themselves on the right side of the course throughout their round due to the nature of

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Day 1 in the Books

3 boys tied, Emma Bryant up by 5 in girls action at Colorado Junior Amateur; Katelyn Lehigh opens with 78 at U.S.

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Big-Time Venue Awaits

TJ Shehee, 20, and Sean Crowley, 50, qualify at Columbine CC for U.S.

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Local Tour Roundup

Jennifer Kupcho records her eighth top-10 finish on LPGA Tour; Shane Bertsch places 23rd in U.S.

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Chalk One Up for an ‘Old’ Guy

46-year-old Tag Ridings becomes oldest winner of Korn Ferry Tour event this season, claiming his second career KFT title — 19 years after the first — by

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Up, Down and All Around

Wild third round drops Coloradan Shane Bertsch to 19th in U.S.

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It All Comes Down To This …

Tyson Alexander, Taylor Moore share lead with much at stake in final round of TPC Colorado Championship; Taylor Montgomery, who has family roots in

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Back for More

Several players looking for return trips to U.S.

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2021 Major No. 2

Legacy Ridge GC hosts Colorado Junior Amateur in very busy week for elite junior golfers from the state By Gary Baines - 7/10/2021 The second Junior Golf

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An Eye for Design

Prolific golf course designer and Colorado resident Perry Dye passes away at age 68 By Gary Baines - 7/10/2021 Perry Dye, eldest son of renowned golf

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In Position

Coloradan Shane Bertsch vaults into 4th place at U.S.

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Halfway Home

Tyson Alexander, with his stellar golf pedigree, grabs lead in TPC Colorado Championship; AFA grad Tom Whitney ‘chips’ away to make cut; Chris Korte’s

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U.S. Senior Open Debuts

Parker’s Shane Bertsch opens with 70 in his first U.S.

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Strong Showing

Coloradan Cal McCoy ties for seventh place in prestigious Trans-Miss; next year's event set for Denver CC By Gary Baines - 7/9/2021 The Trans-Mississippi

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‘Flat-Out Good’

David Duval gives Korn Ferry Tour ringing endorsement on day Taylor Moore matches course record at TPC Colorado Championship; Cheyenne native Josh Creel

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Eyeing Trips to Oakmont

Just 2 berths at each site up for grabs as Columbine and Fort Collins CC host U.S.

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Feeling Right at Home?

Local contingent at TPC Colorado Championship ranges from red-hot to rusty heading into tournament By Gary Baines - 7/7/2021 Seven players with strong

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1,000 … And Counting

Fort Collins resident Craig Chester recently defied the odds by shooting his age (or better) — for the 1,000th time By Gary Baines - 7/7/2021 To say that

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Breakthrough

Coloradan Katherine Hollern will make LPGA Tour debut after Monday qualifying for Marathon LPGA Classic By Gary Baines - 7/6/2021 Katherine Hollern, a

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A Home Game

Coloradan Chris Korte fires 62 to Monday qualify for TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes, which will be his Korn Ferry Tour debut By Gary Baines -

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Pebble beach-bound

First Tee of Green Valley Ranch’s Hunter Swanson and Kyle Leydon selected to compete alongside PGA Tour Champions players at Pebble Beach By Gary Baines

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