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2020 winner Steve Ivan among 5 former champions who are 2-0 so far in CGA Senior Match Play By Gary Baines - 6/22/2021 Five former champions ran their

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Girls State High School Golf

Loveland in position to sweep 5A state titles as Katelyn Lehigh and Taylor Bandemer share top spot; Holy Family’s Jessica Mason leads by 8 in 4A; St.

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Day 1 in the Books

Defending champ Steve Ivan, 2018 winner John Hornbeck dominant on first day of CGA Senior Match Play By Gary Baines - 6/21/2021 The winners of the last

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Working Overtime

Glenn Walls tops Roger Nakagawa in playoff at City Park GC for Denver Men’s City Amateur title By Gary Baines - 6/20/2021 Glenn Walls of Castle Rock, who

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Local Tour Roundup

Jennifer Kupcho ties her LPGA scoring best and posts another top-10 finish; Kyle Westmoreland’s memorable U.S.

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Wanting More

Steve Ivan aiming for third straight CGA senior major title as Senior Match Play starts with pod play for second consecutive year By Gary Baines -

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Breakthrough

Former Air Force Academy golfer Kyle Westmoreland overcomes 4-putt triple bogey to make cut in his first U.S.

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Birdie-Fest

Final-round 61 gives Coloradan Zahkai Brown third place in 143-man field on All Pro Tour By Gary Baines - 6/19/2021 Zahkai Brown of Golden didn’t seem to

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A Man of Distinction

Former Air Force Academy golfer Kyle Westmoreland slips in round 3 at U.S.

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Strong Showing By Buff

CU’s John Paterson sees his run end in quarterfinals of British Amateur By Gary Baines - 6/18/2021 Since the University of Colorado’s men’s golf season

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Titles On The Line

After l-o-n-g wait, girls finally will get to tee it up at state high school golf tournaments By Gary Baines - 6/18/2021 It’s been 25 months since the

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U.S. Open Debut

Former AFA golfer Kyle Westmoreland the top local player after opening day of U.S.

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Meet You in Miami

21 more Coloradans qualify for Optimist International Junior Golf By Gary Baines 6/18/2021 The final set of Colorado-based qualifying tournaments for the

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Doing Colorado Proud

Fort Collins' Owen Cornmesser prevails in 5-hole playoff to become 4th Coloradan -- and 2nd Fossil Ridge HS grad -- to win title in AJGA Hale Irwin

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Refresh Your bag for the Season!

PGA Tour Superstore The increased golf demand has delayed the ability for club manufacturers to deliver custom fit equipment, but that doesn't mean you

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More Exposure

Selected weekend action at TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes will be live streamed next month; down the road, TV at scenic site a possibility By

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Playing a Shell Game?

Despite turtle issues, Coloradan Jeff Nelson grabs outright boys lead at AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior; Jessica Mason of Westminster in third place in

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Strong Start for Coloradans

Owen Cornmesser of Fort Collins, past high school teammate of 2018 champ Dillon Stewart, shares boys lead with fellow Coloradan Will Kates in AJGA Hale

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Heating Up

Former Buff Jenny Coleman notches third LPGA top-10 since March 1; Matilda Castren, who qualified for the U.S.

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Golf at the Games

Aspen resident Justin Leonard, CSU grad Steve Sands will be working Olympic golf for Golf Channel By Gary Baines - 6/14/2021 The lineups for the golf

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Long Time Coming

Hale Irwin Colorado Junior, the first of 3 AJGA tourneys in Colorado this year, draws strong field By Gary Baines - 6/13/2021 It’s been more than two

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SIMPLY DEVINE

Leigha Devine fends off Lauren Lehigh in marathon final to win CGA Women’s Match Play the week after competing in the U.S.

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Former Pro Shows His Stuff

27-year-old Cole Nygren defeats DU’s Carson Griggs in final to become one of the oldest winners of CGA Match Play in recent memory By Gary Baines -

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No Strangers

Familiar foes Leigha Devine and Lauren Lehigh will square off Saturday for title in CGA Women’s Match Play By Gary Baines 6/11/2021 A week ago, Leigha

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Then There Were Two

DU’s Carson Griggs eagles two holes, including draining a 90-yard shot, to rally from big deficit and advance to final of CGA Match Play, where he’ll

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Eight Left

After ousting defending champ, Dillon Stewart among those advancing to quarterfinals of 121st CGA Match Play By Gary Baines - 6/9/2021 On a Wednesday

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Very Optimist-ic

11 more Coloradans headed to national Optimist Junior Golf Championship after qualifying at Flatirons GC By Gary Baines - 6/10/2021 Eleven additional

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On to Colorado Golf Club

2021 U.S.

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San Diego-Bound

8 more Colorado golfers qualify for IMG Academy Junior Worlds, bringing total to 30 By Gary Baines - 6/9/2021 Colorado-based qualifying for the

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Decisive Day Awaits

Defending champ Colin Prater loses in CGA Match Play for first time in 2 years, but still has chance to advance out of pod play; Kristine Franklin (CGA

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Tickets to Torrey

Colorado native Wyndham Clark qualifies for his first U.S.

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Matching Up

Colin Prater, Davis Bryant rally for wins, while Nick Nosewicz aces first test at CGA Match Play; Leigha Devine prevails in CGA Women’s Match Play opener

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Wire-to-Wire

Fort Collins’ Olivia Steen wins Denver Women’s City Am by 1 stroke By Gary Baines - 6/6/2021 In a competition in which the top four players all finished

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Locals on Tour

Late surge gives Jennifer Kupcho her third top-30 finish at U.S.

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Local Tour Roundup

Jennifer Kupcho loses a little ground, but her best finish in a U.S.

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Major Changes

New era set to begin for CGA Match Play and Women’s Match Play, with the two being held concurrently and at the same sites next week, culminating at

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