Colorado Golf Association News

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

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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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Going to the Main Event

Locals Jimmy Makloski, Riley Arp and Matthew Liringis among qualifiers for CoBank Colorado Open By Gary Baines - 7/6/2021 Twenty-two players, including

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What Awaits

The Essentials: TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes What: Third annual TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes.

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July 4 Celebration

Coloradan Zahkai Brown claims title in Laramie Open on Independence Day By Gary Baines - 7/4/2021 On the eve of attempting to Monday qualify for the

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Teeing It Up in Berthoud

PGA Tour winners David Duval, Jonathan Kaye and Robert Allenby among entrants for 2021 TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes By Gary Baines - 7/3/2021

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Big Changes

Lindsay Kuhle leaves DU women’s program for Kansas, becoming the fourth Colorado DI coach to exit since season’s end By Gary Baines - 7/1/2021 It’s been

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Singing in the Rain

Kent Moore fends off Dave Runberg in final to win CGA Super-Senior Match Play for third time and his 10th CGA championship overall By Gary Baines -

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Headed East

Coloradan Hailey Schalk, CU teammate Issy Simpson and Canadians Michelle Liu and Lauren Kim qualify at Walnut Creek for U.S.

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First JGAC Major Champs of 2021

Matthew Wilkinson makes birdie in playoff for boys title in Colorado Junior PGA; Jessica Mason prevails by one for girls victory By Gary Baines -

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Victim of an open Club face?

ExperienceGolf When we are the victim of an open club face, our self-correction tendencies cause even more problems.

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