Colorado Golf Association News

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Dermonte Joins CGA Staff

Dermonte Bond Joins CGA Staff Please join us in welcoming Dermonte Bond as one of our newest staff members here at the Colorado Golf Association.

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Q&A

Former Fort Collins resident Drew Stoltz, winner of CGA Amateur and 5A state high school title in Colorado, has found a prominent niche talking golf on

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Breaking the Ice

Coloradan Tyler Severin notches first college victory By Gary Baines - 2/23/2020 Tyler Severin’s first top-10 individual finish in a college tournament

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Going Low

DU freshman Anna Zanusso fires 61, matching NCAA women’s record held in part by former CU golfer Esther Lee By Gary Baines - 2/23/2020 Now two players

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No. 2 and Counting

Day after matching NCAA record, DU’s Zanusso notches second win of season By Gary Baines - 2/24/2020 A share of an NCAA scoring record one day, another

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Making Headway

Former CSU Ram Laird matches best PGA Tour showing in 2 1/2 years By Gary Baines - 2/23/2022 Martin Laird was hoping for more — which is to say a victory

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Stellar Saturday

Laird makes 2 eagles and ties course record; former CSU golfer trails leader by 1 at PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open By Gary Baines - 2/22/20 It’s been

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2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior in Colorado

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Local Pro Roundup

Coloradans Seiple, Westmoreland exempt for first part of PGA Tour Canada season after top-10 finishes at Q-school By Gary Baines - 2/21/2020 So far in

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Making a Difference

Record 20 junior golfers will participate in CGA’s Hale Irwin Player Program at CommonGround in 2020; Kupcho among HIPP’s accomplished alums By Gary

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Local College Golf Roundup

DU’s Weinstein notches top-3 finish in her first large-scale college tourney of 2020 By Gary Baines - 2/18/2020 Three-time CGA Women’s Player of the Year

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Stellar Final Round

Coloradan Andonian-Smith finishes runner-up in PGA national Winter Women’s Stroke Play By Gary Baines - 2/18/2020 Sherry Andonian-Smith of Centennial has

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Local Tour Roundup

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe notches 26th career top-10 finish on PGA Tour Champions By Gary Baines - 2/16/2020 It had been almost six months

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Westward Focus

Seminars, collaboration, looping and listening all on the agenda for second CGA Western Slope Golf Summit By Gary Baines - 2/17/2020 With the CGA holding

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In the Hunt Again

Valor Christian grad Wyndham Clark in contention competing against stellar field at Genesis Invite By Gary Baines - 2/14/2020 Nine of the top 10 players

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Life-Changing Loops

Three Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy graduates from the Meridian Chapter are among 13 caddies to receive the Evans Scholarship.

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Runner-Up

UNC’s Coby Welch starts spring schedule with fifth top-10 finish of season By Gary Baines - 2/11/2020 Coby Welch of Highlands Ranch is just a few months

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Weather Woes

Friday and Sunday snowfall takes toll on Denver Golf Expo attendance, but those who came had plenty to see and do By Gary Baines - 2/10/2020 The sun was

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Breakthrough

Former CU golfer Robyn Choi notches her first top-10 finish on LPGA Tour in her home country of Australia By Gary Baines - 2/9/2020 Apparently it took

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Local Mini Tour Roundup

Former CGA Player of Year Staiano and ex-Buffs Yannik and Jeremy Paul post top-five finishes on Outlaw Tour By Gary Baines - 2/7/2020 Three players with

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RIP

Cousin Ray' Best, co-host of ‘In the Fairway’ radio show and a former junior standout, passes away at age 47 By Gary Baines - 2/5/2020 Ray Best III, a

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In the Swing, 2020 Style

Denver Golf Expo organizers try to build on 2019 momentum By Gary Baines - 2/3/2020 Mark Cramer is a big fan of golf, and has been for the great majority

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Making Headway

Denver native Hubbard chalks up another top-10 finish on PGA Tour By Gary Baines - 2/2/2020 Mark Hubbard didn’t post a top-10 finish in his first 84

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The Old Switcheroo

Denver native Hubbard vaults onto Phoenix Open leaderboard with 64; Clark struggles, but remains in top 20 By Gary Baines - 2/1/2020 The first two days

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In Position

Clark hopes to become latest Coloradan to win PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open; Denver native 2nd going into weekend By Gary Baines - 1/31/2020 In his 2 1/2 years

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Headed for Augusta

DU freshman Zanusso receives invitation to Augusta National Women’s Amateur By Gary Baines 1/30/2020 A year after a Coloradan — Jennifer Kupcho of

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Scorching in the Desert

Denver native Wyndham Clark fires 61 — his best PGA Tour score by 3 — to lead Phoenix Open by 2 By Gary Baines - 1/30/2020 Denver native Wyndham Clark

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Among the Best

Oldham, Tidwell, 11 Colorado courses earn national/international honors By Gary Baines - 1/29/2020 In the last month, there’s been no lack of recognition

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Teeing It Up in the Desert

Broomfield’s Westmoreland, former CGA Amateur champ Jertson land spots in field for PGA Tour’s Waste Management Phoenix Open By Gary Baines - 1/27/2020

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Winter Get-Together

Behind the scenes or front and center, CGA and Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado will play prominent roles at upcoming Denver Golf Expo By Gary Baines -

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Pro Roundup

Former CU golfer Choi medalist in qualifying, earning spots in 2 upcoming LPGA Tour events; Korte fires 62, Schmitz 63 in pre-qualifying for Phoenix Open

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Springing Forward

Opportunity awaits as Colorado-based Division I college teams set to tee it up for spring schedule By Gary Baines - 1/24/2020 The Division I college golf

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Honored Again

Kupcho named Pro Athlete of the Year by Sportswomen of Colorado; Schalk, CU’s Hodgkins also earn awards By Gary Baines - 01/23/2020 Jennifer Kupcho, the

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Back in Boulder

2-time Colorado Open champ Tolan named interim assistant coach for CU men’s golf team By Gary Baines - 1/21/2020 With the departure, as assistant coach,

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Familiar Face

Brent Vasa, whose first adult job was as a Marine mortarman, returns to CGA as director of junior competitions By Gary Baines - 1/20/2020 As job paths

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Two More

Coloradans Seiple, Schmitz land spots on PGA Tour Latinoamerica for 2020 By Gary Baines - 1/17/2020 Two weeks of PGA Tour Latinoamerica Q-school

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