Colorado Golf Association News

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Next-Best Again

CU’s Hodgkins notches second runner-up finish of fall By Gary Baines - 10/13/2019 University of Colorado senior Kirsty Hodgkins has had quite a fall

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Long Time Coming

Rifle Creek completes dominant season by winning first CGA Team Interclub title in fourth finals appearance; 2016 champ Battlement Mesa finishes

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Halfway There

Hagstrom, Hillary hold lead at midpoint of JGAC Tour Championship at Cherry Hills By Gary Baines - 10/12/2019 Cherry Hills Country Club is never a

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Moving On

Castle Rock’s Seiple latest local player to advance to Second Stage of Korn Ferry Tour Q-school By Gary Baines - 10/11/2019 Josh Seiple of Castle Rock

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Well-Deserved

The Broadmoor’s Russ Miller voted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame; award winners include Weinstein, Walters, Pellegrini, Stangebye, Hillary By Gary

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With a Cherry on Top

Hillary seeks third title in JGAC Tour Championship; all 3 boys state high school champs also in field at Cherry Hills By Gary Baines - 10/10/2019 The

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Title on the Line

Two perennial contenders from Western Slope set to square off in finals of CGA Team Interclub By Gary Baines - 10/10/2019 The CGA Team Interclub will

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Boys State High School Golf

Stangebye, Montrose pull off second straight sweep of 4A titles; Arapahoe soph Kates wins going away in 5A, while seniors lead Fairview to team crown;

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More Success

CU and CSU men score team victories, the Buffs at their own Simpson Invite and the Rams sharing title at Pate Intercollegiate By Gary Baines - 10/08/2019

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Boys State High School Golf

9 1/2 months removed from major ski accident, Fairview’s Heuston trails by one at 5A state golf; Fossil Ridge’s Hagstrom leads in 5A, while Stangebye

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Big-Time Promotion

Former CU golfers Jenny Coleman, Esther Lee earn 2020 LPGA Tour cards by placing in top 10 on final Symetra money list By Gary Baines - 10/06/2019 It’s

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Giving It a Run

Colorado’s Hurter places 61st in national Senior PGA Professional Championship and falls short of qualifying for PGA Tour Champions major By Gary Baines

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Coloradans Shine at Home

DU men win their own tourney as DU’s Solem and UNC’s Castiglia share individual victory; DU’s Danielsson earns top spot in women’s tourney By Gary Baines

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Ace in the Hole

245-yard hole-in-one helps Axlund win CGA Mid-Amateur by 4 over Lindstrom; it’s Ax’s first CGA title By Gary Baines - 10/06/2019 There are holes-in-one,

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Making Inroads

Coloradan Hurter moves into top 50 at national Senior PGA Professional Championship despite triple bogey By Gary Baines - 10/05/2019 For a 1-under-par

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Familiar Contenders

3-time champ Lindstrom pulls into tie for lead with Axlund at CGA Mid-Amateur; 2-time winner Thayer 1 behind By Gary Baines - 10/05/2019 The players

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Still In the Hunt

Coloradan Don Hurter survives 36-hole cut, advances to round 3 of national Senior PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 10/04/2019 Only about a

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More Mid-Am Mojo

Axlund finishes strong to shoot 66 and take 3-stroke lead in CGA Mid-Amateur By Gary Baines - 10/04/2019 Put the words “mid-amateur” in the tournament

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Best of the Best

Golf Magazine names The Broadmoor the top resort in North America in ‘general excellence’ category By Gary Baines - 10/04/2019 Almost universally, The

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And … They’re Off

Coloradan Hurter opens with 70 in national Senior PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 10/03/2019 Don Hurter of Sedalia, who finished third in

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Better Late Than Never

After winning 4th regional title, Montrose’s Stangebye eyes second straight individual state title and third consecutive team crown, this one in

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Heating Up in the Cold

Coloradans Thomas, Browder beat the cold to earn medalist honors at U.S.

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Wrapping Up the Season

Eight U.S.

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Florida-Bound

Teenagers Hillary/Schalk earn return trip to U.S.

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Pairing Up

Two national berths at stake at Saddle Rock on Tuesday for 2020 U.S.

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Locals in National / International Competitions

The First Tee of Denver’s Braecklein ties for first among girls at PGA Tour Champions’ PURE Championship at Pebble Beach, but loses in scorecard playoff;

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Back for More

Teenagers Hillary, Schalk eye second trip to U.S.

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Cowboy Up

Wyoming resident Hornbeck sets scoring records in winning CGA Senior Amateur by 13 at Riverdale Dunes By Gary Baines - 09/26/2019 On Wednesday, after

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Taking the Next Step

6 locals advance to Stage 2 of Korn Ferry Tour Q-shool, including Coloradans Korte, Mason, Brown and Michael Schoolcraft By Gary Baines - 09/27/2019 Four

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All for a Good Cause

Elway highlights Evans Cup of Colorado, which raises record amount for Evans Scholarship for caddies By Gary Baines - 09/27/2019 At roughly the same time

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Local NCAA Div. I Roundup

CSU women runner-up at Ptarmigan; UNC frosh Fleiner 2nd individually; UNC senior Welch posts 3rd straight top-10 showing to start season By Gary Baines -

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A Quick Study

In second college start, DU’s Zanusso wins women’s Golfweek Conference Challenge at Red Sky; Pioneers place fourth as a team By Gary Baines - 09/25/2019

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A New Standard

Eisenhower Golf Club sets scoring record in winning CGA Women’s Club Team for first time By Gary Baines - 09/24/2019 Last year, when Eisenhower Golf Club

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A Nice Cushion

Hornbeck builds lead to 6 at CGA Senior Amateur at Riverdale Dunes By Gary Baines - 09/25/2019 The CGA Senior Amateur Championship looks like it’s John

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Stellar Start

Wyoming’s Hornbeck posts impressive 65 to take 3-stroke lead in CGA Senior Amateur By Gary Baines - 09/24/2019 Wyoming resident John Hornbeck, who won

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Person-to-Person

Playing in back-to-back groups, husband and wife both make hole-in-one at No.

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