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Facing One of the Best

CGA Women’s Amateur winner Amy Hodgkins puts up a fight, but falls in first U.S. Women’s Amateur match to 2026 NCAA individual champ

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4 Of A Kind

In what became a family affair, Colin Prater matches record for CGA Amateur titles with 4, giving him 6 victories in CGA open-age majors; 18-year-old Brayden Forte follows up boys Junior America’s...

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Shaping Up Nicely

Late surge gives Colin Prater 1-shot lead going into final day in quest for his fourth CGA Amateur title; CU’s Ty Holbrook, Team Colorado’s Brayden Forte the closest pursuers

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6 and Counting

Kris Franklin reaches double digits for victories in CGA women’s senior majors with record-tying sixth CGA Women’s Senior Amateur title

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Tip of the Cup

Team Colorado’s Brayden Forte becomes 2nd Coloradan in the last decade to claim individual title at boys Junior America’s Cup; Cayden Besler of Peyton rallies in final round to claim AJGA victory in...

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Westward

For just the fifth time in the last 50 years, CGA Amateur headed for western Colorado as Sonnenalp Club in Edwards set for its third go-around as host of the championship

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Ever So Close

Team representing CGA/Colorado comes closer to victory than it ever has at Pacific Coast Amateur Morse Cup competition, falling 1 stroke shy of top spot

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Finishing in Style

Coloradan Brayden Forte plays last 5 holes in 6 under to advance to round of 32 at U.S. Junior Am; he’s first Coloradan to make it that far since 2017

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Lapping the Field

Erin Houtsma, the 2005 Colorado Women’s Open champ, claims her third CGA Women’s Mid-Amateur — once again in very comfortable fashion

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Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi

Like her older sister — in whose basement she’s living this summer — Amy Hodgkins now owns a CGA women’s major title as she wins CGA Women’s Amateur

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2026 CGA State Junior (11u, 13u)

The CGA State Junior Championship showcased exceptional young talent across various age groups in a two-day individual stroke play tournament.

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Team Colorado Duo Wins Women's Four-Ball

Bar-Or and Hines Win Gross, Amella and Wong Claim Net at CGA Women's Four-Ball Championship

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Two for the Show

Nelson defeats McLelland to earn second Super-Senior Match Play title in 3 years

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Hardy Wins 2026 CGA Women's Senior Match Play Championship

A New Champion

Marilyn Hardy wins the 2026 CGA Women's Senior Match Play Championship.

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Super Semis Set

2024 champion David Nelson advances to Super-Senior Match Play semifinals to face Dave Runberg. Rob McLelland will face Scott Sullivan in the other semifinal.

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Red Hot, Times 2

Sophia Lee and CU signee Gavin Amella, both Team Colorado members, go low in finals to claim titles in CGA State Junior and earn USGA championship berths

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Late Turnabout

Middle school teacher Kent Wilmes rallies from late deficit to defeat Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Jon Lindstrom in CGA Senior Match Play final, earning his first CGA title

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Youth is Served

Henly Wilson feels right at home in winning 111th CGA Women’s Match Play at an oh-so-familiar course; at 15, she’s one of the youngest champs in history of event

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Riding High

Torrid start in title match lifts Greeley’s Traejan Andrews to victory in 126th CGA Match Play

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Titles on the Line

On this day anyway, the student schools the teacher as Brayden DeStefano beats defending champ Colin Prater at CGA Match Play; he’ll play Traejan Andrews in finals. Home-course favorite Henly Wilson...

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Close to Unmatched

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Larry McAtee, who co-ruled the state’s amateur golf ranks (with CU teammate Hale Irwin) in the mid-1960s, passes away at age 82

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2026 CGA Women's Mashie Championship

5/28/26 The team of Kelly Green (Denver) and Kelly Schaub (Scottsdale) defeated Jolene Wong (Highlands Ranch) and Sydney Wrench (Denver) 3 & 2.

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Junior Achievement

In same month Denver native Wyndham Clark returned to the winner’s circle on PGA Tour, the Colorado-based AJGA event that bears his name earned a ‘Game Changer Award’; 2026 edition of The Wyndham...

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Back-to-Back, Times 2

Richard Bradsby and Jon Lindstrom team up to set scoring and margin-of-victory records at CGA Senior Four-Ball; sickness isn’t enough to keep Robin Bradbury and John Hornbeck from repeating as...

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Setting the Standard

Brayden Forte and Miles Kuhl, two 18-year-olds still in high school, set scoring record — with room to spare — in winning CGA Four-Ball; in all, 7 Team Colorado members place among the top 6 team...

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Teeing It Up for Real

CGA championship/USGA qualifying schedule starts with a flurry over the next 3 weeks

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Calling It A Career

Joe McCleary finds fulfillment in diverse and accomplished career in Colorado golf; former CGA president retired this month after 7 years on association’s staff

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In Retrospect

Starting the countdown of the top 25 Colorado golf stories of 2025

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DEAR MOLLY

How Can I Age More Gracefully?

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Being of Service

Chris Hasenzahl, the CGA’s Volunteer of the Year, has plenty of ‘drive’ when it comes to course rating; Parker Golf Association making a habit of being

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Playing By The Rules

Jim Topliff Award winner Bill McClearn relishes rules officiating — whether working a junior tournament, the Colorado Open or anything in between By Gary

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FAB 5: Membership Means More Great Gifts

If you’ve been following the Fab 5 the past few years, you may know that we golfers in the McMulligan household are perfectly happy giving ourselves

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Sweet 16

The second edition of Team Colorado, which was introduced at the CGA’s Medal of Excellence festivities, is quite an accomplished bunch.

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Breaking New Ground

Longtime golf instructor Kelli McKandless ‘stoked’ at being named the first coach for Team Colorado, the Centennial State’s elite junior squad that’s

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DEAR MOLLY

How Do I Cope with Mulligans?

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New Faces for Team Colorado

New Roster for Team Colorado Announced for the 2026 season.

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