Colorado Golf Association News

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

CGA News (15)

Virtual Get-Together

CGA Women’s Golf Summit drawing plenty of interest despite being conducted online this year; Q&A with Kupcho will be featured at March 6 event By Gary

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Carrying It Forward

14 Colorado caddies earn Evans Scholarships to CU; a record 7 started at Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, including first-ever from Grand Junction

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PART OF the Sweet 16

Promotion gives former CGA staffer Pete Lis his ‘dream’ job as PGA Tour rules official By Gary Baines - 2/8/2021 Eighteen years ago this month, Pete Lis

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Go to the Head of the Class

Laurie Steenrod ‘rates’ an ‘A’ from the CGA; retired Aurora teacher named the 2020 Women’s Volunteer of the Year By Gary Baines - 1/27/2021 It was a cold

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YEAR-END COUNTDOWN, PART II

The top dozen stories in Colorado golf for 2020 By Gary Baines - 12/30/2020 It’s time to wrap up the top stories in Colorado golf for 2020 with our

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Year-End Countdown

The top stories in Colorado golf for 2020, Part I By Gary Baines - 12/28/2020 Three hundred and sixty-two days down and just four yet to be completed

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R.I.P.

2011 CGA Match Play champ and former School of Mines standout Michael Lee passes away at age 28 due to Covid-19 complications By Gary Baines - 12/23/2020

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A New Chapter

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore becomes president of the board for the CGA, with which he has a long and illustrious history By Gary Baines -

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Generous With Their Time

World travelers Susan and Peter Gilbert find volunteering in Colorado golf very fulfilling; the Lone Tree-based rules officials earn 2020 Jim Topliff

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CGA Women’s Players of the Year

CU’s Hodgkins makes the most of a few tournaments to earn CGA Women’s Player of Year honors; Franklin named Women’s Senior POY for third straight year By

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CGA Men’s Players of the Year

Prater (both Les Fowler and Mid-Am Player of the Year) and Ivan (Senior POY) swept their way to CGA honors; Colorado newcomer Nelson named Super-Senior

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Last Team Standing

Ute Creek earns bragging rights by winning CGA Team Interclub title with dominant victory over Riverdale in finals By Gary Baines - 10/24/2020 Over the

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New Champ in the Works

First-time finalists Ute Creek, Riverdale set to square off for CGA Team Interclub title By Gary Baines - 10/22/2020 Success tends to beget success, at

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Fabulous Fall

CSU’s AJ Ott continues impressive play by winning men’s title at CGA Fall Amateur going away By Gary Baines - 10/12/2020 AJ Ott misses competing

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Two of the Best

Decorated amateur Weinstein rallies to claim women’s title at CGA Fall Amateur; Ott holds big lead as wind delays end of men’s tourney By Gary Baines -

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The Stage Is Set

Final-hole eagle gives UNC’s Castiglia men’s lead, while DU’s Jordaan 2 ahead in women’s tourney at CGA Fall Amateur By Gary Baines - 10/10/2020

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Teamwork

UNC’s Castiglia and Shehee tied in men’s tourney, while DU’s Weinstein, Jordaan share women’s lead at CGA Fall Amateur By Gary Baines - 10/9/2020 Now

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Helping Fill the Void

CGA Fall Amateur gives college players — and others — another chance to tee it up for a championship By Gary Baines - 10/8/2020 In a fall devoid of NCAA

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More of the Same

Ivan completes sweep of 2020 CGA senior majors by beating Polk in Senior Amateur playoff; playing wrong ball keeps 2019 champ Hornbeck from repeating By

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Wide Open

Bradbury leads the way on very crowded leaderboard at CGA Senior Amateur By Gary Baines - 9/30/2020 The final round of last year’s CGA Senior Amateur

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Going Out on Top

Doyen leads Foothills GC to title in CGA Women’s Club Team Championship on the eve of bidding farewell to Colorado By Gary Baines - 9/28/2020 Now that’s

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Familiar Position

Defending champion Hornbeck grabs first-round lead at CGA Senior Amateur By Gary Baines - 9/29/2020 The start of the 49th CGA Senior Amateur Championship

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At Long Last

Russ and Chris Roehrkasse break through for victory in CGA Parent-Child Championship By Gary Baines - 9/27/2020 Russ and Chris Roehrkasse have been

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Eyes on the Prize

Last 8 winners of CGA Senior Amateur set to tee it up at 49th edition of championship as Perry Park CC will host By Gary Baines - 9/28/2020 Last year’s

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Strong Leadership

Several captains at CGA Women’s Club Team Championship are no strangers to statewide success By Gary Baines - 9/27/2020 Some of the big guns of Colorado

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Tightly Packed

2 teams share lead at CGA Parent-Child, while defending champs trail by 2 going into final round By Gary Baines - 9/26/2020 The past five years,

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Politics Aside

Golf — and competing in CGA championships — has helped former U.S.

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Age-less Wonder

Stellar showing in Super-Senior Match Play final gives Moore CGA titles in 6 different decades By Gary Baines - 9/24/2020 Call Kent Moore a man for all

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Ready to Go

Fowlers set to defend their title in CGA Parent-Child Championship at Eagle Ranch By Gary Baines - 9/25/2020 For almost 16 months — four months longer

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Final Four

Polk dominant in advancing to semifinals at CGA Super-Senior Match Play By Gary Baines - 9/23/2020 Robert Polk has won just about every age-appropriate

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16 Left

Defending champ Forey among plethora of top seeds to advance in CGA Super-Senior Match Play By Gary Baines - 9/22/2020 The top eight seeds, including

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Back for More

Strong field assembled for CGA Super-Senior Match Play at Legacy Ridge By Gary Baines - 9/21/2020 Legacy Ridge Golf Course seems like CGA Championship

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Not to be Denied

Triple bogey in playoff doesn’t keep Thayer from big-time comeback to win his third CGA Mid-Amateur By Gary Baines - 9/20/2020 It was a bizarre ending

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Giving It Another Go

After missing out when 2020 championship was canceled, Schalk teams with Lau to qualify for her third U.S.

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Some Cushion

Tournament-best 66 gives Trimble four-stroke lead going into final round of CGA Mid-Amateur By Gary Baines - 9/19/2020 In the 10 times the CGA

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At Last

U.S.

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