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2021 Honorees
Alice Plain from Vail Golf Club named Colorado PGA’s Golf Professional of the Year; other special award winners also announced By Gary Baines - 8/18/2021
More of the Same
Final-round 64 gives Bear Creek’s Ben Lanting his third Colorado Assistant PGA title in the last four years By Gary Baines - 8/17/2021 Ben Lanting is
3 Of A Kind
Kristine Franklin claims her third CGA Women’s Senior Stroke Play title, this one at her home course; Kim Eaton finishes runner-up for fifth straight
New Chapter
DU confirms that Martha Richards, an accomplished former head coach at Texas and Vanderbilt, hired as coach of Pioneers’ women’s golf team By Gary Baines
Best in the West
Bogey-free 66 gives Bryan Rusin 2nd CGA title this season; Bob Schuler (seniors) and Julia Baroth (women) win their divisions at CGA Western Chapter
Local Tour Roundup
Denver native Mark Hubbard loses PGA Tour fully-exempt status, but Korn Ferry Finals await; Taylor Montgomery barely misses getting PGA Tour status;
On to CGC
15 Coloradans earn berths at Murphy Creek to Drive, Chip & Putt Regional that Colorado Golf Club will host By Gary Baines - 8/14/2021 Sixteen junior
At the Bears’ Helm
Clayton Sikorski named director of golf at UNC, where he’ll oversee both the men’s and women’s programs By Gary Baines - 8/13/2021 (Updated 8/14/2021)
Change of Momentum
Tide turns as CSU’s Gunnar Broin sees his run end in round of 64 at U.S.
BATTLING IT OUT
Former UNC men’s golf coach Roger Prenzlow makes birdie in 3-man playoff to win Super-Senior Amateur for his first CGA title; 2 aces recorded on same
Going the Distance
Former DU golfer Rachael Watton teams up with Stephanie Holmes to claim overall low-gross title at CGA Women’s Brassie By Gary Baines - 8/10/2021 Rachael
Easy As 1-2-3
Denver CC’s Alexandra Braga claims third title at Colorado PGA Women’s Championship By Gary Baines - 8/10/2021 Alexandra Braga from Denver Country Club
Local Tour Roundup
Cheyenne native Josh Creel lands first victory on Korn Ferry Tour; part-time Boulder resident Jonathan Kaye set for PGA Tour Champions debut By Gary
We Are The Champions, My Friends
JGAC Junior Series Champions Crowned: Jeffrey Chen and Claire Atzbach (10 & under); Johnathon Smith and Addison Hines (11-13); and Austin Barry and
Incoming
Logan Goulding becomes third DU men’s golf head coach since spring 2020; Pioneer mainstay Cal McCoy headed to University of Arizona By Gary Baines -
Memorable AJGA Season in Colorado
Hunter Swanson becomes fourth in-state resident to finish first or second in a 2021 Colorado-based AJGA tournament; day after a 60 shot by the boys champ
More Coaching Changes
George Koury switches roles at Air Force Academy, leaving golf head coaching job after 19 years; alum Tyler Goulding, brother of new DU men’s coach,
On the Big Stage
Coloradans TJ Shehee, Sean Crowley, Jackson Solem and Connor Jones set to make their U.S.
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifying
Colorado Golf Hall of Famers Janet Moore and Kim Eaton add to their long list of USGA championships, while Louise Lyle of Colorado Springs qualifies for
End of the Line
CU’s Hailey Schalk and Issy Simpson make inroads, but fail to advance to match play at U.S.
Out in Front
Denver’s Hunter Swanson grabs lead in AJGA Montrose event with first-round 65; Kaylee Chen top Coloradan among girls By Gary Baines - 8/3/2021 Week after
Best of the Senior Set
Pair of 66s gives Micah Rudosky 3-stroke victory in Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 8/3/2021 Micah Rudosky of Conquistador
Setting the Standard
Annie Fox (gross score) and Debbie Strine (net) earn overall honors at CGA Women’s Hickory By Gary Baines - 8/2/2021 Annie Fox of Indian Peaks Golf
Local Tour Roundup
Water ball on final hole after sharing lead leaves Jennifer Kupcho with third-place showing in Northern Ireland; it’s her ninth top-10 on LPGA Tour;
‘Life-Changing Week’
In first trip to Colorado, Floridian Alex Weiss fires bogey-free 64 in final round and fends off Coloradans Jake Staiano and Derek Fribbs for CoBank
Local Junior Roundup
Coloradans Luke Cushman, Sofia Choi place 2nd in AJGA Colorado Springs Junior; Locals wrap up play at Optimist International By Gary Baines - 7/29/2021
With an Exclamation Point
Pitch-in birdie on 19th hole lifts Longmont’s Ben Harding to boys title in Colorado Junior Match Play; CU-bound Morgan Miller wins girls championship for
Saving the Best for Last
Stellar final round gives Coloradans 7th-place finish out of 16-team Junior America’s Cup By Gary Baines - 7/29/2021 The golfers from Colorado
Winnowing the Field
Top seeds move on as Colorado Junior Match Play begins at City Park GC By Gary Baines - 7/26/2021 Top-seeded Nic Pevny of Aspen, winner of the 3A boys
57th Edition
Intriguing storylines galore await at CoBank Colorado Open By Gary Baines - 7/27/2021 The CoBank Colorado Open always produces plenty of memorable
Repeat After Me
2020 CGA Super-Senior Player of Year David Nelson makes it 2 straight titles in Denver Senior Men’s City Amateur By Gary Baines - 7/25/2021 David Nelson
Miami Junior Golf
Coloradans Austin Barry, Nathan Kim and Brenna Higgins crack top 25 at Optimist International Junior Golf Championship By Gary Baines - 7/24/2021 Three