Monthly musings
Local Korn Ferry Tour event lands title sponsor and now will be called The Ascendant at TPC Colorado; former CGA Player of Year reinstated as amateur;
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Life-Altering Event
11 Colorado caddies earn full-tuition and housing Evans Scholarships, with Cherry Hills, Roaring Fork Club and Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy
Monthly Musings
Final numbers in for golf rounds in Colorado in 2021; Coloradan Joe Assell earns national PGA of America award; Colorado course honors; David Duval’s
Memorable Year Awaits
Life is ever changing for Jennifer Kupcho as Colorado native prepares for 2022 LPGA season and impending marriage By Gary Baines - 1/17/2022 In the
What Awaits?
Notable happenings that will — or might — take place in Colorado golf in 2022 By Gary Baines - 1/11/2022 The last couple of calendar years have left much
Quote, Unquote
Notable quotables from Colorado golf in 2021 By Gary Baines - 12/31/2021 ’Tis the final day of 2021, the last one to publish a year-ending retrospective.
Strong Winter ShowingS
Loveland’s Lauren Lehigh ties for eighth overall in prestigious Arizona Silver Belle Championship; CU's Dylan McDermott wins Grapevine Amateur By Gary
Final Installment
The top dozen stories in Colorado golf for 2021 By Gary Baines - 12/29/2021 We started the countdown earlier this week.
Bidding Adieu to 2021
Colorado golf stories of the year, Part I By Gary Baines - 12/27/2021 Time is running out on 2021, but before the clock strikes 12, it’s worth revisiting
Presents All Around
Let’s celebrate the season with gift wishes, Colorado golf-style By Gary Baines - 12/23/2021 This time of year, the days are short but the sense of
Fun, Fellowship and Philanthropy
Giving is in the DNA for Parker Golf Association, the first CGA Men’s Club of the Year By Gary Baines - 12/20/2021 The Parker Golf Association is
Another Family Affair
Team Duval makes up some ground, but Coloradans finish 13th at made-for-TV PNC Championship By Gary Baines - 12/19/2021 David Duval, competing in his
Twice As Nice
Patty Jewett 18-Hole Golf Club comes back for seconds as CGA Women’s Club of the Year By Gary Baines - 12/16/2021 The CWGA first gave out its Women’s
Going Strong in December
Hunter Swanson of Denver wins Southern California PGA Junior Tour event, edging a younger brother of Patrick Cantlay in the process By Gary Baines -
Familiar Territory
Former CU golfer Jeremy Paul, who’s headed for Korn Ferry Tour, wins again on Outlaw Tour By Gary Baines - 12/12/2021 A month after earning exempt status
In Stellar Company
In a game where rules officials sink or swim, things are going swimmingly for 2021 CGA Topliff Award winner Dave Herrick By Gary Baines - 12/13/2021 It
A Life Well-Lived
Kaye Kessler, whose long, extraordinary career as a sports writer concluded in Colorado, passes away just shy of age 98; Colorado Golf Hall of Famer
Not This Time
Players with strong local ties fall short at PGA Tour Champions Q-school By Gary Baines - 12/10/2021 Two-time PGA Tour winner Jonathan Kaye, a part-time
Making an Impact
TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes named Korn Ferry Tour Tournament of the Year; event volunteer Mark Fidrych also honored By Gary Baines -
Dynamo
CGA leadership believes it hit the Mark(s) with its hiring of enthusiastic young communications manager By Gary Baines - 12/9/2021 It’s certainly not a
Among the Best
Some newcomers sprinkled among Colorado courses and instructors earning national accolades recently By Gary Baines - 12/6/2021 National best-of lists for
Early ending
Locals Becca Huffer, Esther Lee and Robyn Choi fail to advance to final week of LPGA Q-Series By Gary Baines - 12/5/2021 Becca Huffer of Monument (2019)
Living By the Rules
CGA sees new hire Lewis Harry as someone who is ‘going places’, like other previous directors of rules and competitions By Gary Baines - 12/2/2021 It was
Senior q-school
Doug Rohrbaugh and Micah Rudosky fall short in Champions qualifying, but Jonathan Kaye will join Tom Kalinowski in final stage By Gary Baines - 12/2/2021
A Positive First Step
Former CU golfer Yannik Paul places eighth in his debut as DP World Tour member By Gary Baines - 11/27/2021 Former University of Colorado golfer Yannik
3 Of A Kind
Three generations of Hinkle family ace the same hole at Pelican Lakes in a span of 19 months By Gary Baines - 11/26/2021 In the case of the Hinkle
Another Big Year on Tap
2022 AJGA schedule features 3 Colorado-based tournaments, matching 2021’s record total By Gary Baines - 11/24/2021 After a memorable — and in one case,
In Review
Davis Bryant, Jack Castiglia, Griffin Barela, Jack Hughes among Coloradans who stood out during local Division I college golf fall season By Gary Baines
Local Tour Roundup
Coloradan Tyler McCumber flirts with 59, finishes fourth at RSM Classic after rough stretch on PGA Tour; Jennifer Kupcho places 35th on final 2021 LPGA
Back for Another Try
Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski easily advances to final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school By Gary Baines - 11/19/2021 Former Durango resident Tom
CGA Men’s Player Awards
At age 41, Chris Thayer earns CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year honor — along with his fifth Mid-Am POY award; Robert Polk, 66, sweeps CGA Senior and
Wrapping It Up
Coloradan Ben Lanting rallies to finish 13th in national Assistant PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 11/14/2021 Ben Lanting of Bear Creek
Local Tour Roundup
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe records third top-5 finish of PGA Tour Champions season; Jennifer Kupcho struggles on final day of LPGA event
To The Next Level
Colorado-based NCAA Division I golf teams gain commitments from at least 5 local junior golfers; in all, at least 9 Coloradans, and two other JGAC