On the Right Course
Colorado golf courses featured prominently in national ‘best of’ lists published in May By Gary Baines - 5/31/2021 May was certainly a busy month when it
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In the Hunt
Jenny Coleman, Yannik Paul, George Cunningham, Tom Whitney and Ellie Givens all post top-10s in tour action By Gary Baines - 5/30/2021 By both quantity
Local Mini-Tour Roundup
Hailey Schalk runner-up at prep tournament for CoBank Colorado Women’s Open; Korte, Yates post top-5 finishes on Outlaw Tour By Gary Baines - 5/28/2021
A Week to Remember
Robin Bradbury/John Hornbeck ‘ace’ their test this week to win CGA Senior Four-Ball By Gary Baines - 5/27/2021 Robin Bradbury and John Hornbeck came up
Nine .. and Counting
Janet Moore wins her ninth CGA Women’s Mashie title, teaming with Marin Halvorsen to fend off Kim Eaton/Kristine Franklin in final By Gary Baines -
Big-Time Rally
Former Colorado resident and Air Force Academy golfer Kyle Westmoreland fires 2nd-round 63 to qualify for his first U.S.
Fantastica
Anna Zanusso finishes ninth in NCAA national championships, marking the second-best individual showing ever by a DU women’s golfer By Gary Baines -
Hitting Pay Dirt
Coloradan Jon Lindstrom shares medalist honors in qualifying for his first U.S.
Time to Team Up
Robert Polk/Bill Fowler eye record fourth CGA Senior Four-Ball title together; 4-time CGA Match Play champ Mark Crabtree competing in CGA championship
Something New
Martin Laird, Wyndham Clark and Kyler Dunkle manage 'firsts' in tour action; Hale Irwin drops a spot on list of oldest major winners, but remains oldest
Thursday Comeback
Big final-day rally gives Lakewood CC’s Jay Livsey title in Trans-Miss Mid-Master Championship By Gary Baines - 5/20/2021 Jay Livsey of Lakewood Country
Headed Northwest
Kelsey Webster, runner-up in 2020 CGA Fall Amateur, transferring from CU to Oregon State, coached by Colorado native Dawn Shockley By Gary Baines -
Red-Letter Day
Sean Crowley becomes second straight Colorado amateur to earn medalist honors in U.S.
Major Accomplishment
Windsor amateur Leigha Devine becomes third player with strong Colorado ties to land spot in U.S.
Taking It To The Limit
CSU’s AJ Ott will make NCAA national championships his final college event after qualifying as individual at Stillwater Regional By Gary Baines -
Ever So Close
DU men fall just short in bid for rare team berth into NCAA nationals; elsewhere, college careers of Dan Erickson, CU’s Daniel O’Loughlin come to end By
Back for More
Colorado native Wyndham Clark lands spot in the second major of his career, again coming off alternate list to join field for PGA Championship; Coloradan
Strong ShowingS
Former DU golfer Espen Kofstad notches top-3 finish on European Challenge Tour for first time since 2016; former Colorado resident George Cunningham
CGA’s Loss is Symetra Tour’s Gain
Robert Duke, the CGA’s well-respected director of rules and competitions, leaving to become rules official on Symetra Tour By Gary Baines - 5/12/2021
Mixed Bag
Team trip to NCAA nationals eludes DU women, but Pioneer sophomore Anna Zanusso earns individual berth; Coloradan Mary Weinstein concludes college career
San Francisco TREAT
Europeans Louise Stahle and Matilda Castren withstand rough weather to qualify at The Ranch CC for U.S.
Hope Remains Alive
Coloradans Zahkai Brown, Jim Knous and Cal McCoy advance from Walnut Creek to U.S.
Lessons To Be Learned
Ever-growing numbers show CGA Women’s Clinics are hitting their mark and breaking down barriers to the game By Gary Baines - 5/8/2021 Many women looked
Just Barely
CSU-Pueblo men eke out a berth to NCAA Division II national tourney; Andrew Ni places fourth individually at regional By Gary Baines - 5/8/2021 It was a
Postseason Plans
DU men, CSU’s AJ Ott and CU’s Daniel O’Loughlin book trips to NCAA Regionals By Gary Baines - 5/5/2021 The University of Denver men’s golf team, coming
Improvising
‘Creative solution’ keeps CoBank as title sponsor of Colorado Open championships for 2021 — a year longer than originally planned; former U.S.
Back-To-Back
DU men successfully defend team title at Summit League tournament and earn spot in NCAA Regionals; Solem finishes runner-up individually By Gary Baines -
Memorable Season Opener
Bryan Rusin and Chris Thayer set scoring record in cruising to title in CGA Four-Ball; more than $5,000 raised for Youth on Course; parents of the late
Close Call
CSU’s Davis Bryant notches top-5 individual finish at Mountain West Conference tourney By Gary Baines - 5/1/2021 Davis Bryant of Aurora placed a
LOCAL MINI-TOUR ROUNDUP
Former CU golfer Yannik Paul wins SwingThought tourney, giving twin brothers 3 ST victories this year By Gary Baines - 4/29/2021 Chalk up another one for
A First
Hunter Swanson, Kyle Leydon of First Tee GVR earn invites into inaugural First Tee National Championship By Gary Baines - 4/29/2021 Two Colorado junior
Frustrating Finish
Former Mines golfer Marty Jertson falls just short of 4th straight PGA Championship berth after late-round struggles By Gary Baines - 4/28/2021 Had the