Colorado Golf Association News

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

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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;

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Motor City-Bound

Tip from 3-time U.S.

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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

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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

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A Wrap at Chambers Bay

Josh McLaughlin the top Colorado finisher at Pacific Coast Amateur By Gary Baines - 7/23/2021 In a Pacific Coast Amateur in which the scores of the

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Finishing Strong

Kaylee Chen places 8th individually to lead Colorado to 7th-place team showing in Girls Junior Americas Cup By Gary Baines - 7/22/2021 The team

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Taking It To The Limit

2-time U.S.

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Now a ram

2021 U.S.

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Going Low

DU’s Ryder Heuston fires 63 for medalist honors in qualifying for CoBank Colorado Open; fellow Coloradans Kyle Leydon, Taylor Murtland also advance By

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Helping the Cause

Jennifer Kupcho calls being named national ambassador for Youth on Course ‘a great fit for me’ By Gary Baines - 7/20/2021 The innovative Youth on Course

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Not This Year

Coloradans fall short of match play at U.S.

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Pioneer Sweep

DU teammates Jackson Solem and Connor Jones share medalist honors at Fort Collins CC and earn spots in U.S.

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Day 1 Showdown

Kim Eaton defeats fellow Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Janet Moore on opening day of CGA Women’s Senior Match Play By Gary Baines - 7/19/2021 In a matchup

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Strong Front-Runner

Griffin Barela makes it look easy with 5-stroke victory in CGA Amateur; Parker Edens adds another runner-up to his CGA championship resumé By Gary Baines

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Colorado Proud

11 local golfers set to represent Colorado in Girls Junior Americas Cup, Pacific Coast Amateur and boys Junior America’s Cup By Gary Baines - 7/19/2021

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Next Up

After 51st-place finish in IMG Academy Junior Worlds, Coloradan Hunter Swanson gears up for U.S.

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Taking a Final Bow

20-stroke victory — in her final JGAC event — gives Emma Bryant her third JGAC major title, and her family its seventh; Charlie Flaxbeard prevails for

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Firming Up Plans

Easton Paxton rebounds to land medalist honors in CoBank Colorado Open qualifier; Coloradan Ryan Schmitz also advances By Gary Baines - 7/13/2021 A day

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Headed East

Coloradans Janet Moore and Sherry Andonian-Smith qualify again for U.S.

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61 Does the Trick

Strong finish earns LaVerne Brookie and Toni Gill overall low-net title in CGA Women’s Niblick By Gary Baines - 7/13/21 LaVerne Brookie and Toni Gill of

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Big-Time Venue Awaits

TJ Shehee, 20, and Sean Crowley, 50, qualify at Columbine CC for U.S.

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Local Tour Roundup

Jennifer Kupcho records her eighth top-10 finish on LPGA Tour; Shane Bertsch places 23rd in U.S.

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Chalk One Up for an ‘Old’ Guy

46-year-old Tag Ridings becomes oldest winner of Korn Ferry Tour event this season, claiming his second career KFT title — 19 years after the first — by

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Back for More

Several players looking for return trips to U.S.

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2021 Major No. 2

Legacy Ridge GC hosts Colorado Junior Amateur in very busy week for elite junior golfers from the state By Gary Baines - 7/10/2021 The second Junior Golf

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An Eye for Design

Prolific golf course designer and Colorado resident Perry Dye passes away at age 68 By Gary Baines - 7/10/2021 Perry Dye, eldest son of renowned golf

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Strong Showing

Coloradan Cal McCoy ties for seventh place in prestigious Trans-Miss; next year's event set for Denver CC By Gary Baines - 7/9/2021 The Trans-Mississippi

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Eyeing Trips to Oakmont

Just 2 berths at each site up for grabs as Columbine and Fort Collins CC host U.S.

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Feeling Right at Home?

Local contingent at TPC Colorado Championship ranges from red-hot to rusty heading into tournament By Gary Baines - 7/7/2021 Seven players with strong

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1,000 … And Counting

Fort Collins resident Craig Chester recently defied the odds by shooting his age (or better) — for the 1,000th time By Gary Baines - 7/7/2021 To say that

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