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,
Junior Golf (4)
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
2021 JGAC Honors
Hunter Swanson repeats as Boys Player of the Year, while Kaylee Chen earns Girls POY honor; both are members of Hale Irwin Player Program By Gary Baines
Another Big Year
2021 junior golf season in Colorado produced plenty of headline-grabbing highlights By Gary Baines - 10/21/2021 A long — and eventful — 2021 junior golf
Streak Stays Intact
Chalk up another victory for ‘Team Europe’ in JGAC’s Junior Ryder Cup matches By Gary Baines - 10/10/2021 “Team Europe” continues its domination of the
Wrapping Up the Season
Matthew Wilkinson wins his second JGAC major of 2021, while 14-year-old Hadley Ashton prevails by 5 in girls Tour Championship By Gary Baines -
One Round Left
State high school champ Connor Downey, 14-year-old Hadley Ashton grab leads midway through JGAC Tour Championship By Gary Baines - 10/9/021 A boy who won
Big Weekend for Junior Golfers
Many of Colorado’s top juniors set to tee it up this weekend for final JGAC major of 2021 and Junior Ryder Cup By Gary Baines - 10/8/2021 The fourth and
Boys State High School Golf
Riverdale Ridge’s Bradley Weinmaster fires high-school-best 69 to lead in 4A state meet; Pine Creek’s Wes Erling setting pace in 5A, 2020 runner-up
Fall Fixture
Preparation gears up for boys state high school tournaments, which will take place without 2020 JGAC Player of Year Hunter Swanson; former individual
Eyes on the Prize
Hundred Hole Hike pays big dividends despite all the aches and pains; event at CommonGround raises more than $14,000 for Youth on Course By Gary Baines -
Memorable Week at Pebble
Denver resident Hunter Swanson ties for fifth in pro-junior portion of PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach By Gary Baines - 9/26/2021 Hunter
Big Day for the Locals
A record 4 Coloradans advance to Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals, set for Augusta National Golf Club on eve of Masters; Matai Naqica, Sophia Capua,
All for the Cause
Hundred Hole Hikers hope some pain turns into plenty of gain for Youth on Course as second annual event set for CommonGround GC By Gary Baines - 9/9/2021
One Step Closer
14 additional Colorado junior golfers gain spots into Drive, Chip & Putt Regionals that will be held at Colorado GC By Gary Baines - 8/28/2021 Fourteen
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
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
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
Best Ever
Californian Zachery Pollo sets AJGA and course record with 60 at The Bridges event in Montrose; Texan Mallory Matthews leads girls tourney By Gary Baines
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
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
One Round Left
Castle Rock’s Luke Cushman shares lead at AJGA’s Colorado Springs Junior By Gary Baines - 7/28/2021 Luke Cushman of Castle Rock put himself in position
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
Looking to Make Up Ground
Coloradans tied for 11th heading into final day of Junior America’s Cup By Gary Baines - 7/28/2021 If the team representing the state and the Junior Golf
Opportunities on the Line
Morgan Miller, seeking rare back-to-back titles, makes semis at Colorado Junior Match Play; Kyle Shaw, 14, beats No.
Springing Forward
Coloradans Carter Surofchek and Luke Cushman and Arizonan Camden Braidech share boys lead, while Arizona’s Zoe Newell ahead in girls tourney at AJGA
Round 1 in the Books
Colorado team 10th after day 1 of Junior America’s Cup in Wyoming By Gary Baines - 7/27/2021 The boys Junior America’s Cup team representing the state
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
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
Another JGAC Major Awaits
City Park GC hosts Colorado Junior Match Play in another busy week for the state’s top young golfers By Gary Baines - 7/24/2021 The Junior Golf Alliance
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
Idaho Report
Coloradans eighth with one round left in Girls Junior Americas Cup By Gary Baines - 7/21/2021 The team representing the state and the Junior Golf
Local Juniors Competing Nationally
Wes Erling opens with 74 to lead Colorado contingent at U.S.