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Junior Golf (6)

Performing at Pinehurst

Erie’s Hadley Ashton scores another stellar finish at U.S.

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We are the champions

Centennial’s Matthew Wilkinson, Texan Morgan Miller break through for titles at Colorado Junior Match Play By Gary Baines - 7/30/2020 It was Sweet 16 all

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Upsets Galore

Jordaan beats top seed, former champ in one day at Colorado Junior Match Play; Heuston ousts No.

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On to the Sweet 16

Most of top seeds advance — with a few upsets sprinkled in — on first day of Colorado Junior Match Play By Gary Baines - 7/28/2020 The top seeds among

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Stepping Up Again

Eisenhower GC, site of the final two JGAC majors of 2020, will host Colorado Junior Match Play on Blue Course this week By Gary Baines - 7/27/2020 About

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What Might Have Been

Some of Colorado’s top girls golfers lament absence of U.S.

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Sweet Success

Hillary prevails in playoff for fourth JGAC major title; Wardynski’s first JGAC victory comes in Colorado Junior Amateur By Gary Baines - 7/8/2020 One

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One Day Left

Braecklein takes solo lead among girls; Nelson, Cornmesser tied in boys tourney at Colorado Junior Amateur By Gary Baines - 7/7/2020 It’s been quite a

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Setting the Standard

CGA Women’s Stroke Play champ Braecklein and Hillary tied for girls lead at Colorado Junior Amateur; Juergens, 15, sets pace in boys tourney By Gary

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Junior Major No. 2

With history of storied champions, Colorado Junior Amateur set for another chapter By Gary Baines - 7/3/2020 The Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado will

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Not To Be Denied

Franklin, Kozlowski break through for their first Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado major titles; Franklin follows up his mom’s 2019 CGA victory at same

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One Day Left

Franklin grabs 5-stroke lead among boys at Colorado Junior PGA; Kozlowski, Braecklein tied in girls tourney By Gary Baines - 6/16/2020 Walker Franklin is

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Spring-ing Into Action

Flaxbeard, Braecklein set pace at Colorado Junior PGA By Gary Baines - 6/15/2020 The Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs proved a formidable

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Gearing up

Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado ventures south for its first major of 2020 By Gary Baines - 6/12/2020 The Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado will begin

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Fast Starts

Coloradan Lagrimas, Kansan McCrary claim titles in 2020 JGAC Tour opener By Gary Baines - 6/3/2020 It had been almost eight months since the last Junior

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At Long Last

Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado tournament season that will feature about 100 events begins next week, 2 months after originally planned By Gary Baines

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Nixed

Boys Junior America’s Cup the latest major junior competition to be canceled; Colorado team won the event in 2018 By Gary Baines - 5/15/2020 Two years

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Drive for Excellence

Hale Irwin Player Program member Jeffrey Zhou at the top of his game on and off the course By Gary Baines - 5/14/2020 Last November, when nearly 550

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More 2020 Changes

AJGA cancels its 2 Colorado-based tourneys for 2020; Western Junior Championships also nixed; CU’s top women’s golfer accepts 2nd chance to finish senior

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This Pair of Aces Shines Brightly

16-year-old Max Lange, who hadn’t made a hole-in-one before, records 2 aces in 3 holes By Gary Baines - 5/11/2020 Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in

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Familiar Host

As more big national junior tourneys canceled, former 2020 U.S.

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Another Junior Cancellation

Girls Junior Americas Cup, which had been set for Idaho, canceled for 2020; Colorado, which sends a team each year, hosted the event in 2018 By Gary

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Not This Year

USGA cancels much-anticipated 2020 U.S.

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Cruel Twist of Fate

Schalk’s shot at unprecedented 4-peat in Colorado state high school golf goes by wayside as CHSAA cancels spring season; future CU golfer won every

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JUNIOR Tournament Updates

AJGA postponements include Hale Irwin Colorado Junior, Aspen Junior All-Star; IMG Junior Worlds canceled; 2 sites set for JGAC majors By Gary Baines -

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College Plans

More than 30 Colorado junior golfers/JGAC members from classes of 2020 and ’21 set to play college golf, including at least 16 who are headed to NCAA

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Ready, Set, Wait

CGA manager of junior competitions Jordan Mazzara starting his new job in new state amid very unusual circumstances By Gary Baines - 3/30/2020 Jordan

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2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior in Colorado

60 years ago, winning 1960 U.S.

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2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior in Colorado

Click to Support the 2020 U.S.

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Making a Difference

Record 20 junior golfers will participate in CGA’s Hale Irwin Player Program at CommonGround in 2020; Kupcho among HIPP’s accomplished alums By Gary

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Familiar Face

Brent Vasa, whose first adult job was as a Marine mortarman, returns to CGA as director of junior competitions By Gary Baines - 1/20/2020 As job paths

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A Year to Remember

Coloradan Charlotte Hillary adds to her stellar run with national sportsmanship award, playing a round with Rickie Fowler, and finishing 12th at Rolex

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Headed to the Next Level

At least 14 Colorado junior golfers are committed to play for NCAA Division I programs By Gary Baines - 11/15/2019 One way to judge how strong the

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On Course for Ongoing Success

Youth on Course continues to thrive in Colorado and beyond; 28 courses in Centennial State utilize initiative By Gary Baines - 11/04/2019 When it comes

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Miami-Bound

13 junior golfers from Colorado qualify at GVR for 2020 Optimist International By Gary Baines - 10/23/2019 Thirteen Coloradans were among the 21 players

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Another Big Year

Hits just keep coming in fourth season for Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado By Gary Baines - 10/18/2019 The almost-completed fourth year of the Junior

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