Floridian Blake Dyer shoots 59 at University of Denver Golf Club to gain medalist honors in first Inspirato Colorado Open qualifier; Coloradans Reese Knox and Will Chadwick among 9 qualifiers
By Gary Baines – 6/30/2025
The first of five qualifying tournaments for the 2025 Inspirato Colorado Open yielded a rare 59 by Blake Dyer of St. Petersburg, Fla. — a former University of Florida golfer — at University of Denver Golf Club in Highlands Ranch on Monday.
The 28-year-old Dyer set the course record with his 12-under-par effort, carding two eagles and eight birdies on a bogey-free day to claim medalist honors by four strokes out of a qualifying field of 65. He bettered his career-best round by two strokes. Dyer competed on the Korn Ferry Tour semi-regularly in 2022.
In all, nine players punched their tickets to the $200,000 Colorado Open, which will take place July 24-27 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver. Two Coloradans were among those who advanced — Reese Knox of Peyton (67), the only amateur to make the grade on Monday, and Will Chadwick of Boulder (68)
This year’s Colorado Open will feature a $50,000 first prize, down from $100,000 in recent years.
For all the scores from Monday’s qualifying tournament, CLICK HERE.
About the Writer: Gary Baines has covered golf in Colorado continuously since 1983. He was a sports writer at the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, then the sports editor there, and has written regularly for ColoradoGolf.org since 2009. The University of Colorado Evans Scholar alum was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. He owns and operates ColoradoGolfJournal.com