Part-time Coloradan Liselotte Neumann notches another top-10 in U.S. Senior Women’s Open, placing 3rd; Davis Bryant (DP World Tour), Shane Bertsch (PGA Tour Champions) and Robyn Choi (LPGA) record top-15 finishes in other tournament golf
By Gary Baines – 8/24/2025
On a Sunday when several players with strong Colorado connections posted top-15 finishes on various tours throughout the world, a native of Sweden who lives part time in Carbondale continued to be a formidable competitor at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open.
Liselotte Neumann, the 1988 U.S. Women’s Open champion who has resided part-time in the area around Aspen for the last several years, finished solo third on Sunday at the Senior Women’s Open at San Diego Country Club.
It marked her fourth top-10 in the seven times Neumann has teed it up in the event as she now owns a second place, a third, a sixth and a ninth.
Neumann, who captained the European Solheim Cup team to victory in 2013 at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, posted rounds of 73-71-74-74 to check in with even-par total in Chula Vista, Calif., ending up seven strokes behind winner Becky Morgan.
Sherry Andonian-Smith, a Colorado PGA member who lives part of the year in Centennial, competed in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open for the seventh time in the seven years the event has been held, having qualified every year. Andonian-Smith made the 36-hole cut in the championship for the five straight year, with her 34th-place finish being her second-best personally in the event. She carded rounds of 75-73-81-79.
Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties who competed at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open:
3. Part-time Carbondale resident Liselotte Neumann 73-71-74-74–292
34. Part-time Centennial resident Sherry Andonian-Smith 75-73-81-79—308
45. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Jill McGill 75-78-80-79–312
46. Part-time Lakewood resident Hollis Stacy 76-74-80-83–313
Missed Cut
Kris Franklin of Westminster 81-83–164
Kelly Green, Denver 87-84–171
For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
Meanwhile, in other tour-related events that concluded on Sunday:
— Davis Bryant of Aurora, who made the cut on the number two days earlier, tied for 13th at the Betfred British Masters in Sutton Coldfield, England.
The 2024 Inspirato Colorado Open champion followed up an opening round of 74 with scores of 70-66-70 to check in at 8 under par, eight behind champion Alex Noren. The showing was worth 43,596 euros ($51,006) to Bryant, who has recorded three top-15 finishes on the DP World Tour since late June, with the others being a fourth place and a 10th.
For all the scores from the British Masters, CLICK HERE.
— Shane Bertsch of Parker, who is in the field for the Inspirato Colorado Senior Open that starts on Wednesday, shared 12th place on Sunday at the Ally Challenge, the PGA Tour Champions event in Grand Blanc, Mich. Bertsch finished with an 8-under-par total — seven shots back of winner Stewart Cink — after rounds of 70-68-70.
Bertsch has recorded top-20 finishes in three of his last five Champions starts.
Ally Challenge SCORES
— Former University of Colorado golfer Robyn Choi placed 15th at the CPKC Women’s Open in Ontario, Canada, marking her second straight top-15 showing on the LPGA Tour — and fourth of the year.
With Canadian Brooke Henderson winning the event at 15 under par, Choi ended up at 5 under (73-70-68-68), earning $36,254 in the process.
CPKC Women’s Open SCORES
— Meanwhile, at the U.S. Senior Amateur in San Antonio, three Coloradans teed it up over the weekend, and none of the three advanced to the 64-man match-play portion of the championship. A score of 149 or better for three rounds was necessary to advance to match play.
Here are the scores for the Coloradans:
David Johnson of Berthoud 74-79–153
Guy Mertz of Berthoud 79-76–155
Thomas Roos of Centennial 80-87—167
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