Tuesday Report
4 surgeries later, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe ready for ‘one last hurrah’ at Broadmoor for U.S. Senior Open; hailstorm turns course white; Erie’s Matt Schalk set to hit championship’s opening tee shot
Gary Baines
Major Storylines
What to watch for at this week’s U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor: another champ from Villa Allende, Argentina?; 5 titles in 6 months for Jimenez?; multiple big-name WDs take toll on field; will locals thrive?
Major Credentials
Contestants at next week’s U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor account for 300-plus PGA Tour wins and 29 major championship titles
Go Time
3-time CGA Player of the Year Colin Prater and fellow Coloradan Luke Cushman gear up for CGA Match Play with top-10 finishes at Southwestern Amateur; 2 CU golfers also place in top 10
Going (Very) Low
Nicholas Brooks of Parker ties for 3rd-best winning score in AJGA history in claiming Colorado Springs Junior title; Washington’s Angela Zhang earns 2nd straight AJGA girls victory in Colorado. A day later, Brooks qualified for U.S. Junior Amateur
A Champion Again
Colorado native Jennifer Kupcho battles back from ‘lost swing’ earlier in spring to end almost-3-year LPGA victory drought; Colorado Golf Hall of Famer now has 4 LPGA wins to her credit
Honors Galore
Colorado Christian University men’s golf team caps big-time late spring run with Mark Hull earning national DII coach of the year award, Adam Duncan being named DII national golfer of the year, and Duncan competing in the Palmer Cup
Back For More
Miles Kuhl of Boulder becomes first back-to-back champ at AJGA Wyndham Clark Presented by CGA; Coloradans have now won the last 4 boys titles in AJGA events held in the state; Angela Zhang of Washington the girls champ
Qualifying Galore
Denver native Mark Hubbard qualifies for his third U.S. Open; short miss on final hole keeps Jim Knous — who made an ace on Monday — out of playoff; Coloradan Scott Vincent earned his spot last month
A Quality ‘Rep’
In just his 2nd Korn Ferry Tour start since 2008, Denver-area resident Martin Laird posts runner-up finish