Summer plans
Colorado native Chris Korte lands conditional status for PGA Tour Canada through Q-school; former Fort Collins resident Matt Liringis exempt for first half of season
Gary Baines
Colorado Springs mainstay
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Paul Ransom, longtime PGA head pro at Patty Jewett and Valley Hi golf courses and the first CGA state junior champ, passes away
Memorable
With ultimate destiny of Park Hill Golf Club property still unclear following vote, we take a look at the course’s storied history covering roughly 90 years
Coloradans SHINE
Jacob Eagan of Castle Rock narrowly misses becoming first Coloradan to win overall title at Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals, falling in a playoff; Eagan (chipping) and Brady Shaw of Pueblo (making both putts) capture national victories in individual disciplines
Coloradans come up big
CGA president Gary Albrecht captures title in Golfweek Senior Division National Championship; fellow Coloradans Jon Lindstrom and David Nelson also place in top 6
Augusta-Bound
CGA staffer Kate Moore selected to be one of the rules officials for the fourth Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Going Strong
Sixth place in Corales Puntacana Championship gives Colorado native Wyndham Clark his best-ever back-to-back finishes on the PGA Tour; former Air Force Academy golfer Tom Whitney a career-best runner-up on Korn Ferry Tour
Make It 5
A couple of stellar champions — along with consistently great storylines — have marked the U.S. Amateurs that have been played in Colorado; this year the state will host the event for the fifth time
Stellar showings
Colorado natives Wyndham Clark (5th at PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship) and Shane Bertsch (7th at Champions’ Hoag Classic) post season-best finishes