Gary Baines
Fast Starts
Coloradans Hunter Swanson and Tyler Long among leaders in their age divisions at IMG Junior World Championships
Firming Up Plans
Easton Paxton rebounds to land medalist honors in CoBank Colorado Open qualifier; Coloradan Ryan Schmitz also advances
2 Different Stories
Emma Bryant goes up by 10 in girls event, while 4 boys tied at Colorado Junior Amateur
Day 1 in the Books
3 boys tied, Emma Bryant up by 5 in girls action at Colorado Junior Amateur; Katelyn Lehigh opens with 78 at U.S. Girls’ Junior
Big-Time Venue Awaits
TJ Shehee, 20, and Sean Crowley, 50, qualify at Columbine CC for U.S. Amateur that Oakmont will host; it will be Crowley’s third USGA championship of 2021
Headed East
Coloradans Janet Moore and Sherry Andonian-Smith qualify again for U.S. Senior Women’s Open, while Californian Corey Weworski advances to her first
Local Tour Roundup
Jennifer Kupcho records her eighth top-10 finish on LPGA Tour; Shane Bertsch places 23rd in U.S. Senior Open
Chalk One Up for an ‘Old’ Guy
46-year-old Tag Ridings becomes oldest winner of Korn Ferry Tour event this season, claiming his second career KFT title — 19 years after the first — by prevailing in playoff at TPC Colorado Championship; Event draws more than 30,000 fans for the week
An Eye for Design
Prolific golf course designer and Colorado resident Perry Dye passes away at age 68