Walk-Off Winner
Colorado native Jim Knous soars to victory in Colorado Open with 69-yard hole-out for eagle in playoff; his 62 in regulation is lowest final round by champ in tourney history; Charlie Tucker takes low-am honors
Jim Knous
Seeing Red
Sam Saunders, a former champ who once shot 60 at the Colorado Open, vaults into lead with 3rd-round 63; 2024 runner-up Jim Knous and former CU golfer Tucker Clark also go low to stay in the hunt
Opportunity Awaits
Davis Bryant will indeed try to defend title at Inspirato Colorado Open, where no one has won back-to-back since the ’70s; also in field are 4-time PGA Tour winner Sean O’Hair and 2024 runner-up Jim Knous
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
Shining Brightly
Half of the 4 Monday qualifiers for this week’s PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open grew up in Colorado, with Chris Korte joining Jim Knous in making the grade after a stellar stretch run
Hope Remains Alive
Coloradans Zahkai Brown, Jim Knous and Cal McCoy advance from Walnut Creek to U.S. Open final qualifying along with Wyoming’s John Murdock and Kirby Coe-Kirkham; Littleton’s Chris Korte moves on at qualifier in Tucson
Local Roundup
Knous posts top-5 finish in week off from quest to keep PGA Tour card; Erickson lands conditional status on PGA Tour Canada
Happy New Year
Knous, Laird returning to PGA Tour next week after long layoffs; Hubbard, Clark also competing in 2020-21 season opener
Is This the Week?
54-hole leader Zalatoris hopes for breakthrough win as TPC Colorado bares its teeth; course draws some high praise
Enshrinement Pending
Lifelong Coloradan Knous tabbed for spot in Colorado School of Mines Athletic Hall of Fame