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Sensational Senior
August 23, 2023
Matt Schalk of Erie, winner of the national Senior PGA Professional Championship, starts with 67 and shares lead at Inspirato Colorado Senior Open; his daughter, CU golfer Hailey Schalk, caddying for him
August GOLF HOME LISTINGS (Part 2)
Colorado Golf Association is partnering with Golf Life Navigators to bring you real estate listings of golf properties throughout the country and beyond.
Among the Best in the Business
Golf Magazine’s list of top instructors in the country includes more than a few teachers with strong Colorado connections
Brenda Knott and Marsha Heitzman secure 2023 Brassie
August 22, 2023
Brenda Knott (Foothills LGA-18) and Marsha Heitzman (Metro Denver e-Club) came out on top at Walking Stick Golf Course.
More Green at Stake
PGA Tour winners Jonathan Kaye, Gary Hallberg, Guy Boros and Trevor Dodds among those competing in Inspirato Colorado Senior Open, which this year features record purse of $100,000; also this week, $100,000 Rocky Mountain Open set for Grand Junction
‘Biggest Day of My Life’
August 20, 2023
12-birdie performance in U.S. Am final gives Nick Dunlap a 2nd USGA title at age 19; only he and Tiger have won both U.S. Am and Junior Am; also, a look back at a unique national championship at Cherry Hills
The Next Generation
August 19, 2023
Cherry Hills CC, host of the 2023 U.S. Am, donates $500,000 each to the Evans Scholars Foundation, the Colorado chapters of First Tee, and the Palmer Scholarship Foundation
Title Time
Fan favorite Neal Shipley caps rally with spectacular shot to advance to U.S. Am final at Cherry Hills, where he’ll meet Nick Dunlap, who will try to win his 2nd USGA title
Four Left
August 18, 2023
Colorado golf may be new to Nick Dunlap, John Marshall Butler, Parker Bell and Neal Shipley, but that hasn’t kept them from making U.S. Am semifinals at Cherry Hills; 3 of final 4 come from SEC
Newest Pioneer
Gary Bissell becomes the latest men’s golf coach at DU; his NCAA DII Grand Valley State team won 10 times last season and went to national quarterfinals
Down to the Nitty Gritty
August 17, 2023
Putting woes bedevil Coloradan Connor Jones in loss to No. 9-ranked amateur in the world as his run in hometown U.S. Am ends; 7 of 8 quarterfinalists set after Ben James wins top-10 matchup; Bryson DeChambeau makes appearance
Birthday Boy
August 16, 2023
On day he turned 22, Connor Jones becomes first Coloradan since 2016 to make round of 32 at U.S. Amateur; Colorado Springs’ Colin Prater falls in 21 holes and CU’s Dylan McDermott is ousted on 18th hole
Twice as Nice
Marilyn Hardy of Dos Rios GC fends off Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton to win CGA Women’s Senior Stroke Play for 2nd time in 4 years
Locals Come Up Big
August 15, 2023
In a rarity, 2 Coloradans (Connor Jones and Colin Prater) advance to match play at U.S. Amateur; also in final 64 at Cherry Hills is CU golfer Dylan McDermott; 16-year-old Blades Brown becomes youngest (co-)medalist in long history of championship
Local Knowledge
August 14, 2023
Coloradan Connor Jones on stroke-play leaderboard after hitting one of the first tee shots at 312-player U.S. Amateur; Gordon Sargent, top-ranked amateur in world, holes out for eagle on 18 at Cherry Hills
Battle For the Crown at Battlement
August 13, 2023
Slade Marceau (Open Division) and Jon Lindstrom (Senior Division) are crowned Champions of the 2023 CGA Western Chapter Championship at Battlement Mesa Golf Course on August 13, 2023.
Local Tour Roundup
With runner-up finish, Coloradan Becca Huffer moves into 10th on Epson Tour money list; top 10 at season end will earn LPGA cards
End Of The Line
August 10, 2023
Lauren Lehigh falls victim to big comeback at U.S. Women’s Am; in last 2 years, Coloradan has advanced to quarterfinals and sweet 16 in the event
Doing the Honors
4 Coloradans will share honor of hitting first tee shots of U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills and Colorado GC; 46 of top 50 in world amateur golf rankings are in the field, including No. 1 Gordon Sargent
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