End of the Line

August 3, 2021

CU’s Hailey Schalk and Issy Simpson make inroads, but fail to advance to match play at U.S. Women’s Amateur

Out in Front

Denver’s Hunter Swanson grabs lead in AJGA Montrose event with first-round 65; Kaylee Chen top Coloradan among girls

Best of the Senior Set

Pair of 66s gives Micah Rudosky 3-stroke victory in Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship

Aiming for More

Janet Moore, Kim Eaton among those seeking return trips to U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur as CommonGround hosts qualifier

Rough Starts

August 2, 2021

CU teammates Hailey Schalk and Issy Simpson struggle on opening day of U.S. Women’s Amateur

Setting the Standard

Annie Fox (gross score) and Debbie Strine (net) earn overall honors at CGA Women’s Hickory

Amateur Team Golf Roundup

August 1, 2021

Coloradans place fifth in U.S. Mid-Am Team Championship

Local Tour Roundup

Water ball on final hole after sharing lead leaves Jennifer Kupcho with third-place showing in Northern Ireland; it’s her ninth top-10 on LPGA Tour; Aspen’s Liselotte Neumann places distant second in U.S. Senior Women’s Open

‘Life-Changing Week’

In first trip to Colorado, Floridian Alex Weiss fires bogey-free 64 in final round and fends off Coloradans Jake Staiano and Derek Fribbs for CoBank Colorado Open title and $100,000 winner’s check; Easton Paxton’s showing best by amateur at Open since 2014

A Little Closer

July 31, 2021

Part-time Aspen resident Liselotte Neumann 2 out of lead going into final day of U.S. Senior Women’s Open

Plenty of Local Flavor

Coloradans Jake Staiano and Derek Fribbs share lead with Wyoming’s John Murdock IV going into final round of CoBank Colorado Open; Sam Saunders, back as Colorado resident, jumps into top 10

Near the Top

July 30, 2021

Aspen’s Liselotte Neumann 2nd after 2 rounds of U.S. Senior Women’s Open; Sherry Andonian-Smith, Hollis Stacy also make cut

Halfway Home

Round that starts with double bogey and features 6 straight birdies brings Coloradan Jake Staiano within 1 of Dru Love’s lead at Colorado Open; amateur Parker Edens 3 out of top spot

Wet Start

July 29, 2021

Coloradan Sherry Andonian-Smith 1 over par before play suspended at U.S. Senior Women’s Open

Hot Starts on a Hot Day

2018 champ Dru Love, first-time Colorado Open participant Michael Visacki share lead with 64s at GVR; Coloradan Steven Kupcho, former Mines golfer Marty Jertson among those 1 back

Local Junior Roundup

Coloradans Luke Cushman, Sofia Choi place 2nd in AJGA Colorado Springs Junior; Locals wrap up play at Optimist International

Saving the Best for Last

Stellar final round gives Coloradans 7th-place finish out of 16-team Junior America’s Cup

One Round Left

July 28, 2021

Castle Rock’s Luke Cushman shares lead at AJGA’s Colorado Springs Junior

With an Exclamation Point

Pitch-in birdie on 19th hole lifts Longmont’s Ben Harding to boys title in Colorado Junior Match Play; CU-bound Morgan Miller wins girls championship for 2nd straight year

Looking to Make Up Ground

Coloradans tied for 11th heading into final day of Junior America’s Cup