DEAR MOLLY: Man vs. woman – How can we play fair?

August 7, 2024

I am an 80-year-old male with a Handicap Index of 20.9. If I play against my granddaughter from the same tees and we both shot 85, I would get strokes because her rating is higher than mine - that doesn't seem fair!

Rough Draw

After earning one of final spots in match play via playoff at U.S. Women’s Amateur, Leigha Devine of Windsor falls in round of 64 to medalist Maria Jose Marin

Feather In His Cap

Coloradan Connor Jones wins season-long Elite Amateur Series, which will give him a spot in a PGA Tour event to be determined; former CSU golfer plans to turn pro after this month’s U.S. Amateur

Bounce-Back

August 6, 2024

Coloradan Leigha Devine overcomes opening triple bogey to get into a playoff for the final match-play spots at U.S. Women’s Amateur

Western Coloradans Shine

Chad Hansen overcomes Doug Rohrbaugh in playoff for title in Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship; Buffalo Run’s Behrod Keshtavar captures victory in Assistant tourney

Locals In the Hunt

August 4, 2024

Coloradans Ashley Kozlowski (Canadian Women’s Amateur) and Lauren Lehigh (Tour championship on Annika Women’s All Pro Tour) score runner-up finishes

Abundance of Riches

Colin Prater scratches his 4-year itch by adding 2024 CGA Amateur victory to the titles he won in 2016 and ’20; he becomes first 3-time CGA Am champion in over 50 years

Comeback

Big rally nets Wyndham Clark 14th place in Olympic golf tourney; the Denver native matched the best total for the final 54 holes

Stage Is Set

August 3, 2024

In same year he played in U.S. Open and added a second daughter to his family, Colin Prater looks to join elite company as a 3-time CGA Amateur winner; he’ll take 6-shot lead into final round

88th CGA Amateur Championship

August 2, 2024

The 88th CGA Amateur Championship, held at Eisenhower Golf Course- Blue Course, features a 72-hole stroke play format. A cut will be made after 36 holes, reducing the field to the lowest 40 players and ties.

3-For-3

August 1, 2024

Colorado boys sweep Colorado-based 2024 AJGA tournament titles as Austin Hunt prevails by 6 in Montrose

A Rough Go

Denver native Wyndham Clark puts himself behind 8-ball with nightmarish start in men’s Olympic golf debut

A Colorado Addition

July 31, 2024

Todd Creek GC will host an Annika Women’s All Pro Tour event starting next year

When in France …

July 29, 2024

Denver native Wyndham Clark soaking in the Olympic atmosphere ahead of competing in men’s tourney in France beginning Thursday

R.I.P.

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Tish Preuss, a longtime national standout in women’s amateur golf, passes away at 85

Local Tour Roundup

July 28, 2024

Impending Colorado Golf Hall of Fame inductee Jennifer Kupcho records another top-5 finish on LPGA Tour; Mines grad George Markham runner-up on PGA Tour Americas

Family Affair

Home-course favorite Davis Bryant becomes just 2nd Coloradan to win the Colorado Open in the last decade; former CSU golfer overcomes fellow local Jim Knous in playoff; Parker Edens goes back-to-back as low-am

One Day to Go

July 27, 2024

Davis Bryant will try to close the deal on his home turf as the Aurora resident will take 3-stroke lead into final round of Colorado Open; Jim Knous (61) and Jake Staiano (63) make a Saturday charge

‘Ride The High’

July 26, 2024

Home-course favorite Davis Bryant extends lead to 4 at Inspirato Colorado Open; also in top 10 are Cherry Hills PGA assistant Tristin Goodwin, 2-time Open champ Derek Tolan (despite recently having his clubs stolen) and AJ Ott, who made 2 eagles in round 2

Making His Mark

Coloradan Connor Jones places fourth in Pacific Coast Amateur, his third top-6 finish of 2024 Elite Amateur Series season