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Howenstein defeats Jones in playoff to capture title in AJGA’s evian International & Senior Showcase by Gary Baines Las Vegas turned out to be very lucky for a couple of Coloradans over the weekend. Not only did a junior golfer from the Centennial State — Billy Howenstein (left) of Boulder — win the AJGA’s evian International … Read more
Tiger’s 20-year ace drought, which ended last week, dated back to 1998 International at Castle Pines — a hole-in-one that never made TV by Gary Baines Tiger Woods doesn’t have a lot of golf history in Colorado. He’s conducted a junior clinic or two in the state, and he played in the now-defunct International at Castle … Read more
2-eagle day gives Hallberg 38th-place finish in final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school; Rohrbaugh ends up 54th by Gary Baines If not for a disastrous Thursday, Gary Hallberg would be fully exempt on PGA Tour Champions in 2019. The Boulder County resident had three solid rounds at TPC Tampa Bay in Lutz, Fla., shooting a … Read more
Aspen’s Morris places third, former Buff Yannik Paul fourth in mini tour tournaments by Gary Baines AJ Morris of Aspen and former University of Colorado golfer Yannik Paul posted top-five finishes this week on mini tours around the country. Paul, who wrapped up his CU golf career in May, finished fourth out of 19 players on … Read more
Third-round 82 drops Colorado’s Hallberg from second place to 50th in PGA Tour Champions Q-School by Gary Baines Colorado resident Gary Hallberg went from being in very good position to earn fully-exempt status on PGA Tour Champions in 2019, to having very little chance to reach that goal in Q-school. And it all happened in just … Read more
Coloradan Hallberg jumps into second place at final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school by Gary Baines It’s been four years since Coloradan Gary Hallberg last played 20 or more tournaments in a PGA Tour Champions season. Since 2014, he’s averaged fewer than 15 events per year, on average. But if the Q-school finals at TPC … Read more
Kupcho named world’s top female amateur of 2018 by Global Golf Post; Moore, Hardy also mentioned among publication’s all-amateur teams by Gary Baines Jennifer Kupcho has roughly six months left in her amateur career — barring the unforeseen — and she hopes to add a few more major accomplishments to her golf resume before she starts … Read more
DU’s Weinstein earns another player of year award; Franklin named CGA Women’s Senior POY by Gary Baines It’s getting to be a very enjoyable habit for Mary Weinstein. Receiving player of the year awards is always a good sign, and the Highlands Ranch resident has done it with regularity in recent golf seasons. In both 2015 … Read more
Coloradan Hillary fires final-round 69 and finishes 15th at prestigious AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions by Gary Baines Charlotte Hillary of Cherry Hills Village finished 15th out of 71 girls on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., at the Rolex Tournament of Champions, one of the AJGA’s most prestigious events of the year. The tournament drew … Read more
Colorado golf provides plenty of reasons to be thankful by Gary Baines The week of Thanksgiving presents a natural time to contemplate all the things for which we should be appreciative. And for those of us in Colorado, this time of year marks the end of the golf season. That seems ideal for reflecting on why … Read more
