Number of golfers who grew up in Colorado and will have cards on world’s top tours is hitting a high-water mark in 2019 by Gary Baines This week marks the first full-field event in 2019 for any of the three major professional golf tours based in the U.S. When the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii … Read more
Kupcho named 2018 Amateur Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame by Gary Baines Chalk up yet another honor as Westminster resident Jennifer Kupcho plans to put the final touches on her stellar amateur career over the next 4 1/2 months. On Tuesday, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame named Kupcho its … Read more
Three Colorado layouts among Golf Digest’s top 75 golf courses in U.S. by Gary Baines Just about every major national golf publication does course rankings of one sort or another these days. There are general course rankings — nationally, internationally and by state — as well as ones for modern courses, classic courses, residential courses, resort … Read more
A look at the major happenings upcoming in Colorado golf in 2019 by Gary Baines – 01/03/2019 New year, new big-time events, new rules, new look for old courses and new dates for some mainstays. Such is the outlook as Colorado golf enters 2019 with more than the usual amount of major happenings to look … Read more
Final-round 68 gives Coloradan Hailey Schalk sixth-place finish at Arizona Silver Belle by Gary Baines Hailey Schalk of Erie shot one of the best scores of the final round and finished third in the 15-16 age group and sixth overall out of 96 players on Sunday in the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship at Longbow … Read more
The top stories of 2018 in Colorado golf, Part II by Gary Baines Following up from earlier this week, when we started our two-part retrospective on the top Colorado golf-related stories of 2018 (CLICK HERE for the first installment), we continue our countdown with the top dozen stories of the year — in reverse order. And at … Read more
Colorado golf-style gift wishes for the holiday season by Gary Baines ‘Tis that time of year again. Among the long-held traditions of the holiday season for many is giving and receiving gifts. But there are only so many socks, pajamas, ties, pullovers and the like that one can fit in the closet or dresser. Gift cards … Read more
Janene Guzowski ‘the right person at the right time’ to be CGA president; she’s one of a growing number of women in leadership roles in Colorado golf by Gary Baines When it comes to women assuming major leadership roles in Colorado golf organizations — ones traditionally held by men — the last five years have … Read more
Connection with players sets Topliff Award winner Monty Montgomery apart by Gary Baines Monty Montgomery was put to the test right off the bat when he became a rules official. The first ruling he made in the first tournament he ever worked is one he won’t soon forget. It came at the boys 4A state high … Read more
Golf community bids fond — and funny — farewell to CGA staffers Brown, Robinson, Bley by Gary Baines From a hilarious send-off serenade by co-worker Ryan Smith — a parody sung to the tune of Barry Manilow’s “Mandy” — to a part tribute/part roast by other fellow CGA staffers, to a heartfelt toast from boss Ed … Read more
