SWEET 16
Polk wins Super Senior Match Play to add a 16th CGA title to his CO Golf Hall of Fame resumé
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From retired pro golfer to mechanic and back to golf, Coloradan Zahkai Brown opens with solid 71 despite sometimes ‘brutal’ wind at The Ascendant; ex-AFA golfer Tom Whitney, who didn’t complete his first round, tied for lead after day 1
Super Semis Set
Defending champion falls in CGA Super Senior Match Play quarterfinals, 2 CO Golf Hall of Famers still in hunt
By Leaps and Bounds
Davis Bryant’s first top-5 on DP World Tour earns him six-figure payday a week after he recorded his first top-10 on that circuit; the Aurora resident will make his PGA Tour debut starting on Thursday; meanwhile, Dillon Stewart notches top-10 on PGA Tour Americas
Going Touring at Home
Coloradan Zahkai Brown fires 64 in qualifying tourney to land a spot in Ascendant Korn Ferry Tour event for fourth time; CGA State Junior champ Brayden Forte also earns a berth with 64 at TPC Colorado
Some of the Best
Eight of the top 200-ranked golfers in the world, including Neal Shipley, in field for The Ascendant at TPC Colorado — as are at least 5 PGA Tour winners — as commitment deadline passes
Rarefied Air
Floridian Blake Dyer shoots 59 at University of Denver Golf Club to gain medalist honors in first Inspirato Colorado Open qualifier; Coloradans Reese Knox and Will Chadwick among 9 qualifiers
Fitting Finish
Another World Golf Hall of Famer wins a USGA title at Broadmoor as Padraig Harrington claims his 2nd U.S. Senior Open; Broadmoor draws high praise for its 3rd USSO; Brandt Jobe trying to stave off end of career
Who Will Step Up?
Harrington, Cink and Hensby all ‘pitch in’ to share U.S. Senior Open lead heading into final round at Broadmoor; ex-Aspen resident Justin Leonard climbs into top 15; Jobe also picks up ground
Halfway Home
Playing in same group, Harrington and Cink join Hensby in sharing 36-hole lead at U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor; ex-Aspen resident Leonard rallies to avoid cut line; Parker’s Bertsch & CO Golf Hall of Famer Jobe also advance to weekend; players missing cut include Langer, Cabrera