Special Saturday
Coloradans Christie and Bob Austin receive prestigious appointments as referees for the title match at the U.S. Girls’ Junior at Eisenhower GC; defending champ ousted on 20th hole
Women’s Golf
Valuable Local Knowledge
Eisenhower GC member, AFA Athletics Hall of Famer, and the leading goal scorer in NCAA Div. I hockey history helps Kiara Romero make final 32 at U.S. Girls’ Junior; 9 of top 10 seeds advance in opening matches
Phase One Complete
Logan Hale falls short in bid to end U.S. Girls’ Junior match-play drought for Coloradans; defending champ Yana Wilson earns medalist honors, while 2022 ANWA winner Anna Davis next best after 2 days of stroke play
First on the Tee
Coloradan Logan Hale savors hitting first tee shot for U.S. Girls’ Junior at Eisenhower GC; she’s in the hunt to advance to match play; 2022 Augusta National Women’s Am champ Anna Davis one of first-round co-leaders
Best of the Best
Top 8-ranked female junior golfers in the world set to tee it up in U.S. Girls’ Junior that Air Force Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Club will host; Logan Hale of Erie the lone Coloradan in the field
And Counting
Victory increases record totals for Kim Eaton — six in CGA Women’s Senior Match Play and 29 in CGA women’s championships overall; Laura Wetzel, Linda Loveland capture Net Match Play titles
On a Roll
Leigha Devine wins her 4th CGA women’s major in just over 2 years as she captures her 2nd Stroke Play title; Marilyn Hardy, 61, claims victory vs. strong field in Mid-Am
National Championship-Bound
Logan Hale of Erie qualifies — and earns medalist honors — for U.S. Girls’ Junior that will be played in Colorado; 2 Thai juniors also advance; several hours of TV planned for national championship at Eisenhower GC
Familiar Territory
Big late surge falls just short for Coloradan Becca Huffer, who finishes 2nd at Colorado Women’s Open for the 4th time (in addition to her 2 wins)
Tour de Force
Pimpisa Rubrong, 16-year-old from Thailand, plays like a veteran in capturing CGA Women’s Match Play title