Good Knight?
Bob Knight, who passed away this week, showed a different side of himself — at least a little — when he played at Jerry Ford Invitational in Vail Valley
Gary Baines
Coming on Strong
2-time Colorado Junior Match Play champ Morgan Miller notches 3rd top-3 finish for CU in fall portion of season
Still Card-Carrying
Thanks largely to a runner-up finish at the British Masters early in the summer, Colorado native Gunner Wiebe will retain DP World Tour card for 2023-24 season
Oh So Close
Coloradans Matt Schalk and Micah Rudosky fall just short of qualifying for 2024 Senior PGA Championship; both finish in top 40 at 264-player national Senior PGA Professional Championship
Moving On
Coloradan Jackson Solem advances to stage 2 of PGA Tour Q-school after top-5 finish in Texas; fellow former DU golfer Chris Gilman just misses out at another first-stage site
A New Era
Madeleine Sheils named CU women’s golf head coach, starting next season; now the Buffs’ associate head coach, Sheils played on LPGA Tour and was assistant coach for Stanford’s 2022 national championship team
Sensational Six
Record-tying 6 people voted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame; the induction class of 2024 features Wyndham Clark, Jennifer Kupcho, George Solich, Pat Hamill, Joe Assell and Gene Torres
Continuing The Trend
Amateurs defeat the pros for the ninth time in the last 10 years at the Western Colorado Cup Matches
Going the Distance
Monica Lieving of Lakewood becomes at least 2nd Coloradan to win women’s World Long Drive Championship, following in footsteps of Nancy Abiecunas
Player Awards
Geoff Keffer set to receive Colorado PGA Player of Year honor for record 8th time; 2022 national Senior PGA Professional Champ Matt Schalk, Sherry Andonian-Smith, Andy Connell also earn player awards