New Man at The Helm
CSU men’s golf gets new head coach for 2nd time in last 3 summers as Jack Kennedy joins Rams after successful run at University of San Francisco
Gary Baines
Rough Draw
After earning one of final spots in match play via playoff at U.S. Women’s Amateur, Leigha Devine of Windsor falls in round of 64 to medalist Maria Jose Marin
Feather In His Cap
Coloradan Connor Jones wins season-long Elite Amateur Series, which will give him a spot in a PGA Tour event to be determined; former CSU golfer plans to turn pro after this month’s U.S. Amateur
Bounce-Back
Coloradan Leigha Devine overcomes opening triple bogey to get into a playoff for the final match-play spots at U.S. Women’s Amateur
Western Coloradans Shine
Chad Hansen overcomes Doug Rohrbaugh in playoff for title in Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship; Buffalo Run’s Behrod Keshtavar captures victory in Assistant tourney
Locals In the Hunt
Coloradans Ashley Kozlowski (Canadian Women’s Amateur) and Lauren Lehigh (Tour championship on Annika Women’s All Pro Tour) score runner-up finishes
Abundance of Riches
Colin Prater scratches his 4-year itch by adding 2024 CGA Amateur victory to the titles he won in 2016 and ’20; he becomes first 3-time CGA Am champion in over 50 years
Comeback
Big rally nets Wyndham Clark 14th place in Olympic golf tourney; the Denver native matched the best total for the final 54 holes
Stage Is Set
In same year he played in U.S. Open and added a second daughter to his family, Colin Prater looks to join elite company as a 3-time CGA Amateur winner; he’ll take 6-shot lead into final round
3-For-3
Colorado boys sweep Colorado-based 2024 AJGA tournament titles as Austin Hunt prevails by 6 in Montrose