Coloradan Davis Bryant captures title in Nebraska, marking his third victory in the last month
By Gary Baines – 8/14/2024
Davis Bryant went winless for roughly his first 10 months as a professional player.
Then the floodgates opened — and how.
The golfer from Aurora, who wrapped up his college career at Colorado State University 15 months ago, on Sunday won the Platte Valley Pro-Am at Scotts Bluff (Neb.) Country Club, where a purse of more than $62,000 was at stake.
That marked the third victory as a pro for Bryant in less than a month as the former CGA Player of the Year won the Wyoming State Open on July 14 and the Inspirato Colorado Open on July 28.
Bryant’s $10,000 first prize in Nebraska brings his total earnings in the last month to more than $125,000, with $100,000 of that coming from the Colorado Open win at his home course, Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver. In addition to his three victories, Bryant also posted a fifth-place showing at the Waterloo Open in Iowa.
In Nebraska over the weekend, Bryant posted scores of 68-62-71 for a 15-under-par total, then defeated University of Wyoming golfer Jaren Calkins in a playoff that stretched to five holes. Bryant’s win at the Colorado Open also came via a playoff.
Joining Bryant as Coloradans who placed in the top 10 in Nebraska on Sunday were AJ Ott of Fort Collins (sixth place) and Jackson Solem of Longmont (ninth).
After a tournament this week in North Dakota, Bryant is scheduled to return to his home state to compete in the Sinclair Rocky Mountain Open Aug. 22-24 at Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction.
For all the scores from the Platte Valley Pro-Am, CLICK HERE.
About the Writer: Gary Baines has covered golf in Colorado continuously since 1983. He was a sports writer at the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, then the sports editor there, and has written regularly for ColoradoGolf.org since 2009. The University of Colorado Evans Scholar alum was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. He owns and operates ColoradoGolfJournal.com