Colorado Golf
Retrospective
Michael Jordan, the centerpiece for this spring’s popular ‘The Last Dance’ documentary, made a memorable appearance at John Elway Celebrity Classic in Broomfield in 2002
RIP
Marshall Fearing, superintendent who helped make Castle Pines course stand out during years of The International, passed away this month at age 58
CGA Championship Changes
CGA adding Women’s Mid-Amateur Stroke Play to lineup; Senior Match Play will use pod play beginning this year, serving as pilot as other CGA match play events will adopt format in 2021; Match Play, Women’s Match Play to be held concurrently at same sites starting in ’21
More USGA Changes
USGA cancels 4 additional 2020 championships; only men’s and women’s U.S. Opens and U.S. Amateurs still scheduled — but with no qualifying
Return Engagement
Kupcho set to compete in Colorado for first time in more than two years as CoBank Colorado Women’s Open gains a big-name entrant
More 2020 Changes
AJGA cancels its 2 Colorado-based tourneys for 2020; Western Junior Championships also nixed; CU’s top women’s golfer accepts 2nd chance to finish senior season
Familiar Host
As more big national junior tourneys canceled, former 2020 U.S. Girls’ Junior host Eisenhower GC steps up as site for another JGAC major; Legacy Ridge, Walnut Creek reopening after being closed almost 2 months
New Plans
Colorado Golf Hall of Fame induction and awards dinner rescheduled for Sept. 27 at Colorado Golf Club; tournament moved to August
Setting the Course
Dr. Owen Ellis, a 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur qualifier, helping CGA and some Colorado courses navigate COVID-19 pandemic