CU women lose Choi to LPGA at midseason; Kupcho will gear up to defend NCAA title; several freshmen showing great promise by Gary Baines – 1/24/2019 The spring portion of the college golf season — the key part of the schedule in so many respects — starts in the next several days, though it’s the dead … Read more
Coloradan Kupcho will compete in inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur after all by Gary Baines – 1/22/2019 Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster initially wasn’t planning to compete in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, even though she’s the reigning NCAA Division I women’s champion and will likely be the world’s top-ranked women’s amateur when the event is … Read more
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Jobe chalks up 21st top-10 finish on PGA Tour Champions By Gary Baines – 1/20/2019 Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe started off the PGA Tour Champions season in typical fashion this week — which is to say, with another top-10 finish. Jobe, who lived in Colorado from 1970 … Read more
Applewood Golf Course in Golden was one of four finalists for the National Golf Course Owners Association National Course of the Year Award. The honor “recognizes a golf course that epitomizes exceptional course quality and management excellence, makes important contributions to its communities and the game, and is a model of operations to its peers.” … Read more
Victory in 1986 U.S. Mid-Am paid big dividends for lifelong Coloradan Bill Loeffler
Former Air Force Academy golfer Whitney runner-up again in All Pro Tour Winter Series tournament by Gary Baines Former Fort Collins resident Tom Whitney scored his second straight runner-up showing on the All Pro Tour Winter Series, becoming one of five players with strong Colorado ties to post top-10 finishes on mini tours this week. Whitney (left), who … Read more
Applewood GC in Golden earns West Region Course of the Year honor from National Golf Course Owners Association by Gary Baines Applewood Golf Course in Golden was one of four finalists for the National Golf Course Owners Association National Course of the Year Award. The honor “recognizes a golf course that epitomizes exceptional course quality and … Read more
With LPGA starting 70th season, we reflect on long, storied history of women’s tour in Colorado; World Golf Hall of Famers have won 16 LPGA events in Centennial State by Gary Baines The LPGA Tour will begin its 70th season this week as 26 pros and 49 celebrities tee it up in the Diamond Resorts Tournament … Read more
Three Colorado layouts among Golf Digest’s top 75 golf courses in U.S. by Gary Baines Just about every major national golf publication does course rankings of one sort or another these days. There are general course rankings — nationally, internationally and by state — as well as ones for modern courses, classic courses, residential courses, resort … Read more
A look at the major happenings upcoming in Colorado golf in 2019 by Gary Baines – 01/03/2019 New year, new big-time events, new rules, new look for old courses and new dates for some mainstays. Such is the outlook as Colorado golf enters 2019 with more than the usual amount of major happenings to look … Read more
