Conference Tournament Roundup
UNC repeats as men’s Big Sky champion; CSU men the Mountain West runner-up for third straight year
Gary Baines
Local Tour Roundup
Former Air Force Academy golfer and Fort Collins resident Whitney earns PGA Tour Latinoamerica victory; elsewhere, Jobe, Laird notch top-10 finishes
For Starters
CSU’s Prendergast/Secor have work to do after opening with 72 in title defense at U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
The Next Step
RMAC champ Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Mesa advance to men’s NCAA Div. II regional in St. George, Utah
Building for the Future
Public course rounds dipped slightly in Colorado last year, but state’s numbers again were notably better than most of U.S.; industry leaders say Colorado is leading the way in growth-of-game efforts
Busy Week Awaits
Colorado tournament season gears up; on tap are CGA Senior Four-Ball, U.S. Senior Women’s Open qualifying; Eaton, Andonian-Smith, Hardy have already earned trips to Senior Women’s Open; CSU’s Prendergast, Secor set to defend U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball title
Women’s NCAA DI Regional Fields Set
Kupcho will go to Oklahoma in quest for third straight NCAA Regional title; DU headed to Auburn Regional; CU’s Hodgkins earns individual berth
Runner-Up
2018 CGA Amateur champ Kyler Dunkle becomes third Colorado-bred golfer since 2017 to post top-2 finish at Pac-12 tournament; CU places 10th in team race
Local Conference Tourney Roundup
DU women, Weinstein (closing-round 65) sweep Summit League titles; Colorado School of Mines men, CSU-Pueblo women claim RMAC championships
U.S. Mid-Amateur Series
Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore played in inaugural U.S. Mid-Am — and beat medalist; then-USGA president Fred Ridley singled him out decades later for his long run in the event