Gary Baines

News and Views on Colorado Golf from Longtime Sports Writer and 2022 Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Inductee.

[Gary Baines @ColoGolfJournal]

Scores for Coloradans in national Assistant PGA Professional Championship in Florida:

60. Ex-Coloradan Brandon Bingaman 76-69–145

Missed 36-Hole Cut
Justin Carlock, Eaton 77-69–146
Ben Lanting, Castle Rock 70-79–149
Ryan Pearson, Castle Rock 76-79–155
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Colorado company suing Bryan Bros Golf, according to https://t.co/BH1spe3aH5: https://t.co/Pg1qDC5Kmo

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All 4 Team Colorado golfers who are high school seniors make college commitments final; all told, at least 11 Class of 2027 players from Centennial State signing with NCAA Div. I programs. https://t.co/tn3B7lw75a #ColoradoGolf @USGA #TeamColorado

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2026 Colorado PGA Professional Champ Geoff Keffer the Section’s overall Player of the Year for record-extending 11th time; other CPGA player honorees include Matt Schalk, Ashley Tait-Wengert and Behrod Keshtavar. https://t.co/LqJBX2HcE9 #ColoradoPGA

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Winner of 2026 Blue Championship at TPC Colorado is named the Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year, while Blue Championship runner-up Tommy Morrison is the Rookie of the Year. @theblue_champ https://t.co/4SLiHoJOfJ

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Across his four Korn Ferry Tour seasons, Ross Steelman improved his points standing each year.

It has led to 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year honors, voted by his peers! 🏆

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Fall season for college golf produced plenty of highlights for former Team Colorado members, other Coloradans, and Centennial State-based programs. https://t.co/srq8LYJ9Hh #ColoradoGolf #TeamColorado

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Very consequential weeks in November await Coloradans Davis Bryant (DP World Tour) and Mark Hubbard (PGA Tour). https://t.co/7SE1t06jPJ @dmbryant2000 @HomelessHubbs

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Former CGA Amateur champ Griffin Barela finishes with flurry to advance in PGA Tour Q-school; 4 locals see 2026 LPGA Q-Series hopes end. https://t.co/uEvNOncE4U @PGATOURAmericas

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Narrow victory by amateurs on Halloween ties Western Colorado Cup all-time series with pros at 15 each. https://t.co/RJ2Egvqp5g #ColoradoGolf

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Former CU golfer Robyn Choi posts her first top-5 finish ever on LPGA Tour and surpasses $1 million in official career LPGA earnings. https://t.co/42abPBmfzZ @CUBuffsWGolf @LPGA

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Former CU golfers Dylan McDermott & Josh Creel advance to stage 2 of PGA Tour school — on the number; former Ram Gunnar Broin also makes the grade at stage 1. https://t.co/Up1aIxgjuh @CUBuffsMGolf @PGATour

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CGA CEO Ed Mate, accomplished PGA professional Doug Rohrbaugh & highly regarded course designer Jim Urbina voted into Colorado Golf Hall of Fame. https://t.co/vXRAGYS1GH @COGolfHOF

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Tyler Long of Evergreen, a sophomore on the CU men's golf team, makes an albatross on the 460-yard par-5 sixth hole on day 2 of the Kaanapali Classic in Hawaii. https://t.co/xFQgmgpQbF @CUBuffsMGolf

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Despite best PGA Tour Champions finish in two years (T6), Coloradan Shane Bertsch just misses advancing to 2nd event of playoffs; former Aspen resident Justin Leonard lands final spot in that event. https://t.co/V9aB5c0xjG @ChampionsTour

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Coloradan Micah Rudosky qualifies for his 7th senior major championship — this one the 2027 Senior PGA. https://t.co/XHUqUGj9sl @PGA #ColoradoPGA

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Former CGA Players of the Year Connor Jones and AJ Ott join former part-time Coloradan Dan Erickson in advancing to second stage of PGA Tour Q-school. https://t.co/lPd7hAYl23 @CSUMGolf

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The Blue Championship at TPC Colorado will move back a week on the calendar for the 2027 Korn Ferry Tour season. https://t.co/d9EFlqRFf8 @theblue_champ @KornFerryTour @TPCColorado

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CSU senior Jake Rodgers (70-70-70) ties for fourth out of 76 players at The Clerico in Broken Arrow, Okla., where the Rams place sixth as a team. https://t.co/vvWjMCjfPq @CSUMGolf

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More than 20 golfers with strong Colorado ties set to tee it up in first stage of PGA Tour Q-school. https://t.co/Esfb1XrkpM @PGATour @KornFerryTour #QSchool

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Former CU golfer Justin Biwer locks up 2027 Korn Ferry Tour status, thanks to strong year on PGA Tour Americas; another top-15 finish on LPGA Tour for Jennifer Kupcho; Shane Bertsch squeaks into PGA Tour Champions playoffs. https://t.co/6igZ5ZPvUZ @CUBuffsMGolf