Bragging rights will be on the line once again next week as the Colorado Cup Matches between some of the best professionals and amateurs in the state will be held for the 46th straight year.
Valley Country Club in Centennial will host the matches on Tuesday (July 5), with three separate team competitions taking place: open division, senior, and women.
In each case, there will be four-ball matches in the morning and singles in the afternoon. That is, if weather permits. Last year’s matches were limited to the four-ball, as the singles were interrupted — and eventually canceled — due to violent weather.
The Colorado PGA team leads the all-time series in the open division, 30-13-2, but the CGA amateurs have won the last two years. In the senior division, it’s tied 15-15-3, but the CPGA squad has gone 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings.
The CWGA amateurs have won all 10 years against the pros. The women’s competition will resume after a one-year hiatus.
The CPGA open team will be led by recent Section Players of the Year Caine Fitzgerald, Geoff Keffer, Rob Hunt and Chris Johnson, while 2015 CGA Stroke Play (Chris Korte) and Match Play (Nick Nosewicz) and 2014 Mid-Amateur (Chris Thayer) winners will compete for the amateurs.
Reigning CGA Senior Stroke Play champ Bill Fowler will lead the way for the CGA seniors, while five-time Section Player of the Year Ron Vlosich will play for the Colorado PGA’s senior squad.
University of Wyoming golfer Taylor Dorans will be one of several college golfers who will try to keep the CWGA’s win streak going in the women’s division. Sherry Andonian-Smith, who has competed in the CoBank Colorado Senior Open multiple times, will lead the CPGA women’s squad.
For Tuesday’s four-ball pairings, CLICK HERE.
