Three players with strong Colorado ties — former University of Colorado golfer Jenny Coleman, Becca Huffer of Denver and former University of Denver player Ellie Givens — earned spots into the third and final stage of LPGA Q-school thanks to their finishes Sunday in the stage II tournament in Venice, Fla.
A total of 84 players — all of whom shot 12-over-par 300 for four rounds — out of the original field of 193 punched their tickets to stage III of Q-school. That stage will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The top 20 finishers at the final stage will earn full LPGA Tour cards for 2017, with additional players landing conditional status.
Coleman (pictured), who finished 31st on the Symetra Tour money list in 2016, shot a 1-under-par 71 Sunday despite a double bogey on the 17th hole to end up at even-par 288, good for 12th place in stage II. Marianne Skarpnord was medalist at 11-under-par 277.
Huffer, a former CoBank Colorado Women’s Open champion and CWGA Player of the Year, ended up 30th at 293. Givens, a veteran on the Ladies European Tour, placed 67th at 298.
Here are the scores and finishes for all the players with strong Colorado connections:
Advance to Stage III
12. Former DU golfer Jenny Coleman 71-71-75-71–288
30. Becca Huffer of Denver 74-72-72-75–293
67. Former DU golfer Ellie Givens 68-75-79-76–298
Failed to Advance
85. Former CU golfer Kristin Coleman 77-77-73-74–301
95. Former CU golfer Emily Childs 71-76-75-80–302
121. Former DU golfer Katie Kempter 73-72-79-81–305
121. Former DU golfer Tonje Daffinrud 74-75-78-78–305
135. Former CU golfer Alexis Keating 72-76-81-78–307
135. Former UNC golfer Carleigh Silvers 74-81-78-74–307
185. Former DU golfer Kimberly Kim 81-80-82-75–318
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