The Rocky Mountain Open golf tournament has been held annually, without fail, in Grand Junction since 1939. But there have been plenty of tweaks along the way, and this year is no exception.
The big change this year is that, instead of the RMO being conducted at multiple courses, as has been the case in the recent past, this year it’s all based at Tiara Rado Golf Course for the first time.
From 2010 through ’15, Bookcliff co-hosted the event with Tiara Rado, and last year the Golf Club at Redlands Mesa joined Tiara Rado.
The 79th annual tournament will be conducted Friday through Sunday (Aug. 18-20), with a pro-am set for Thursday. The event will feature a $75,000 purse, with $10,000 going to the winner — or low professional.
Among the pros in the field this year are two-time CoBank Colorado Open champion Derek Tolan, 2017 Wyoming State Open winner David Oraee, 2007 RMO champ Scott Petersen, three-time RMO winner Monte Montgomery, and Nathaniel Goddard, who finished third last year.
Among the amateurs entered are 2017 CGA Amateur champion Glenn Workman, this year’s CGA Match Play winner Chris Korte, and Josh Seiple, who advanced to the round of 32 at this summer’s British Amateur.
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