Becca Huffer of Denver shot her second consecutive round of even-par 72, jumped from 50th to 22nd place, and put herself in good position to advance to the third and final stage of LPGA Tour qualifying.
The past champion of the CoBank Colorado Women’s Open stands at 2-over-par 218 in stage II of LPGA Q-school in Venice, Fla. The top 80 finishers and ties — out of the original field of 193 — after Sunday’s final round will advance to the final stage of qualifying, set for Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Huffer (pictured), the 2008 CWGA Player of the Year, made three birdies and three bogeys in Saturday’s third round. She’s one of five players with strong Colorado ties who are in the top 80 going into the final round.
Former University of Colorado golfer Jenny Coleman is in 17th place at 1-over 217, while former University of Denver golfer Ellie Givens and former Buff Emily Childs are 54th at 222, and ex-DU golfer Katie Kempter is 75th at 224.
Here are the scores and positions for all the players with strong Colorado connections:
17. Former DU golfer Jenny Coleman 71-71-75–217
22. Becca Huffer of Denver 74-72-72–218
54. Former DU golfer Ellie Givens 68-75-79–222
54. Former CU golfer Emily Childs 71-76-75–222
75. Former DU golfer Katie Kempter 73-72-79–224
103. Former DU golfer Tonje Daffinrud 74-75-78–227
103. Former CU golfer Kristin Coleman 77-77-73–227
120. Former CU golfer Alexis Keating 72-76-81–229
164. Former UNC golfer Carleigh Silvers 74-81-78–233
192. Former DU golfer Kimberly Kim 81-80-82–243
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