Boulder native and former Louisville resident George Cunningham earned his Web.com Tour card earlier this year by placing second on the PGA Tour Canada money list in 2018.
But the grandson of the late Chuck Melvin, who played in six Colorado Cup matches, has aspirations beyond the Web.com Tour. And this past week, he demonstrated his mettle by sharing medalist honors in a Monday qualifier, then making the cut and finishing 36th on Sunday in the PGA Tour’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nev.
Cunningham (left) is now two-for-two in making cuts on the PGA Tour, having placed 29th in the RBC Canadian Open in July.
On Sunday, Cunningham shot a 5-under-par 66, giving him a 10-under 274 total for the week. He ended up 11 strokes behind champion Bryson DeChambeau.
Cunningham wasn’t the only player with strong Colorado ties who Monday qualified into the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Cole Nygren of Longmont also landed a spot in the event, firing a 65 in the Monday qualifier to earn his first PGA Tour start. Nygren missed the 36-hole cut in Vegas, shooting 76-68.
Cunningham won the GolfBC Championship on PGA Tour Canada in June.
