Jordan Gibbs of Denver Country Club and Ben Lanting of Bear Creek Golf Club matched four-day totals of 4-over-par 292, ending up 19 strokes behind champion Kenny Pigman of Norco, Calif.

Gibbs (left), who tied for ninth in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship in September, moved up 21 spots on the scoreboard over the weekend by posting back-to-back rounds of even-par 72. The 31-year-old Denver resident was 3 over par through 11 holes on Sunday, but played his last seven in 3 under. For the day, he finished with an eagle — on his third-to-last hole — three birdies and five bogeys.

Lanting, the Colorado PGA’s 2018 Associate Player of the Year after winning the Colorado PGA Assistants Championship on July 31, closed with a 74 at PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker Course. He made two birdies and four bogeys on Sunday.

Here are the scores of all the players with strong Colorado ties who competed this week:

National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship
Nov. 15-18, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
30. Jordan Gibbs of Denver CC 71-77-72-72–292
30. Ben Lanting of Bear Creek GC 71-74-73-74–292
Missed 36-Hole Cut
87. Former Coloradan Brandon Bingaman 81-72–153
117. Jeff Carter of Riverdale GC 77-84–161
117. Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills GC 80-81–161

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Lanting, the Colorado PGA’s 2018 Associate Player of the Year, fired a 1-over-par 73 and will go into the final round of the event in 29th place at 2-over-par 218. The 25-year-old Lakewood resident carded three birdies and four bogeys on Saturday. He played his final four holes in 2 under par.

Gibbs managed an even-par 72 to check in at 220, in a tie for 41st place. He made three birdies and three bogeys in round 3.

Kenny Pigman of Norco, Calif., leads the tournament with a three-day total of 9-under-par 207.

Here are the scores of all the players with strong Colorado ties competing this week:

National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship
Nov. 15-18, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
29. Ben Lanting of Bear Creek GC 71-74-73–218
41. Jordan Gibbs of Denver CC 71-77-72–220
Missed 36-Hole Cut
87. Former Coloradan Brandon Bingaman 81-72–153
117. Jeff Carter of Riverdale GC 77-84–161
117. Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills GC 80-81–161

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Ben Lanting (left) of Bear Creek Golf Club, the Section’s 2018 Associate Player of the Year, and Jordan Gibbs of Denver Country Club will be sticking around for the weekend after the top 70 players out of the 132-person field made the 36-hole cut.

Lanting, winner of the Colorado PGA Assistants Championship at the end of July, shot a 2-over-par 74, leaving him at 1-over 145, in 25th place and nine strokes behind leader Steven Delmar of Rockville, Md. Lanting made three birdies, two bogeys and triple bogeyed the 18th hole on Friday at PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker Course.

Also advancing to the weekend was Jordan Gibbs of Denver Country Club, who carded a 77 on Friday and shares 51st place at 148. Gibbs recorded three birdies, four bogeys and two double bogeys on Friday.

Here are the scores of all the players with strong Colorado ties competing this week:

National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship
Nov. 15-18, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
25. Ben Lanting of Bear Creek GC 71-74–154
51. Jordan Gibbs of Denver CC 71-77–148
Missed 36-Hole Cut
87. Former Coloradan Brandon Bingaman 81-72–153
117. Jeff Carter of Riverdale GC 77-84–161
117. Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills GC 80-81–161

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Lanting, who won the Colorado PGA Assistants Championship at the end of July, made an eagle, three birdies and four bogeys at the PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker Course.

Gibbs, meanwhile, carded three birdies and two bogeys on the day.

The two trail leader Kenny Pigman of Norco, Calif., by five strokes with three rounds left in the tournament. The field will be cut to the low 70 players and ties after 36 holes.

Here are the scores of all the Colorado PGA players competing this week:

National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship
Nov. 15-18, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
17. Jordan Gibbs of Denver CC 71
17. Ben Lanting of Bear Creek GC 71
90. Jeff Carter of Riverdale GC 77
113. Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills GC 80

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Lanting (left) shot the only round in the 60s on Tuesday — a 3-under-par 69 — to post a 4-under 140 total for two days, good for a two-stroke victory. He finished round 2 with five birdies and two bogeys.

First-round leader and three-time champion Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills Golf Course bogeyed two of his last three holes and finished second at 142 after closing with a 74.

Taking third place was University of Colorado men’s assistant coach and 2016 champion Pat Grady, who carded back-to-back 72s.

The top four finishers — Lanting, Fitzgerald, Grady and Jordan Gibbs of Denver — qualified for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, set for Nov. 15-18 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Bingaman, who won the National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistants Championship in early August, shot a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to post a 1-over 289 total. He carded five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on Sunday. Bingaman bogeyed his final two holes after making birdie his previous two and finished 12 strokes behind champion Ryan Zylstra of The Federal Club in Virginia.

The other Coloradan to make the cut, University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady, placed 56th after closing with a 78 on Sunday, leaving him at 296 overall.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans who competed in Florida:

28. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73-73-71–289
56. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72-72-78–296
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159
 

The University of Colorado men’s assistant coach shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday to move up into a tie for 38th place at 2-over-par 218.

Grady (pictured), the 2016 Colorado PGA Assistants Champion, made four birdies and three bogeys in the third round.

Brandon Bingaman of The Bridges Golf and Country Club in Montrose, this year’s Assistants champ in Colorado, also shares 38th place at 218. Bingaman carded his second straight 73, posting two birdies and three bogeys.

Grady and Bingaman trail leader Derek Berg of Sahalee Country Club in Washington by 12 going into Sunday’s final round.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week in Florida:

38. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72-72–218
38. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73-73–218
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159
 

Brandon Bingaman of The Bridges Golf and Country Club in Montrose and University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady — the winners of the last two Colorado PGA Assistants Championships — will advance to the final two rounds of the national tournament thanks to being in the top 70 and ties at the halfway point.

Bingaman shares 40th place at 1-over-par 145 after shooting a 1-over 73 on Friday. He made three birdies and four bogeys in round 2.

Grady (pictured) stands at 147, which leaves him in 55th place, after he carded a 72 on Friday. He made an eagle, three birdies and five bogeys in the second round.

The other two Coloradans in the national tournament — Ben Lanting of Bear Creek Golf Club (150) and Jack Allen of Heritage Eagle Bend (159) failed to make the 36-hole cut.

Derek Berg of Sahalee Country Club in Washington leads the tourament with two rounds remaining at 9-under-par 135.

Play will continue through Sunday.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week in Florida:

40. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73–145
55. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72–147
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159
 

The former Colorado Mesa University golfer shot an even-par 72 and shares 40th place out of 132 players. Bingaman made three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey on Thursday.

Other scores from Colorado players were a 73 from Ben Lanting of Bear Creek Golf Club, a 75 from University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady and an 80 from Jack Allen of Heritage Eagle Bend.

Four players share the lead at 66: Jesse Massie of Kentucky, J.P. Griffin of Georgia, Chris Mory of Michigan and Ryan Botts of Tennessee.

Play will continue through Sunday, with a cut to the low 70 players and ties coming after Friday’s second round.

Here are the scores from all the Coloradans competing this week in Florida:

40. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72
54. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73
81. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75
122. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80