Other Coloradans making the grade for the $250,000 Open, which runs July 20-23 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver, were amateur Grant Rogers of Boulder (70) and amateur Sam Nichamin of Avon (71). Nichaman was part of a 10-man playoff — that eventually went six holes — for the final seven spots into the Open.

Also advancing to next week’s Open were Brooklin Bailey of Waco, Texas (68), Dusty Fielding of Richfield, Utah (69), Justin Keiley of Haiku, Hawaii (70), Caston Roberts of Gilbert, Ariz. (70), Nicholas Shanahan of Scottsdale, Ariz. (70), former Coloradan John Buffalo of Las Vegas (71), Eric Frazzetta of Long Beach, Calif. (71), Jere Pelletier of El Paso, Texas (71), Craig McCoy of Plano, Texas (71), former Colorado Open runner-up Steve Schneiter of Sandy, Utah (71) and Zach Cabra of McKinney, Texas (71).

Other qualifying tournaments are set for Thursday and Monday at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.

For scores from Tuesday’s qualifier, CLICK HERE.

For a roundup from the first Colorado Open qualifier, CLICK HERE.

Connell (left) carded seven birdies and a bogey on Wednesday.

Other Coloradans who earned spots in the Colorado Open, which is set for July 21-24 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, were Alex Gutesha of Greenwood Village (65), Andrew Romano of Lone Tree (70), San Juan Open champion Jim Knous of Englewood (70), Brendan Connolly of Castle Rock (70) and David Packer of Greenwood Village (70).

Joining them in qualifying were Derek Barron of Tacoma, Wash. (65), Andre Metzger of Norman, Okla. (68), Bill Allcorn of Waco, Texas (69), Jesse Schutte of Florence, Ore. (70), former Colorado State golfer Dominic Kieffer of Byron, Minn. (70), Jordan Rodgers of Salt Lake City (70), Brandon Crick of McCook, Neb. (71) and Thane Ringler of Hutchinson, Kan. (71).

Wednesday was the first of four qualfiers for the 52nd Colorado Open.

For all of Wednesday’s scores, CLICK HERE.