About 220 people attended Sunday’s 2013 Colorado Golf Awards Brunch at Pinehurst Country Club, where the CGA and CWGA honored many of their best.

Among those recognized were former University of Colorado golfer Derek Fribbs of Colorado National Golf Club, and Colorado State golfer Christina Spinzig of Hiwan Golf Club, the players of the year for the CGA and CWGA, respectively.

Fribbs won the final CGA Public Links Championship and advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur Public Links.

Spinzig claimed the CWGA Match Play title after one of the most lopsided finals in the 98-year history of the championship.

Several of the honorees were no strangers to earning player-of-the-year awards at the annual brunch. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton was recognized as CWGA Senior Player of the Year for the fifth consecutive time, and two of those years she was also overall CWGA Player of the Year. All told, this was Eaton’s ninth time being honored as CWGA Player of the Year or Senior Player of the Year.

During her acceptance speech on Sunday, Eaton announced that she’s retiring from CWGA championship competition, though she’ll continue to play tournament golf nationally and in her new home state of Arizona.

Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club was the CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and for the third time in the last four.

At age 16, Jennifer Kupcho of CommonGround Golf Course earned the CWGA Junior Player of the Year award for the second straight season.

And Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course, who recently turned 64, was the CGA Senior Player of the Year for the second time in the last three years.

Here’s a rundown of the 2013 honorees that were recognized on Sunday:

— CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year: Derek Fribbs (left) of Colorado National Golf Club. This marks the eighth time since 2000 that a CU golfer — or former Buff golfer — has earned the CGA Player of the Year honor, which is named for former CU coach Les Fowler. On that list, Fribbs joins Matt Call, Ben Portie, Kane Webber, Steve Irwin, Derek Tolan and Pat Grady (twice).

Fribbs put on quite a show in winning the final CGA Public Links Championship, shooting rounds of 65-66-62 for a 17-under-par 193 total, good for a six-stroke victory. He was also medalist in U.S. Amateur Public Links qualifying, going on to the round of 32 at that national championship.

Fribbs finished third in the CGA Stroke Play and went to the semifinals of the CGA Match Play, losing in 21 holes to former CU teammate David Oraee, the eventual champion.

— CWGA Player of the Year: Christina Spinzig (left) of Hiwan Golf Club. Spinzig, now a senior on the CSU golf team, left no doubt in winning the CWGA Match Play title this year, beating Michaela Breit 10 and 9 in the 36-hole final. The margin of victory was the largest in a CWGA Match Play final since at least 2005, before which record-keeping is incomplete.

Spinzig also had a strong showing in the CWGA Stroke Play, placing fourth.

— CGA Senior Player of the Year: Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course. Johnson also claimed this honor in 2011. This year, he became just the fifth person to win the CGA Senior Stroke Play and Senior Match Play titles in the same calendar year. And in both cases, he’s one of the oldest champions in the history of the events. Johnson also won the Colorado-based qualifying tournament for the USGA Senior Amateur. And he made it to the round of 32 at the CGA Match Play.

— CWGA Senior Player of the Year: Kim Eaton of Riverdale Golf Courses. In claiming this honor for the fifth consecutive year, Eaton swept the CWGA Senior Match Play and Senior Stroke Play titles. In both cases, she won going away — 6 and 5 in the Match final, and by 10 shots in the Stroke Play.

The two wins give Eaton 21 CWGA championship titles in her career.

But Eaton, now a full-time resident of Arizona, also had plenty of success outside of Colorado. In all, she won six state championships in 2013 — two state senior titles each in Colorado and Arizona, plus one in California. She also captured the open-division Arizona State Amateur Stroke Play championship.

In addition, Eaton advanced to the round of 64 of the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur.

— CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club. Humerickhouse accomplished quite a feat in 2013, tying an all-time CGA championship record by winning a specific title for four consecutive years — in his case, the CGA Mid-Amateur.

Beyond that, Humerickhouse advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, beating two-time national Mid-Am champion Tim Jackson in the process.

— CGA Junior Player of the Year: Spencer Painton of Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. Painton had a stellar fall, winning three significant titles — the 5A state high school championship, the CJGA Tournament of Champions and the CJGA Collegiate High School Invitational.

Beyond that, Painton made it to the round of 64 at the U.S. Junior Amateur, where he fell to the eventual national champion, Scottie Scheffler of Dallas. This fall, Painton signed a national letter of intent with the University of Kansas.

— CWGA Junior Player of the Year: Jennifer Kupcho of CommonGround Golf Course. Kupcho, who had never played in a USGA championship before this year, competed in four USGA national tournaments in 2013: the U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and the USGA Women’s State Team. Individually, she advanced to the round of 32 at the Girls’ Junior. And, along with Hannah Wood and Melissa Martin, she helped Colorado finish sixth in the USGA Women’s State Team Championship, tying the state’s best showing ever in the event.

Also team-wise, Kupcho joined with Calli Ringsby, Wood and Sydney Merchant in leading the CWGA team to a third-place finish in the Girls Junior America’s Cup, tying the state’s second-best performance ever in that event.

Kupcho won titles in the Colorado Junior PGA and the Big I Junior Classic state tournament, and she was runner-up in the 4A state high school meet and in the girls division of the CJGA Tournament of Champions.

— CGA Jim Topliff On-Course Rules Official of the Year: Tim Daniel of Eaton Country Club.

— CWGA Volunteer Award: Jan Fincher of Lake Valley Golf Club.

— CGA Master Rules Official: Jon Burnett of River Valley Ranch Golf Club.

— CWGA Most Improved Junior of the Year: Kellsey Sample of King’s Deer Golf Club, who lowered her handicap index from 36.8 to 19.1 in 2013.

— CGA/CWGA Development Program Partner of the Year: Aurora Academy.

— Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy Caddie of the Year: Melyzjah Smith.

— CJGA Junior All-Stars (pictured below): Traejan Andrews, Dillon Baker, Katie Berrian, Mia Blackard, Brayden Bozak, Davis Bryant, Emma Bryant, Jack Castiglia, Alyssa Chin, Amy Chitkoksoong, Alex Chitkoksoong, Sofia Choi, Darren Edwards, Sydney Gillespie, TJ Hicks, Oliver Jack, Jordan Jennings, Caroline Jordaan, Marie Jordaan, Anna Jordaan, Cade Kilkenny, Chris Korte, Jennifer Kupcho, Lauren Lehigh, Ross Macdonald, Natasha McClain, Sydney Merchant, Lauren Murphy, Anju Ogi, Gracie Olkowski, Spencer Painton, Calli Ringsby, Ryan Sangchompuphen, Josh Seiple, Amisha Singh, Jake Staiano, Kylee Sullivan, Lauren Sullivan, Brady Wilson, Hannah Wood, Glenn Workman.

— CJGA Academic All-Stars: Pierce Aichinger, Drew Anderson, Dillon Baker, Katie Berrian, Mia Blackard, Tanya Boderck, Brayden Bozak, Davis Bryant, Emma Bryant, Evan Buchalski, Colby Bundy, Mathew Casias, Jack Cavanaugh, Gavin Chamberlain, Alyssa Chin, Ian Coberly, Colt DiGiovanni, Aldan Duval, Mariah Ehrman, Delaney Elliott, Jackson Elliot, Margaret Geolat, Gregory Gibson, Sydney Gillespie, Frederick Gluck, James Guthrie, Empress Hawkins-Kimmel, TJ Hicks, Andrew Hinners, Andrew Howe, Jake Johnson, Max Johnson, Jax Jones, Caroline Jordaan, Cade Kilkenny, Cassie Kneen, Savni Kulkarni, Jennifer Kupcho, Joseph Lee, Hunter Lee, Lauren Lehigh, Nicholas Leibold, Alexander Liss, Ross Macdonald, Matt McCartney, Brandy McClain, Peggy Merrill, Todd Millard, Kelly Moran, Hannah More, Lauren Murphy, Jaclyn Murray, Roger Nakagawa, Spencer Painton, Adara Pauluhn, Daniel Pearson, Kyle Pearson, Ryan Pearson, Oliver Pesso, Henry Rock, Grant Rogers, Bridger Ryan, Morgan Sahm, Raymond Simanjuntak, Amisha Singh, Jared Sloan, Jake Staiano, Jackson Solem, Emilee Strausburg, Kylee Sullivan, Chaad Tam, Luke Travins, Nicholas Villano, Kevin Wohlfarth, Luke Wright, Alex Yano, Jay Yano, Erik Young, Ryan Zetwick, Tyler Zhang.
 

They range in age from 16 to 64, but what they all have in common is an exceptional year on the golf course in 2013.

All have shined in Colorado’s biggest amateur tournaments, and some on the national stage. And they’ll all come together on Nov. 24 at Pinehurst Country Club, where the CGA and CWGA will honor their players of the year and many others during the 2013 Colorado Golf Awards Brunch.

Several of the honorees are no strangers to earning player-of-the-year awards at the annual brunch. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton will be recognized as CWGA Senior Player of the Year for the fifth consecutive time, and two of those years she was also overall CWGA Player of the Year. All told, this will be Eaton’s ninth time being honored as CWGA Player of the Year or Senior Player of the Year.

Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club will be the CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and for the third time in the last four. At age 16, Jennifer Kupcho of CommonGround Golf Course will earn the CWGA Junior Player of the Year award for the second straight season. And Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course, who recently turned 64, will be the CGA Senior Player of the Year for the second time in the last three years.

But the top player honors go to former University of Colorado golfer Derek Fribbs of Colorado National Golf Club, and Colorado State player Christina Spinzig (pictured above) of Hiwan Golf Club, the CGA and CWGA Players of the Year, respectively.

Here’s a rundown on the 2013 highlights for all of the players of the years who will be recognized on Nov. 24:

— CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year: Derek Fribbs (pictured at left) of Colorado National Golf Club. This marks the eighth time since 2000 that a CU golfer — or former Buff golfer — has earned the CGA Player of the Year honor. On that list, Fribbs joins Matt Call, Ben Portie, Kane Webber, Steve Irwin, Derek Tolan and Pat Grady (twice).

Fribbs put on quite a show in winning the final CGA Public Links Championship, shooting rounds of 65-66-62 for a 17-under-par 193 total, good for a six-stroke victory. He was also medalist in U.S. Amateur Public Links qualifying, going on to the round of 32 at that national championship.

Fribbs finished third in the CGA Stroke Play and went to the semifinals of the CGA Match Play, losing in 21 holes to former CU teammate David Oraee, the eventual champion.

— CWGA Player of the Year: Christina Spinzig of Hiwan Golf Club. Spinzig, now a senior on the CSU golf team, left no doubt in winning the CWGA Match Play title this year, beating Michaela Breit 10 and 9 in the 36-hole final. The margin of victory was the largest in a CWGA Match Play final since at least 2005, before which record-keeping is incomplete.

Spinzig also had a strong showing in the CWGA Stroke Play, placing fourth.

— CGA Senior Player of the Year: Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course. Johnson also claimed this honor in 2011. This year, he became just the fifth person to win the CGA Senior Stroke Play and Senior Match Play titles in the same calendar year. And in both cases, he’s one of the oldest champions in the history of the events. Johnson also won the Colorado-based qualifying tournament for the USGA Senior Amateur. And he made it to the round of 32 at the CGA Match Play.

— CWGA Senior Player of the Year: Kim Eaton of Riverdale Golf Courses. In claiming this honor for the fifth consecutive year, Eaton swept the CWGA Senior Match Play and Senior Stroke Play titles. In both cases, she won going away — 6 and 5 in the Match final, and by 10 shots in the Stroke Play.

The two wins give Eaton 21 CWGA championship titles in her career.

But Eaton, now a full-time resident of Arizona, also had plenty of success outside of Colorado. In all, she won six state championships in 2013 — two state senior titles each in Colorado and Arizona, plus one in California. She also captured the open-division Arizona State Amateur Stroke Play championship.

In addition, Eaton advanced to the round of 64 of the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur.

— CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club. Humerickhouse accomplished quite a feat in 2013, tying an all-time CGA championship record by winning a specific title for four consecutive years — in his case, the CGA Mid-Amateur.

Beyond that, Humerickhouse advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, beating two-time national Mid-Am champion Tim Jackson in the process.

— CGA Junior Player of the Year: Spencer Painton of Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. Painton had a stellar fall, winning three significant titles — the 5A state high school championship, the CJGA Tournament of Champions and the CJGA Collegiate High School Invitational.

Beyond that, Painton made it to the round of 64 at the U.S. Junior Amateur, where he fell to the eventual national champion, Scottie Scheffler of Dallas.

— CWGA Junior Player of the Year: Jennifer Kupcho of CommonGround Golf Course. Kupcho, who had never played in a USGA championship before this year, competed in four USGA national tournaments in 2013: the U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and the USGA Women’s State Team. Individually, she advanced to the round of 32 at the Girls’ Junior. And, along with Hannah Wood and Melissa Martin, she helped Colorado finish sixth in the USGA Women’s State Team Championship, tying the state’s best showing ever in the event.

Also team-wise, Kupcho joined with Calli Ringsby, Wood and Sydney Merchant in leading the CWGA team to a third-place finish in the Girls Junior America’s Cup, tying the state’s second-best performance ever in that event.

Kupcho won titles in the Colorado Junior PGA and the Big I Junior Classic state tournament, and she was runner-up in the 4A state high school meet and in the girls division of the CJGA Tournament of Champions.
 

They range in age from 16 to 64, but what they all have in common is an exceptional year on the golf course in 2013.

All have shined in Colorado’s biggest amateur tournaments, and some on the national stage. And they’ll all come together on Nov. 24 at Pinehurst Country Club, where the CGA and CWGA will honor their players of the year and many others during the 2013 Colorado Golf Awards Brunch.

Several of the honorees are no strangers to earning player-of-the-year awards at the annual brunch. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton will be recognized as CWGA Senior Player of the Year for the fifth consecutive time, and two of those years she was also overall CWGA Player of the Year. All told, this will be Eaton’s ninth time being honored as CWGA Player of the Year or Senior Player of the Year.

Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club will be the CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and for the third time in the last four. At age 16, Jennifer Kupcho of CommonGround Golf Course will earn the CWGA Junior Player of the Year award for the second straight season. And Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course, who recently turned 64, will be the CGA Senior Player of the Year for the second time in the last three years.

But the top player honors go to former University of Colorado golfer Derek Fribbs of Colorado National Golf Club, and Colorado State player Christina Spinzig of Hiwan Golf Club, the CGA and CWGA Players of the Year, respectively.

Here’s a rundown on the 2013 highlights for all of the players of the years who will be recognized on Nov. 24:

— CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year: Derek Fribbs (pictured above) of Colorado National Golf Club. This marks the eighth time since 2000 that a CU golfer — or former Buff golfer — has earned the CGA Player of the Year honor. On that list, Fribbs joins Matt Call, Ben Portie, Kane Webber, Steve Irwin, Derek Tolan and Pat Grady (twice).

Fribbs put on quite a show in winning the final CGA Public Links Championship, shooting rounds of 65-66-62 for a 17-under-par 193 total, good for a six-stroke victory. He was also medalist in U.S. Amateur Public Links qualifying, going on to the round of 32 at that national championship.

Fribbs finished third in the CGA Stroke Play and went to the semifinals of the CGA Match Play, losing in 21 holes to former CU teammate David Oraee, the eventual champion.

— CWGA Player of the Year: Christina Spinzig (pictured at left) of Hiwan Golf Club. Spinzig, now a senior on the CSU golf team, left no doubt in winning the CWGA Match Play title this year, beating Michaela Breit 10 and 9 in the 36-hole final. The margin of victory was the largest in a CWGA Match Play final since at least 2005, before which record-keeping is incomplete.

Spinzig also had a strong showing in the CWGA Stroke Play, placing fourth.

— CGA Senior Player of the Year: Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course. Johnson also claimed this honor in 2011. This year, he became just the fifth person to win the CGA Senior Stroke Play and Senior Match Play titles in the same calendar year. And in both cases, he’s one of the oldest champions in the history of the events. Johnson also won the Colorado-based qualifying tournament for the USGA Senior Amateur. And he made it to the round of 32 at the CGA Match Play.

— CWGA Senior Player of the Year: Kim Eaton of Riverdale Golf Courses. In claiming this honor for the fifth consecutive year, Eaton swept the CWGA Senior Match Play and Senior Stroke Play titles. In both cases, she won going away — 6 and 5 in the Match final, and by 10 shots in the Stroke Play.

The two wins give Eaton 21 CWGA championship titles in her career.

But Eaton, now a full-time resident of Arizona, also had plenty of success outside of Colorado. In all, she won six state championships in 2013 — two state senior titles each in Colorado and Arizona, plus one in California. She also captured the open-division Arizona State Amateur Stroke Play championship.

In addition, Eaton advanced to the round of 64 of the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur.

— CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year: Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Golf Club. Humerickhouse accomplished quite a feat in 2013, tying an all-time CGA championship record by winning a specific title for four consecutive years — in his case, the CGA Mid-Amateur.

Beyond that, Humerickhouse advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, beating two-time national Mid-Am champion Tim Jackson in the process.

— CGA Junior Player of the Year: Spencer Painton of Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. Painton had a stellar fall, winning three significant titles — the 5A state high school championship, the CJGA Tournament of Champions and the CJGA Collegiate High School Invitational.

Beyond that, Painton made it to the round of 64 at the U.S. Junior Amateur, where he fell to the eventual national champion, Scottie Scheffler of Dallas.

— CWGA Junior Player of the Year: Jennifer Kupcho of CommonGround Golf Course. Kupcho, who had never played in a USGA championship before this year, competed in four USGA national tournaments in 2013: the U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and the USGA Women’s State Team. Individually, she advanced to the round of 32 at the Girls’ Junior. And, along with Hannah Wood and Melissa Martin, she helped Colorado finish sixth in the USGA Women’s State Team Championship, tying the state’s best showing ever in the event.

Also team-wise, Kupcho joined with Calli Ringsby, Wood and Sydney Merchant in leading the CWGA team to a third-place finish in the Girls Junior America’s Cup, tying the state’s second-best performance ever in that event.

Kupcho won titles in the Colorado Junior PGA and the Big I Junior Classic state tournament, and she was runner-up in the 4A state high school meet and in the girls division of the CJGA Tournament of Champions.
 

 
CWGA Match Play Championship
At the Club at Rolling Hills in Golden

  Open Championship Flight Final — Christina Spinzig, Hiwan GC def. Michaela Breit, Highland Hills GC, 10 and 9
  Open Championship Flight Consolation Final — Jennifer Kupcho, CommonGround GC def Taylor Dorans, Eagle Trace GC 21 holes
  Senior Championship Flight Final — Kim Eaton, Riverdale GC def Mary Doyen, Foothills GC 6 & 5
  Senior Championship Flight Consolation Final — Cindy Pallatino, CommonGround GC def Sue Davis, CommonGround GC 2 & 1
  Open First Flight Final — Jennie Chun, Lone Tree GC def Lori Lawrence, Cherry Hills CC 1 up
  Open First Flight Consolation Final — Sheila Shroeder, Broken Tee GC def. Susan Schell, Red Rocks CC 4 & 2
  Senior First Flight Final — Jessi McVay, CommonGround GC def Christie Austin, Cherry Hills GC 1 up
  Senior First Flight Consolation Final — Jane Ford, Todd Creek GC def Jennifer Hocking, Cherokee Ridge GC 19 holes
  Senior Second Flight Final — Kay Geitner, South Suburban GC def Donna Edelen, Riverdale GC 4 & 3
  Senior Second Flight Consolation Final — Cindy Davis, Fox Hollow GC def Jennie Jones, Raccoon Creek GC 3 & 1
  Senior Third Flight Final — Rose Rismanchi, Fitzimons GC def Carolyn Badley, The Club at Rolling Hills 4 & 3
  Senior Third Flight Consolation Final — Sherry Lewis, Vail GC def Becky Finger, Riverdale GC 5 & 3
 

But after rebuilding her swing, then struggling to get back to peak form, a big payoff came on Friday.

The former University of Denver golfer joined an elite group of players who have won the CWGA Stroke Play Championship three times. For Martin, victory No. 3 came Friday at The Ranch Country Club in Westminster, where she pulled away on the back nine of the final round to prevail by an impressive eight shots.

“Three years ago I decided to rebuild my swing when I came to DU (from Colorado State), and it’s been like an uphill battle for three years,” Martin said. “I’ve been so sick and I’ve wanted to quit so many times, but I didn’t. It’s finally all paying off.”

The CWGA Stroke Play has now been contested 66 times and only six other golfers have won the title on at least three occasions: Carol Flenniken (eight), Janet Moore (five), Kim Eaton (four), and Sally Hardwick, Joan Birkland and Nicki Cutler (three each).

At 23 years old, Martin (pictured above and at left) became part of that group on Friday, having previously won the CWGA Stroke Play in 2009 and ’10.

After being tied with 2013 CWGA Junior Stroke Play champ Kelly Moran of Boulder Country Club after 10 holes of Friday’s final round, Martin put the pedal to the metal to pull away. The golfer from Bookcliff Country Club in Grand Junction made three straight birdies — all from inside of 10 feet — starting on No. 11 en route to shooting a 1-over-par 72. That gave Martin a 7-over-par 220 total at The Ranch, where the greens put even the best golfers to the test.

Moran, who will play college golf at William & Mary in Virginia beginning in the fall, closed with a 78 to share second place at 228. Also at that figure was 2012 champion Somin Lee of CommonGround Golf Course, who carded a 74 on Friday.

Colorado State University golfer Christina Spinzig of Hiwan Golf Club posted a final-round 77 for a 229 total, good for fourth place.

As for Martin, she coincidentally won at The Ranch, where her DU coach, Lindsay Hulwick, claimed the 2005 CWGA Stroke Play championship. Hulwick and DU assistant coach Erik Billinger were among those following Martin on Friday. Also on hand were several of Melissa’s family members who made long trips early Friday morning to watch: her mom and dad came in from Grand Junction and her aunt and uncle from Fort Morgan.

“That was really special,” said Martin, who graduated from DU earlier this month.

With Martin tentatively planning to turn pro later this year — possibly in time for the HealthOne Colorado Women’s Open in September — and compete in LPGA Tour qualifying, this state amateur stroke play may be her last.

Winning “is really special because I don’t know if I’ll get to play in this tournament next year,” she said.

For a while on Friday, it didn’t look like any sure thing that Martin would emerge victorious. Though none of her opponents ever took the outright lead, Moran (pictured at left) did tie it up in the middle of the final round.

The 17-year-old parred every hole on the front nine Friday to catch Martin, who started the day two ahead of Moran. And the two remained tied after matching bogeys on No. 10.

But Moran ended up shooting a 6-over-par 42 on the back nine and she made two double bogeys along the way. Her crisp iron shots from earlier in the round often fell short of the green on the back nine.

“Toward the end my irons really let me down a lot and I had some shorter putts that I missed that really hurt,” Moran said. “It was kind of snowballing a little bit.”

Holes 11, 12 and 13 basically decided the tournament as Martin holed birdie putts of 8, 4 and 6 feet while Moran went par-bogey-double bogey. That added up to a six-stroke swing in three holes.

“She’s an incredible player,” Moran said of Martin. “She’s really solid. If she makes a mistake, she fixes it right away. She’s one of the most solid players I’ve ever played with. It was definitely an honor to play with her given her credentials. She played a really great round and it was hard to compete with.”

But Martin (pictured at left) was frustrated in the middle of her round, especially with going 3 over par in four holes starting on No. 7.

“There were a series of bad shots or bad decisions and that bummed me out,” she said. “And Kelly was playing super solid. She was scrambling really well. I had to kind of ride (that out) and get back on the wave, and the approach shot on 11 is where I got back on it.

“I just really wanted to make good shots and make good putts because … I haven’t done it for so long. And once it finally comes together, you just want to keep doing it. Obviously I wanted to win, but I didn’t really think about that. I just thought about trying to get the ball into the hole.”

While Martin won the championship flight on Friday, four-time champ Eaton claimed the title in the first flight as a final-round 74 gave her a 231 total.

CWGA Stroke Play Championship
At Par-71 Ranch CC in Westminster

GROSS SCORES

Championship Flight
Melissa Martin, Grand Junction, Colo. 76-72-72–220
Kelly Moran, Boulder, Colo. 72-78-78–228
Somin Lee, Centennial, Colo. 76-78-74–228
Christina Spinzig, Evergreen, Colo. 74-78-77–229
Kayla Riede, Olivehurst, Calif. 81-73-76–230
Mikayla Tatman, Longmont, Colo. 77-77-78–232
Hannah Wood, Centennial, Colo. 72-77-84–233
Taylor Dorans, Erie, Colo. 74-81-78–233
Paige Crawford, Colorado Springs, Colo. 79-77-78–234
Calli Ringsby, Cherry Hills Village, Colo. 77-78-83–238
Dani Urman, Greenwood Village , Colo. 79-77-88–244
Deb Hughes, Denver, Colo. 78-78-90–246

First Flight
Kim Eaton, Tempe, Ariz. 75-82-74–231
Amy Hodgkinson, Longmont, Colo. 78-82-75–235
Emily Wood, Salida, Colo. 77-83-76–236
Kathleen Kershisnik, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 81-79-76–236
Nicole Hulbert, Arvada, Colo. 78-79-79–236
Mackenzie Thayer, Garden City, Kan. 81-77-79–237
Shannon Lubar, Littleton, Colo. 79-82-78–239
Shannon Lutynski, Castle Rock, Colo. 81-77-82–240
Lara Pocs, Wesminster, Colo. 88-82-74–244
Holly Schaefer, Greenwood Village, Colo. 85-82-79–246
Michaela Marie Breit, Greeley, Colo. 85-81-80–246
Callie Hodgkinson, Longmont, Colo. 82-83-84–249
Claudia Davis, Greenwood VIllage, Colo. 81-85-WD–WD

Second Flight
Megan McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 80-76-73–229
Laurie Steenrod, Aurora, Colo. 78-76-77–231
Sara Swaney, Larkspur, Colo. 77-78-80–235
Emily Woodard, Cheyenne, Wyo. 79-76-81–236
Kathy Malpass, Evergreen, Colo. 84-77-77–238
Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs, Colo. 84-79-77–240
Joanna Ringsby, Denver, Colo. 86-79-79–244
Andrea Ballou, Larkspur, Colo. 84-82-80–246
Mary Doyen, Denver, Colo. 88-84-77–249
Katty Rothberg, Denver, Colo. 81-86-85–252
Holly Schmitt, Centennial, Colo. 81-84-88–253
Ruth Van Zee, Denver, Colo. 83-85-85–253
Nina Dulacki, Denver, Colo. 88-85-82–255
Jane Ford, Thornton, Colo. 92-88-88–268

Third Flight
Rachel Cavalier, Lafayette, Colo. 82-86-84–252
Kelli Poppenhagen, Aurora, Colo. 86-81-87–254
Audrey Bopp, Ft.Collins, Colo. 83-88-89–260
Pam Cortez, Louisville, Colo. 89-83-88–260
Virginia Love, Mesa, Ariz. 85-83-96–264
Sheila Schroeder, Englewood, Colo. 84-88-93–265
Jill Kirkpatrick, Denver, Colo. 89-91-86–266
Bobby Jackson, Denver, Colo. 86-95-93–274
Jan Milne, Fort Collins, Colo. 88-89-97–274
Karen Honnessy, Minturn, Colo. 94-94-90–278
Melody Ulen, Lakewood, Colo. 86-94-98–278
Vicki Porter, Denver, Colo. 92-89-97–278
Jenny Tempas, Littleton, Colo. 100-WD

Fourth Flight
Pat O’Connor, Fort Collins, Colo. 87-86-90–263
Mary Smith, Arvada, Colo. 96-92-82–270
Cindy Speer, Parker, Colo. 88-93-90–271
Jennie Jones, Englewood, Colo. 94-89-97–280
Juna Orr, Denver, Colo. 93-98-90–281
Lyndon Lieb, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 101-89-92–282
Madison McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 91-98-93–282
Claudia Gallegos, Lone Tree, Colo. 92-95-96–283
Pat Kuntz, Tempe, Ariz. 93-88-102–283
Geri Reinardy, Denver, Colo. 102-97-94–293
Norma Bisdorf, Denver, Colo. 99-98-100–297

Fifth Flight
Barbara White, Thornton, Colo. 101-109-88–298
Cheryl Ellen, Broomfield, Colo. 108-99-101–308
Patricia Moore, Broomfield, Colo. 107-104-100–311
Kay Boyle, Northglenn, Colo. 114-104-104–322
Rose Rismanchi, Aurora, Colo. 111-108-111–330
Donna Jones, Erie, Colo. 116-114-112–342
Erlinda Shearer, Denver, Colo. 102-129-117–348
Cogie Elzea, Thornton, Colo. 117-WD



NET SCORES



First Flight
Emily Wood, Salida, Colo. 73-79-72–224
Amy Hodgkinson, Longmont, Colo. 76-80-73–229
Nicole Hulbert, Arvada, Colo. 76-77-77–230
Lara Pocs, Wesminster, Colo. 84-78-70–232
Kim Eaton, Tempe, Ariz. 76-83-75–234
Shannon Lutynski, Castle Rock, Colo. 79-75-80–234
Michaela Marie Breit, Greeley, Colo. 81-77-77–235
Kathleen Kershisnik, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 81-79-76–236
Holly Schaefer, Greenwood Village, Colo. 82-79-76–237
Callie Hodgkinson, Longmont, Colo. 78-79-81–238
Mackenzie Thayer, Garden City, Kan. 82-78-80–240
Shannon Lubar, Littleton, Colo. 81-84-80–245
Claudia Davis, Greenwood VIllage, Colo. 83-87-WD–WD

Second Flight
Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs, Colo. 75-70-68–213
Laurie Steenrod, Aurora, Colo. 73-71-72–216
Megan McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 76-72-69–217
Kathy Malpass, Evergreen, Colo. 78-71-71–220
Sara Swaney, Larkspur, Colo. 72-73-75–220
Emily Woodard, Cheyenne, Wyo. 74-71-76–221
Joanna Ringsby, Denver, Colo. 79-72-72–223
Andrea Ballou, Larkspur, Colo. 77-75-73–225
Holly Schmitt, Centennial, Colo. 72-75-79–226
Katty Rothberg, Denver, Colo. 73-78-77–228
Nina Dulacki, Denver, Colo. 79-76-73–228
Mary Doyen, Denver, Colo. 82-78-71–231
Ruth Van Zee, Denver, Colo. 77-79-79–235
Jane Ford, Thornton, Colo. 83-79-79–241

Third Flight
Kelli Poppenhagen, Aurora, Colo. 72-67-73–212
Rachel Cavalier, Lafayette, Colo. 72-76-74–222
Audrey Bopp, Ft.Collins, Colo. 71-76-77–224
Pam Cortez, Louisville, Colo. 78-72-77–227
Bobby Jackson, Denver, Colo. 71-80-78–229
Jan Milne, Fort Collins, Colo. 73-74-82–229
Sheila Schroeder, Englewood, Colo. 73-77-82–232
Virginia Love, Mesa, Ariz. 75-73-86–234
Jill Kirkpatrick, Denver, Colo. 79-81-76–236
Vicki Porter, Denver, Colo. 78-75-83–236
Karen Honnessy, Minturn, Colo. 83-83-79–245
Melody Ulen, Lakewood, Colo. 75-83-87–245
Jenny Tempas, Littleton, Colo. 86-WD

Fourth Flight
Pat O’Connor, Fort Collins, Colo. 71-70-74–215
Mary Smith, Arvada, Colo. 79-75-65–219
Cindy Speer, Parker, Colo. 71-76-73–220
Madison McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 71-78-73–222
Claudia Gallegos, Lone Tree, Colo. 74-77-78–229
Juna Orr, Denver, Colo. 76-81-73–230
Lyndon Lieb, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 84-72-75–231
Jennie Jones, Englewood, Colo. 78-73-81–232
Pat Kuntz, Tempe, Ariz. 76-71-85–232
Norma Bisdorf, Denver, Colo. 80-79-81–240
Geri Reinardy, Denver, Colo. 86-81-78–245

Fifth Flight
Barbara White, Thornton, Colo. 76-84-63–223
Cheryl Ellen, Broomfield, Colo. 80-71-72–223
Rose Rismanchi, Aurora, Colo. 76-73-75–224
Kay Boyle, Northglenn, Colo. 82-72-71–225
Patricia Moore, Broomfield, Colo. 82-79-74–235
Donna Jones, Erie, Colo. 86-84-81–251
Erlinda Shearer, Denver, Colo. 73-100-87–260
Cogie Elzea, Thornton, Colo. 93-WD