Kyler Dunkle, a junior at the University of Utah, and Chris Korte, a senior at the University of Denver, placed fourth and fifth, respectively, out of an 84-man field in Bandon.

Dunkle, a former state high school champion who captured his first college title earlier this season at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational in Erie, posted rounds of 65-69-70 for a 9-under-par 204 total in Oregon. That left him four strokes behind champion Chun An Yu of Arizona State. Dunkle (pictured) made five birdies and two double bogeys on Tuesday.

It marked the third top-10 finish of the season for Dunkle, the 2016 CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year.

Korte had a stellar final two rounds in Bandon, going 66-66 after opening with a 74 to card a 7-under 206 total. Korte went bogey free on Tuesday and made 13 birdies over the final 36 holes.

Tuesday marked Korte’s first top-10 of the season, though he’s finished 11th twice. Korte’s DU squad placed 12th out of 14 school in the team standings. (March 15 Update: For his performance at Bandon, Korte was named the Summit League’s Men’s Golfer of the Week.)

On the women’s side, also placing in the top five on Tuesday was Coloradan Erin Sargent, a sophomore at the University of Wyoming, who finished a college career-best fourth in the BYU Entrada Classic in St. George, Utah. After recording scores of 69-74-72, Sargent’s 1-under-par 215 total left her seven strokes behind winner Pimnipa Panthong of Kent State.

Likewise recording a top-10 individual finish on Tuesday was Jack Ainscough of Colorado State, who placed a career-best ninth — one spot better than 2017 NCAA individual champion Braden Thornberry of Mississippi — while competing only as an individual at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic. Ainscough, a freshman from England, was competing in just his third college tournament. He went 73-71-67 for a 5-under-par 211 total and ended up 10 strokes behind tournament winner Fredrik Nilehn of Texas Tech.

The University of Colorado finished eighth out of 16 teams in San Diego, while CSU was 12th.

Here are the results for the two NCAA Division I tournaments that finished on Tuesday and featured Colorado-based teams:

Bandon Dunes Championship
March 11-13, 2018 (final) in Bandon, Ore.
12. (out of 14 teams) Denver 297-288-285–872
5. Chris Korte 74-66-66–206
37. John Sand 70-74-73–217
57. Eric Hagen 75-74-72–221
71. Jackson Solem 78-74-74–228
78. Isaac Petersilie 79-80-75–234

Also
4. Coloradan Kyler Dunkle, Utah 65-69-70–204

Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic
March 12-13, 2018 (final) in Chula Vista, Calif.
8. (out of 16 teams) Colorado 285-294-296–875
32. Yannik Paul 74-72-73–219
40. Spencer Painton 71-78-71–220
51. John Souza 70-70-82–222
62. Trevor Olkowski 71-77-76–224
62. Daniel O’Loughlin 73-75-76–224

12. Colorado State 292-286-304–882
40. Jake Staiano 72-70-78–220
44. Max Oelfke 79-69-73–221
56. AJ Ott 75-73-75–223
69. Colton Yates 72-74-80–226
77. Parathakorn Suyasri 73-78-78–229
9. Jack Ainscough (competing only as individual) 73-71-67–211

Also
71. Coloradan Josh Seiple, Mississippi 80-75-72–227

Ellen Secor from Colorado State University recorded a college-career-best runner-up showing at The Gold Rush in Long Beach, Calif. And Robyn Choi from the University of Colorado notched her fifth top-10 showing of the season by tying for third in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.

Secor (pictured), who led by three strokes going into the final round in Long Beach, posted the fourth top-10 individual showing of her college career. She carded rounds of 71-70-74 for a 1-under-par 215 total, ending up three behind Sophie Hausmann of Idaho, who won the tournament for the second straight year, this time closing with a 68.

Secor was trying to give CSU individual victories in its last two tournaments as teammate Katrina Prendergast won the UC Irvine Invitational in the Rams’ fall finale.

With Secor’s runner-up performance, CSU finished third out of the 14-team field in Long Beach.

(Updated on Feb. 15: Secor was subsequently named the Mountain West Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week.)

As for Choi, the 28th-ranked women’s college player in the country, she went 75-72-73 for a 7-over-par 220 total in Puerto Rico. She ended up four strokes behind winner Maria Fassi of Arkansas, the fifth-ranked women’s college player in the nation.

So far this season, Choi has recorded individual college finishes that include a second, two thirds, a fifth and a seventh. The Australian played in the U.S. Women’s Open last year.

Choi helped CU place fifth in the 11-team field.

Meanwhile, another U.S. Women’s Open competitor from last year, Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster and Wake Forest, opened the spring season by finishing 11th individually in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Kupcho recorded rounds of 72-74-73 for a 6-over-par 219 total.

In addition, two Coloradans notched top-10 finishes Tuesday in the Battle at Boulder Creek in Boulder City, Nev.

Kiselya Plewe of Cortez, who plays for Weber State in Utah, finished second as rounds of 72-74-79 left her at 9-over-par 225 and five strokes behind champion Pinyada Kuvanun of Toledo.

And Morgan Sahm of Centennial, a sophomore at Northern Colorado, tied for ninth individually. She recorded scores of 81-72-79 for a 232 total. UNC placed fourth out of nine teams.   

The Gold Rush
Feb. 12-13, 2018 (final) in Long Beach, Calif.
3. Colorado State (out of 14 teams; one behind leader) 297-295-300–892
2. Ellen Secor 71-70-74–215
15. Katrina Prendergast 75-75-75–225
22. Haley Greb 75-77-74–226
37. Jessica Sloot 76-74-79–229
60. Brooke Nolte 85-76-77–238
Also
30. Coloradan Anna Kennedy, BYU 80-72-76–228

Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Feb. 11-13, 2018 (final) in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
5. (out of 11 teams; best 4 scores out of 6) Colorado 310-299-298–907
3. Robyn Choi 75-72-73–220
16. Kirsty Hodgkins 80-73-74–227
20. Brittany Fan 77-76-75–228
36. Gillian Vance 79-78-76–233
45. Alisha Lau 79-82-76–237
65. Jaclyn Murray 84-85-83–252

Battle at Boulder Creek
Feb. 12-13, 2018 (final) in Boulder City, Nev.
3. (out of 9 teams) Northern Colorado 315-301-315–931
9. Morgan Sahm 81-72-79–232
13. Aili Bundy 76-79-78–233
20. Nicole Polivchak 82-81-73–236
23. Marisa Hisaki 78-74-85–237
32. Beah Cruz 80-76-85–241
48. Hanna Atkins (competing only as individual) 81-86-86–253

Seeking their first league title since 2010 — and the automatic NCAA Regional berth that would have gone with it — the Rams fell just short of the mark Sunday in Tucson, Ariz.

After going into the final round with a two-stroke lead — and still being ahead with nine holes left — CSU was edged on the final hole and had to settle for a runner-up finish, one stroke behind UNLV, which successfully defended its title. Five teams in the 11-school field finished the 54-hole event at least 14 under par, with UNLV posting an 18-under-par total and Colorado State checking in at 17 under.

CSU and UNLV were tied for the team lead with just the final group of the day left on the course. Unfortunately for the Rams, senior Blake Cannon bogeyed the 470-yard, par-4 18th, leaving CSU one back of UNLV.

Cannon and teammate Colton Yates led the way for the Rams, tying for eighth place at 5-under 211. Colorado resident Jake Staiano was 11th at 212. (April 27 Update: Staiano was subsequently named to the All-Mountain West Conference team.)

Meanwhile, Sunwoo Choi of the Air Force Academy placed sixth individually at 210 as the Falcons were seventh in the team standings.

At the Women’s Summit League Championship in Nebraska City, where the University of Denver is seeking its 14th straight conference title, DU grabbed a one-stroke lead over South Dakota State following the first round.

The Pioneers opened with an 8-over-par 296. Senior Jessica Carty, the defending champion, posted an even-par 72 which left her in second place, three strokes behind Megan Mingo of South Dakota State.

At the Women’s Big Sky Championship in Boulder City, Nev., Northern Colorado wrapped up its season with a fifth-place finish out of the 12-team field. UNC posted a 58-over-par 922 total. Sacramento State won at 900. Baile Winslow led the way for UNC individually, tying for 11th place.

Men’s Mountain West Conference Championship
April 21-23, 2017 (final) in Tucson, Ariz.
2. (out of 11 teams) Colorado State 283-280-284–847
8. Blake Cannon 70-70-71–211
8. Colton Yates 71-71-69–211
11. Jake Staiano 71-70-71–212
20. AJ Ott 71-72-73–216
20. Max Oelfke 74-69-73–216

7. Air Force Academy 296-286-289–871
6. Sunwoo Choi 72-68-70–210
22. Andy Germann 73-74-70–217
36. Joshua Wu 72-71-78–221
49. Dane Hankamer 79-73-76–228
52. Brenden Bone 80-77-73–230

Also
22. Coloradan Tanner Jenson, Utah State 69-73-75–217
38. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 72-74-76–222

Women’s Big Sky Championship
April 21-23, 2017 (final) in Boulder City, Nev.
5. (out of 12 teams) Northern Colorado 311-302-309–922
11. Baile Winslow 77-75-78–230
18. Morgan Sahm 78-79-75–232
21. Marisa Hisaki 82-72-79–233
27. Christina Ferrreira 74-76-85–235
45. Kala Keltz 85-79-77–241

Also
34. Coloradan Delaney Elliott, Montana State 81-81-79–241
42. Coloradan Jaylee Tait, Montana State 81-88-74–243

Women’s Summit League Championship
April 23-25, 2017 in Nebraska City
1. (out of 9 teams) Denver 296
2. Jessica Carty 72
3. Sophie Newlove 74
4. Mariell Bruun 75
4. Lauren Whyte 75
4. Jessica Dreesbeimdieke 75

Note: Just prior to the tournament, DU seniors Jessica Carty and Mariell Bruun were named to the All-Summit League first team and junior teammate Lauren Whyte to the second team.

Women’s Big 12 Conference Championship

April 21-23, 2017 (final) in San Antonio, Texas
38. Coloradan Hannah Wood, Oklahoma 80-78-77–235
 

On Tuesday, Staiano notched a top-11 individual finish for the third time in his last four tournaments by placing fifth out of 111 players at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Chandler, Ariz.

Staiano (pictured) was one of four players with major Colorado connections to record top-10 finishes on Tuesday. Brenden Bone of the Air Force Academy tied for sixth at the Cowboy Classic, while University of Colorado teammates Brittany Fan and Kirsty Hodgkins shared fourth place in the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif.

Staiano, the 2013 CGA Junior Match Play champion who advanced to match play at the 2015 U.S. Amateur, broke par all three rounds of the Cowboy Classic, closing with a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 for a 7-under 209 total. He ended up three strokes behind champion Zach Smith of UC Santa Barbara.

Staiano has now posted five top-11 individual finishes this college season.

As a team, CSU placed sixth in the 18-team field in the Rams’ final tournament before the Mountain West Conference Championships April 21-23 in Tucson, Ariz.

Meanwhile, Air Force’s Bone, a senior from Phoenix, came in a stroke behind Staiano after carding a final-round 71.

At the Silverado Showdown, Hodgkins, a CU freshman from Australia, and Fan, a junior who was runner-up in the 2015 CWGA Match Play, finished three strokes behind co-champions Lilia Vu of UCLA and Hannah Kim of Northwestern. The Buffs carded 5-under-par 211 totals, with Fan closing with a 68 and Hodgkins a 70.

Tuesday tied Hodgkin’s best college showing and was her fourth top-10 of the season. Fan, the 2013 low amateur at the Colorado Women’s Open, notched her best finish as a CU junior.

Team-wise, the Buffs ended up third out of 18 schools, behind only nationally third-ranked Stanford and No. 6 UCLA.

Wyoming Cowboy Classic
April 10-11, 2017 (final) in Chandler, Ariz.
6. (out of 18 teams) Colorado State 294-284-288–866
5. Jake Staiano 70-70-69–209
17. Blake Cannon 73-72-70–215
24. Max Oelfke 73-74-70–217
79. Colton Yates 81-68-79–228
96. Jimmy Makloski 78-79-79–236
22. AJ Ott (competing only as individual) 71-71-74–216
50. Logan Iverson (competing only as individual) 72-75-75–222
96. Pierce Aichinger (competing only as individual) 81-77-78–236

9. Air Force Academy 291-290-290–873
6. Brenden Bone 69-70-71–210
17. Sunwoo Choi 71-72-72–215
61. Dane Hankamer 77-74-71–223
83. Tate Tatom 76-75-76–229
92. Turner Howe 75-74-83–233
36. Andy Germann (competing only as individual) 74-71-74–219
88. Joseph Crisostomo (competing only as individual) 74-78-78–230

10. Denver 290-298-291–878
24. Jake Kelley 73-73-71–217
37. Eric Hagen 70-75-75–220
65. Petter Mikalsen 78-74-73–224
79. Isaac Petersilie 77-76-75–228
107. Chris Korte 70-NS-72
83. Johan Werge (competing only as individual) 78-77-74–229

Also
50. Victor Bjorlow, Colorado 75-72-75–222
50. Coloradan Tanner Jenson, Utah State 75-73-74–222
69. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 76-76-71–224
90. Ryan Schmitz, Colorado 79-79-74–232
98. Wilson Belk, Colorado 79-81-78–238
104. Kade Crossland, Colorado 83-87-77-78–248

Silverado Showdown
April 9-11, 2017 (final) in Napa, Calif.
3. (out of 18 teams) Colorado 290-287-283–860
4. Kirsty Hodgkins 72-69-70–211
4. Brittany Fan 71-72-68–211
26. Esther Lee 71-73-75–219
34. Robyn Choi 76-73-71–220
83. Lauryn Keating 79-86-74–239
92. Gillian Vance (competing only as individual) NS-84-78
 

Kupcho (pictured), winner of the last three CWGA Player of the Year awards, led for a time during the final round, but had to settle for ending up two shots behind champion Kristen Gillman of Alabama. Kupcho closed with a 1-under-par 71, giving her a 6-under 210 total. She made five birdies on Sunday, but paid the price for a double-bogey 7 on her 10th hole of the day.

Ranked in the top 10 nationally in women’s college golf, Kupcho will go into the stretch run of the season on a strong note. In her last two tournaments, she’s placed second and third. Overall for the season, she’s notched two wins, a second-place showing, a third, a fourth and an eighth. Her only hiccups came after suffering a concussion in one event, having to withdraw there, and placing 47th in her next tourney.

Next up for Kupcho is the ACC Championships in mid-April. She was runner-up in that event last year and went on to tie for sixth in the NCAA Finals.

Colorado State, the only local team competing in the Bryan National Collegiate, ended up 16th in the 18-team field, with sophomore Katrina Prendergast leading the way with an 14th place individual showing. In finishing at 217, she recorded her fourth consecutive top-16 performance.

Bryan National Collegiate
April 1-2, 2017 (final) in Browns Summit, N.C.
16. (out of 18 teams) Colorado State 316-304-309–929
14. Katrina Prendergast 74-70-73–217
76. Ellen Secor 82-76-78–236
76. Brianna Becker 78-81-77–236
84. Elisabeth Rau 82-77-81–240
93. Jessica Sloot 83-87-85–255

Also
3. Coloradan Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest 70-69-71–210
 

With an 8-under-par 280 total, Pepperdine leads the way in the 54-hole tournament, while DU is at 289 and CSU at 292. Northern Colorado is 17th at 308.

CSU sophomore Katrina Prentergast (pictured) is setting the pace individually following a five-birdie, 4-under-par 68. DU’s Sophie Newlove shares second place at 69.

The tournament will continue through Sunday.

Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate
Oct. 7-9, 2016 at Highlands Ranch GC

2. (out of 18 teams) Denver 289
2. Sophie Newlove 69
11. Jessica Dreesbeimdieke (individual) 71
13. Mariell Bruun 72
20. Jessica Carty 73
38. Lauren Whyte 75
38. Sonya Knebel (individual) 75
38. Kathi Baratta (individual) 75
38. Camille Enright 75
93. Maggie Cowart (individual) 81

3. Colorado State 292
1. Katrina Prendergast 68
13. Ellen Secor 72
29. Brianna Becker 74
52. Caroline Reiners (individual) 76
75. Jessica Sloot (individual) 78
75. Sarah Archuleta 78
96. Elisabeth Rau 82

17. Northern Colorado 308
52. Kala Keltz 76
52. Marisa Hisaki 76
67. Morgan Sahm 77
84 Janet Yeo 79
101. Hanna Atkins (individual) 87
102. Christina Ferreira 90

Also
52. Coloradan Sarah Hankins, Wyoming 76
67. Coloradan Erin Sargent, Wyoming 77

Coming out of the week, Cannon has two victories. Easy as that.

Four days after winning CSU’s own Ram Masters Invitational at Fort Collins Country Club, Cannon prevailed at the prestigious William H. Tucker in Albuquerque, N.M.

Cannon (pictured), a transfer from Arizona State, shot rounds of 71-69-70 for a 6-under-par 210 total. That was good for a two-stroke victory over San Diego State’s PJ Samiere. The University of Colorado’s Morten Toft Hansen placed sixth at 215, while CSU’s Jake Staiano was 10th at 217.

Team-wise, CSU finished second in the 16-school field, 10 strokes behind champion San Diego State. CU was fifth and Denver ninth.

William Tucker
Sept. 23-24, 2016 (final) in Albuquerque, N.M.
2. (out of 16 teams) Colorado State 287-294-292–873
1. Blake Cannon 71-69-70–210
10. Jake Staiano 71-74-72–217
14. Max Oelfke 72-77-71–220
42. Colton Yates 73-74-79–226
86. AJ Ott 76-81-82–239

5. Colorado 291-302-289–882
6. Morten Toft Hansen 73-73-69–215
19. Spencer Painton 71-76-74–221
31. Yannik Paul 73-79-72–224
34. Ethan Freeman 74-77-74–225
79. John Souza 80-76-80–236

9. Denver 298-292-305–895
22. Jake Kelley 73-73-76–222
28. Chris Korte 77-71-75–223
31. Eric Hagen 70-78-76–224
58. Petter Mkalsen 80-71-78–229
72. Isaac Petersilie 78-77-78–233

Also
87. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 78-78-85–241
 

The Falcons posted rounds of 281 and 282 on Monday to finish 36 holes at 3-over-par 563. That leaves them atop the 18-team field along with Wichita State.

Sunwoo Choi was a big reason for AFA’s strong play on Monday as the senior backed up a first-round 65 with a 70 to lead the individual competition by two over five players who share second place. Among those five are teammate Brenden Bone (69-68) and Colorado State’s Colton Yates (68-69).

Host CSU, the two-time defending team champion, holds fourth place at 567, four strokes behind the co-leaders. Northern Colorado (578) is eighth, and Denver (595) 15th.

Ram Masters Invitational
Sept. 19-20, 2016 at Par-70 Fort Collins CC

T1. Air Force Academ 281-282–563
1. Sunwoo Choi 65-70–135
2. Brenden Bone 69-68–137
21. Todd Millard 73-70–143
64. Bryant Falconello 77-74–151
71. Joshua Wu 74-78–152

4. Colorado State 284-283–567
2. Colton Yates 68-69–137
8. Blake Cannon 70-69–139
24. Jake Staiano 73-71–144
42. AJ Ott 73-74–147
79. Jimmy Makloski 76-77–153

8. Northern Colorado 286-292–578
17. Li Chen 71-71–142
32. Joshua Matz 73-73–146
32. Coby Welch 76-70–146
59. Andrew Romano 72-78–150
82. Philip Lee 70-84–154

15. Denver 299-296–595
32. Jake Kelley 71-75–146
32. Chris Korte 74-72–146
79. Isaac Petersilie 79-74–153
82. Troy Dangler 79-75–154
88. Petter Mikalsen 75-80–155

17. Colorado State B 302-304–606
42. Max Oelfke 69-78–147
42. Logan Iverson 76-71–147
82. Alec Bone 79-75–154
91. Kyle Kidd 78-80–158
94. Pierce Aichinger 79-80–159

Also
27. Victor Bjorlow, Colorado 75-70–145
32. Tate Tatom, Air Force 72-74–146
49. Sam Marley, UNC 69-79–148
49. Ryan Schmitz, Colorado 76-72–148
64. Jack Li, Colorado 77-74–151
71. Kade Crossland, Colorado 79-73–152
82. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 76-78–154
82. Eric Hagen, DU 76-78–154
89. Turner Howe, Air Force 76-80–156

To give you some indication of how many NCAA Division I tournaments will be held in the Centennial State, the University of Northern Colorado men’s entire fall schedule will be conducted without having to cross a state border.

The Colorado-based fall college slate was already pretty packed, but an additional tournament will make its debut this year. The men’s Paintbrush Invitational, hosted by the University of Denver, is set for Oct. 10-11 at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, site of a Solheim Cup and a Senior PGA Championship.

And not only will all five D-I men’s programs in Colorado — DU, the University of Colorado, Colorado State, UNC and Air Force — compete in the event, but so will 2016 national champion Oregon and perennial national power Oklahoma State. Coincidentally, Coloradan Wyndham Clark, who recently advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur, will play his final college season at Oregon after spending his previous college years at Oklahoma State.

The other out-of-the-ordinary tournament coming to Colorado this season will be the men’s Pac-12 Conference Championship, which will be hosted by CU and Boulder Country Club April 28-30. The Pac-12 is one of the top conferences in men’s golf, having accounted for four national team champions since 2004.

It will be the first time CU has hosted a men’s golf conference championship since 1972, when the Big Eight came to Boulder CC.

“The opportunity to host the Pac-12 Championship at home is unique and exciting,” CU head coach Roy Edwards said earlier this year. “It will be fun, not only for our team, but to showcase the entire Pac-12 in our own backyard.”

Locally speaking, the college season will begin Tuesday (Sept. 6) with the Ballyneal Challenge, a three-team event which CU will host at Ballyneal in Holyoke. UNC and Wyoming will fill out the field.

The Ballyneal Challenge starts a five-week stretch in which an amazing eight D-I tournaments will be played in Colorado. That includes five men’s events and three women’s.

Here’s the rundown of all the D-I events scheduled for the state this season, with the Colorado teams that are competing in each:

— Men’s Ballyneal Challenge Sept. 6 at Ballyneal in Holyoke (Colorado teams competing: CU, UNC)

— Men’s Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 10-11 at Eisenhower GC at the Air Force Academy (Colorado teams competing: AFA, CU, CSU, UNC)

— Women’s Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 12-13 at Ptarmigan CC in Fort Collins (Colorado teams competing: CSU, UNC)

— Men’s Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 19-20 at Fort Collins CC (Colorado teams coming: CSU, DU, UNC, AFA)

— Men’s Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Sept. 26-27 at Colorado National GC in Erie (Colorado teams competing: CU, UNC, AFA)

— Women’s Golfweek Conference Challenge Sept. 26-28 at Red Sky GC in Wolcott (Colorado team competing: DU)

— Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate Oct. 7-9 at Highlands Ranch GC (Colorado teams competing: DU, CSU, UNC)

— Men’s Paintbrush Invitational Oct. 10-11 at Colorado GC in Parker (Colorado teams competing: DU, CU, CSU, UNC, AFA)

— Men’s Pac 12 Conference Championship April 28-30 at Boulder CC (Colorado team competing: CU).

 
Here are a few tidbits for all nine Colorado-based NCAA Division I teams:

CU Men

Season Opener: Ballyneal Challenge at Ballyneal Golf Club in Holyoke Sept. 6.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Ballyneal Challenge Sept. 6 at Ballyneal in Holyoke; Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 10-11 at Eisenhower GC at Air Force Academy; Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Sept. 26-27 at Colorado National GC in Erie; Paintbrush Invitational Oct. 10-11 at Colorado GC in Parker; Pac-12 Conference Championship April 28-30 at Boulder CC.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Jeremy Paul (70.66 stroke average).

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Wilson Belk from Colorado Springs; Ethan Freeman from Denver; Ross Macdonald from Castle Rock; Spencer Painton from Aurora; Ryan Schmitz from Greenwood Village.

CU Women

Season Opener: New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque Sept. 12-13.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: None.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Esther Lee (72.53 stroke average).

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Tori Glenn from Castle Pines; Gillian Vance from Lakewood.

Notable: The CU women are No. 25 in Golfweek’s preseason national rankings, while Lee is No. 26 in Golfweek’s list of the top players nationally.

CSU Men

Season Opener: Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at Eisenhower GC at Air Force Academy Sept. 10-11.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 10-11 at Eisenhower GC at Air Force Academy; Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 19-20 at Fort Collins CC; Paintbrush Invitational Oct. 10-11 at Colorado GC in Parker.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Max Oelfke (72.32 stroke average).

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Pierce Aichinger from Cherry Hills Village (transfer from CU); Jimmy Makloski from Pueblo; AJ Ott of Fort Collins; Jake Staiano from Cherry Hills Village.

CSU Women

Season Opener: Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 12-13 at Ptarmigan CC in Fort Collins.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 12-13 at Ptarmigan CC in Fort Collins; Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate Oct. 7-9 at Highlands Ranch GC.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Katrina Prendergast (73.69 scoring average).

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: none.

UNC Men

Season Opener: Ballyneal Challenge Sept. 6 at Ballyneal in Holyoke.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Ballyneal Challenge Sept. 6 at Ballyneal in Holyoke; Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 10-11 at Eisenhower GC at Air Force Academy; Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 19-20 at Fort Collins CC; Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Sept. 26-27 at Colorado National GC in Erie; Paintbrush Invitational Oct. 10-11 at Colorado GC in Parker.

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Eric Chen of Westminster; Phillip Lee of Denver; Austin Lienemann of Highlands Ranch; Sam Marley of Littleton; Andrew Romano of Lone Tree; Coby Welch of Highlands Ranch.

UNC Women

Season Opener: Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 12-13 at Ptarmigan CC in Fort Collins.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 12-13 at Ptarmigan CC in Fort Collins; Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate Oct. 7-9 at Highlands Ranch GC.

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Kala Keltz of Montrose; Morgan Sahm from Centennial; Jordan Sunset from Boulder.

DU Men

Season Opener: Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 19-20 at Fort Collins CC.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 19-20 at Fort Collins CC; Paintbrush Invitational Oct. 10-11 at Colorado GC in Parker.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Chris Korte (74.7 stroke average).

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Troy Dangler from Grand Junction; Jake Kelley from Littleton; Chris Korte from Littleton; Isaac Petersilie from Colorado Springs.

DU Women

Season Opener: New Mexico Invitational Sept. 12-13 in Albuquerque.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Golfweek Conference Challenge Sept. 26-28 at Red Sky GC in Wolcott; Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate Oct. 7-9 at Highlands Ranch GC.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Jessica Carty (76.1 stroke average).

Players from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: none.

Air Force Academy Men

Season Opener: Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 10-11 at Eisenhower GC at the Air Force Academy.

Team Tournaments in Colorado: Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Sept. 10-11 at Eisenhower GC at the Air Force Academy; Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 19-20 at Fort Collins CC; Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational Sept. 26-27 at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie; Paintbrush Invitational Oct. 10-11 at Colorado GC in Parker.

Top Returning Player from 2015-16: Sunwoo Choi (73.76 stroke average).

Player from Colorado on 2016-17 Roster: Todd Millard from Longmont.
 

Competing against a field that includes Pac-12 champion Southern California and defending NCAA champ Stanford, all Prendergast did was grab the individual lead after round 1 of the 54-hole event in Stanford, Calif.

Prendergast (pictured), who comes from Sparks, Nev., recorded a 3-under-par 68 despite starting and finishing with a bogey. She posted seven birdies and four bogeys overall at the Stanford Golf Course. That left her with a one-stroke lead over Mariah Stackhouse of Stanford and Jakeishya Le of Cal-Riverside.

Prendergast has been on a roll of late. Her runner-up showing at the recent Mountain West Conference Championships gave her six consecutive top-15 finishes.

Meanwhile, in the team competition at Standford, the University of Colorado is in good shape after Thursday’s round, sharing sixth place with a Wake Forest team that includes Coloradan Jennifer Kupcho. Both squads posted 11-over-par 295s, leaving them eight behind leader USC.

The top six team finishers and three individuals not on those teams from each regional will land spots in the NCAA championship finals, set for May 20-25 in Eugene, Ore.

Individually, Kupcho and CU’s Brittany Fan fired even-par 71s, good for seventh place, three shots behind Prendergast.

Meanwhile, the University of Denver, competing in the Baton Rouge, La., Regional, struggled on Thursday and sits in 16th place in the 18-team field.

Women’s NCAA Div. I Stanford Regional
May 5-7, 2016 in Stanford, Calif.

6. Colorado (out of 18 teams) 295
7. Brittany Fan 71; 16. Esther Lee 72; 42. Gillian Vance 75; 64. Alexis Keating 77; 81. Natalie Vivaldi 79.

Also
1. Katrina Prendergast, Colorado State 68
7. Coloradan Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest 71

Women’s NCAA Div. I Baton Rouge Regional
May 5-7, 2016 in Baton Rouge, La.

16. Denver 315
32. (out of 18 teams) Jessica Dreesbeimdieke 75; 61. Mariell Bruun 78; 68. Jessica Carty 79; 90. Kathi Baratta 83; 96. Sophie Newlove 88.

Women’s NCAA Div. I Bryan Regional
May 5-7, 2016 in Bryan, Texas
20. Coloradan Hannah Wood, Oklahoma 72