In some respects, these are unprecedented times for the amateurs in the Colorado Cup Matches they play against professionals from the Colorado PGA.

To wit:

— On Tuesday, when the matches were contested for the 46th year overall, and the 11th year with a women’s division, the CGA and CWGA amateurs swept the titles in the open, senior and women’s competitions for the first time.

— The eight-point winning margin in the open division (13-5) was the largest since the pros won 13.5-4.5 in 2002. (The CGA’s open team is pictured above.)

— With Tuesday’s victory at Valley Country Club, the amateurs have now won the open division three straight years, something they had never done before since the Cup Matches began in 1971. In fact, the last time the amateurs had won two straight before this current run was 2000-01, when their teams included a current PGA Tour player (Kevin Stadler), the winners of four Colorado Opens (Derek Tolan, Stadler and Ben Portie) and a Colorado Golf Hall of Famer (Rick DeWitt).

— And, of course, the CWGA amateurs continue to own a remarkable unblemished record, having gone 11-0 against the professionals.

— Even in the senior division, where the amateurs had won just once since 2005, they eked out a victory on Tuesday. (They’re pictured at left.)

“Obviously as amateurs we want to beat the pros, and the pros obviously want to beat us, so there is a good rivalry between the two of us,” said CGA amateur open-division captain Nick Nosewicz, winner of the 2015 CGA Match Play. “It’s pretty special. Anytime you can get your name on the trophy that’s state-related and be part of a team, it’s fun.”

On Tuesday, the CGA amateurs defeated the Colorado PGA professionals 13-5 in the open division and 9.5-8.5 in the seniors, while the CWGA amateurs (below) kept their record unblemished against the pros, winning 6-3.

“That was a relief,” said Deb Hughes, who served as CWGA amateur captain and won both her four ball and singles matches, the latter thanks to carding an eagle and three birdies. “(The pressure to keep the perfect record intact) was no joke. I told the girls, ‘Don’t worry about it, just go out and play and enjoy yourselves.

“But I was worried because I didn’t expect to be appointed the captain. I came in this morning and all the girls were sitting at the table and I sat down thinking I was just going to join in. They all looked at me and said, ‘You’re the captain.’ I said, ‘What?’ I thought they were kidding. I’ve never done anything like this before. But it worked out OK.”

As it did for the seniors, whose only previous win against the pros in the last decade came in 2012. This time around, Tom Roos served as senior amateur captain.

“I think it’s great (to notch the victory),” said 2015 CGA Senior Stroke Play winner Bill Fowler, who won his singles match and halved his four-ball while teaming with Sean Forey. “We obviously played well. It’s kind of a cobbled-together team, but I think everyone went out to do the best they could, and at the end of the day we got one more point than them.”

The professionals still handily lead the all-time open series, 30-14 with two draws. With Tuesday’s victory, senior amateurs took the overall lead in their series 16-15 with three draws. And, after a one-year hiatus in the women’s competition, the women’s amateurs continued their Colorado Cup win streak.

Eight players — all amateurs — won both their four-ball and singles matches on Tuesday: Chris Thayer, Andrew Tapia, Connor Klein and Tristan Rohrbaugh in the open division; Hughes, Taylor Dorans and Sarah Hankins in the women’s competition; and Art Cudworth in the seniors. (Hughes and Dorans are pictured at left.)

Suffice it to say there was some pretty good golf played on Tuesday.

Nosewicz noted that he was 5 under par on his own ball in the morning four ball, and teammate Chris Korte, winner of the 2015 CGA Stroke Play, was 5 under on his. But the future U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifying team still lost 3 and 2 to professionals Geoff Keffer and Blake Sharamitaro.

But both CGA champions notched singles victories against former Colorado PGA Players of the Year, with Korte edging Keffer 3 and 1 and Nosewicz defeating Caine Fitzgerald 2 and 1. As captain, Nosewicz arranged to face Fitzgerald as the former plays out of Meadow Hills Golf Course and the latter is an assistant professional there.

“I wanted to make sure somebody from Meadow Hills won today,” Nosewicz said with a smile. “But I think I had six birdies and an eagle and won with a hole left to play. It was a battle, but a fun one indeed.”

As for his four-ball pairings, Nosewicz said, “I kind of knew the players I wanted to pair together. I know a couple of the amateurs’ games and I knew which ones could play this course really well. I asked Chris Thayer and Korte for a little input. I had six solid squads that we wanted to play. Then I got in and (almost everyone else) won. I did OK. Dustin (Jensen from the CGA) said I could stay.”

While Nosewicz is a relative newcomer to the Colorado Cup Matches — Tuesday was his second — Hughes and Fowler are veterans, Hughes having competed in five and Fowler in enough that he doesn’t remember the exact number.

“I haven’t won very many (titles with the amateur team), so this is historic for me too,” Fowler said. “I haven’t seen my name on the trophy on the open side but I’m going to look for it because I’m hoping to have my name on (for both the open and senior divisions).

“It took me a long time to realize I’m good enough to play against some of these pros, and to actually go and beat them once in a while is certainly an accomplishment that I’m proud of. The professionals obviously play at a very high level so that’s kind of a barometer for us to be able to compete and be successful at that level. I respect them. It’s always fun to compete and see how we compare.”

(Above, amateur Colin Prater putts as professionals Kyle Voska and Rob Hunt look on.)
 

Colorado Cup Matches
At Valley CC in Centennial

OPEN DIVISION
Overall Score: CGA Amateurs 13, Colorado PGA Professionals 5

Four Ball: CGA Amateurs 4, Colorado PGA Professionals 2
Jimmy Makloski/Andrew Tapia (A) def. Chris Johnson/Scott Ough, 5 and 4
Lamar Carlisle/Connor Klein (A) def. Ryan Wroblewski/Peter Norwood, 2 and 1
Geoff Keffer/Blake Sharamitaro (P) def. Nick Nosewicz/Chris Korte, 3 and 2
Chris Thayer/Kyle Danford (A) def. Kyle Voska/Rob Hunt, 4 and 2
Barry Milstead/Caine Fitzgerald (P) def. Colin Prater/Jake Staiano, 3 and 2
Tristan Rohrbaugh/Sam Marley (A) def. Dan O’Shaughnessy/Tray Shehee, 3 and 2

Singles: CGA Amateurs 9, Colorado PGA Professionals 3
Connor Klein (A) def. Barry Milstead, 3 and 2
Tristan Rohrbaugh (A) def. Chris Johnson, 1 up
Kyle Voska (P) def. Lamar Carlile, 4 and 2
Colin Prater (A) def. Rob Hunt, 1 up
Nick Nosewicz (A) def. Caine Fitzgerald, 2 and 1
Chris Korte (A) def. Geoff Keffer, 3 and 1
Blake Sharamitaro (P) halved with Sam Marley (A)
Peter Norwood (P) def. Kyle Danford, 1 up
Andrew Tapia (A) def. Scott Ough, 2 and 1
Chris Thayer (A) def. Ryan Wroblewski, 3 and 2
Jimmy Makloski (A) halved with Tray Shehee (P)
Jake Staiano (A) def. Dan O’Shaughnessy, 5 and 4

SENIOR DIVISION
Overall Score: CGA Amateurs 9.5, Colorado PGA Professionals 8.5

Four Ball: Colorado Colorado PGA Professionals 3, CGA Amateurs 3
Robin Bradbury/Scott Sullivan (A) def. Rudy Castaneda/Doug Perry, 3 and 2
Scott Hart/Dave Detweiler (P) def. Owen Ellis/Bob Beiersdorf, 2 and 1
Ron Vlosich/Perry Holmes (P) halved with Mike Larson/Kelly Crone (A)
Bill Fowler/Sean Forey (A) halved with Scott Walter/Scott Sommers (P)
Pat Bowe/Art Cudworth (A) def. Russell Aragon/Vance Pollock, 2 up
Rick Ellefson/Tom Krause (P) def. Tom Roos/Gary Driber, 2 up

Singles: CGA Amateurs 6.5, Colorado PGA Professionals 5.5
Art Cudworth (A) def. Russell Aragon, 4 and 2
Vance Pollock (P) def. Robin Bradbury, 1 up
Ron Vlosich (P) def. Scott Sullivan, 2 and 1
Perry Holmes (P) def. Kelly Crone, 3 and 2
Scott Walter (P) def. Owen Ellis, 4 and 3
Bill Fowler (A) def. Scott Sommers 4 and 3
Mike Larson (A) def. Rick Ellefson, 5 and 4
Gary Driber (A) def. Tom Krause, 1 up
Dave Detweiler (P) halved with Tom Roos (A)
Bob Beiersdorf (A) def. Scott Hart, 3 and 1
Doug Perry (P) def. Pat Bowe, 5 and 4
Sean Forey (A) def. Rudy Castaneda, 5 and 4

WOMEN’S DIVISION
Overall Score: CWGA 6, Colorado PGA 3

Four Ball: CWGA 3, Colorado PGA 0
Taylor Dorans/Delaney Elliott (A) def. Patti Marquis/Sherry Andonian-Smith, 2 and 1
Kylee Sullivan/Megan Vernon (A) def. Casey Brittain/Courtney Rudolph, 5 and 4
Deb Hughes/Sarah Hankins (A) def. Katie Milstead/Erin Diegel, 1 up

Singles: CWGA 3, Colorado PGA 3

Taylor Dorans (A) def. Erin Diegel, 7 and 5
Deb Hughes (A) def. Patti Marquis, 4 and 3
Sarah Hankins (A) def. Katie Milstead, 4 and 3
Sherry Andonian-Smith (P) def. Kylee Sullivan, 5 and 4
Casey Brittain (P) def. Delaney Elliott, 3 and 2
Courtney Rudolph (P) def. Megan Vernon, 5 and 3
 

One reason is because, after being a fixture in the first half of July for all of the 21st century to this point, will begin on June 20 (Monday) this year and continue through the 36-hole final on June 24.

Secondly, the championship will be held at Lone Tree Golf Club for the first time.

Eighty-four players are scheduled to tee it up on Monday for the 18-hole stroke-play qualifier that will set the 64-man match-play bracket for the 116th Match Play.

Nick Nosewicz of Meadow Hills Golf Course will be the No. 1 seed as the defending champion. Last year, the then-31-year-old Nosewicz became the oldest winner of the CGA Match Play since 1994.

University of Denver golfer Chris Korte, who won the 2015 CGA Stroke Play (now known as the CGA Amateur), is also entered, as are the winners of the 2015 CGA Mid-Amateur (Jon Lindstrom), the 2015 CGA Junior Stroke Play (Isaac Petersilie) and the 2016 CGA Senior Match Play (Jeff Oneth).

Connor Klein, who will be playing at his home course next week, was the 2015 CGA Match Play runner-up, falling 4 and 3 to Nosewicz in the finals. Also entered is Nathaniel Goddard, runner-up in the 2015 CGA Stroke Play and a semifinalist in last year’s Match Play.

For Monday tee times, CLICK HERE.

The records aren’t complete — the sites of the CGA Stroke Play are only noted back through 1978 — but what records are accessible indicate that never before have both the CGA Match Play and Stroke Play been conducted at the same course in a single year.

Until this summer, that is.

CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, which is owned and operated by the CGA and CWGA, will host the 79th CGA Stroke Play Thursday through next Sunday (Aug. 13-16). Four weeks ago, the 115th CGA Match Play concluded at CommonGround, with Nick Nosewicz of Meadow Hills Golf Course claiming the title.

Though CommonGround is the home course of the CGA, the association didn’t plan to have both of its “state amateurs” at the course in 2015. Originally, CommonGround was going to host the Stroke Play, while the Mountain Course at The Broadmoor was to be the site of the Match Play. But heavy rains in the spring caused enough damage to the Mountain Course that officials at The Broadmoor said it wouldn’t be ready in time for the Match Play. So, two weeks before the championship was scheduled to start, the CGA moved it to CommonGround, the Tom Doak-designed course that opened in 2009 and that served as the second stroke-play course for the 2012 U.S. Amateur that Cherry Hills Country Club hosted.

“That’s where owning a golf course is helpful,” said Ed Mate, executive director of the CGA, which otherwise would have had to do considerable last-minute scrambling to find a suitable venue.

So we’ll have a little history made this summer with the two state amateurs taking place at the same site five weeks apart.

There were two years in the last four decades that the CGA Match Play and Stroke Play were held in very close proximity — both geographically and date-wise.

In 1982, the two events were linked and played in one seven-day period in July. After four days of the Stroke Play — which competitor Kent Moore remembers being contested at the Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs — the top 16 finishers advanced to the Match Play, which was held at the nearby West Course at The Broadmoor. In the 36-hole Match Play final, former University of Colorado All-American Rick Cramer defeated Moore, 3 and 2, completing a sweep of the Stroke Play and Match Play in 1982. Will Nicholson Jr., of Denver, just a half a year after completing his term as president of the USGA, officiated the Cramer-Moore final.

The next year, a similar format was used, though the top 32 in the Stroke Play at The Broadmoor’s South Course advanced to the Match Play at the Country Club of Colorado.

This year, with both the Match Play and Stroke Play at the same course, the situation would seem to favor Nosewicz. After all, he won the Match Play at CommonGround last month with a 4 and 3 final victory over Connor Klein. At 31, Nosewicz became the oldest winner of the Match Play since 1994. (Nosewicz is pictured above during the Match Play final.)

And besides winning the Match Play at CommonGround, Nosewicz tied for second last year in the CGA Stroke Play after leading through three rounds at Lakewood Country Club. And it should be noted that the player who won last year’s Stroke Play, David Oraee of Greeley, won’t defend his title as he’ll be playing practice rounds next weekend in preparation for the U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields in suburban Chicago.

The other runner-up from last year, Jimmy Makloski of Pueblo Country Club, will be in the field at CommonGround, as will Klein.

The only former CGA Stroke Play champion entered — as of Friday — was 2012 winner Steven Kupcho of Heritage at Westmoor.

Other notable players in the Stroke Play field are 2014 CGA Match Play winner Cody Kent of The Club at Ravenna and four-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Keith Humerickhouse of Glenwood Springs Country Club.

Whoever is crowned champion come Aug. 16 will join an illustrious list of winners of the Stroke Play. That list includes Babe Lind (1941, ’42 and ’48), who was part of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame’s inaugural class of inductees; Hale Irwin (1963, ’64 and ’65); Bob Byman (1971, ’72 and ’73); Steve Jones (1981); and Brandt Jobe (1985). Irwin, Jones and Byman all went on to win on the PGA Tour, and Jobe has also had a long run on the world’s top golf circuit. And between them, Irwin and Jones have won four U.S. Opens.

Next week will mark the second CGA Stroke Play CommonGround has hosted. Zahkai Brown won there in 2011 before claiming the HealthOne Colorado Open title in 2013 and placing second in that event in 2012 and ’15.

In all, 84 players will compete next week at CommonGround, with a cut to the low 40 and ties coming after two rounds.

For living scoring starting on Thursday, CLICK HERE.

This is becoming old hat for Arvada’s Zahkai Brown — in a good way, mind you.

Three times in the last four HealthOne Colorado Opens, the former Colorado State University golfer has been either the outright leader or a co-leader after 54 holes.

Brown finished second in the 2012 tournament, then won in 2013, so he’s handled the pressure pretty well, which should bode well for Sunday.

The 2011 CGA Player of the Year (left) shot a 5-under-par 67 Saturday at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club to move into a share of the lead with defending champion Ian Davis of Edmond, Okla. They and the other players on the leaderboard going into Sunday’s final round will be battling it out for a $23,000 first prize.

“I’m going to still play aggressive,” the 25-year-old Brown said about his plan for Sunday. “The year that I ended up finishing second (one behind Derek Tolan), I played conservative and ended up losing. The year after that I won and played aggressive (firing a 64 on Sunday and prevailing by five). I think I’m going to stick with that approach. It seems to (result in) a lot of birdies.”

Davis (left), who bogeyed the 18th hole on Saturday after hitting his ball into two greenside bunkers, and Brown stand at 14-under-par 202 through three rounds. Davis, the former Oklahoma State golfer who’s bidding to become the first back-to-back Colorado Open champion since Dave Hill in 1976 and ’77, carded a 69 on Saturday but played his final eight holes in 1 over par.

As for Brown, Saturday marked the sixth time in the last four Colorado Opens that he’s shot 67 or lower. He capped his third round with a 2-putt birdie on No. 18 from 80 feet.

“For me (this course) sets up for a cut,” he said, explaining his success at GVR. “If you miss and have a cut, you’re OK. So that seems to fit my game well because if I do miss it’s going to be a little cut. So I do feel comfortable. And growing up 25 minutes from here, it’s nice. And I know how far the ball goes too (at a mile high in elevation).”

But Brown and Davis will have plenty of company in having a realistic shot at the title on Sunday. In fact, there’s 10 players either in the lead or within four strokes of it.

That includes Jimmy Gunn, who finished 27th at this year’s U.S. Open, and who has Keegan Bradley’s regular caddie, Coloradan Steve Hale, looping for him this week; and five former champions: Brown, Davis, Nathan Lashley, Tolan and Wil Collins. (Gunn and Hale are pictured at left.)

A 66 by Gunn left the Scot two out of the lead and in third place. Lashley is in fourth place at 205 with Kurt Kitayama of Chico, Calif. And Tolan and Collins share sixth place at 206 with Riley Arp of Fort Collins, former Air Force Academy golfer Kyle Westmoreland and Chris Ward of McKinney, Texas.

Tolan, bidding to join Bill Bisdorf, Dave Hill and Bill Loeffler as winner of at least three Colorado Opens, came from five back going into the final round to win at GVR in 2012.

“I’m glad I’m kind of lurking,” Tolan (left) said Saturday after firing a 67. “I made up some ground (with a final-round 65 in 2012). It’s doable. It’s more feasible when there’s just one guy leading by three or four rather than it being bunched up. It’ll take a low number but you can do it.”

Of course, Davis also is very familar with being on the leaderboard at the Colorado Open. He prevailed by five strokes last year in his first time playing the tournament. And he’s led or shared the lead after rounds 2 and 3 this year.

“I’m going to go out there and try to be as aggressive as I can — kind of like yesterday (when he shot 64),” said the 23-year-old. “I’ll try to keep the pedal down tomorrow and hopefully do the same thing I did yesterday.

“I’m going to try not to go out and worry about what Zahkai or anyone else is doing. It’s like last year. I just tried to make as many birdies as I could. I know if I go out and play as well as I can, I can get it done tomorrow.”

Notable: Like the overall tournament leaderboard, the low-am leaderboard is bunched. Colorado State University golfer Jimmy Makloski of Pueblo will go into Sunday with a one-stroke advantage over three players: former University of Colorado golfer David Oraee of Greeley, Connor Klein of Lone Tree and Blake Cannon of Mesa, Ariz. Klein, the CGA Match Play runner-up, would have actually been leading by one if not for the two-stroke penalty he received for being late for his tee time. Makloski shot his second consecutive 3-under-par 69 and stands at 7-under 209 overall. … Sunday’s final-round tee times will run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m., off both the first and tenth tees. The leading threesome after 54 holes — Zahkai Brown, Ian Davis and Jimmy Gunn — will tee off on No. 1 at 9:25 a.m.

For scores from the Colorado Open, CLICK HERE.
 

For Sunday tee times, CLICK HERE.

It was fist-pump mania this week for Nick Nosewicz, and Friday was certainly no exception.

The golfer from Meadow Hills didn’t hesitate to celebrate key shots at the 115th CGA Match Play — and not just when he drained crucial putts.

“I don’t think I ever fist-pumped in my life on a tee box, and I did it like nine times this week, which tells you how bad I wanted this,” he said. “I wanted it maybe more than anybody has wanted this trophy before. It infuenced every shot — not only the putts I made, but the tee balls that I hit.”

And apparently, all the fist-pumping self-motivation paid off in the end as Nosewicz claimed the Match Play title Friday at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.

Besides making him very happy, the victory gave the golfer from Aurora an interesting distinction. He struck a blow for mid-amateur golfers by becoming the oldest winner of the CGA Match Play since 1994.

Nosewicz, 31, never trailed in the 36-hole final, defeating Connor Klein of Lone Tree Golf Club 4 and 3 for the title.

The last golfer older than Nosewicz when he won the CGA Match Play was Mark Crabtree, who was 38 when he prevailed in the event for the fourth time in 1994. Crabtree has since been inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame.

“This win is probably bigger than anything I’ve ever won before,” said Nosewicz (pictured left and above), a former pro. “This was quite a treat. To be part of it and be against all these great college players is something special, and it elevates my game to another level.”

Nosewicz comes from a well-known golfing family largely based in Colorado. Most notably, his grandfather, Ed Nosewicz Sr., won four CGA Senior Match Play titles and was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2005.

On Friday, Nick Nosewicz dedicated his victory in one of the state’s most prestigious championships to Ed Sr., who will turn 91 later this month.

“Last year I played really well all week (in the CGA Stroke Play, finishing second) — and he was in the hospital on kidney dialysis at that time — so to get another chance this year …,” said Nosewicz, general manager at Lenny’s Ski and Golf, which is named for his dad. “This trophy is going straight to his (grandfather’s) house and he’s going to have it for at least a good week. He’ll be 91 July 21 and he probably still knows more about the game than I ever will.”

On Friday, Nosewicz won his fifth match in three days by beating the 21-year-old Klein (left), the reigning national Division II junior college individual champion.

Nosewicz, who started playing state tournaments again in 2013 after regaining his amateur status, built a huge lead in the finals and then held Klein at bay. Nosewicz was an amazing 7 up through 16 holes. Through 17, Klein was 4 over par, which was out of character after winning five straight matches this week.

“It was definitely a struggle this morning,” Klein said. “I didn’t hit any of the shots I would have liked, and my putting was pretty bad. My speed control was horrible.

“(After the first 16 holes) I was so far down I couldn’t think that far ahead. I just had to start somewhere because obviously I hadn’t been getting anything done. I just had to start small and work from there. But I wasn’t really able to get too much going. I’d find parts of it here and there, then I’d lose it for a few more holes and he’d win a few back so it was hard to get back into it.”

Klein (left) did throw a bit of a scare into Nosewicz by winning four straight holes in the middle of the match (Nos. 18 through 21) — three of them with birdies — to cut the deficit to a manageable 3 down.

“That definitely helped,” said Klein, who will continue to play college golf for at least part of next season at South Mountain Community College in Arizona. “I figured if I got off to a good start, anything could happen.”

Suffice it to say the rally got Nosewicz’s attention.

“I was absolutely concerned. I was scared,” he said. “There’s no second-guessing that. I felt like I was against the ropes a little bit. But I didn’t want it to slip. I remembered it’s not over until it’s over, and I hit a couple of good shots.

“The guy (Klein) played good. He had the eye of the tiger. But … I know what it feels like to finish runner-up. I hate losing and I didn’t want to go home without that trophy.”

Klein wouldn’t cut his deficit any more during the second 18, but did get back to 3 down with a par on the 30th hole and then again with a 16-foot birdie on the 32nd hole.

But Nosewicz (left) closed out the match with a 3 1/2-foot par putt on the next hole as Klein had to blast out of a fairway bunker and missed a 9-foot par putt that would have prolonged the contest.

Less than a minute after the walking off the green, Nosewicz was still in a bit of disbelief, saying, “Did I just win this thing?”

Indeed, he had. The medalist in stroke-play qualifying to start the week, Nosewicz finished the final day 1 under par for 33 holes. Klein was 2 over.

“I’m obviously a little bit disappointed but it was fun,” Klein said. “It was definitely a long grind of a day but it was nice to make it to the finals. I haven’t done that before.”

As for Nosewicz, he was happy to be the golfer to prevail out of a formidable field that included many outstanding college players — the kind who usually win the Match Play.

“I feel strong for 31,” he said. “I reminded myself that I work hard and I’m strong. I can kind of hang with some of these young kids.”

But early this year, Nosewicz wondered if he really would be able to hang with the kids moving forward. That’s after he tore a labrum in his left shoulder while moving snowboards at Lenny’s Ski and Golf. He spent eight weeks in a sling.

“I was wondering if I’d ever be able to play at the level I did last year, where I had a chance (to win state championships),” he said. But Nosewicz did fully recover, and on Friday he did himself, his friends and his family proud.

“I know (family members) have won a lot so it’s a big shadow to kind of come up from underneath them all,” he said. “I have some big roots in my genes. I think they’re all going to be pretty happy. The competition here this week is just as good as any mini tour. At 31 to feel like I can prevail is pretty awesome.”

CGA Match Play Championship
At CommonGround GC in Aurora

36-HOLE FINAL
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC (2) def. Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC (16), 4 and 3

SEMIFINALS
Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC (16) def. Colin Prater, Broadmoor GC (12), 2 up
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC (2) def. Nathaniel Goddard, Ptarmigan CC (35), 1 up

QUARTERFINALS
Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC (16) def. Gus Lundquist, Colorado GC (56), 2 and 1
Colin Prater, Broadmoor GC (12) def. Kyler Dunkle, Club at Pradera (13), 5 and 4
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC (2) def. Chris Korte, Lone Tree GC (7), 4 and 3
Nathaniel Goddard, Ptarmigan CC (35) def. Jacob Allenback, Walking Stick GC (6), 1 up

ROUND OF 16
Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC (16) def. Cody Kent, The Club at Ravenna (1), 3 and 2
Gus Lundquist, Colorado GC (56) def. Steven Irwin, Lakewood CC (8), 3 and 1
Kyler Dunkle, Club at Pradera (13) def. Neil Tillman, Heritage at Westmoor (36), 6 and 4
Colin Prater, Broadmoor GC (12) def. Spencer Painton, Green Valley Ranch (5), 1 up
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC (2) def. Ross Macdonald, CC at Castle Pines (18), 2 and 1
Chris Korte, Lone Tree GC (7) def. Adam Griffith, Thorncreek GC (42), 2 up
Nathaniel Goddard, Ptarmigan CC (35) def. Tyler Bricker, Ptarmigan CC (51), 2 and 1
Jacob Allenback, Walking Stick GC (6) def. Jake Kelley, Columbine CC (22), 2 up

ROUND OF 32
Cody Kent, The Club at Ravenna (1) def. Cole Cunningham, Valley CC (33), 21 holes
Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC (16) def. Hayden Nicholaides, South Suburban FS (48), 6 and 5
Steven Irwin, Lakewood CC (8) def. Tanner Jenson, Ridge at Castle Pines N. (25), 3 and 2
Gus Lundquist, Colorado GC (56) def. Matt Robertson, Foothills GC (24), 3 and 2
Neil Tillman, Heritage at Westmoor (36) def. Braden Baer, Legacy Ridge GC (4), 3 and 2
Kyler Dunkle, Club at Pradera (13) def. Wilson Belk, CC of Colorado (20), 2 and 1
Spencer Painton, Green Valley Ranch (5) def. Christopher Wilson, Eisenhower GC (28), 4 and 3
Colin Prater, Broadmoor GC (12) def. Pierce Aichinger, CJGA Club (21), 3 and 2
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC (2) def. Evan Buchalski, CJGA Club (34), 2 and 1
Ross Macdonald, CC at Castle Pines (18) def. Josh Gardella, Highlands Ranch GC (50), 4 and 2
Chris Korte, Lone Tree GC (7) def. Steven Kupcho, Heritage at Westmoor (39), 3 and 2
Adam Griffith, Thorncreek GC (42) def. Christopher Thayer, Bear Creek GC (10), 5 and 4
Nathaniel Goddard, Ptarmigan CC (35) def. Alex Kephart, Eisenhower GC (3), 1 up
Tyler Bricker, Ptarmigan CC (51) def. Drew Vance, Fox Hollow GC (19), 19 holes
Jacob Allenback, Walking Stick GC (6) def. Tristan Rohrbaugh, Ironbridge GC (27), 2 and 1
Jake Kelley, Columbine CC (22) def. Dillon McDonald, Red Sky GC (54), 2 and 1

ROUND OF 64
Cody Kent, The Club at Ravenna (1) def. Jeffrey Leavitt, Omni Interlocken Resort (64), 3 and 1
Cole Cunningham, Valley CC (33) def. Blake Young, Trinidad GC (32), 5 and 4
Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC (16) def. Adam Pladson, Green Valley Ranch GC (49), 3 and 2
Hayden Nicholaides, South Suburban FS (48) def. Zach Tripp, Foothills GC (17), 5 and 4
Steven Irwin, Lakewood CC (8) def. Garrett Harrison, Bookcliff Country Club (57), 1 up
Tanner Jenson, Ridge at Castle Pines N. (25) def. Dylan Wonnacott, Fox Hill Club (40), 2 up
Gus Lundquist, Colorado GC (56) def. Andrew Tapia, Elmwood GC (9), 3 and 2
Matt Robertson, Foothills GC (24) def. Erik Young, CommonGround GC (41), 19 holes
Braden Baer, Legacy Ridge GC (4) def. Dylan Mitchell, Lakewood CC (61), 3 and 2
Neil Tillman, Heritage at Westmoor (36) def. Jake Staiano, CJGA Club (29), 4 and 3
Kyler Dunkle, Club at Pradera (13) def. Ethan Freeman, Glenmoor CC (52), 3 and 2
Wilson Belk, CC of Colorado (20) def. Behrod Keshtavar, Colorado Natl. GC (45), 3 and 1
Spencer Painton, Green Valley Ranch (5) def. Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC (60), 2 up
Christopher Wilson, Eisenhower GC (28) def. Brian Craig, CommonGround GC (37), 4 and 3
Colin Prater, Broadmoor GC (12) def. Joel Perez, Colorado National GC (53), 3 and 2
Pierce Aichinger, CJGA Club (21) def. Trevor Glen, CJGA Tournament Club (44), 5 and 3
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC (2) def. David Lindquist, CommonGround GC (63), 6 and 5
Evan Buchalski, CJGA Club (34) def. Trevor McKune, Pinehurst CC (31), 3 and 2
Josh Gardella, Highlands Ranch GC (50) def. Lamar Carlile, City Park GC (15), 4 and 3
Ross Macdonald, CC at Castle Pines (18) def. Clint Miller, Meadow Hills Golf Course (47), 5 and 4
Chris Korte, Lone Tree GC (7) def. Zach Fowlds, Colorado GC (58), 6 and 5
Steven Kupcho, Heritage at Westmoor (39) def. Sean Griswold, Hillcrest GC (26), 2 and 1
Christopher Thayer, Bear Creek GC (10) def. Glenn Workman, Desert Hawk GC (55), 3 and 2
Adam Griffith, Thorncreek GC (42) def. Chris Dillon, CommonGround GC (23), 1 up
Alex Kephart, Eisenhower GC (3) def. Andy Wilson, CommonGround Golf Course (62), 1 up
Nathaniel Goddard, Ptarmigan CC (35) def. Sean Kato, Highland Hills Golf Course (30), 3 and 2
Tyler Bricker, Ptarmigan CC (51) def. Kolton Kyne, Divide Ranch & Club (14), 2 and 1
Drew Vance, Fox Hollow GC (19) def. Jonathan Kuzava, Columbine CC (46), 3 and 2
Jacob Allenback, Walking Stick GC (6) def. Quade Mitchell, Highlands Ranch GC (59), 5 and 4
Tristan Rohrbaugh, Ironbridge GC (27) def. Dallas Perrault, Heritage at Westmoor (38), 4 and 3
Dillon McDonald, Red Sky GC (54) def. Sam Marley, South Suburban GC (11), 3 and 2
Jake Kelley, Columbine CC (22) def. John Gorell, Patty Jewett GC (43), 3 and 2

STROKE-PLAY QUALIFYING
Qualified for Match Play
Nick Nosewicz, Meadow Hills GC, 32-34–66
Alex Kephart, Eisenhower GC, 37-30–67
Braden Baer, Legacy Ridge GC, 33-35–68
Spencer Painton, Green Valley Ranch, 36-32–68
Chris Korte, Lone Tree GC, 32-37–69
Jacob Allenback, Walking Stick GC, 35-34–69
Steven Irwin, Lakewood CC, 35-35–70
Andrew Tapia, Elmwood GC, 35-35–70
Christopher Thayer, Bear Creek GC, 35-35–70
Lamar Carlile, City Park GC, 34-37–71
Kyler Dunkle, Club at Pradera, 37-34–71
Colin Prater, Broadmoor GC, 36-35–71
Kolton Kyne, Divide Ranch & Club, 33-38–71
Sam Marley, South Suburban GC, 36-35–71
Connor Klein, Lone Tree GC, 39-33–72
Drew Vance, Fox Hollow GC, 37-35–72
Ross Macdonald, CC at Castle Pines, 37-35–72
Zach Tripp, Foothills GC, 35-37–72
Pierce Aichinger, CJGA Club, 37-35–72
Jake Kelley, Columbine CC, 36-36–72
Wilson Belk, CC of Colorado, 36-36–72
Chris Dillon, CommonGround GC, 35-38–73
Sean Kato, Highland Hills Golf Course, 33-40–73
Tanner Jenson, Ridge at Castle Pines N., 35-38–73
Sean Griswold, Hillcrest GC, 34-39–73
Jake Staiano, CJGA Club, 36-37–73
Christopher Wilson, Eisenhower GC, 35-38–73
Tristan Rohrbaugh, Ironbridge GC, 38-35–73
Matt Robertson, Foothills GC, 34-39–73
Blake Young, Trinidad GC, 37-37–74
Cole Cunningham, Valley CC, 36-38–74
Trevor McKune, Pinehurst CC, 36-38–74
Evan Buchalski, CJGA Club, 38-36–74
Nathaniel Goddard, Ptarmigan CC, 35-39–74
Neil Tillman, Heritage at Westmoor, 37-37–74
Brian Craig, CommonGround GC, 39-35–74
Steven Kupcho, Heritage at Westmoor, 34-41–75
Dylan Wonnacott, Fox Hill Club, 39-36–75
Dallas Perrault, Heritage at Westmoor, 37-38–75
Adam Griffith, Thorncreek GC, 36-39–75
Erik Young, CommonGround GC, 36-39–75
John Gorell, Patty Jewett GC, 39-36–75
Trevor Glen, CJGA Tournament Club, 35-40–75
Adam Pladson, Green Valley Ranch GC, 38-38–76
Josh Gardella, Highlands Ranch GC, 37-39–76
Clint Miller, Meadow Hills GC, 36-40–76
Hayden Nicholaides, South Suburban FS, 38-38–76
Behrod Keshtavar, Colorado Natl. GC, 38-38–76
Jonathan Kuzava, Columbine CC, 37-39–76
Dillon McDonald, Red Sky GC, 39-38–77
Gus Lundquist, Colorado GC, 36-41–77
Ethan Freeman, Glenmoor CC, 38-39–77
Zach Fowlds, Colorado GC, 41-36–77
Glenn Workman, Desert Hawk GC, 41-36–77
Tyler Bricker, Ptarmigan CC, 40-37–77
Garrett Harrison, Bookcliff Country Club, 37-40–77
Joel Perez, Colorado National GC, 37-40–77
Quade Mitchell, Highlands Ranch GC, 37-41–78
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, 39-40–79
David Lindquist, CommonGround GC, 41-38–79
Dylan Mitchell, Lakewood CC, 37-42–79
Jeffrey Leavitt, Omni Interlocken Resort, 33-46–79
Andy Wilson, CommonGround Golf Course, 40-39–79

Failed to Qualify
Marc Shirazi, Greeley CC, 40-39–79
Steve Connell, Riverdale GC, 39-40–79
Bretton Krantz, Ptarmigan CC, 41-38–79
Tyler Winslow, Ute Creek GC, 36-44–80
Matthew Goddard, Ptarmigan CC, 37-43–80
Jack Cummings, Omni Interlocken, 37-43–80
Michael Passananti, Southridge GC, 41-39–80
Alex Neumyer, CommonGround GC, 40-40–80
Jackson Vacek, Harmony Club, 42-39–81
Eric Mccreesh, Saddle Rock Golf Course, 42-39–81
David Delich, Broadmoor GC, 43-39–82
Matt Weiss, Spring Valley GC, 40-42–82
Bridger Ryan, Broadlands GC, 40-42–82
Richard Brown, South Suburban GC, 45-37–82
Christopher Raap, CJGA Club, 38-44–82
Grant Dinkel, Flatirons GC, 45-37–82
Collin Tedesco, Plum Creek GC, 41-41–82
Patrick Horvath, CommonGround Golf Course, 39-44–83
Will Fowler, Club at Rolling Hills, 44-40–84
Justin Allenback, Walking Stick GC, 41-44–85