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CWGA Junior Stroke Play – Colorado Golf Archives https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf Tue, 24 May 2022 16:51:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cga-favicon-150x150.png CWGA Junior Stroke Play – Colorado Golf Archives https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf 32 32 Weinstein Doesn’t Slip Up Despite Snowman https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2015/06/17/weinstein-doesnt-slip-up-despite-snowman/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2015/06/17/weinstein-doesnt-slip-up-despite-snowman/

If for no other reason, Mary Weinstein enjoyed winning the CWGA Junior Stroke Play Championship so she wouldn’t be left in the position she was earlier in the week at Heritage at Westmoor in Westminster.

“It’s a good feeling because one of the CWGA ladies came up to me before the tournament — she wanted to give a little spiel about every single person when we teed off — and she asked me if I’d won a CHSAA tournament or a CWGA tournament,” Weinstein recounted on Wednesday. “I was like, ‘No, I haven’t. Sorry. My bad.'”

But that won’t be an issue again.

On Wednesday, the 17-year-old from Highlands Ranch overcame a quadruple-bogey 8 and birdied the final hole Wednesday to win the 37th Junior Stroke Play Championship.

The senior-to-be at Regis Jesuit High School, who took a six-stroke lead into Wednesday, recovered from going quadruple bogey-bogey-bogey on holes 11 through 13 to play her final five in 2 under par and post a one-stroke victory.

Not that either of the top two contestants knew the outcome when they walked off the 18th green. Gillian Vance of CommonGround Golf Course had no idea she’d finished a stroke behind Weinstein, who was so convinced she was headed for a playoff that she put her glove back on as she exited the green.

“I didn’t think I won,” she said. “I thought Gillian made the (4-foot par) putt on the last hole to get into a playoff. I thought I needed that eagle putt to go in (to win outright).”

Weinstein (left and above), who last week qualified for the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships, shot a 7-over-par 79 Wednesday and recorded a 4-over 220 total.

Vance, who won the 5A state high school title last month, was a stroke ahead going into the final two holes on Wednesday, but a bogey on 17 and Weinstein’s birdie on 18 left her a shot back overall, good for second place. Vance carded a 74 on Wednesday.

Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Country Club placed third Wednesday as a 74 left her at 224.

If you think Vance would have been better off knowing exactly how she stood coming down the stretch, she begs to differ.

“I never want to know exactly where we are because I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself,” said the University of Colorado signee. “I just like to float in my own little zone.”

Vance (left) actually caught Weinstein when the latter made her snowman on No. 11. And Vance had a two-shot advantage after Weinstein bogeyed the next two.

“I wasn’t really keeping Gillian’s score but in the back of my head I was,” Weinstein said. “So I thought after that (11th) hole she was gaining on me. So I was like, ‘I’ve got to get this back, I’ve got to get this back.’ That 8 kind of ruined my day.”

But Weinstein’s strong finish, with birdies on 14 and 18, salvaged the victory.

“It was a good fight and it was really fun,” Vance said, noting that it was likely her final CWGA junior championship. “I felt good. I was happy that I was kind of consistent. I would have loved to have putted better but that happens to everybody.”

With Weinstein and Vance all square through 17, both found the fairway off the tee on the par-5 18th. But Vance pulled her second shot left of the green, and her pitch over a bunker went 25 feet past the cup.

Weinstein hit the green in two with a 190-yard approach, leaving her 40 feet for eagle. She two-putted for birdie, and Vance couldn’t convert on her birdie attempt to force a playoff.

Weinstein called the win her biggest accomplishment in golf.

“I’ve never won a three-day tournament or a tournament this big,” said Weinstein, who has helped Regis to back-to-back girls state team titles in Class 5A.

CWGA Junior Stroke Play

At Par-72 Heritage at Westmoor in Westminster

Championship Flight 
Mary Weinstein, CWGA Junior Club 70-71-79–220 
Gillian Vance, CommonGround WGA 74-73-74–221 
Caroline Jordaan, Cherry Hills CC WGA 75-75-74–224 
Hailey Schalk, Colorado National WGA 76-76-77–229 
Rachel Hardy, Dos Rios WGA 71-80-79–230 
Delaney Elliott, CommonGround WGA 76-76-79–231 
Hannah More, Pinehurst CC WGA 78-75-78–231 
Delaney Benson, CommonGround WGA 73-80-81–234 
Flight 1 
Erin Sargent, Twin Peaks LGA 75-80-78–233 
Ashlyn Kirschner, West Woods Wgc 78-79-79–236 
Joanna Kempton, Lone Tree WGA 78-80-79–237 
Amy Chitkoksoong, Commonground Wgc 77-81-80–238 
Anna Kennedy, Denver CC Lga 75-83-82–240 
Jaclyn Murray, Bookcliff CC Wga 74-89-78–241 
Adara Pauluhn, Indian Peaks WGA 78-78-85–241 
Kelsey Webster, Boulder CC Wga 78-86-87–251 
Flight 2 
Emilee Strausburg, The Club at Rolling Hills Wga 80-76-80–236 
Kellsey Sample, CWGA Junior Club 80-81-78–239 
Lexi Ringsby, Denver CC 80-84-75–239 
Lauren Murphy, Aspen Glen Wga 80-80-80–240 
Alexis Mikayla Chan, CommonGround WGA 79-82-79–240 
Sarah Hwang, CommonGround WGA 79-84-79–242 
Elena Barboza, CWGA Junior Club 81-84-90–255 
Emma Mellman, Cherry Creek CC Wga 81-87-94–262 
Flight 3 
Sarah Hunt, CWGA Junior Club 83-77-75–235 
Kelsey Mckenna, CWGA Junior Club 84-83-77–244 
Sydney Prey, CWGA Junior Club 86-82-80–248 
Natasha Brandy McClain, Denver CC Lga 85-80-86–251 
Julia Baroth, CommonGround WGA 87-88-81–256 
Ashlee Sample, Cwga Junior Club 84-87-85–256 
Mariah Ehrman, Heritage at Westmoor WGA 87-88-84–259 
Flight 4 
Lauren Lehigh, Loveland Wga 89-79-79–247 
Riley McKibbon, The Club at Rolling Hills Wga 92-82-89–263 
Caitlyn Olson, Highland Hills GC 92-90-84–266 
Makena Prey, CWGA Junior Club 99-94-89–282 
Molli Boruff, Twin Peaks WGA 95-104-85–284 
Sarah Goldsmith, Lga at Blackstone/Black Bear 97-92-108–297

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Another Runaway Victory https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2014/06/18/another-runaway-victory/ Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2014/06/18/another-runaway-victory/

When it comes to girls state golf championships so far in 2014, Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster has put together a tour de force.

Less than a month after winning the 4A state high school title by a whopping 14 shots, Kupcho recorded another rout on Wednesday with a nine-stroke victory in the CWGA Junior Stroke Play at Buffalo Run Golf Course in Commerce City.

And while it can be argued that the field for the 4A state meet wasn’t particularly strong, the CWGA Junior Stroke Play featured two opponents who have signed with formidable NCAA Division I programs — Hannah Wood of Centennial (Oklahoma) and Calli Ringsby of Cherry Hills Village (Stanford).

“It was exciting,” said Kupcho, a senior-to-be at Jefferson Academy who has verbally committed to play college golf at Wake Forest. “It was a tough battle. It was a lot of fun to play against them.

“But the wind was pretty hard today and I play good in the wind. I figured I would be able to pull through. I kept battling and kept making pars, and I figured they’d eventually fall down, and they did.”

The victory marked the first CWGA championship for the 17-year-old Kupcho (pictured above and below), the 2013 CWGA Junior Player of the Year. Both Kupcho and Wood are part of the Hale Irwin Elite Player Program at CommonGround Golf Course.

Kupcho shot a 3-under-par 69 in Wednesday’s final round despite the windy conditions to finish at 7-under 209 for three days. Wood and Ringsby, both playing in one of their final junior tournaments if not the last one, placed second and third, respectively. Wood closed with a 77 for a 218 total, while Ringsby struggled down the stretch and posted an 81 and 221 overall.

Kupcho’s nine-shot victory margin was one of the largest in CWGA Junior Stroke Play history. The only one larger in the last decade was Paige Spiranac’s 10-shot win in 2010. Before 2005, records for the tournament are spotty.

It was hard to foresee Wednesday’s outcome given that Kupcho and Ringsby shared the lead going the final round, with Wood just one behind. After four holes Wednesday, Kupcho and Wood were tied for the top spot. And through 12, it was still relatively close, with Kupcho holding a three-stroke advantage.

“To beat Jennifer today, I would have needed to make a lot of birdies. It just didn’t happen,” said Ringsby, the 2012 champion who was trying to become the first player in more than 20 years to win the CWGA Junior Stroke Play at least twice.

Kupcho, who played in four USGA championships last year, gave herself a big lead on the par-3 13th. There, she drained a 25-foot birdie putt, while both Wood and Ringsby carded bogeys. That left Kupcho five ahead.

“Once I made that birdie putt, I was playing safe and made pars,” she said. “You don’t want to make a big mistake by going in the weeds. Put it in the fairway, on the green and two-putt for par.”

From there, Kupcho didn’t make any mistakes. Meanwhile, Wood was 4 over par on the last six holes, and Ringsby was 6 over for that same stretch.

“I thought I had a chance at the beginning (of the day),” said Wood, medalist in the recent U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links qualifying. “I was not really confident in my putting at all — all week. I just kept lipping out and lipping out. It was like that for three days straight. The ball was not dropping.” (Woods is pictured at left trying to coax in a putt.)

Said Ringsby: “I kind of lost my swing a little bit and couldn’t get the ball in the fairway. The rough is pretty tough. They’ve got a lot of hay, so if you’re not in the fairway you can’t really make a lot of birdies.”

Considering the stiff wind that kicked up periodically, Kupcho’s round of 69 was impressive. She made three birdies on the day, and her only bogey came at No. 4. No one else in the field broke 73 in the final round.

“I was hitting a lot of good shots,” Kupcho said. “I definitely could have made more putts, but it was a really good round compared to 68 and 72 (the first two days). For the 68, it was calm, short. This was definitely my best round.

“This is a three-day tournament and it’s hard to win it. It’s definitely an accomplishment to get it done.”

The winners in other flights on Wednesday were Kylee Sullivan (first flight), Sydney Gillespie and Courtney Ewing (second), Kacey Godwin (third), and Claire Stirdivant (fourth).

As for Ringsby (left) and Wood, Wednesday might have marked the end for their outstanding junior careers.

Wood won the CJGA Tournament of Champions each of the last two years, claimed the prestigious Kathy Whitworth Invitational junior title in Texas in 2013, competed in three USGA championships last year and just qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women’s Publinks.

“I’m a little sad about (realizing this was probably her junior finale),” Wood said. “I’ll come back for the CWGA tournaments, but I’ve got some bigger and better things ahead of me. That’s the bright side.”

Ringsby swept the CWGA junior championships in 2012 by winning the Junior Stroke Play and Junior Match Play. She also claimed the 5A state high school title last year. Ringsby represented the U.S. in the USA-China Youth Golf Match in 2012.

“It was fun (playing in junior events), but I’m definitely excited to move on to bigger and better tournaments and a college career — and hopefully professional too,” Ringsby said.

For scores from the CWGA Junior Stroke Play, CLICK HERE.

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Moran’s Career Round Nets State Title https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2013/06/19/morans-career-round-nets-state-title/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2013/06/19/morans-career-round-nets-state-title/ Kelly Moran had never shot 70 or better until this week, but the golfer from Boulder Country Club picked an opportune time to venture into uncharted territory.

The 17-year-old Fairview High School graduate fired that 2-under-par 70 on Wednesday — the same day that two of her pursuers in the CWGA Junior Stroke Play did likewise.

The result was that her best was just good enough for the state title at Saddleback Golf Club in Firestone.

“I really like going out where it’s close or I’m in contention,” said Moran, who will play college golf at NCAA Division I William & Mary in Virginia beginning in the fall. “I’ve been playing really well, but I kept having one thing off in my game. But it all came together today.”

Actually, Moran did end up with a two-stroke margin in her wire-to-wire victory in the Junior Stroke Play. She birdied her 16th hole from 3 feet on Wednesday to give her a little cushion, but it was always close.

Moran finished with a 2-over-par 218 total, two stokes better than Jaylee Tait of Raccon Creek Golf Course, who matched Moran’s 70. Likewise firing 70 was third-place finisher Sarah Hankins of Thorncreek Golf Club, who checked in at 222.

“This means a lot,” said Moran, who placed third in this tournament a year ago. “It’s a good way to close out (her junior golf career in the state, though she still has a tournament or two left). I knew I had to win one of them.

“This is probably my biggest win with the field they had here. Maybe it’s tied with the (high school) regional I won as a junior.”

On Wednesday, Moran posted three birdies — all from inside of 5 feet — and one bogey in her career-best round. But if there was one area of her game that didn’t cooperate on the final day, it was her putter.

“I kept having short birdie putts and they wouldn’t drop,” she said. “It was frustrating. I was hitting it close. If I putted good, I could have gone lower, but I’m not complaining.

“I was proud of how I handled the mental part of my game today.”

Moran wasn’t the only CWGA Junior Stroke Play winner from Fairview High School. Former teammate Megan McCambridge won the First Flight on Wednesday after carding rounds of 79-84-73 for a 236 total.

CWGA Junior Stroke Play Championship
At Par-72 Saddleback Golf Club in Firestone

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Kelly Moran, Boulder, Colo. 74-74-70–218

Jaylee Tait, Littleton, Colo. 75-75-70–220

Sarah Hankins, Thornton, Colo. 75-77-70–222

Gillian Vance, Lakewood, Colo. 74-75-79–228

Samantha Barker, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 77-73-78–228

Sydney Gillespie, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 74-78-78–230

Kylee Sullivan, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80-73-82–235

Mary Weinstein, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 74-82-79–235

Sydney Merchant, Morrison, Colo. 80-78-79–237



FIRST FLIGHT
Megan McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 79-84-73–236

Joanna Kempton, Littleton, Colo. 79-83-77–239

Madison Tenney, Evergreen, Colo. 83-78-79–240

Andrea Ballou, Larkspur, Colo. 82-82-78–242

Dani Urman, Greenwood Village , Colo. 79-81-83–243

Delaney Benson, Littleton, Colo. 80-84-79–243

Jennifer Hankins, Thornton, Colo. 77-85-81–243

Adara Pauluhn, Longmont, Colo. 80-84-80–244

Hannah More, Littleton, Colo. 83-79-84–246



SECOND FLIGHT
Morgan Sahm, Centennial, Colo. 86-73-76–235

Jenni Chun, Lone Tree, Colo. 87-80-78–245

Margot Leibold, Englewood, Colo. 88-81-80–249

Jacquelin Biggs, Englewood, Colo. 88-77-86–251

Ashlyn Kirschner, Arvada, Colo. 88-79-85–252

Delaney Elliott, Superior, Colo. 88-86-79–253

Heather Kroll-Schoonover, Arvada, Colo. 86-90-84–260

Mariah Ehrman, Westminster, Colo. 87-89-90–266

Julia Kim, Aurora, Colo. 87-90-91–268



THIRD FLIGHT
Katherine Kemp, Colorado Springs, Colo. 91-78-80–249

Morgan Stacks, Thornton, Colo. 91-80-87–258

Emilee Strausburg, Lakewood, Colo. 90-88-86–264

Courtney Ewing, Pueblo West, Colo. 94-87-87–268

Natasha Brandy McClain, Castle Pines, Colo. 92-88-89–269

Madison McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 93-92-93–278

Andrea Hoos, Thornton, Colo. 94-98-88–280

Duval Sutherland, Parker, Colo. 95-104-99–298

Julia Baroth, Denver, Colo. 105-101-101–307

 

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CJGA Follows Suit Regarding Range-Finders https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2013/04/22/cjga-follows-suit-regarding-range-finders/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2013/04/22/cjga-follows-suit-regarding-range-finders/ Since 2006, the CGA has allowed competitors in most of its championships to use distance-measuring devices. The CWGA gave the devices the OK in the fall of 2010. 

Now it’s the CJGA’s turn.

Starting this year, 14-18-year-old golfers will be permitted to use distance-only measuring devices in CJGA tournaments, as well as in the CGA and CWGA Junior Stroke Play and Junior Match Play Championships.

In other words, many of the state’s top events for junior players will feature a lot more golfers lasering the distances of their shots, and a lot fewer pacing off the yardages from sprinkler heads and the like.

“We traditionally follow the AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) lead on policy changes, and they’re allowing (distance-only range-finders) in all their events in 2013,” said Eric Wilkinson, the CGA’s director of junior competitions. “We want to stay consistent with national junior tours and other (golf organizations) around us. A lot of other state and regional junior golf associations are allowing them, and we didn’t want to be in a position where players in our events weren’t allowed to use them.”

Added Kelley Mawhinney, tournament and junior golf operations manager for the CWGA: “We wanted to be on the same page (as the AJGA). We don’t want to confuse players” with varying rules.

The AJGA allowed range-finders on a trial basis in four tournaments in 2012. Distance-measure devices are already permitted in college events, but the USGA doesn’t allow them in its national championships or its qualifiers.

Wilkinson was quick to note that the CJGA allowance applies only to 14-18-year-olds in the association’s tournaments, and not to younger players. Also, devices measuring only distance will be permitted; those that gauge such things as slope, wind speed, elevation, temperature, etc., are forbidden, even if such functions are turned off or ignored. So are the use of smart phone apps.

“It’s up to fellow competitors to police it themselves, but we’re trying to educate players in advance,” Wilkinson said. “We know we’ll get a lot of questions at our first event, so we want to be proactive.”

The first tournament in which the distance measuring devices will be allowed is the CJGA Spring Series event this weekend (April 27-28) at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo.

While the increased affordability of the devices have made the Colorado associations amenable to permitting them for juniors, the organizations are still sensitive that some teenagers may not be able to afford range-finders. For that reason, distance information can be shared among players. For example, a competitor without a range-finder can get the distance to the pin from a fellow player, or can borrow such a device.

The approval of the use of such devices — which came from the CGA Junior Tournament Committee and the CWGA Rules and Tournament Committees — will affect many events, but most notably the CGA and CWGA junior state championships. Those tournaments are among the most prestigious in Colorado, with both the CGA and CWGA Junior Match Play dating back to the early 1950s, and the boys and girls Junior Stroke Play originating in the late 1970s.

Although CJGA officials discussed the possibility of the use of distance measuring devices speeding up play — especially among players with a higher handicap — Wilkinson said that wasn’t a major reason the association’s policy was changed.

Indeed, Pete Lis, who just left his job as CGA director of rules and competitions to become an LPGA Tour rules official, said he isn’t convinced that range-finders speed up play.

“At the end of the day, I don’t think it makes any difference,” Lis said recently. “I’ve seen some players pace off the yardage and shoot it too, so I think an argument can be made that it worsens pace of play. But I don’t think it makes that much difference.”
 

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Ringsby Pulls Away for Title https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2012/06/28/ringsby-pulls-away-for-title/ Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2012/06/28/ringsby-pulls-away-for-title/

It wasn’t easy to play a game of “can you top this?” at the 2012 CWGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.

First, Calli Ringsby set the women’s competitive course record at Indian Tree Golf Course with a 68 on Tuesday, only to have Hannah Wood take it from her with a 67 that same afternoon.

Then Gigi McWilliams scored a hole-in-one on the 150-yard third hole on Wednesday, only to have Zarena Brown match the feat on the same hole on Thursday.

So it seemed that about all that was left for Ringsby on Thursday was to go out and win the golf tournament, which is exactly what she did — in emphatic fashion. The 16-year-old from Denver Country Club birdied four consecutive holes immediately after a lightning delay and cruised to a five-stroke victory and her first CWGA championship.

Ringsby (pictured above), the runner-up in the CWGA Stroke Play as a 15-year-old last year, shot a 3-under-par 71 Thursday to finish at 10-under 212 for the three-day event.

“I’m really glad because sleeping with the lead is always hard,” said the junior-to-be at Cherry Creek High School. “I was glad that I came out and didn’t choke. I played well today and I’m glad to shoot under (par) again. Ten under was my goal (for the tournament), so I’m glad I got there. I thought if I got to 10 under it was going to be pretty hard for anyone to beat me.”

Wood (pictured at left), who plays out of South Suburban Family Sports, inched within two of Ringsby on the front nine Thursday but lost ground when Ringsby went on her mid-round birdie run. After shooting her lowest round ever — by four strokes — on Tuesday, Wood went 78-72 for a 217 total.

“After the first round, I felt like I won the tournament right there,” Wood said. “I felt so happy. I shot the course record. It was a fun day.

“But (Thursday), I knew Calli was going to win. I know Calli. She doesn’t ever give up. She keeps going and going. And she gets on a hot streak.”

Kelly Moran of Boulder Country Club finished with an eagle on Thursday en route to a 73 and a 220 total, which was good for third place. Sydney Merchant of Red Rocks Country Club (74 Thursday) and Kansas state high school champion Mackenzie Thayer (77) tied for fourth place at 224.

For Ringsby, Thursday’s victory marked the continuation of some exceptional golf over the last five weeks. She was medalist in qualifying for both the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships and the U.S. Girls’ Junior. And at the former, she shot 66-67 at Flatirons Golf Course.

The Cherry Hills Village resident said what she did at the 5A state high school meet last month — when she placed fourth — has made the difference. Though she didn’t win, she rebounded nicely from a first-round 76 to shoot 68.

“I feel really comfortable” now, said Ringsby (pictured at left teeing off on Thursday). “I feel like I’ve really improved a lot in the past few weeks. Especially after state, coming back with a 68 after a really bad first round, it kind of set the stage. I know that I can go under par when I need to.”

On Thursday, Ringsby didn’t really kick it into gear until after a 45-minute lightning delay. With an eagle at No. 5, Wood cut the lead to two. But when the final group resumed play after the stoppage, Ringsby made a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 8, two-putted for birdie on No. 9, stuck an approach shot to 3 feet for another birdie on 10, then drained a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 11.

Suddenly Ringsby’s lead was six, and not even a four-putt double bogey on No. 16 threatened to change the complexion of the tournament.

All in all, it was quite a performance to shoot 68-73-71, particularly without ever having seen the Indian Tree course before going 6 under in the first round.

“I didn’t know what to expect, but I played really smart in the first round,” Ringsby said. “I chipped the ball well, and if you have good chipping and you hit some of the (par-5s) in two then all the par-5s should be birdie holes.”

CWGA Junior Stroke Play Championship
At Par-74 Indian Tree GC in Arvada

Championship Flight
Calli Ringsby, Cherry Hills Village, Colo. 68-73-71–212
Hannah Wood, Centennial, Colo. 67-78-72–217
Kelly Moran, Boulder, Colo. 74-73-73–220
Mackenzie Thayer, Garden City, Kan. 72-75-77–224
Sydney Merchant, Morrison, Colo. 77-73-74–224
Jennifer Kupcho, Westminster, Colo. 74-81-73–228
Kathleen Kershisnik, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 74-74-80–228
Dani Urman, Greenwood Village , Colo. 75-73-82–230
Mary Weinstein, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 77-78-77–232

First Flight
Taylor Dorans, Erie, Colo. 79-78-74–231
Jaylee Tait, Littleton, Colo. 76-86-75–237
Mackenzie Cohen, Centennial, C0 82-83-73–238
Morgan Sahm, Centennial, Colo. 80-80-81–241
Holly Schaefer, Littleton, Colo. 79-80-87–246
Jamie Griffin, Aurora, Colo. 81-83-82–246
Samantha Barker, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 82-85-85–252
Ashlyn Kirschner, Arvada, Colo. 79-90-85–254
Katherine Kemp, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80-89-86–255
Hea Kroll-Schoonover, Golden, Colo. 82-100-100–282

Second Flight
Sarah Hankins, Thornton, Colo. 83-75-73–231
Gillian Vance, Lakewood, Colo. 83-81-77–241
Adara Pauluhn, Longmont, Colo. 83-79-80–242
Sydney Gillespie, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 83-81-80–244
Sofia Vigil, Commerce City, Colo. 84-83-78–245
Emilee Strausburg, Lakewood, Colo. 84-86-82–252
Megan McCambridge, Boulder, Colo. 84-83-85–252
Jenni Chun, Lone Tree, Colo. 84-86-84–254
Michelle Romano, Littleton, Colo. 83-83-WD–WD

Third Flight
Rachel Sweeney, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 85-79-84–248
Zarena Brown, Arvada, Colo. 86-86-78–250
Maggie Geolat, Monument, Colo. 85-84-84–253
Delaney Elliott, Superior, Colo. 90-85-81–256
Rachel Rodriguez, Arvada, Colo. 89-83-86–258
Kacey Godwin, Denver, Colo. 86-89-85–260
Nayoun Kim, Greenwood Village, Colo. 87-89-84–260
Morgan Hoos, Thornton, Colo. 89-93-88–270
Lexi Ringsby, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 88-97-89–274
Kiseyla Plewe, Cortez, Colo. 90-100-90–280

Fourth Flight
Claire Stirdivant, Denver, Colo. 93-91-84–268
Margot Leibold, Englewood, Colo. 93-90-86–269
Madison Tenney, Evergreen, Colo. 91-95-87–273
Gigi Mcwilliams, Westminster, Colo. 98-90-89–277
Mariah Ehrman, Westminster, Colo. 99-90-99–288
Julia Kim, Aurora, Colo. 95-94-101–290
Michelle Nakayama, Colorado Springs, Colo. 103-94-97–294
Chase Piper, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 102-93-111–306
 

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