Keffer (pictured), from the Greater Golfer Development Center at Park Hill, is tied for the top spot after Tuesday’s second round with former PGA Tour player Larry Rinker of Red Sky and Derek Rush from Cherry Hills Country Club. All three sit at 3-under-par 141 through 36 holes at the Fazio Course.
But plenty of players still have a chance at the title as 19 contestants are either leading or within five strokes of the top spot going into Wednesday’s final round.
Keffer, the 2016 champion, fired a 1-under-par 71 while making five birdies on Tuesday.
Rinker, a 60-year-old who has made 525 starts on the PGA Tour, shot a second-round 70 at his home facility, chalking up four birdies on Tuesday.
And Rush, the first-round leader, posted a second-round 74, also after making four birdies.
John Ogden, Rush’s boss at Cherry Hills, sits in fourth place, a stroke back of the leaders, after a 70 on Tuesday.
Three-time champion Bill Loeffler from The Links Golf Course, at 61 years old remains very much in the hunt at 1-under 143, along with Barry Milstead of Valley Country Club, Kirk Trowbridge of the MetaGolf Learning Center and Mike Swan of Crested Butte. Swan had the best score of round 2, a 67.
Three-time winner Doug Rohrbaugh of Ironbridge and fellow former champ Mike Northern share ninth place at even-par 144.
The field was cut to the low 51 players and ties after round 2, with everyone at 154 or better advancing to Wednesday.
Eight players will earn spots in the 2018 national PGA Professional Championship based on their performance at Red Sky.
For scores from the Colorado PGA Professional Championship, CLICK HERE.
]]>The University of Colorado men’s golf assistant coach cruised to victory Tuesday in his CPGA debut, at the National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistant Professional Championship at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.
Grady (left), a former two-time CGA Player of the Year, shot back-to-back rounds of 5-under-par 67, giving him a 10-under 134 total and a five stroke victory. He won $1,050. In each round, Grady carded six birdies and a bogey.
Brian Zeigler of Red Sky Golf Club placed second at 139 after closing with a 67. Former two-time CWGA Player of the Year Somin Lee of Valley Country Club and Derek Rush of Cherry Hills Country Club tied for third place at 141.
The top four finishers — Grady Zeigler, Lee and Rush qualified for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship set for Oct. 27-30 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistant Professional Championship
Aug. 1-2, 2016 (final) at Legacy Ridge GC in Westminster
Top 10 Finishers — 1. Pat Grady 67-67–134; 2. Brian Zeigler 72-67–139; 3. Somin Lee 68-73–141; 3. Derek Rush 71-70–141; 5. Remington Post 72-70–142; 6. Caine Fitzgerald 73-70–143; 6. Blake Sharamitaro 71-72–143, 8. Kyler Booher 71-73–144, 9. Brandon Bingaman 71-74–145; 9. Geoff Keffer 76-69–145. For complete results, CLICK HERE.