Rookie pro Hannah Wood of Highlands Ranch tied for third place on Wednesday in Palm Desert, Calif.
Wood, winner of the 2014 CWGA Stroke Play who wrapped up her University of Oklahoma career in the spring, shot rounds of 74-69-69 for a 4-under-par 212 total, which left her three strokes behind champion Kendra Dalton of Wake Forest, N.C.
The showing was worth $1,300 for Wood (left), who placed 67th at the Women’s NCAA Division I Championships in May.
This week marked Wood’s second top-five showing in three pro events. She placed fifth in the Michigan PGA Women’s Open in late June.
Former University of Colorado golfer Brittany Fan won The Cactus Tour event two weeks ago in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Elsewhere in mini tour events this week, former Longmont resident Cole Nygren tied for fifth on Thursday in the Golden State Tour’s Yolo Fliers Club Pre-Q Shootout in Woodland, Calif.
Nygren, winner of the All Pro Championship at the inaugural Major Series of Putting last Halloween in Las Vegas, went 67-71 for a 6-under-par 138 total, a showing worth $685. Maxwell Cohen of Los Angeles won the event by nine strokes with a 126 total.
]]>The former University of Colorado golfer finished strong to tie for sixth place in the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.
The 59-year-old had dropped back with a 1-over-par total on the front nine Sunday, but shot a 3-under-par 33 on the back nine to card a 2-under 69 in the final round. With three consecutive sub-par rounds (68-69-69), Jones finished at 7-under 206, four strokes behind winner Vijay Singh.
Jones, who counts the 1996 U.S. Open among his eight PGA Tour victories, hadn’t finished better than ninth in his 61 PGA Tour Champions starts prior to this week. But after last competing in an official tour event in November 2015, Jones (pictured) established a new personal Champions best. The showing on Sunday was worth $61,200.
For all the scores from the Toshiba Classic, CLICK HERE.
Elsewhere in tour golf this weekend:
— Hubbard Sixth in Web.com Event: Denver native Mark Hubbard, who like Jones grew up in Colorado, scored his second top-10 finish of the season on the Web.com Tour by tying for sixth Sunday in the El Bosque Mexico Championship.
The former CJGA Player of the Year, who is back on the Web circuit in 2018 after three seasons on the PGA Tour, went 73-65-70-71 for a 9-under 279 total. He made five birdies on Sunday, including one on the 18th hole.
Martin Trainer won the tourament at 274.
Hubbard’s other top-10 this season came at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in January, where he placed 10th.
For all the scores from Mexico, CLICK HERE.
— Gilman Runner-up on Golden State Tour: Former University of Denver golfer Chris Gilman recorded his fourth top-10 finish in the last five Golden State Tour events by tying for second Friday in the Q-School Shootout in Santee, Calif.
Gilman posted scores of 70-69 for a 5-under-par 139 total, which left him three strokes behind champion Cody Blick of Alamo, Calif.
Gilman, a regular on the Web.com Tour in 2015, won the Moorpark Classic on the Golden State Tour last month.
]]>The former Colorado State University golfer placed fifth out of 44 players in the Dreamchasers Tour’s East Valley Championship, recording rounds of 72-65-73 for a 3-under-par 210 total at Longbow Golf Club. The showing was worth $1,950.
Edens (pictured), a two-time CGA Match Play runner-up, ended up nine strokes behind winner Zach Wright of Gilbert, Ariz.
Elsewhere on mini tours, former University of Denver golfer Chris Gilman finished ninth out of 93 players Wednesday at the Golden State Tour’s De Anza Classic in Borrego Springs, Calif
Gilman, who won a Golden State Tour event two weeks ago, carded scores of 66-69-71 for a 10-under-par 206 total. He finished six strokes behind champion Kramer Hickok of Dallas.
Gilman, the 2014 California State Open champion and a regular on the Web.com Tour in 2015, posted rounds of 67-71-70 at Rustic Canyon Golf Course to tie Christian Chang of San Diego at 8-under-par 208. But Gilman claimed the victory with the playoff birdie as Chang made par.
Gilman, who will have conditional status on PGA Tour Latinoamerica in 2018, eagled the 13th hole in Friday’s final round to go with four birdies and four bogeys. Gilman finished the week with 13 birdies and one eagle.
Both Gilman and Chang bogeyed the final hole in regulation.
For the 31-year-old former DU Pioneer, it was his second straight top-four finish on the Golden State Tour.