Whitney (left), a former Air Force Academy golfer, tied for second place on Friday in the Panther Trail Classic, an Adams All Pro Tour event in The Woodlands, Texas.
Whitney shot rounds of 66-72 for a 6-under-par 138 total, which left him five strokes behind champion Sean Walsh of Keller, Texas. The performance was worth $2,637 for Whitney.
Elsewhere:
— Former University of Denver golfer Chris Gilman tied for fourth place on Friday in the Golden State Tour’s Season Opener in Oceanside, Calif. Gilman went 69-67 for a 6-under 136 total. That put him three strokes behind winner Stuart Macdonald of Rancho Mirage, Calif.
— And Boulder native and former Louisville resident George Cunningham and former University of Colorado golfer Jeremy Paul tied for ninth place on Wednesday in the Outlaw Tour’s McCormick Ranch Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cunningham carded rounds of 73-70-70 for a 3-under-par 213 total, while Paul went 69-75-69 for the same tally. Each earned $1,325. Mackenzie Brock won with a 206 total.
— Meanwhile, in the first of four qualifying tournaments in 2019 for PGA Tour Latinoamerica, AJ Morris of Aspen fell just short of earning conditional status for PTLA on Friday.
With the 13th- through 35th-place finishers and ties in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., landing conditional status, Morris placed 41st out of 112 players, two strokes shy of the final spots. He posted rounds of 68-73-73-78 for a 4-over-par 292 total.
On Sunday, despite a double bogey on her final hole, Huffer shot a 4-under-par 66 and tied for third place at the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Greatlife Challenge.
It was the seventh top-four finish of Huffer’s Symetra career, including her second this year as she placed second in the Prasco Charity Championship in June.
Just as importantly, Huffer (left) moved up from 30th to 17th on the 2018 Symetra money list. After the upcoming final five events of the season, the top 10 players on that list will earn their LPGA Tour cards for 2019.
Huffer, the 2013 CoBank Colorado Women’s Open champion, shot rounds of 69-68-71-66 for a 6-under-par 274 total. She finished five strokes behind champion Linnea Strom.
Knous 16th on Web Finals Money List: Jim Knous of Littleton lost some ground in his quest to secure PGA Tour playing privileges through the Web.com Tour Finals, but he remains on pace to secure his card.
The former Colorado School of Mines golfer finished 25th Sunday in the DAP Championship in Beachwood, Ohio, the second event of the Web Finals. After two more Finals events, the top 25 on the Finals money list will earn PGA Tour cards for the 2018-19 season. Knous currently stands 16th.
Sunday marked Knous’ third straight top-25 showing on the Web.com Tour, following finishes of fourth and 10th.
Upcoming in the Finals are the Albertsons Boise (Idaho) Open Sept. 13-16 and the Web.com Tour Championship Sept. 20-23 in Atlantic Beach, Fla.
Toledo Cracks Top 10 for First Time in 2018: Considering how the last couple of tournaments have gone for former Castle Pines resident Esteban Toledo, his first top-10 finish on PGA Tour Champions in almost a year didn’t look likely.
Yet a trip north to Calgary, Alberta, Canada yielded a season-best eight-place showing.
Toledo, a four-time winner on the senior tour whose previous best showing this year was a 12th place, followed up 61st- and 69th-place showings in his previous two PGA Tour Champions events with the top 10 in the Shaw Charity Classic.
The former boxer shot rounds of 66-67-67 for a 10-under-par 200 total, which left him five strokes behind champion Scott McCarron.