When it comes to women assuming major leadership roles in Colorado golf organizations — ones traditionally held by men — the last five years have marked a seismic shift in the landscape.

— In 2014, Leslie Core-Drevecky became the first female president of the Colorado PGA.

— A year ago, when the CGA and CWGA joined forces and became one organization, Juliet Miner and Joe McCleary agreed to serve one year as co-presidents of the CGA, with Miner becoming the first female president of the association.

— This fall, Colorado Golf Hall of Fame inductee Janet Moore was chosen the new president of that organization. Moore is a five-time winner of the CGA Women’s Stroke Play Championship.

— Also this fall, Molly Greenblatt was selected chairperson of the board for the Colorado Open Golf Foundation, which adminsters the CoBank Colorado Open Championships and The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch. Greenblatt earned low-amateur honors in the 1999 Colorado Women’s Open.

— On a national level, last month Suzy Whaley became the first female president of the PGA of America.

— Then last week, Janene Guzowski (pictured) was elected president of the CGA’s volunteer board of directors, becoming the first woman to hold that position outright. It was just over two years ago that Guzowski and Tracy Zabel became the first women to serve on the CGA board. Before the CGA and the CWGA started down the road of integrating — at the behest of the USGA — “we were operating under the understanding with the CWGA that if there were any talented women that were being considered, the CWGA would sure appreciate the opportunity to have them join their board,” CGA executive director Ed Mate said. “And that would happen a lot. We’d have a woman we thought highly of, and we’d steer that individual to the CWGA.”

But nowadays, with the boards of the CGA and CWGA having merged a year ago, roughly 40 percent of the CGA board in 2018 were women. That will remain true in 2019. And next year, three members of the Executive Committee will be women, with Guzowski joined by Dana Murray (secretary) and Miner (past president). To see the CGA’s 2018 volunteer leadership, CLICK HERE.

Asked her impression of women taking more leadership roles in Colorado golf, Guzowski said, “It’s a phenomenon, and to me it represents what happened last year with the historic merger of the CGA and the CWGA. Women are coming forward and people are giving us a chance to show everybody what we can do with golf in Colorado. It’s not strictly a man’s world anymore with golf or anything else for that matter. For us it’s an amazing growth and coming together in Colorado golf.”

The CGA has obviously experienced major changes over the last year, and Mate is among those who see the selection of Guzowski as the association’s new president as ideal in several respects.

“We have a lot of positive momentum with the integration and we just want to continue that as we have a lot of work yet to be done,” Mate said. “Having a strong, positive leader like Janene, it became obvious she was the right choice. This was the decision of the Nominating Committee, chaired by Doak Jacoway. They looked at the talent and looked at the situation and what does the organization need right now, and Janene was the clear, head-and-shoulders choice for the job at this point in time.

“She has the right set of skills. She personable. She loves caddies; that’s been her passion. The work she does with the Western Golf Association (which administers the Evans Scholarship for caddies) is also part of our mission. She was the right person at the right time.”

Though McCleary ended up serving three years as CGA president/co-president — while Miner did two as CWGA president and one as CGA co-president — traditionally CGA presidents have served two consecutive one-year terms. That was the case for every president from 2000 through 2015, and likely will be true for Guzowski as well.

“I hope to take us into the new year strong,” said Guzowski, a resident of the Cherry Creek area of Denver who belongs to Lakewood Country Club and Frost Creek in Eagle and owns a 15 handicap. “The committee chairs are all picked and they’re all off and running. I have some big shoes to fill after Joe and Juliet. I have four huge shoes to fill. They were instrumental in bringing the CGA and the CWGA together and they’ve led strongly and wonderfully through the process. I’m looking forward to taking what they have done and running with it.”

Guzowski, a graduate of Southern Methodist University who sells the Carlisle clothing line, is certainly no stranger to being in golf leadership roles on boards traditionally dominated by men. As mentioned, she was one of the first two women on the CGA board. She was also the first female director in Colorado for the WGA, joining that organization in 2011. In addition, she was the first female chairperson of the caddie committee at Lakewood Country Club.

“She’s the most likeable person,” Mate said of Guzowski. “She made it so comfortable for everybody. Let’s be honest: There’s a patriarchal culture, but she came in and didn’t miss a beat (in the WGA role). Now there are more women being considered for director’s positions around the country, and she was a pioneer in that respect.”

Guzowski also has served on the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame board since 2015.

As Guzowski begins her term as the CGA president, we conducted a Q&A with her last week. Here’s some of that conversation:

Q: How does it feel to be one of first women to become president of the CGA?

Janene Guzowski: “Of course, I’m honored and I’m humbled. I’m looking forward to leading the united group (after the merger of the CGA and the CWGA) and serving golf in Colorado for all people. I’m just thrilled. It’s going to be a learning experience for all of us.”

Q: Whenever you were first approached about possibly taking the role as president, what compelled to say yes?

JG: “I didn’t say yes right away. I was first of all very stunned. I understand the reason why they have asked me. I needed to see what kind of time commitment was involved, which is a lot. I’m approaching it as a full-time unpaid job. It already is. I had to think about it, talk to my husband (Alan). I have an 82-year-old gorgeous mother who I spend a lot of time with. I assume it’s going to take some time away from everybody — friends, family — and I wanted to make sure that it was OK with everybody.

“Of course, I was honored and flattered. I feel I can do a good job and do what they’ve asked me to do and expect me to do — and I’m excited to go forward.”

Q: What are your priorities for your time as president?

JG: “We’re introducing our new branding, our new logo, which is amazing. That will all come out at the end of January, and I look forward to representing that logo and getting it out there for people to look at and know what it stands for. I’d like to work with a lot more women’s groups and getting more women involved with the CGA. I’d like to have tournaments that serve a broader range of mainly men — a handicap or flighted tournament for a golfer of any handicap, which we don’t have right now with the CGA. Women have all kinds of (those types of) tournaments, but there aren’t any for the men. I’d like to see if we can get one of those tournaments implemented (possibly for 2020 or 2021). I’d like to have a co-ed tournament sponsored by the CGA open to all level of players as well. Those are some top issues for me.”

Q: Caddies are close to your heart. Will that be another priority for you, whether it be the Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy at CommonGround Golf Course or the Evans Scholarship at CU or whatever the case may be?

JG: “I’ve been on the caddie committee at Lakewood Country Club for 18 years. I chaired the committee for five years on and off. Next year will be my ninth year on the board of directors for the WGA. I’ve work with the Solich Caddie Academy kids. I was the chairman of the Caddie Development Committee for the CGA. All that will continue. It’s all near and dear to my heart.

“I was put on the caddie committee at Lakewood Country Club 18 years ago and watching these 13- and 14-year-old children — they’re children at the time — being trained to be a caddie, trained to talk to adults, trained to get up and be at a job at 6:30 in the morning … These kids are trained to be accountable and to have a future job throughout high school and perhaps college. Watching these kids grow and mature, talking to them about the Evans Scholarship and the possibility of getting full-ride tuition at CU, it changes children into adults and it’s an amazing thing to see. I’ve enjoyed it and will continue to enjoy it. I enjoy training caddies (left), I take caddies, I keep in touch with caddies. It’s going to continue to be a big thing for me. One of my favorite things that Ed Mate always says is the ‘C’ in CGA stands as much for caddies as it does for Colorado. That’s perhaps one of the reasons I became so involved so quickly because I have that same love that Ed does.”

Q: Having been on the CGA board, how do you think the integration of the CGA and CWGA has gone?

JG: “It could not have gone better. Joe and Juliet are now almost best friends. They got along so famously. I love Juliet’s analogy of a marriage. She gave up her name, her bank account, she moved. The CGA offered the CWGA so much in return for what they gave up. Golf in Colorado is going to be so much better for everybody. The Colorado Golf Association is all people, all ages — women, kids, men, people of all backgrounds and all inclusive of golf — whereas it wasn’t in the previous years.”

Q: What’s been your experience like since joining the CGA board in September 2016?

JG: “I think it’s one of the best boards I’ve ever served on. I think the Colorado Golf Association is the best golf association in the United States if you ask me — not that I’ve served on other ones. But in comparison to other boards I sit on, it’s organized and it runs smoothly. The staff … Ed Mate is amazing as our executive director. Meetings are run efficiently and timely. The issues that are brought up are important for golf in the state of Colorado. The talent on the board itself, there’s so much talent that can be tapped. I hope to do that as well; I hope to bring out the best in every person on the board, to get them involved in volunteering. There are so many smart, intelligent, talented people to work with. It’s thrilling.”
 

Jennifer Kupcho has roughly six months left in her amateur career — barring the unforeseen — and she hopes to add a few more major accomplishments to her golf resume before she starts playing for prize money on the LPGA Tour.

But in at least one regard, the Westminster resident figures to go out on top.

This week, digital golf news magazine Global Golf Post published its All-Amateur Teams for the sixth time, with the accompanying amateur player of the year announcements. And, in what should be a surprise to no one, Kupcho (left) was named the world’s female Amateur of the Year as 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Matt Parziale received the honor on the male side.

The selection of Kupcho, who’s in the midst of her senior year at Wake Forest, couldn’t have been a particularly difficult one. While she currently sits No. 2 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings — behind her U.S. Curtis Cup, Arnold Palmer Cup and World Amateur Team teammate Lilia Vu — Kupcho has been No. 1 15 weeks so far in 2018. And she was in the top spot at the time when the prestigious Mark H. McCormack Medal was awarded in August. She became the first American to win the women’s McCormack honor as the top female player in the WAGR as of the conclusion of the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

Here are some of the accomplishments that put Kupcho on top of the world, golf-wise:

— The 21-year-old won the women’s NCAA Division I individual title in May after placing sixth as a freshman and second as a sophomore. Kupcho is the first Colorado resident to win the prestigious individual championship on the women’s side.

— The three-time CWGA Player of the Year helped three U.S. national teams capture international team titles in 2018 — at the Curtis Cup, the Arnold Palmer Cup and the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship. In the latter event, Kupcho finished second individually out of a field of 170.

— Kupcho also was the runner-up — out of 102 players — in this fall’s final stage of LPGA Q-school, known as the Q-Series, an eight-round event played over the course of two weeks. She plans to finish her final season of college golf, then start her LPGA Tour career late in the spring.

— Also against a mostly-pro field, Kupcho placed an LPGA career-best 16th this year in the LPGA Marathon Classic.

— All told, Kupcho claimed three individual titles during the spring portion of the college schedule this year.

“Knowing the way she plays and the talent that she has, I think that now that she knows where she can play right after graduation will just free her up even more,” first-year Wake Forest coach Kim Lewellen told Global Golf Post. “Her dream is to play on the LPGA Tour and she knows that’s next after this spring.”

Indeed, that’s what Kupcho told ColoradoGolf.org immediately after earning her LPGA Tour card this month.

“It’s awesome to just be able to go back to school knowing that I have what I’m going to do after college already in the bank,” she said.

Kupcho was part of an 11-person Global Golf Post All-Women’s Amateur First Team for the second consecutive year. GGP named amateur, mid-amateur and senior amateur teams for both men and women.

Kupcho wasn’t the only Coloradan mentioned on Global Golf Post’s All-Amateur Teams this year. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Janet Moore was an honorable mention selection in the Women’s Mid-Amateur category, for players 25 and older. Ten women’s mid-ams were named to the first team and five each to the second team and honorable mention.

And part-time Gunnison resident Marilyn Hardy earned an honorable mention spot on the Women’s Senior Amateur team, which is limited to players 50 and older. Eleven first-teamers were included, along with five second-teamers and eight honorable mention picks. (Hardy and Moore are pictured, with Hardy at left.)

Moore, a five-time winner of the CGA Women’s Stroke Play in the 1990s, qualified for three USGA national/international championships in 2018 — the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur. At the Mid-Am, she survived a playoff to make match play and advanced to the round of 32. And at the Senior Am, she also made it to the final 32. In CGA women’s championship action, Moore teamed with Eaton to win the CGA Women’s Brassie.

Hardy, who once made it as far as the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Am, earned a spot in the round of 32 at that event this year. Then in the Senior Am, she advanced to the Sweet 16, where she lost to eventual champion Lara Tennant.

In previous years, players with strong Colorado connections included on Global Golf Post’s All-Amateur Teams were Kupcho, who was on the Women’s Amateur first team last year, and Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton, who was named to the Women’s Senior Amateur first team in 2013 and ’16.

To view Global Golf Post’s entire list of top amateurs recognized this year, CLICK HERE. A total of 199 players from 24 countries were included on the magazine’s all-amateur teams in 2018.

Both players qualified this year for the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open. They both made match play and advanced to the round of 32 at last month’s U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. And this week, they both scored match-play berths in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur in Vero Beach, Fla.

But on Tuesday, their hopes for a national title ended — Moore in the round of 32 and Hardy in the round of 16. (The two are pictured, with Hardy at left.)

Hardy, a part-time Gunnison resident who was seeded seventh after the stroke-play portion of the event, fell 3 and 2 in the Sweet 16 to 10th-seeded Lara Tennant of Portland, Ore. Hardy never led in the match — the second for her on Tuesday — as Tennant made five birdies in 16 holes. Hardy was 4 over for the match. (Oct. 12 Update: Tennant went on to win the national title.)

Earlier Tuesday, Hardy went 19 holes to defeat Lynne Cowan of Rocklin, Calif., in the round of 32. Hardy was 2 up through 16, but Cowan won 17 with a birdie and 18 with a par before Hardy closed out the match with a winning par on the 19th hole. Hardy finished that match 2 over par through the 19 holes.

For Moore, the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer from Centennial lost in her second match of the Senior Am, as she had two weeks ago in the U.S. Mid-Amateur. On Tuesday, the defeat came at the hands of one of the most accomplished players in the field, Ellen Port of St. Louis, who scored a 6-and-4 victory.

Moore started out strongly against Port, who’s not only a seven-time USGA champion — including a three-time winner of this event — but a friend of Moore. The Coloradan was all square with Port through seven holes, and stood 1 under par at that point.

But things turned in a hurry as Port won the next five holes and six of the next seven to clinch the victory. During that stretch, Port made four birdies and three pars.

Port finished 5 under par for 14 holes, but later in the day lost in the round of 16. Moore was 5 over total vs. Port, with the four holes from 9-12 proving costly as she was 6 over in that stretch.

Here are the results for the players with strong Colorado ties who competed in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur:

MATCH PLAY
Tuesday’s Round of 16
Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore., def. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, 3 and 2

Tuesday’s Round of 32
Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, def. Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, Calif., 19 holes
Ellen Port, St. Louis, def. Janet Moore, Centennial, 6 and 4.

Monday’s Round of 64
Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, def. Lynda Wimberly, Brentwood, Tenn., 3 and 1
Janet Moore, Centennial, def. Jackie Little, Canada, 2 and 1
Leigh Klasse, Cumberland, Wis., def. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton, 8 and 7

STROKE PLAY (Saturday and Sunday)
Advance to Match Play
6. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 75-73–148
35. Janet Moore, Centennial 77-80–157
46. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton 79-81–160
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Kristine Franklin, Broomfield 86-77–163 (lost in playoff)
Kathy West, Castle Pines 83-83–166
Tiffany Maurycy, Denver 81-88–169
Helene Afeman, Colorado Springs 88-86–174
Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs 88-87–175
Deb Pearson, Colorado Springs 98-99–197

For all the results, CLICK HERE.
 

Both golfers never trailed on Monday in posting victories in their opening-round matches in Vero Beach, Fla.

Moore, a Colorado Golf Hall of Famer from Centennial, posted a 2-and-1 victory over Canadian Jackie Little. And Hardy, the part-time Gunnison resident who was seeded seventh after stroke play, scored a 3-and-a win over Lynda Wimberly of Brentwood, Tenn.

Meanwhile, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton ran into a buzzsaw in opponent/friend Leigh Klasse of Cumberland, Wis., who won 8 and 7, tying the largest margin of victory in the championship’s history. Klasse was 6 under par through the 11 holes of the match. It also didn’t help that Eaton, who has gone to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Senior Women’s Am four times, wasn’t on her game as she had two double bogeys, two bogeys and an “X” in those 11 holes.

While Eaton faced a friend in the round of 64, Moore will do so in the round of 32 — Ellen Port of St. Louis. Port, a seven-time USGA champion and three-time winner of this event who’s seeded fourth in Vero Beach, recorded a 3-and-1 victory Monday over Fay Chen of Huntington Beach, Calif.

In Moore’s Monday match, she won the first three holes — with a birdie and two pars — and never gave up her lead, though Little was just 1 down after 13. But Moore won 14 with a par, then halved the remaining three holes for the victory. Moore was 5 over par through the 17 holes of the match.

Hardy’s match was similar as she never trailed and was only all square after two holes — 3 and 5. Hardy was only 1 up through 12, but won No. 13 with a par and 17 with a birdie to close out the match. Hardy finished 2 over par for 17 holes.

Hardy will face Lynne Cowan of Rocklin, Calif., in Tuesday’s round of 32.

Here are the results for the players with strong Colorado ties competing in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur:

MATCH PLAY
Monday’s Round of 64
Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, def. Lynda Wimberly, Brentwood, Tenn., 3 and 1
Janet Moore, Centennial, def. Jackie Little, Canada, 2 and 1
Leigh Klasse, Cumberland, Wis., def. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton, 8 and 7

STROKE PLAY (Saturday and Sunday)
Advance to Match Play
6. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 75-73–148
35. Janet Moore, Centennial 77-80–157
46. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton 79-81–160
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Kristine Franklin, Broomfield 86-77–163 (lost in playoff)
Kathy West, Castle Pines 83-83–166
Tiffany Maurycy, Denver 81-88–169
Helene Afeman, Colorado Springs 88-86–174
Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs 88-87–175
Deb Pearson, Colorado Springs 98-99–197

For all the results, CLICK HERE.
 

Part-time Gunnison resident Marilyn Hardy, Janet Moore of Centennial and fellow Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton are in the 64-person match-play bracket for sure. And Kristine Franklin of Broomfield will need to survive a 7-for-1 playoff on Monday morning to advance at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club (left).

Hardy shot a 1-over-par 73 on Sunday and tied for sixth place in the stroke-play portion of the event with a 4-over 148 total. She finished five strokes behind medalist Pamela Kuong of Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Moore carded a second-round 80 to check in at 157, good for a share of 35th place. Moore and Hardy both made the round of 32 at last month’s U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, and they both qualified for the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open over the summer.

Meanwhile, Eaton, a four-time quarterfinalist in the Senior Women’s Am, placed 46th in stroke play this time around with a 160 total after a second-round 81.

Franklin, who made match play in this event last year, posted a 77 on Sunday for a 163 total, leaving her in a seven-way tie for 64th place.

Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties competing in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur:

Advance to Match Play
6. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 75-73–148
35. Janet Moore, Centennial 77-80–157
46. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton 79-81–160
In Playoff for Final Match-Play Berth
64. Kristine Franklin, Broomfield 86-77–163
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Kathy West, Castle Pines 83-83–166
Tiffany Maurycy, Denver 81-88–169
Helene Afeman, Colorado Springs 88-86–174
Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs 88-87–175
Deb Pearson, Colorado Springs 98-99–197

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
 

Marilyn Hardy, a part-time resident of Gunnison, shot a 3-over-par 75 on Saturday at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club, leaving her in a tie for 12th place heading into Sunday’s final round of stroke play. She made two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey on Saturday.

And Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Janet Moore of Centennial carded a first-round 77, putting her in 23rd place. She carded 14 pars, three bogeys and an opening-hole double bogey in round 1.

The top 64 players after 36 holes will advance to match play, which begins on Monday.

Also in the top 64 after Saturday are Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton (37th place at 79) and Tiffany Maurycy of Denver (59th place at 81). Eaton is a four-time quarterfinalist in this national championship.

Here are the scores for the players with strong Colorado ties competing in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur:

12. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 75
23. Janet Moore, Centennial 77
37. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton 79
59. Tiffany Maurycy, Denver 81
85. Kathy West, Castle Pines 83
107. Kristine Franklin, Broomfield 86
113 Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs 88
113. Helene Afeman, Colorado Springs 88
131. Deb Pearson, Colorado Springs 98

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
 

After making birdie on the 16th hole to go 1 up on Canadian Julia Hodgson, the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer went double bogey-bogey on 17 and 18, respectively, to see her run end in the national championship.

Hodgson birdied the 18th hole to score a 1-up victory after being 2 down after 13 holes.

Moore finished 7 over par for the 18 holes of her match.

Also ousted on Tuesday in the round of 32 was the other Colorado resident who made match play, Marilyn Hardy of Gunnison. She fell to fourth-seeded Lauren Greenlief of Ashburn, Va., 4 and 3.

Greenlief birdied the first two holes and won four of the first five to take a lead she wouldn’t relinquish. The closest Hardy came after that early stretch was 2 down, which she was as late as No. 11. But Greenlief won 12 with a par and three 13 with a birdie and ended the match on No. 15.

Hardy was 4 over par for the 15 holes.

The Women’s Mid-Am is limited to players 25 and older.

Here are the round-by-round results for the Coloradans competing at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur:

Tuesday’s Match Play Round of 32
Lauren Greenlief, Ashburn, Va., def. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, 4 and 3
Julia Hodgson, Canada, def. Janet Moore, Centennial, 1 up

Monday’s Match Play Round of 64
Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, def. Kayla Barnes, Bellevue, Neb., 19 holes
Janet Moore, Centennial, def. Erin Bradford, Georgetown, Ky., 1 up

Stroke Play
Advance to Match Play
27. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 79-75–154
59. Janet Moore, Centennial 82-77–159
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Staci Creech, Englewood 80-84–164

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Janet Moore of Centennial, who needed a Monday morning playoff to make the match-play bracket, extended her stay later in the day by knocking off second-seeded Erin Bradford of Georgetown, Ky., 1 up.

And Marilyn Hardy, a part-time resident of Gunnison, needed 19 holes to defeat Kayla Barnes of Bellevue, Neb., in the round of 64.

Moore, seeded 63rd, never led against Bradford until making a birdie on the 18th hole for the victory. Moore, who was 2 down through seven holes, actually birdied each of the last two holes after being 1 down through 16.

After being 6 over par through seven holes, Moore played her final 11 in 1 over. The five-time CGA Women’s Stroke Play champion will face Canadian Julia Hodgson in Tuesday’s round of 32.

Similar to Moore, Hardy never led in her match until after the final hole — in her case, the 19th. That’s where the one-time national Women’s Mid-Am semifinalist birdied for the victory.

Hardy had been 2 down after 15, but went 2 under the rest of the way for the win. In the round of 32, Hardy will meet Lauren Greenlief of Ashburn, Va.

The winners of Tuesday morning’s matches will play in the round of 16 in the afternoon.

The Women’s Mid-Am is limited to players 25 and older.

Here are the round-by-round results for the Coloradans competing at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur:

Monday’s Match Play Round of 16
Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison, def. Kayla Barnes, Bellevue, Neb., 19 holes
Janet Moore, Centennial, def. Erin Bradford, Georgetown, Ky., 1 up

Advance to Match Play
27. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 79-75–154
59. Janet Moore, Centennial 82-77–159
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Staci Creech, Englewood 80-84–164

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

Hardy, a part-time Gunnison resident, easily made match play at age 56 on Sunday at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.

And Moore, a Colorado Golf Hall of Famer from Centennial, has a good chance to do likewise at age 54. (The two are pictured, with Hardy at left.)

With the top 64 players in stroke play earning spots in match play, which starts on Monday, Hardy finished 27th on Sunday. And Moore tied for 59th, which leaves her in a playoff on Monday morning that will determine which six players out of the seven at 15-over-par 159 will advance to the match-play bracket.

Hardy shot a 3-over-par 75 in round 2, giving her a 10-over 154 total for 36 holes. A one-time semifinalist in this event, Hardy made one birdie and four bogeys on Sunday in ending up 11 strokes behind stroke-play medalist Shannon Johnson of Norton, Mass.

As for Moore, she fired a 5-over-par 77 on Sunday — five strokes better than Saturday — to move into the top 64. She recorded two birdies, four bogeys and a triple bogey in round 2.

The other Coloradan competing in the 132-player event, Staci Creech of Englewood, failed to advance to match play with her 164 total.

Here are the round-by-round scores for the Coloradans competing at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur:

Advances to Match Play
27. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 79-75–154
In Playoff on Monday
59. Janet Moore, Centennial 82-77–159
Failed to Advance to Match Play
Staci Creech, Englewood 80-84–164

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

Hardy (left, with husband Jim) would like to make another deep run in the tournament for players 25 and older, but first things first. She must make match play to extend her stay at this year’s tournament, which began on Saturday at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.

Hardy shot a 7-over-par 79 on Saturday to lead the way for the Colorado competitors at the Women’s Mid-Am. She made 11 pars and seven bogeys on day 1 and trails stroke-play leader Meghan Stasi of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., by 10 with one round of stroke play remaining. Stasi has won this national title four times.

The top 64 players — out of the original field of 132 — after Sunday’s round 2 will make the 64-person match-play bracket.

Also in the top 64 after one round was Staci Creech of Englewood, who has earned spots in match play in three of her last four appearances in this national championship. Creech, the wife of new University of Denver athletic director Karlton Creech, shot an 80 and is tied for 63rd place despite taking a triple-bogey 8 on Saturday.

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Janet Moore opened with an 82 and shares 88th place.

U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR
Norwood Hills CC in St. Louis, Mo.
53. Marilyn Hardy, Gunnison 79
63. Staci Creech, Englewood 80
88. Janet Moore, Centennial 82

For complete results, CLICK HERE.