Fifty-six two-man teams will be competing on Tuesday, with the top three finishers in the better-ball qualifier advancing to the 2019 U.S. Four-Ball, set for May 25-29 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (pictured at left in a USGA photo). The event at the The Broadlands will mark the final Colorado-based USGA qualifier of 2018.

Intact teams that have competed in previous U.S. Four-Balls and are in Tuesday’s qualifiying field include Tommy Hart and Jonathan Marsico (2016 and ’18), Nicholas Engen and John Jarmul (2018), Wilson Belk and Greg Carlin (2017), Kyle Danford and David Johnson (2016), Alex Kephart and Kurtis Lucas (2017; Kephart also played in 2015 with a different partner), and Robert Polk and Bill Fowler (2015).

In addition, others who have played in the national Four-Ball who now have different partners include Jeff Chapman (2015, now competing with Michael Harrington) and Alex Buecking (2017, now competing with two-time Colorado Open champion Brian Guetz). Buecking went to the quarterfinals of the 2017 U.S. Four-Ball with Jason Enloe.

Also in Tuesday’s field are 2016 CGA Four-Ball champions Steve Irwin and Barry Erwin, along with Jon Lindstrom and Brooks Ferring, and Brian Dorfman and Richard Bradsby.

For Tuesday’s tee times, CLICK HERE.

Hart and Marsico (pictured, with Hart at left) were aiming for their second trip to match play at the national four-ball, as they went to the round of 32 in 2016. But even a big-time rally on the final nine holes on Sunday at Jupiter Hills wasn’t quite enough for them to advance.

Hart, who won the Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball championship with John Elway at Cherry Hills Country Club in 2009, and Marsico, the 2008 CGA Amateur champion, shot a better-ball 4-under-par 31 on their final nine holes on Sunday, with birdies on 10, 13, 16 and 18. But that left them in 34th place out of 128 teams in stroke play, and only the top 32 make match play.

The Coloradans backed up their first-round 72 with a 3-under-par 67, giving them a 1-under 139 total. The players at 138 played off for the final spots in match play.

Also failing to advance to match play on Sunday was the second Colorado team, Nick Engen of Denver and John Jarmul of Greenwood Village, who shot a second-round 74 to finish at 150, good for 113th place.

Here are the scores for all the teams with strong Colorado ties who competed at Jupiter Hills:

FAILED TO ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
34. Tommy Hart of Denver/Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village 72-67–139
103. Former CSU golfer Jeff Fujimoto of Phoenix/Patrick Moore of Phoenix 74-74–148
113. Nick Engen of Denver/John Jarmul of Greenwood Village 76-74–150

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

It was that kind of day weather-wise at the Jupiter Hills Club, which has received more than 13 inches of rain in less than a week.

On Saturday, that precipitation led to three delays totaling 4 hours and 5 minutes.

When the Coloradans walked off the course after the long, soggy day, they were left with some work to do if they hope to make match play in the fourth annual event.

Tommy Hart of Denver and Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village, who made match play in their 2016 appearance in the national championship, sit in 73rd place out of 128 teams. And Nick Engen of Denver and John Jarmul of Greenwood Village are in 112th place.

Teams will need to be in the top 32 after 36 holes of stroke play in order to advance to match play. Although not all teams completed round 1 when play was suspended at 5:45 p.m. MT on Saturday, 1-under-par 69 was in an 11-way tie for 29th place.

Hart, who won the Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball championship with John Elway at Cherry Hills Country Club in 2009, and Marsico, the 2008 CGA Amateur champion, opened with a 2-over-par 72, while Engen and Jarmul posted a 76.

Two teams were 6 under par at the end of Saturday: Hayes Brown of Charlotte, N.C., and Jack Larkin of Atlanta completed a 64 in the better-ball event, while Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C., and Todd Mitchell of Bloomington, Ill., were 6 under through 13 holes. 

Here are the scores for all the teams with strong Colorado ties competing at Jupiter Hills:

73. Tommy Hart of Denver/Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village 72
99. Former CSU golfer Jeff Fujimoto of Phoenix/Patrick Moore of Phoenix 74
112. Nick Engen of Denver/John Jarmul of Greenwood Village 76

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

Qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship is now in its fourth year, and on Thursday, three two-man teams went where no one had gone before in Colorado.

The three squads each posted best-ball scores of 61, the lowest rounds in the history of Colorado-based qualifying for the event, though relative to par, two other teams likewise fired 9-under-par totals — in their case for 62s — last year at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.

Tom Hart of Denver and Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village, Nick Engen of Denver and John Jarmul of Greenwood Village, and Ben Klaus of Oklahoma City and Riley Pumphrey of Austin, Texas shared medalist honors out of a field of 56 twosomes by carding 9-under-par 61s at Lake Valley Golf Club in Niwot.

All three teams thereby landed berths in the U.S. Four-Ball, set for May 19-23 at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, Fla. (The qualifiers are pictured: back row from left, Jarmul and Engen, Hart and Marsico, and kneeling Klaus and Pumphrey.)

It will be the second national U.S. Four-Ball for Hart and Marsico, who advanced to the round of 32 in match play in the 2016 championship, as well as for Pumphrey. It’ll be the first for Engen and Jarmul, and for Klaus. In fact, it’ll be the first USGA national championship of any sort for Jarmul.

Hart, who won the Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball championship with John Elway at Cherry Hills Country Club in 2009, shot a 6-under 64 on his own ball on Thursday. He pitched in for eagle from 45 yards on the par-5 ninth and added six birdies. Overall, Hart and Marsico (left) as a team finished with an eagle and seven birdies.

“We’re thrilled with the score, and we both played solidly, but Tommy played phenomenal,” said Marsico, the 2008 CGA Amateur champion who will depart on Friday for the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Atlanta. “He hits it to 2 feet on No. 1 and misses it, and subsequently shoots 30 on his own ball on the front. He pitches in for eagle on 9 and comes back and makes a nice birdie on 10.”

Hart finished the round with an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys, while Marsico had two birdies and three bogeys.

“We play so good together all the time and have a lot of fun,” Hart said. “Neither one of us is much for quitting, so we’ve always got a good chance in these events.”

After making match play in the 2016 U.S. Four-Ball, Marsico and Hart were in a two-team playoff at the qualifier last year, but finished as the odd team out.

“There’s nothing better (than going back this time),” Marsico said. “Going to play a USGA championship with one of your best buddies at a great venue … It’s nice to have a good friend and a great player next to you.”

Like Hart and Marsico, Engen and Jarmul went bogey-free on Thursday, in their case with nine birdies. It was quite a performance for two players from Colorado Golf Club who were attempting to qualify for this event for the first time, and who hadn’t seen Lake Valley in 20 years (in the case of Jarmul) or ever (in the case of Engen).

“Nick came out of the gate firing,” said Jarmul, who grew up in nearby Boulder. “He had four birdies in a row on 2, 3, 4 and 5. Then I birdied four of nine. And we made a gnarly little par putt on 18 (from 5 feet) to go bogey-free. It was a good round. We both played solid.

“I thought we had a pretty good handle on the greens for as much undulation as they have. We did a pretty good job figuring out where the putts were going. Most of the putts, we were burning edges. But probably half our birdies were from inside of 5 feet.”

Engen has played in one USGA championship before — the now-defunct U.S. Amateur Public Links — and he knows how big a deal it is.

“It’s huge,” said the 31-year-old. “Anytime you qualify for a USGA event, that’s pretty special. They’re hard to do. That’s kind of the cream of the crop there.”

Klaus and Pumphrey, former University of Oklahoma teammates, posted an eagle, eight birdies and a bogey on Thursday, with Klaus rolling in a 30-foot putt on No. 9 for the eagle.

“We had one hot streak in the middle of the round (going 8 under in nine holes) that got us through a lot of it,” said Klaus, a former professional who regained his amateur status in 2015. “We didn’t finish like we’d like to, but we’d had done enough earlier that it worked out.”

It will be the first USGA championship for Klaus, who qualified for the 2008 U.S. Amateur but didn’t get to compete as he suffered a pre-tournament injury.

For Pumphrey, it will be his fifth USGA championship.

Five teams finished at 64 on Thursday and played off as the sun set for the two alternate spots. Earning the first alternate position were Ryan Burke of Longmont and Dylan Wonnacott of Fort Collins — two former teammates who won a state high school team title together at Silver Creek — who birdied the third extra hole.

The other teams to shoot 64 were Colorado State University golfers Jake Staiano and Colton Yates, Nick Burns of Denver and Chris Strouse of Greenwood Village, Jeff Chapman of Centennial and Michael Harrington of Colorado Springs, and Marcus Tait and Michael Tait of Littleton.
 

U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying
At Par-70 Lake Valley GC in Niwot
ADVANCE TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Nick Engen, Denver/John Jarmul, Greenwood Village 29-32–61
Jonathan Marsico, Cherry Hills Village/Tom Hart, Denver 29-32–61
Ben Klaus, Oklahoma City/Riley Pumphrey, Austin, Texas 31-30–61

ALTERNATES (In Order)
Ryan Burke, Longmont/Dylan Wonnacott, Fort Collins 32-32–64
Jeff Chapman, Centennial/Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs 33-31–64

OTHERS WHO SHARED FOURTH PLACE
Jake Staiano, Cherry Hills Village/Colton Yates, Scottsdale, Ariz. 31-33–64
Nick Burns, Denver/Chris Strouse, Greenwood Village 34-30–64
Marcus Tait/Michael Tait, Littleton 34-30–64

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

It was five years ago this month that Ryan Axlund competed in his one and only USGA championship — coincidentally the last such national championship contested in Colorado — the 2012 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club.

Suffice it to say he felt he was due for a second go-around.

And on Tuesday, the Aurora resident left no doubt in a U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying tournament at Murphy Creek Golf Course. Playing a course at which he won the 2015 Aurora Amateur, Axlund shot a 7-under-par 65 to earn medalist honors by two strokes.

The 36-year-old went 5 under par in a six-hole stretch starting at No. 12 and ending on No. 17 — where he nearly made a hole-in-one — as he posted a 31 on the back nine. He finished with eight birdies on the day.

“This one is special,” Axlund said. “I made it to the U.S. Am in 2012 when it was at Cherry Hills. The first one is always the hardest. The second one kind of justifies that you actually did it a second time so the first one is not a fluke.

“It felt really good to come out here and be able to do it.”

Four players out of a field that originally numbered 82 earned berths in the U.S. Mid-Am, a tournament limited to players 25 and older which will be held Oct. 7-12 at Capital City Club in Atlanta. Joining Axlund in advancing on Tuesday were Pete Mangold of Denver, who played his college golf at West Point; 2008 CGA Amateur champion Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village; and Walt Koelbel of Denver. Mangold fired a bogey-free 67, Marsico a 69, and Koelbel a 70. (Pictured above, from left, are Axlund, Mangold and Marsico. Below is Koelbel.)

Koelbel was part of a four-man playoff for the final national berth. He hit a wedge from 130 yards to 7 feet and made the birdie putt on the first hole of sudden death — No. 10 — to advance. Matt Evelyn of Denver earned the first alternate spot and Michael Slutzky of Littleton the second. Scott Crawford, playing at his home course, was the fourth player who shot 70.

It will be the second U.S. Mid-Am for Marsico, and the first for Axlund, Mangold and Koelbel. In fact, it will be the first USGA championship of any sort of Koelbel.

While Axlund had not only played Murphy Creek numerous times before Tuesday but had had won a tournament there, that was in stark contrast to the situation for Mangold and Marsico. Mangold had very little experience at the course before Tuesday, and Marsico had none.

But Marsico did have a secret weapon of sorts — two-time CoBank Colorado Open champion Derek Tolan, who was caddying for the 35-year-old. Tolan owns the second-best competitive score in Murphy Creek history, a 62.

“I had never played the golf course here before today,” Marsico noted. “I told (Tolan on Monday) that I had my buddy caddying for me — he’s like an 8 handicap — and Derek was like, ‘Well I’ll go caddie for you.’ At one point he had the course record here, so I’m like, ‘I’m dumping my buddy the 8 handicap’. And Derek was a huge help with reading the greens and a few lines off the tees with me just not being familiar with the course. If Derek tells me to hit there, I have the confidence to know that’s the right spot to hit. He was a huge help and saved me multiple shots.”

Marsico eagled the par-5 sixth hole from 15 feet, pitched in from 15 yards for par on the next hole after blading a bunker shot, and sank putts of 8, 25 and 10 feet on his final three holes to go birdie-birdie-par down the stretch.

“The putter saved me,” said Marsico, who will be playing in his fourth USGA championship. “It feels great (to qualify). Unfortunately, I don’t get to play much competitive golf anymore. But making the U.S. Mid-Am and competing at a USGA championship is definitely the highlight and the first goal every year. First prize brings an invitation to the Masters. Nothing beats that.”

As for Mangold, because he didn’t know the course well, he teed off with his 3-iron seven times on Tuesday. “There were a lot of times I had no idea (what lurked in the distance), and I just hit 3-iron,” the 37-year-old said.

The conservative strategy paid off, as the 2011 CGA Four-Ball champion hit 16 greens in regulation and barely missed the other two. The result was a five-birdie, no-bogey day.

Qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Am was a nice remedy to cure the sting of three-putting the final hole of the Columbine Country Club club championship and losing by a stroke over the weekend. His competition in that event included two-time Colorado Open champion Brian Guetz and eventual winner Alex Buecking, a former pro who went to the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

“I didn’t sleep very much for the last two days” after what happened at Columbine, Mangold said. “This is going to make me forget all about last weekend. But they kind of groomed me for today, and it turned out OK.

“I can sleep again. I’m super excited.”

As for Koelbel (left), he might not have been able to sleep had he not made his 7-foot birdie putt in the playoff. After all, he had lipped out birdie putts on his final two holes in regulation, including from 6 feet on his 18th hole. Making either of those putts would have kept him from needing to compete in a playoff. The 31-year-old finished with a not-so-sterling total of 34 putts in regulation.

“That one (in the playoff) felt good, a little redeeming,” said Koelbel, a former Cherry Creek High School and University of Kansas golfer. “I hit 17 greens (in regulation) today and missed a lot of putts early. To get one there at the end to close it out felt good. I thought I was maybe due to make one for how many I hit close.”

Going to the U.S. Mid-Am “is exciting,” he said. “I haven’t played in competition in a while. I played in college. but haven’t had a lot of events since then. I started playing well earlier this year and wanted to give this a shot.”

Certainly, qualifying for the national championship is a highlight for Koelbel, who fondly remembers finishing seventh in the 2007 Big 12 Conference Championships while competing against current PGA Tour players Gary Woodland, Jhonattan Vegas and Robert Streb.

With the four Coloradans qualifying on Tuesday, the state will be represented by at least five competitors at the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, winner of the last two CGA Mid-Ams, was co-medalist at a qualifying tournament in Carson City, Nev., last week.

U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying
At Par-72 Murphy Creek GC in Aurora
ADVANCE TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Ryan Axlund, Aurora 34-31–65
Pete Mangold, Denver 34-33–67
Jonathan Marsico, Cherry Hills Village 34-35–69
Walt Koelbel, Denver 36-34–70
ALTERNATES (In Order)
Matt Evelyn, Denver 33-37–70
Michael Slutzky, Littleton 37-33–70

For all the scores from Tuesday, CLICK HERE.
 

A field of 82 players will be vying for four spots into the national tournament, set for Oct. 7-12 at Capital City Club in Atlanta.

Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, the winner of the last two CGA Mid-Amateurs and the U.S. Mid-Am Qualifying medalist last year, qualified for the 2017 event earlier this week as a co-medalist in Carson City, Nev.

But among those in the Murphy Creek field are 2016 qualifiers Chris Thayer of Golden and Wes Martin of Denver. Thayer advanced to match play at the national championship, losing in the round of 64.

Among the others scheduled to compete in Aurora are Steve Irwin of Arvada, who recently competed in his third U.S. Amateur; Kyle Danford of Fort Collins, who has qualified for two U.S. Ams in recent years; 2008 CGA Amateur champion Jonathan Marsico; 2015 CGA Match Play champion Nick Nosewicz of Aurora; two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year David Delich; and this week’s CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play champion Gary Albrecht.

After next year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur is held at Charlotte, N.C., Colorado Golf Club in Parker will host the national championship in 2019, with the dates set for Sept. 21-26.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is limited to golfers at least 25 years old.

For Tuesday’s tee times, CLICK HERE.
 

Marsico, a Castle Pines member and the winner of the 2008 CGA Amateur, and Hayes shot a 5-under-par 67 Friday to post a one-stroke victory with a 10-under 206 total for three rounds.

Tripp Kuhlke and Jeff Knox bogeyed the final hole to give Marsico and Hayes their second straight title.

The senior division of the tournament went to a playoff that lasted five holes. Like in mid-am division, the defending champions prevailed, with Texans Hollis Sullivan and Jeff Dillard coming out on top. They defeated Ben Hargis and Bart Dornier of Alexandria, La., in the playoff after both teams checked in at 8-under-par 208.

This year marked the 28th anniversary of the Charlie Coe Invitational, named for the two-time U.S. Amateur champion.
 

With the third round shortened to nine holes following a severe frost overnight, Marsico and Hayes shot a 4-under-par 32 on the front nine Friday to finish at 9-under 171. That was good for a two-stroke victory over defending champions Eoin Middaugh of Irvine, Calif. (a Castle Pines member) and Taylor Wood of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., who tied with Bob Summers of Dove Canyon, Calif. (a Castle Pines member) and Greg Lopez of San Clemente Calif. Both of the runner-up teams posted 31s on Friday in the two-man best-ball event.

In the senior division, Castle Pines member Hollis Sullivan of Westworth Village, Texas and partner Jeff Dillard of Wichita Falls, Texas, posted a six-stroke victory. Their 31 on Friday left them at 7-under-par 173. Tying for second place at 179 were the teams of Pat Youngs and John Pierce of San Antonio, and Jim Holtgrieve of Augusta, Mo., and partner Al Martin of Plymouth, Mass.

(Pictured on either side of Rick Coe, son of two-time U.S. Amateur champion Charlie Coe, are, from left, Sullivan, Dillard, Marsico and Hayes.)

Charlie Coe Invitational
At Par-72 Castle Pines GC

MID-AM DIVISION
Jonathan Marsico – Ben Hayes 68 71 32 171
Eoin Middaugh – Taylor Wood 71 71 31 173
Bob Summers – Greg Lopez 70 72 31 173
Marcus Jones – Norton Rainey 69 70 35 174
Jonas Mikals – Tom Krystyn 74 68 34 176
Bill Bishop – Charlie Crouse 72 72 35 179
Shane Heise – Scott Loving 72 70 37 179
Jason Pool – Barry Dyche 74 68 37 179
Tony Bagneschi – Ken Tanigawa 70 71 38 179
Paras Pandya – Tommy Lesperance 73 67 39 179
Eric Ecker – Brent Roof 75 71 34 180
Rob Mangini – Jason Vedadi 72 72 36 180
Ted Neville – Andy Latowski 75 67 38 180
Eric Joseph – Ryan Hill 70 72 39 181
Cooper Johnson – Aaron Hickman 73 73 36 182
Edward Sanchez – Trevor Hyde 71 75 36 182
Mayson Petty – Bruce Willette 69 76 37 182
Jim Strickland – Joe Sposi 72 73 38 183
Jeff Fujimoto – Tim Mickelson 76 72 35 183
Chris Carlson – Jerry Ledzinski 73 74 36 183
Billy Joe Tolliver – Joe Bendetti 73 75 36 184
Max Showalter – Scott Kedy 75 75 35 185
Charles Williams – Chris Forbes 74 76 35 185
Peter Persons – Mike Brown 76 73 36 185
Steve White – Andy White 73 77 36 186
Rob Martin III – Phillip Huff IV 79 73 36 188
Jack Larkin – Brendan Williams 78 74 37 189
Andy Cooper – Brett Snortland 74 78 37 189
Daniel Cook – Greg Cole 77 76 37 190
Daniel Campbell – Daniel Pender 77 77 37 191
Bill Hodges – Elwyn Bridges 76 76 39 191
Stan Humphries – Haymes Snedeker 75 77 41 193
Ted Barnes – Mark Anderson 80 81 35 196
Bradley Shaw – Todd Roberts 71 77 WD 

SENIOR DIVISION 
Hollis Sullivan – Jeff Dillard 70 72 31 173
Jim Holtgrieve – Al Martin 70 74 35 179
Pat Youngs – John Pierce 74 69 36 179
Bill Barnes – Robert Polk 75 70 35 180
Kevin Kobalter – Jeff Britton 76 70 35 181
Jay Anderson – Tom Musselman 75 73 35 183
Kelly Cox – Steve Whiteside 74 73 36 183
Ernie Danner – Herb Fisher 78 69 36 183
John Bracken – Dave Kelly 73 73 37 183
Bill Jackson, Sr. – Everett Dobson 77 73 34 184
Corky Nelson – Doug Potter 74 75 35 184
John Pigg – Eddie Lyons 76 74 36 186
Rick George – Harry Johnson 75 76 36 187
Randy King – Mike Ameen 75 77 37 189
Jim Lipe – Chris Cochran 78 77 35 190
Ben Hargis – Dave Delich 77 74 39 190
Bob Kain – Greg Mokler 73 80 38 191
Steven Hakes – Dan Alpha 79 75 38 192
Rick Coe – Rick Ruffin 76 79 38 193
Van Lefferdink – Steve Earsley 78 79 37 194
Tim McAdam – Mike Guetz 84 79 38 201
 

Castle Pines member Jonathan Marsico of Denver and teammate Ben Hayes of Scottsdale, Ariz., are tied at 5-under-par 139 with former University of Colorado golfer Norton Rainey of Parker and partner Marcus Jones of Argyle, Texas.

Rainey and Jones fired a 70 in cold conditions at the two-man best-ball event, while Marsico and Hayes posted a 71.

In the senior division, Castle Pines member Hollis Sullivan and fellow Texan Jeff Dillard hold the top spot at 2-under-par 142 after a 72 on Thursday. Pat Youngs and John Pierce of San Antonio stand in place at 143 going into Friday’s final round.

Charlie Coe Invitational
At Par-72 Castle Pines GC

MID-AM DIVISION
Marcus Jones – Norton Rainey 69 70 139
Jonathan Marsico – Ben Hayes 68 71 139
Paras Pandya – Tommy Lesperance 73 67 140
Tony Bagneschi – Ken Tanigawa 70 71 141
Shane Heise – Scott Loving 72 70 142
Eric Joseph – Ryan Hill 70 72 142
Eoin Middaugh – Taylor Wood 71 71 142
Jonas Mikals – Tom Krystyn 74 68 142
Ted Neville – Andy Latowski 75 67 142
Jason Pool – Barry Dyche 74 68 142
Bob Summers – Greg Lopez 70 72 142
Bill Bishop – Charlie Crouse 72 72 144
Rob Mangini – Jason Vedadi 72 72 144
Mayson Petty – Bruce Willette 69 76 145
Jim Strickland – Joe Sposi 72 73 145
Eric Ecker – Brent Roof 75 71 146
Cooper Johnson – Aaron Hickman 73 73 146
Edward Sanchez – Trevor Hyde 71 75 146
Chris Carlson – Jerry Ledzinski 73 74 147
Jeff Fujimoto – Tim Mickelson 76 72 148
Bradley Shaw – Todd Roberts 71 77 148
Billy Joe Tolliver – Joe Bendetti 73 75 148
Peter Persons – Mike Brown 76 73 149
Max Showalter – Scott Kedy 75 75 150
Steve White – Andy White 73 77 150
Charles Williams – Chris Forbes 74 76 150
Andy Cooper – Brett Snortland 74 78 152
Bill Hodges – Elwyn Bridges 76 76 152
Stan Humphries – Haymes Snedeker 75 77 152
Jack Larkin – Brendan Williams 78 74 152
Rob Martin III – Phillip Huff IV 79 73 152
Daniel Cook – Greg Cole 77 76 153
Daniel Campbell – Daniel Pender 77 77 154
Ted Barnes – Mark Anderson 80 81 161

SENIOR DIVISION
Hollis Sullivan – Jeff Dillard 70 72 142
Pat Youngs – John Pierce 74 69 143
Jim Holtgrieve – Al Martin 70 74 144
Bill Barnes – Robert Polk 75 70 145
John Bracken – Dave Kelly 73 73 146
Kevin Kobalter – Jeff Britton 76 70 146
Kelly Cox – Steve Whiteside 74 73 147
Ernie Danner – Herb Fisher 78 69 147
Jay Anderson – Tom Musselman 75 73 148
Corky Nelson – Doug Potter 74 75 149
Bill Jackson, Sr. – Everett Dobson 77 73 150
John Pigg – Eddie Lyons 76 74 150
Rick George – Harry Johnson 75 76 151
Ben Hargis – Dave Delich 77 74 151
Randy King – Mike Ameen 75 77 152
Bob Kain – Greg Mokler 73 80 153
Steven Hakes – Dan Alpha 79 75 154
Rick Coe – Rick Ruffin 76 79 155
Jim Lipe – Chris Cochran 78 77 155
Van Lefferdink – Steve Earsley 78 79 157
Tim McAdam – Mike Guetz 84 79 163
 

Norton Rainey of Parker and Marcus Jones of Argyle, Texas, along with Mayson Petty and Bruce Willette of Charlotte, N.C., share second place at 69 in the two-man best-ball event that will continue through Friday.

In the senior division, three-time Walker Cup player and two-time captin Jim Holtgrieve of Augusta, Mo., and Al Martin of Plymouth, Mass. shot 70 to share the lead with Castle Pines member Hollis Sullivan and fellow Texan Jeff Dillard.

Charlie Coe Invitational
At Par-72 Castle Pines GC

MID-AM DIVISION
Jonathan Marsico – Ben Hayes 68
Marcus Jones – Norton Rainey 69
Mayson Petty – Bruce Willette 69
Tony Bagneschi – Ken Tanigawa 70
Eric Joseph – Ryan Hill 70
Bob Summers – Greg Lopez 70
Eoin Middaugh – Taylor Wood 71
Edward Sanchez – Trevor Hyde 71
Bradley Shaw – Todd Roberts 71
Bill Bishop – Charlie Crouse 72
Shane Heise – Scott Loving 72
Rob Mangini – Jason Vedadi 72
Jim Strickland – Joe Sposi 72
Chris Carlson – Jerry Ledzinski 73
Cooper Johnson – Aaron Hickman 73
Paras Pandya – Tommy Lesperance 73
Billy Joe Tolliver – Joe Bendetti 73
Steve White – Andy White 73
Andy Cooper – Brett Snortland 74
Jonas Mikals – Tom Krystyn 74
Jason Pool – Barry Dyche 74
Charles Williams – Chris Forbes 74
Eric Ecker – Brent Roof 75
Stan Humphries – Haymes Snedeker 75
Ted Neville – Andy Latowski 75
Max Showalter – Scott Kedy 75
Jeff Fujimoto – Tim Mickelson 76
Bill Hodges – Elwyn Bridges 76
Peter Persons – Mike Brown 76
Daniel Campbell – Daniel Pender 77
Daniel Cook – Greg Cole 77
Jack Larkin – Brendan Williams 78
Rob Martin III – Phillip Huff IV 79
Ted Barnes – Mark Anderson 80

SENIOR DIVISION
Jim Holtgrieve – Al Martin 70
Hollis Sullivan – Jeff Dillard 70
John Bracken – Dave Kelly 73
Bob Kain – Greg Mokler 73
Kelly Cox – Steve Whiteside 74
Corky Nelson – Doug Potter 74
Pat Youngs – John Pierce 74
Jay Anderson – Tom Musselman 75
Bill Barnes – Robert Polk 75
Rick George – Harry Johnson 75
Randy King – Mike Ameen 75
Rick Coe – Rick Ruffin 76
Kevin Kobalter – Jeff Britton 76
John Pigg – Eddie Lyons 76
Ben Hargis – Dave Delich 77
Bill Jackson, Sr. – Everett Dobson 77
Ernie Danner – Herb Fisher 78
Van Lefferdink – Steve Earsley 78
Jim Lipe – Chris Cochran 78
Steven Hakes – Dan Alpha 79
Tim McAdam – Mike Guetz 84