The Broomfield resident (pictured) fell in 19 holes in the first round of match play to Devaughn Robinson of the Bahamas, who earlier this month won the Houston City Amateur title.

Lindstrom, a three-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion, was 3 up through 13 holes and still 1 up going into 18. But Robinson, winner of the 2016 Bahamas national amateur, birdied the 18th and 19th holes to claim victory.

On the 18th hole, Robinson drained a 35-foot birdie, while Lindstrom just missed from 10 feet for the victory. Then on the first extra hole, after Robinson hit his approach to 4 feet, Lindstrom’s chip from 14 feet hung on the lip, but wouldn’t fall. Robinson then holed his putt for the win.

Lindstrom finished the day 3 over par for 19 holes, while Robinson was 2 over, including 2 under for the last six holes.

Meanwhile, former University of Colorado golfers went one-for-two on Tuesday in Atlanta. John Hayes parred the 21st hole to defeat Derek Meinhart of Mattoon, Ill., while fellow ex-Buff Kenny Coakley was ousted in the round of 64, falling to David Easley of Lincoln, Neb., 3 and 2.

Neither Hayes nor Meinhart led more than 1 up, with Meinhart squaring the match with a birdie on the 16th hole. They then halved 17 with bogeys and the following three holes with pars beore Hayes ended it on the 21st hole.

Hayes was even par overall on Tuesday, while Meinhart was 1 over. Hayes will face Josh Nichols of Kernersville, N.C., in Wednesday’s round of 32.

(Oct. 11 Hayes Update: Nichols defeated Hayes in the round of 32, 1 up. In a match in which neither player led more than 1 up, Hayes was ahead after 14 holes. But Nichols won Nos. 15 and 16 with pars and halved 17 and 18 with pars to prevail. Hayes finished even-par for the match, while Nichols was 1 under.)ß

On Tuesday, Coakley trailed the whole match after Easley birdied No. 1. The former Buff was 1 over par for the day, but Easley was 3 under.

The Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who competed in Atlanta:

MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 32
John Nichols, Kernersville, N.C., def. former CU golfer John Hayes, 1 up

MATCH PLAY ROUND OF 64
Devaughn Robinson, Bahamas, def. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield, 19 holes
David Easley, Lincoln, Neb., def. former CU golfer Kenny Coakley, 3 and 2
Former CU golfer John Hayes def. Derek Meinhart, Mattoon, Ill., 21 holes

STROKE PLAY
Advanced to Match Play
19. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 69-75–144
28. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 77-68–145
49. Former CU golfer John Hayes 77-69–146
Failed to Advance to Match Play
111. Walt Koelbel, Denver 78-71–149
185. Jonathan Marsico, Cherry Hills Village 81-73–154
198. Pete Mangold, Denver 74-81–155
216. Ryan Axlund, Aurora 80-78–158

For all the results, CLICK HERE.
 

But a 68 works wonders.

The three-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion made five birdies and fired a 2-under 68 on Monday, earning a spot in the 64-man match-play portion of the event.

At 4-over-par 145, Lindstrom (pictured) finished in 28th place out of 264 competitors in stroke play and will play his opening match on Tuesday. That’s quite a move consider he had been in 154th place entering the day.

Lindstrom’s 68 tied for the sixth-low score on Monday.

Also advancing to match play was former Coloradan Kenny Coakley, who placed 19th in stroke play. The former University of Colorado golfer shot a 75 on Monday, leaving him at 144 for two days.

The other four players with strong Colorado ties — Walt Koelbel of Denver, Jonathan Marsico of Cherry Hills Village, Pete Mangold of Denver and Ryan Axlund of Aurora — failed to advance past stroke play.

The Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who are competing in Atlanta:

ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
19. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 69-75–144
28. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 77-68–145
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
111. Walt Koelbel, Denver 78-71–149
185. Jonathan Marsico, Cherry Hills Village 81-73–154
198. Pete Mangold, Denver 74-81–155
216. Ryan Axlund, Aurora 80-78–158

For all the scores from the Mid-Am, CLICK HERE.

Former Coloradan Kenny Coakley made six birdies and shot a 1-under-par 69 Saturday to share seventh place after Saturday’s opening round of the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Atlanta.

The former University of Colorado golfer birdied his final two holes and trails leaders Chad Wilfong of Charlotte, N.C., and Joshua Irving of Dallas by two strokes.

Meanwhile, the five current residents of Colorado competing at the U.S. Mid-Am this week will need to rally some in Sunday’s final round of stroke play if they hope to make the 64-man match play field.

The only Coloradan in the top 100 out of the 264-man field is Pete Mangold of Denver, who opened with a 4-over-par 74 and is tied for 89th place. He made two birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey on Saturday.

The Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who are competing in Atlanta:

7. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 69
89. Pete Mangold, Denver 74
154. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 77
180. Walt Koelbel, Denver 78
213. Ryan Axlund, Aurora 80
230. Jonathan Marsico, Cherry Hills Village 81

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.

U.S. Women’s Mid-Am Set for Next Month in Houston: The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur was originally scheduled to be held on the same dates as the men’s Mid-Am, but Hurricane Irma caused extensive damage to Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Fla.

That championship has now been recheduled for Nov. 11-16 on the Cypress Creek Course at Champions Golf Club in Houston.
 

After all, you have to finish in the top 64 out of a field of 312 in the 36-hole stroke-play portion of the event.

This year, the Colorado contingent fell short of the mark. None of the seven players with strong Centennial State connections extended his stay past Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

AJ Ott of Fort Collins just missed out, finishing one stroke out of a playoff for the final match-play berths. The Colorado State University golfer shot rounds of 73-72 at Riviera Country Club and Bel-Air Country Club to post a 5-over-par 145 total, good for a share of 70th place. But playing his final eight holes in 3 over par — despite a birdie on 18 — proved costly.

Two former University of Colorado golfers were next best among locals. Former CGA Player of the Year Steve Irwin of Arvada bounced back from a first-round 79 with a 1-over-par 71 on Tuesday at Bel Air, finishing with a 150 total. And Kenny Coakley of Phoenix also checked in at 150 after consecutive 75s.

Steve Irwin’s dad, three-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin, was among the spectators at the U.S. Am. Hale won the first of his two U.S. Senior Opens at Riviera CC, in 1998.

Oklahoma State golfer Hayden Wood, son of former PGA Tour player and 1984 Colorado Open winner Willie Wood, earned medalist honors by going 64-67 for a 9-under-par 131 total in stroke play.

Match play will begin on Wedesday.
 

U.S. Amateur
In Pacific Palisades, Calif.
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY
70. AJ Ott of Fort Collins 73-72–145
154. Steve Irwin of Arvada 79-71–150
154. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75-75–150
199. Li Chen of Broomfield 77-75–152
233. Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village 77-77–154
233. CU golfer John Souza 77-77–154
279. CSU golfer Parathakorn Suyasri 79-79–158

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
 

The Colorado State University golfer shot a 3-over-par 73 at Riviera Country Club — a PGA Tour venue — and shares 97th place out of 312 competitors at the halfway point of the stroke-play portion of the championship.

The Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado’s male player of the year in 2016, Ott made two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey on Monday.

Only the top 64 players after Tuesday’s second round of stroke play will advance to match play, which begins on Wednesday. After Monday’s opening round, the 64th position fell at 2 over par.

Meanwhile, former University of Colorado golfer Kenny Coakley started with a 75, good for 152nd place. The rest of the local contingent shook out this way: CSU golfer Jake Staiano, CU player John Souza and the University of Northern Colorado’s Li Chen all had 77s, leaving them in 212th place; and Steve Irwin of Arvada and incoming CSU golfer Parathakorn Suyasri carded 79s for a share of 262nd place.

University of Oregon golfer Norman Xiong, of San Diego, Oklahoma State’s Hayden Wood, of Edmond, Okla., and Virginia Tech’s Mark Lawrence Jr., of Richmond, Va., shot 6-under-par 64s to lead the way after Monday.

Players will switch courses for the second round — going from Riviera to Bel-Air Country Club or vice-versa.

U.S. Amateur
In Pacific Palisades, Calif.
97. AJ Ott of Fort Collins 73 (Riviera)
152. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75 (Riviera)
212. Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village 77 (Riviera)
212. Li Chen of Broomfield 77 (Riviera)
212. CU golfer John Souza 77 (Bel-Air)
262. Steve Irwin of Arvada 79 (Riviera)
262. CSU golfer Parathakorn Suyasri 79 (Bel-Air)

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
 

Coakley, the 2001 CGA Match Play runner-up who played for CU from 2003-06, was 2 under par for his first 10 holes against Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. Harvey rallied, but didn’t take his first lead until winning the 17th hole with a par. Then he closed out the match on No. 18 as the two players halved with pars.

Harvey (pictured), the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, played the back nine in even par, while Coakley struggled down the stretch, going 5 over for the last six holes.

For details about how Denver resident Chris Thayer fared in match play at the U.S. Mid-Am, CLICK HERE.

Here were the stroke-play scores and positions for all the players with strong Colorado ties:

35. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75-71–146 (Lost in R32)
45. Chris Thayer of Denver 74-73–147 (Lost in R64)

Failed to Advance to Match Play
Tom Krystyn of Denver 75-77–152
Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield 79-75–154
Troy Anderson of Denver 86-82–168
Wes Martin of Denver 86-84–170

For all the match play results, CLICK HERE.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.

Thayer, the 2014 CGA Mid-Amateur champion, lost 2 and 1 in a round-of-64 match against Claudio Consul of Germany.

Thayer, who never led in the match, battled back from being 2 down to evening things after nine holes following a par-birdie-par stretch. But Consul went up for good with a 10th-hole par, and also won the 15th hole with a par.

Meanwhile, Coakley cruised to a 5 and 4 victory Monday over Matt Cohn of San Francisco. Coakley, the 2001 CGA Match Play runner-up who played for CU from 2003-06, never trailed in the match, making three birdies through 14 holes.

In Tuesday’s round of 32, Coakley will face co-medalist Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C.

Here were the stroke-play scores and positions for all the players with strong Colorado ties:

35. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75-71–146
45. Chris Thayer of Denver 74-73–147 (Lost in R64)

Failed to Advance to Match Play
Tom Krystyn of Denver 75-77–152
Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield 79-75–154
Troy Anderson of Denver 86-82–168
Wes Martin of Denver 86-84–170

For all the match play results, CLICK HERE.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is limited to players 25 and older.
 

Thayer (pictured), the 2014 CGA Mid-Amateur champion, shot rounds of 74-73 for a 7-over-par 147 total, good for a share of 45th place in stroke play. He made two birdies and five bogeys on Sunday.

Coakley went 75-71 for 146, leaving him tied for 35th place. He carded two birdies and three bogeys on Sunday.

Match play will begin on Monday.

Here are the scores and positions for all the players with strong Colorado ties:

35. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75-71–146
45. Chris Thayer of Denver 74-73–147

Failed to Advance to Match Play
Tom Krystyn of Denver 75-77–152
Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield 79-75–154
Troy Anderson of Denver 86-82–168
Wes Martin of Denver 86-84–170

Michael Muehr of Potomac Falls, Va., Thomas Werkmeister of Grandville, Mich., and Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C., shared medalist honors at 2-under-par 138.

For all the scores from the U.S. Mid-Am, which is limited to players 25 and older, CLICK HERE.

Thayer (pictured), the 2014 CGA Mid-Amateur champion who needed a playoff to qualify for this year’s national tournament, shares 74th place out of 264 players with one stroke-play round remaining. Competing in his first U.S. Mid-Am, Thayer finished with three birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey on Saturday.

After 36 holes, the top 64 players will advance to match play.

Joining Thayer in the top 100 after round 1 were Tom Krystyn of Denver and former University of Colorado golfer Kenny Coakley, both of whom shot 75 and share 94th place.

Here are the scores and positions for all the players competing with strong Colorado ties:

74. Chris Thayer of Denver 74
94. Tom Krystyn of Denver 75
94. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75
204. Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield 79
258. Troy Anderson of Denver 86
258. Wes Martin of Denver 86

Brad Wilder of Fort Wright, Ky., and Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C., shared the lead after firing 66s on Saturday.

For all the scores from the U.S. Mid-Am, which is limited to players 25 and older, CLICK HERE.