In the third of the four qualifiers for the Open, Coloradans advancing were Jason Holley of Englewood and Ethan Castle of Denver (co-medalists with Bardgett and Texan Cole Howard at 5-under-par 66), Trevor McKune of Littleton (68), Cameron Freeman of Fort Collins (69), Jacob Lestishen of Lone Tree (69) and Blake Mitchell of Loveland (70). Mitchell and Keith Greene of Debary, Fla., prevailed in a four-man playoff for the final two Open berths.
In all, 14 players qualified for the $250,000 Open, which runs July 20-23 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver.
In addition to the aforementioned, punching their tickets were Brent Grant of Honolulu (67), Patrick Wilson of Andover, N.J. (67), Ty Capps of Palm Coast, Fla. (68), Jeffrey Evanier of Weston, Conn. (68) and Ryan McCormick of Middletown, N.J. (69).
The final Colorado Open qualifier will be held on Monday, also at Legacy Ridge.
For scores from Thursday’s qualifier, CLICK HERE.
For roundups from previous Colorado Open qualifiers, click on the following: FIRST, SECOND.
The University of Colorado men’s golf assistant coach cruised to victory Tuesday in his CPGA debut, at the National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistant Professional Championship at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.
Grady (left), a former two-time CGA Player of the Year, shot back-to-back rounds of 5-under-par 67, giving him a 10-under 134 total and a five stroke victory. He won $1,050. In each round, Grady carded six birdies and a bogey.
Brian Zeigler of Red Sky Golf Club placed second at 139 after closing with a 67. Former two-time CWGA Player of the Year Somin Lee of Valley Country Club and Derek Rush of Cherry Hills Country Club tied for third place at 141.
The top four finishers — Grady Zeigler, Lee and Rush qualified for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship set for Oct. 27-30 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistant Professional Championship
Aug. 1-2, 2016 (final) at Legacy Ridge GC in Westminster
Top 10 Finishers — 1. Pat Grady 67-67–134; 2. Brian Zeigler 72-67–139; 3. Somin Lee 68-73–141; 3. Derek Rush 71-70–141; 5. Remington Post 72-70–142; 6. Caine Fitzgerald 73-70–143; 6. Blake Sharamitaro 71-72–143, 8. Kyler Booher 71-73–144, 9. Brandon Bingaman 71-74–145; 9. Geoff Keffer 76-69–145. For complete results, CLICK HERE.