Lanting (left) shot the only round in the 60s on Tuesday — a 3-under-par 69 — to post a 4-under 140 total for two days, good for a two-stroke victory. He finished round 2 with five birdies and two bogeys.
First-round leader and three-time champion Caine Fitzgerald of Meadow Hills Golf Course bogeyed two of his last three holes and finished second at 142 after closing with a 74.
Taking third place was University of Colorado men’s assistant coach and 2016 champion Pat Grady, who carded back-to-back 72s.
The top four finishers — Lanting, Fitzgerald, Grady and Jordan Gibbs of Denver — qualified for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, set for Nov. 15-18 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
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The 27-year-old former Colorado Mesa University golfer made 11 birdies and one bogey over the course of two days in carding rounds of 67-67 for a 10-under-par 134 total. Bingaman birdied five holes twice in 36 holes: Nos. 6, 9, 11, 14 and 18.
Jack Allen of Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club finished two back of Bingaman to place second. He posted rounds of 69-67.
Tied for third at 137 on Tuesday were four-time winner Geoff Keffer of the Greater Golfer Development Center and defending champion Pat Grady from the University of Colorado, both of whom went 67-70.
By finishing in the top four, Bingaman, Allen, Keffer and Grady qualified for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, set for Nov. 9-12 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistants Championship
July 31-Aug. 1, 2017 (final) at Par-72 Highlands Ranch GC
1. Brandon Bingaman 67-67–134
2. Jack Allen 69-67–136
T3. Geoff Keffer 67-70–137
T3. Pat Grady 67-70–137
5. Ben Lanting 69-69–138
6. Caine Fitzgerald 71-68–139
T7. Ryan Bakken 68-72–140
T7. Ryan Wroblewski 71-69–140
T9. Ross McLean 69-72–141
T9. Christopher Hyten 71-70–141
T9. Rich Lash 71-70–141
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