The Littleton resident, who has won both the CGA Amateur and CGA Match Play, finished the prestigious 72-hole event with an even-par 284 total after carding scores of 70-69-72-73. He finished 12 strokes behind champion Isaiah Salinda of South San Francisco, a senior-to-be on the Stanford golf team.

The last Coloradan to finish better than Korte (pictured) at the Pac Coast was David Schroeder of Colorado Springs, who placed 12th in 2012.

In Friday’s final round, Korte started with a birdie and added three bogeys in the middle of his round.

The other Coloradan who made the 54-hole cut at the Pac Coast, two-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Chris Thayer of Golden, finished 70th on Friday with a 300 total.

The three Coloradans who competed in the Pacific Coast Amateur — Korte, Thayer and Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village — combined to finish seventh on Wednesday in the 36-hole Morse Cup team competition, marking the state’s best showing in that 15-team event since 2012.

7. (out of 15 teams; team competition final after Wednesday) Colorado 145-142–287
22. Chris Korte, Littleton 70-69-72-73–284
70. Chris Thayer, Golden 77-73-74-76–300
Missed 54-Hole Cut
84. Jake Staiano, Cherry Hills Village 75-77-80–232

For all the scores from the Pacific Coast Amateur, CLICK HERE.

The former CGA Amateur and CGA Match Play champion from Littleton shot a 1-over-par 72 on Thursday at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, which puts him in 14th place in the 90-man field with one round remaining.

Korte (left) stands at 2-under-par 211, 11 strokes behind leader Isaiah Salinda of South San Francisco, who carded an impressive third-round 62.

One of the other two Coloradans in the field this week likewise made the 54-hole cut to the top 70 players and ties. Two-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Chris Thayer of Golden shares 69th place at 224. Meanwhile, Colorado State University golfer Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village, the 2017 CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year, missed the cut with a 232 total.

The three Coloradans combined to finish seventh on Tuesday in the 36-hole Morse Cup team competition, marking the state’s best showing in that 15-team event since 2012.

7. (out of 15 teams; team competition final after Tuesday) Colorado 145-142–287
14. Chris Korte, Littleton 70-69-72–211
69. Chris Thayer, Golden 77-73-74–224
Missed 54-Hole Cut
84. Jake Staiano, Cherry Hills Village 75-77-80–232

For all the scores from the Pacific Coast Amateur, CLICK HERE.

The CGA representatives placed seventh out of 15 teams Wednesday at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. The Coloradans had been 10th each of the past four years in the Morse Cup, which features teams from the western U.S. and Canada.

With the top two scores from each team each day counting toward the team total, Colorado shot an even-par 142 on Wednesday, leaving it at 3-over 287 overall.

At 4-under 280, the Washington State Golf Association won the Morse Cup by one over Northern California.

While the Morse Cup has concluded, the individual competition at the Pacific Coast Am will continue through Friday.

Former University of Denver golfer Chris Korte, of Littleton, continues to be near the top of the scoreboard as a 2-under-par 69 on Wednesday put him in a tie for 10th place. The former CGA Amateur and CGA Match Play champion’s 3-under 139 total leaves him seven strokes behind leader Austin Eckroat of Edmond, Okla. (65-67).

Korte made four birdies and two bogeys on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, two-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Chris Thayer of Golden shares 71st place after going 77-73–150. And 2017 CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village is in 78th place (75-77–152).

7. (out of 15 teams) Colorado 145-142–287
10. Chris Korte, Littleton 70-69–139
71. Chris Thayer, Golden 77-73–150
78. Jake Staiano, Cherry Hills Village 75-77–152

For all the scores from the Pacific Coast Amateur, CLICK HERE.

The team representing the CGA posted a 3-over-par 145 total, leaving the Coloradans eight strokes behind Alberta in the Morse Cup team competition, which runs the first two days of the Pacific Coast Am.

With the best two scores from each team each day counting toward the team total, Korte contributed a 1-under-par 70, and current Colorado State University golfer Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village a 75. Rounding out Colorado’s scores was the 77 by two-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Chris Thayer of Golden.

Colorado has placed 10th in each of the last four Morse Cup competitions, which features teams from the western U.S. and Canada.

After being 2 over par through 13 holes, Korte (left) birdied three of his last five to post the subpar round, which put him in a share of 14th place individually. Meanwhile, Staiano and Thayer each carded two birdies on Tuesday. Thayer’s score was derail by a quadruple-bogey 8 on the 294-yard seventh hole.

Austin Eckroat of Edmond, Okla., leads the individual competition with a 6-under-par 65. 

The top three-ranked men’s amateurs in the world are in the field — Braden Thornberry (71), Justin Suh (71) and Collin Morikawa (72).

The individual competition will continue through Friday.

6. (out of 15 teams) Colorado 145
14. Chris Korte, Littleton 70
63. Jake Staiano, Cherry Hills Village 75
79. Chris Thayer, Golden 77

For all the scores from the Pacific Coast Amateur, CLICK HERE.

After all, the field includes the top three players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings — Braden Thornberry (1), Justin Suh (2) and Collin Morikawa (3) — and roughly 30 percent of the top 100.

In addition, the 52nd annual Pac Coast will be contested July 24-27 at The Olympic Club’s Lake Course (left) in San Francisco, which has hosted five U.S. Opens, most recently in 2012.

Besides being a 72-hole stroke play event for participating individuals, the first two rounds will include the 36-hole Morse Cup, in which 15 teams from the western U.S. and Canada will vie for the title. The best two individual scores each day will count toward the team total. The Colorado team has finished 10th each of the last four years in the Morse Cup and has never captured the title.

Representing Colorado next week in the 90-player event will be Jake Staiano of Cherry Hills Village, Chris Korte of Littleton and Chris Thayer of Golden. It will be the second Pacific Coast Amateur for Korte, who also played in 2016, and the first for both Staiano and Thayer.

Staiano, a senior-to-be on the Colorado State University golf team, was the CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year in 2017. Staiano finished eighth in last year’s CoBank Colorado Open, capturing low-amateur honors. He’s competed in two U.S. Amateurs, in 2015 and ’17. He went to the quarterfinals of last month’s CGA Match Play.

Korte, who recently wrapped up his college career at the University of Denver, has won both the CGA Amateur (2016) and Match Play (2017). He made it to the quarterfinals of this year’s Match Play.

Thayer, the lone mid-amateur on this year’s Colorado team, has won two of the last four CGA Mid-Amateurs (2014 and ’17) and was runner-up the two years in between. He’s been the CGA Mid-Amateur Player of the Year three years running (2015, ’16 and ’17).

For Tuesday’s first-round pairings at the Pacific Coast Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

Seiple (pictured), who made it to the round of 32 at the British Amateur last month, put a bookend on the Pac Coast tournament by matching the even-par 71 he opened with on Tuesday. In between, he posted rounds of 80-73 for an 11-over-par 295 total, the best by any Coloradan in the field in University Place, Wash.

The University of Mississippi golfer made six birdies, six pars and six bogeys in Friday’s final round. He finished 20 strokes behind champion Doug Ghim, who plays for the University of Texas.

As for the other Coloradans who competed in the Pac Coast, Glenn Workman of Pueblo West placed 55th at 300, while Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield was 60th at 301, and Colin Prater of Colorado Springs and Greg Condon of Monte Vista were 65th at 303. Colorado State University golfer Colton Yates shared 39th place with Seiple at 295.

On Wednesday, the three-man squad representing the CGA finished 10th in the Morse Cup team portion of the Pacific Coast Amateur. For details on that, CLICK HERE.

10. Colorado 143-150–293
39. Josh Seiple, Castle Pines 71-80-73-71–295
60. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 78-73-76-74–301
65. Colin Prater, Colorado Springs 72-77-78-76–303

Also
39. CSU golfer Colton Yates 75-68-76-76–295
55. Glenn Workman, Pueblo West 75-76-73-76–300
65. Greg Condon, Monte Vista 79-71-77-76–303

For all the scores from the Pac Coast, CLICK HERE.
 

Seiple (pictured), a University of Mississippi golfer who advanced to the round of 32 at the British Amateur last month, shot a 2-over-par 73 on Thursday and stands at 11-over 224, good for a share of 54th place going into Friday’s final round. Seiple made two birdies and four bogeys on Thursday in University Place, Wash.

Also at 224 — likewise after shooting a 73 on Thursday — was Workman, a University of Wyoming golfer. He carded four birdies, four bogeys and a double in round 3.

As for the other Coloradans competing, Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, Colin Prater of Colorado Springs and Greg Condon of Monte Vista are all tied for 66th place at 227. Lindstrom posted a 76 on Thursday, Condon a 77 and Prater a 78.

Colorado State University golfer Colton Yates is tied for 31st place at 219 after a 76 on Thursday.

On Wednesday, the three-man squad representing the CGA finished 10th in the Morse Cup team portion of the Pacific Coast Amateur. For details on that, CLICK HERE.
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10. Colorado 143-150–293
54. Josh Seiple, Castle Pines 71-80-73–224
66. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 78-73-76–227
66. Colin Prater, Colorado Springs 72-77-78–227

Also
31. CSU golfer Colton Yates 75-68-76–219
54. Glenn Workman, Pueblo West 75-76-73–224
66. Greg Condon, Monte Vista 79-71-77–227

For all the scores from the Pac Coast, CLICK HERE.
 

The Morse Cup team competition at the 51st Pacific Coast Am concluded on Wednesday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., and the CGA squad finished 10th — for the fourth consecutive year.

The CGA was in fifth place after day 1 of the event at the site of the 2015 U.S. Open. But while three-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield played much better on day 2 (73 after a 78), the two college players who had performed so well on Tuesday struggled on Wednesday. Colin Prater (pictured) of Colorado Springs and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs followed up a 72 with a 77. And Josh Seiple of Castle Pines and the University of Mississippi had an 80 after a first-round 71.

With the best two scores each day counting toward the team total, the CGA went 143-150 for a 9-over-par 293 total. That left the Coloradans 14 strokes back of the Morse Cup champions from the Southern California Golf Association. In all, 15 teams from the western U.S. and Canada vie for the Morse Cup.

Play at the Pacific Coast Amateur will continue through Friday on strictly an individual basis.

Through two rounds of the 72-hole event, Prater (149), the 2016 CGA Amateur champion, stands in 56th place in the 84-person field. Lindstrom and Seiple (both at 151) are 66th.

Texas A&M golfer Cameron Champ leads the Pac Coast individual competition after 36 holes with an 8-under-par 134 total (69-65).

Colorado State University golfer Colton Yates made a hole-in-one on the 162-yard 15th hole on Wednesday. With his round also including three birdies and two bogeys, Yates shot a 3-under-par 68, leaving him at 1-over 143 and in a tie for 23rd place.

10. Colorado 143-150–293
56. Colin Prater, Colorado Springs 72-77–149
66. Josh Seiple, Castle Pines 71-80–151
66. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 78-73–151

Also
23. CSU golfer Colton Yates 75-68–143
60. Greg Condon, Monte Vista 79-71–150
66. Glenn Workman, Pueblo West 75-76–151

For all the scores from the Pac Coast, CLICK HERE.
 

Josh Seiple (pictured) of Castle Pines shot an even-par 71 at the 2015 U.S. Open site to share 18th place individually — out of 84 players — in the 72-hole event. Seiple, who last month advanced to the round of 32 at the British Amateur, made four birdies, two bogeys and a double on Tuesday. The University of Mississippi golfer trails individual leader Denzel Ieremia, who plays for Iowa State, by five strokes.

And Colin Prater of Colorado Springs, the 2016 CGA Amateur champion, opened with a 1-over-par 72, good for a share of 29th place. Prater, who plays his college golf at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, carded three birdies and four bogeys on Tuesday.

The third Coloradan representing the CGA at the Pac Coast, three-time CGA Mid-Amateur champion Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, fired a 7-over-par 78 in round 1.

With the best two scores of the three counting toward the team total, the CGA is in the hunt for the Morse Cup trophy with one round left in that team competition. At 1-over-par 143, the CGA squad trails Morse Cup leader Southern Nevada by five strokes. In all, 15 teams from the western U.S. and Canada vie for the Morse Cup.

The team from the CGA has never won the Morse Cup. The Coloradans have finished 10th in that competition each of the last three years.

5. Colorado 143
18. Josh Seiple, Castle Pines 71
29. Colin Prater, Colorado Springs 72
70. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 78

Also
48. Glenn Workman, Pueblo West 75
48. CSU golfer Colton Yates 75
79. Greg Condon, Monte Vista 79

For all the scores from the Pac Coast, CLICK HERE.
 

The 72-hole tournament will run Tuesday through Friday (July 18-21), with 84 players competing.

Representing Colorado this week will be Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield, Colin Prater of Colorado Springs and Josh Seiple of Castle Pines.

Lindstrom, winner of the last two CGA Mid-Amateur Championships — and three overall — will compete for the second consecutive year at the Pac Coast. Prater, a college player at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, won the 2016 CGA Amateur and qualified for last year’s U.S. Amateur. Seiple, who plays his college golf at the University of Mississippi, advanced to the round of 32 at the British Amateur and to U.S. Open Sectionals this year. He was the runner-up in the 2016 CGA Match Play and is a two-time qualifier for the U.S. Junior Amateur.

Besides competing in the 72-hole individual tournament, those three will play as a team in the 36-hole Morse Cup, which is conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, with the best two scores out of the three each day counting toward the team total. Fifteen teams from the western U.S. and Canada vie for the Morse Cup.

The Colorado team has finished 10th each of the last three years in the Morse Cup and has never captured the title.

Two other Colorado residents also will be competing at Chambers Bay, but for other teams. Glenn Workman of Pueblo West, a University of Wyoming golfer, will represent the Wyoming State Golf Association. And Greg Condon of Monte Vista will play for the Sun Country Amateur Golf Association.

In addition, Colorado State University golfer Colton Yates will represent the Arizona Golf Association.

Overall, heading the field for this year’s Pac Coast will be Braden Thornberry, a teammate of Seiple at Ole Miss who won the NCAA individual title this year.
 
For more information about the Pacific Coast Amateur, CLICK HERE.