Seven of the eight Colorado competitors missed the 36-hole cut on Monday in Seaside, Calif., and the one professional who advanced to Tuesday fell victim to the 54-hole cut.

Geoff Keffer of Lakewood, a five-time Colorado PGA Player of the Year, finished 94th on Tuesday out of the original field of 312. He needed to get into the top 70 and ties after three rounds to make it to Wednesday’s final round, where the remaining players will battle it out for spots in the fourth men’s major of the year.

Keffer (pictured), winner of the 2016 Colorado PGA Professional Championship, recorded rounds of 74-75-79 for a 12-over-par 228 total. The 39-year-old made two birdies, seven bogeys and a double bogey on Tuesday.

(June 20 Update: Marty Jertson, a former Colorado School of Mines golfer who won the 2001 CGA Amateur, finished ninth in the national tournament on Wednesday and qualified for the PGA Championship. A finish in the top 20 earned players a spot in the fourth men’s major championship of the year.

Wednesday marked the third top-10 finish in the national PGA Professional Championship for Jertson, who has played in six previous PGA Tour events, including the PGA Championship in 2011 and ’12.

Jertson, the director of product development at Ping in Arizona, shot rounds of 75-72-74-68 in Seaside, finishing at 1-over-par 289, six strokes behind champion Ryan Vermeer of Happy Hollow Club in Nebraska.

To read a 2017 feature story on Jertson, CLICK HERE.)

Here are the scores for all the Coloradan who played in the national championship:

Missed 54-Hole Cut
94. Geoff Keffer, Greater Golf Development 74-75-79–228

Missed 36-Hole Cut
142. Jordan Gibbs, Denver CC 75-77–152
142. Jack Allen, Cherry Hills CC 77-75–152
142. Micah Rudosky, Conquistador GC 74-78–152
227. John Ogden, Cherry Hills CC 81-75–156
248. Rick Cole, Eaton CC 82-76–158
270. Barry Milstead, Valley CC 77-84–161
304. Derek Rush, Cherry Hills CC 87-81–168

ALSO
Qualifies for PGA Championship
9. Former Colorado School of Mines golfer Marty Jertson 75-72-74-68–289

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.
 

With the 36-hole cut on Monday reducing the field from its original 312 to 90 and ties, the five-time Colorado PGA Player of the Year advanced on the number.

Keffer (left), the 2016 Colorado PGA Professional Champion, was the top Colorado finisher after two rounds, standing in 85th place. Keffer shot a 3-over-par 75 on Monday, leaving him at 5-over-par 149. He was even par for the day through 10 holes, but went 3 over in his last eight holes and bogeyed his final hole of the day. At first, it looked like that might cost him, but he later made it inside the top 90.

There will be another cut after Tuesday’s third round, to the top 70 and ties.

All of the Coloradans who competed in Seaside earned their spots in the national tournament through their performances last September in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship at Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott.

The top 20 finishers after Wednesday’s final round will earn spots in the PGA Championship Aug. 9-12 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. If the tournament ended Monday, golfers at even-par would be the final ones to advance.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradan who played in the national championship:

Advances to Round 3
85. Geoff Keffer, Greater Golf Development 74-75–149
Missed 36-Hole Cut
142. Jordan Gibbs, Denver CC 75-77–152
142. Jack Allen, Cherry Hills CC 77-75–152
142. Micah Rudosky, Conquistador GC 74-78–152
225. John Ogden, Cherry Hills CC 81-75–156
248. Rick Cole, Eaton CC 82-76–158
269. Barry Milstead, Valley CC 77-84–161
304. Derek Rush, Cherry Hills CC 87-81–168
ALSO
Advances to Round 3
51. Former Coloradan Marty Jertson 75-72–147

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.