Schalk, a two-time 3A state high school champion from Holy Family High School, fired a 3-under-par 68 — second-best of the the final round — and finished at 2-over 215 overall, six behind champion Ashely Shim of San Mateo, Calif.
Schalk (left), the 2017 Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado’s Girls Player of the Year, birdied two of her last three holes of the tournament and finished with four birdies and one bogey on Sunday. The 16-year-old carded rounds of 74-73 on Friday and Saturday. Over the three days, the future University of Colorado golfer went 5 under par on the final four holes at Longbow.
Here are the finishes for the other players with strong Colorado ties who competed in the Silver Belle this week: Colorado State University golfer Ellen Secor (220, 27th place), University of Denver golfer Mary Weinstein (224, 40th place) and Charlotte Hillary of Cherry Hills Village (226, 50th place.)
Many elite players have competed in the Arizona Silver Belle over the years, and the past winners include then-Colorado Springs resident Lauren Howe, who won in 1976. Howe will be inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in June.
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Nevertheless, the golfer from Cherry Hills Village notched his third top-10 finish of the season, and he’s placed 11th and sixth in his last two starts.
Staiano, the 2013 CGA Junior Match Play champion who advanced to match play at the 2015 U.S. Amateur, shot rounds of 67-65-74 for a 7-under-par 206 total at the ASU Thunderbird, where he ended up six strokes behind champion Collin Morikawa of Cal.
Staiano (pictured) was 12 under par for the tournament through 45 holes, but two double bogeys on the back nine Sunday, when he shot a 5-over 42, spoiled his chances to make a run at the individual title.
As a team, CSU came into the last day in second place in the 16-team field, but finished seventh with a 4-under-par 848 total. Host Arizona State won with at 811.
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
March 18-19, 2017 (final) in Tempe, Ariz.
7. (out of 16 teams) Colorado State 276-274-298–848
6. Jake Staiano 67-65-74–206
27. Blake Cannon 68-71-74–213
37. Colton Yates 74-65-75–214
48. Max Oelfke 69-73-75–217
60. AJ Ott 72-74-75–221
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20. Coloradan Cole Nygren, Cal Poly 71-74-67–212
27. Coloradan Kyler Dunkle, Utah 72-69-72–213