The PGA director of golf at Collindale Golf Course needed to place in the top 20 to earn a berth in August’s PGA Championship, but ended up one stroke out of a playoff for the final two berths.

Smigelsky (pictured) was inside the top 20 after playing his first three holes birdie, par, birdie in Wednesday’s final round. But he bogeyed No. 8, then the 15th and 16th holes proved pivotal as he went double bogey, bogey before parring out.

Smigelsky, who recently qualified for the U.S. Senior Open, ended up with a 2-over-par 74 in the final round, leaving him at 4-over 291 overall, eight behind the top finishers.

Meanwhile, Arizonan Marty Jertson, the 2001 CGA Amateur champion, finished 67th on Wednesday after a final-round 79 left him at 299.

Here are all the scores for players with significant Colorado connections who competed in the 312-man tournament:

27. Dale Smigelsky, Fort Collins 75-69-73-74–291
67. Former CGA Amateur champion Marty Jertson, 72-74-74-79–299

Missed 54-Hole Cut
72. Ari Papadopoulos, Eagle-Vail 75-72-74–221

Missed 36-Hole Cut
190. Geoff Keffer, Lakewood 74-78–152
209. Caine Fitzgerald, Parker 78-75–153
226. Mike Northern, Colorado Springs 75-79–154
226. Eric Bradley, Parker 78-76–154
240. Kirk Trowbridge, Castle Rock 82-73–155
250. Joseph Carlton, Golden 81-75–156

For all of the scores from the PGA Professional Championship, CLICK HERE.

Smigelsky (pictured), the PGA director of golf at Collindale Golf Course, fired a 1-over-par 73 in Sunriver, Ore., putting him in 34th place heading into Wednesday’s final round. A three-birdie, four-bogey day left him at 2-over-par 217 overall, nine strokes behind leader Rod Perry of Port Orange, Fla., who posted a 70 on Tuesday.

The top 20 finishers on Wednesday will earn spots in the PGA Championship — set for Aug. 10-13 in Charlotte, N.C. — and as of the close of play on Tuesday, the competitors at even-par 215 would be playing off for PGA Championship berths.

If Smigelsky can rally to earn one of those 20 spots, he’d have berths in both the U.S. Senior Open and the PGA Championships in the summer of 2017.

Meanwhile, the other Coloradan who made the 36-hole cut, Ari Papadopoulos of Eagle-Vail, fell just short of surviving the 54-hole cut to the low 70 players and ties. Papadopoulos finished 72nd at 221 after a third-round 74 that featured an 18th-hole bogey.

Arizonan Marty Jertson, winner of the 2001 CGA Amateur, made the 54-hole cut on the number as a 74 left him at 220 and in a tie for 62nd place.

Here are all the scores for players with significant Colorado connections who competed in the 312-man tournament:

34. Dale Smigelsky, Fort Collins 75-69-73–217
62. Former CGA Amateur champion Marty Jertson, 72-74-74–220

Missed 54-Hole Cut
72. Ari Papadopoulos, Eagle-Vail 75-72-74–221

Missed 36-Hole Cut
190. Geoff Keffer, Lakewood 74-78–152
209. Caine Fitzgerald, Parker 78-75–153
226. Mike Northern, Colorado Springs 75-79–154
226. Eric Bradley, Parker 78-76–154
240. Kirk Trowbridge, Castle Rock 82-73–155
250. Joseph Carlton, Golden 81-75–156

For all of the scores from the PGA Professional Championship, CLICK HERE.

After playing his final 13 holes on Sunday in 1 under par, Smigelsky (pictured) shot a 3-under-par 69 on Monday to vault into 36th place out of 312 players at the halfway point of the tournament.

Smigelsky (pictured), who earlier this month qualified for the U.S. Senior Open, made four birdies and one bogey on Monday to check in at 1-over-par 144.

Smigelsky and Ari Papadopoulos of Eagle-Vail were the two Coloradans — out of the eight competing in the event — to make the 36-hole cut by being among the top 90 players and ties. Papadopoulos shot a 1-over-par 72 on Monday — making two birdies and three bogeys in the process — to check in at 4-over-par 147, good for 84th place.

Also making the cut was Arizonan Marty Jertson, winner of the 2001 CGA Amateur, who shares 65th spot at 146.

The next step will be to make it to Wednesday’s final round as there will be a 54-hole cut to the low 70 players and ties. Then there’s the goal of finishing in the top 20, which would qualify players for the PGA Championship, set for Aug. 10-13 in Charlotte, N.C.

Jamie Broce of Ottawa Hills, Ohio and Rich Berberian Jr., of Hooksett, N.H., lead the way after two rounds as they’re at 6-under 137.

The eight Coloradans who competed in the national tournament earned spots in the field thanks to their finishes last September in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship at Cherry Creek Country Club.

Here are all the scores for players with significant Colorado connections:

36. Dale Smigelsky, Fort Collins 75-69–144
65. Former CGA Amateur champion Marty Jertson, 72-74–146
84. Ari Papadopoulos, Eagle-Vail 75-72–147

Missed 36-Hole Cut
190. Geoff Keffer, Lakewood 74-78–152
209. Caine Fitzgerald, Parker 78-75–153
226. Mike Northern, Colorado Springs 75-79–154
226. Eric Bradley, Parker 78-76–154
240. Kirk Trowbridge, Castle Rock 82-73–155
250. Joseph Carlton, Golden 81-75–156

For all of the scores from the PGA Professional Championship, CLICK HERE.

Tied at 3 over after round 1 were Geoff Keffer of Lakewood, the 2016 Colorado PGA Professional Champion; runner-up Mike Northern of Colorado Springs, who finished fourth in last year’s national Senior PGA Professional Championship; and Ari Papadopoulos of Eagle-Vail, who placed third in the Section tournament.

Keffer shot a 74 on Meadows Golf Course and Northern and Papadopoulos had 75s on Crosswater Club Course to share 129th place after round 1 of the 312-person tournament.

Both Keffer and Northern recorded two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey on Sunday, while Papadopoulos made one birdie and four bogeys.

Arizonan Marty Jertson, winner of the 2001 CGA Amateur, is tied for 62nd place after opening with a 1-over-par 72.

Loren Personett of Nashville, Tenn., leads the way after shooting a 5-under-par 66 on Sunday, when he holed out from 161 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th hole.

The eight Coloradans competing earned spots in the field thanks to their finishes last September in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship at Cherry Creek Country Club.

The field will be cut to the low 90 players and ties after 36 holes and to the low 70 players and ties after 54 holes.

Play will conclude on Wednesday. The top 20 finishers will qualify for the PGA Championship, set for Aug. 10-13 in Charlotte, N.C.

Here are all the scores for players with significant Colorado connections:

62. Former CGA Amateur champion Marty Jertson, 72 (+1)
129. Geoff Keffer, Lakewood 74 (+3)
129. Mike Northern, Colorado Springs 75 (+3)
129. Ari Papadopoulos, Eagle-Vail 75 (+3)
155. Dale Smigelsky, Fort Collins 75 (+4)
243. Caine Fitzgerald, Parker 78 (+7)
243. Eric Bradley, Parker 78 (+7)
291. Joseph Carlton, Golden 81 (+10)
291. Kirk Trowbridge, Castle Rock 82 (+10)

For all the scores, CLICK HERE.

The former University of Denver golfer opened a first-stage tournament with a 12-under-par 59 Tuesday at SunRiver Golf Club in St. George, Utah.

Breaking 60 in big-time golf tournaments is a rarity, though Jim Furyk’s 58 on the PGA Tour and Stephen Jaegar’s 58 on the Web.com circuit — both this year — have taken things to another level.

On Tuesday, Love fired a 7-under-par 28 on the front nine and a 31 on the back, racking up 12 birdies in a bogey-free round. After round 1 of the 72-hole event, he leads by four strokes. The top 24 finishers and ties will advance to stage 2 of the three-stage Web.com Q-school process.

Love, a native of Canada, played PGA Tour Canada this past summer, posting a best finish of third place.

Riley Arp of Fort Collins also started strong in St. George, shooting a 66 to leave him in 10th place.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who are competing this week in first-stage tournaments:

St. George, Utah (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
1. James Love of Denver 59
10. Riley Arp of Fort Collins 66
40. Bryan Kruse of Westminster 70
67. Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski 73

Pine Mountain, Ga. (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
35. Jamie Marshall of Lone Tree 73