Northglenn’s Aubri Braecklein, 17, becomes youngest winner of CGA Women’s Stroke Play in recent history By Gary Baines – 6/24/2020 Aubri Braecklein said she didn’t start taking competitive golf seriously until about three...

By Gary Baines – 6/17/2020 Call it good family karma for the Franklins at the Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs. On Wednesday, Walker Franklin of Westminster scored a personal breakthrough at the course by winning his first Junior...

By Gary Baines – 4/17/2020 The effects of the novel coronavirus continue to take their toll on both Colorado-based golf events and regional, national and international tournaments in which top Colorado golfers annually compete. Just recently,...

By Gary Baines – 4/10/2020 About five months ago, the college golf signing period began for the high school class of 2020. There were plenty of commitments that were formalized in those first several days by Colorado junior golfers, but it should...

In light of the national Coronavirus pandemic and to minimize the spread of the virus, the JGAC will be following the recommended positions of those monitoring the situation most closely: CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html CDPHE:...

By Gary Baines – 11/28/2019 It’s been quite a late summer and fall for Charlotte Hillary. A win in an AJGA tournament for the first time and in a Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado major for the third time. Awards and honors galore, both locally and...

By Gary Baines – 11/15/2019 One way to judge how strong the state’s junior golf ranks are is by seeing how many go on to play college golf. Taking it a step further, you see how many are headed to NCAA Division I programs. And, finally,...

By Gary Baines – 11/11/2019 In the last quarter-century, it’s rare that Colorado has hosted two USGA championships in the course of less than 10 months. The only time since 1993 that USGA events have paid a visit twice inside of a year...

By Gary Baines – 11/04/2019 When it comes to helping grow and sustain the game of golf, the Youth on Course initiative certainly deserves high marks. YOC, where members pay no more than $5 per round at participating facilities, is putting up impressive...

​ By Gary Baines – 10/18/2019 The almost-completed fourth year of the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado produced highlights galore. That’s not unusual — the Alliance has done it every year since it officially launched in 2016...