Three players with strong Colorado ties notched top-10 finishes on mini tours in recent days.
Parker Edens (pictured) of Greeley, who won a Dreamchasers Tour event last month, racked up his third top-10 in six Dreamchasters tournaments in 2016 by tying for fifth Thursday in the Club West Classic in Phoenix.
The two-time CGA Match Play runner-up posted rounds of 69-70-67 for a 7-under-par 206 total that left him three shots back of champion Ty Travis of Boise, Idaho. Edens made $1,081.
Meanwhile, at the OnCore Gateway Tour’s Moon Valley Open, also in Phoenix, Zahkai Brown of Arvada finished eighth on Thursday. The former CoBank Colorado Open champion went 65-71-71 for a 9-under-par 207 total, making two eagles and 13 birdies in three rounds. Brown earned $1,800.
Jimmy Gunn, winner of last year’s Colorado Open, tied for second at 202, making $3,800.
And former University of Colorado golfer Jenny Coleman placed ninth in a Cactus Tour tournament that ended Wednesday in Sun City, Ariz. Coleman, who placed third in a Symetra Tour event last month, posted rounds of 78-71-73 for a 6-over-par 222, earning $625.
