Three Coloradans were among the 15 players who qualified Tuesday at Eagle Ranch Golf Course for the 53rd CoBank Colorado OpenBrendan Connolly of Castle Rock shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 and shared medalist honors out of the 85-man field with Trevor Murphy of Saint Johnsbury, Vt., who also went bogey-free.
Other Coloradans making the grade for the $250,000 Open, which runs July 20-23 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in northeast Denver, were amateur Grant Rogers of Boulder (70) and amateur Sam Nichamin of Avon (71). Nichaman was part of a 10-man playoff — that eventually went six holes — for the final seven spots into the Open.
Also advancing to next week’s Open were Brooklin Bailey of Waco, Texas (68), Dusty Fielding of Richfield, Utah (69), Justin Keiley of Haiku, Hawaii (70), Caston Roberts of Gilbert, Ariz. (70), Nicholas Shanahan of Scottsdale, Ariz. (70), former Coloradan John Buffalo of Las Vegas (71), Eric Frazzetta of Long Beach, Calif. (71), Jere Pelletier of El Paso, Texas (71), Craig McCoy of Plano, Texas (71), former Colorado Open runner-up Steve Schneiter of Sandy, Utah (71) and Zach Cabra of McKinney, Texas (71).
Other qualifying tournaments are set for Thursday and Monday at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.
For scores from Tuesday’s qualifier, CLICK HERE.
For a roundup from the first Colorado Open qualifier, CLICK HERE.
