Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster set herself up very nicely to achieve two major accomplishments on Thursday.
In opening up a nine-shot lead after Wednesday’s second round of the 69th CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Kupcho is in great shape to become the first back-to-back winner of the Stroke Play since Melissa Martin in 2009 and ’10, and the first player since Kim Eaton in 2004 to sweep both the CWGA Match Play and Stroke Play titles in the same year.
It’s all par for the course for the Wake Forest golfer, a two-time CWGA Player of the Year who competed in the U.S. Women’s Open last month. After all, last year in this same event, she won by an jaw-dropping 21 shots.
Kupcho (pictured) not only fired a 7-under-par 65 on Wednesday at Denver Country Club, but she played her last 11 holes in 8 under par and her last six holes in 5 under.
That left her with an 8-under-par 136 total, nine shots better than second-place Gillian Vance of Lakewood, a University of Colorado golfer and 2015 5A state high school champion. Vance, who teamed with Kupcho to win the CWGA Mashie title earlier this year, carded a 73 on Wednesday, putting her at 145 overall.
University of Wyoming golfer Taylor Dorans (147) sits in third, while Rosana Valdor (150) is fourth. Eaton, a Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, and Denver Country Club’s Calli Ringsby share fifth place at 152.
The top dozen players from the championship/first flight after Wednesday’s second round were slotted into the championhip flight for Thursday’s final round. The championship flight leaders will tee off at 9:33 a.m. Thursday.
All told, there are seven flights in addition to the championship. For the scores from each flight, see below.
CWGA Stroke Play
At Par-72 Denver CC
Championship Flight
Jennifer Kupcho, CommonGround WGC 71-65–136
Gillian Vance, CommonGround WGA 72-73–145
Taylor Dorans, Eagle Trace Lga 74-73–147
Rosana Valdor, City Park Wga 75-75–150
Calli Ringsby, Denver CC Lga 77-75–152
Kim Eaton, Riverdale Wga 80-72–152
Betsy Kelly, Green Valley Ranch Wga 78-75–153
Janet Moore, Cherry Hills CC Wga 76-78–154
Anna Kennedy, Denver CC Lga 78-77–155
Jaylee Tait, Raccoon Creek WGA 78-77–155
Morgan Sahm, Saddle Rock Wga 79-76–155
Tori Glenn, Ridge at Castle Pines N Wga 82-75–157
First Flight
Delaney Elliott, CommonGround WGA 78-80–158
Kylee Sullivan, CC of Colorado WGA 79-81–160
Mackenzie Cohen, Inverness Lga 81-80–161
Michelle Romano, Colorado Golf Club Wga 78-83–161
Allie Johnston, Red Hawk Ridge Wga 82-80–162
Megan McCambridge, Boulder CC Wga 83-79–162
Courtney Ewing, Desert Hawk Pueblo West Wga 84-80–164
Klara Castillo, Kennedy Lga 78-87–165
Kelly Moran, Boulder CC Wga 82-85–167
Sydney Gillespie, Highlands Ranch Wga 83-87–170
Tiffany Maurycy, Cherry Creek CC Wga 83-87–170
Ashlyn Kirschner, West Woods Wgc 83-88–171
Forre Zook, Colorado Springs CC Lga 88-86–174
Second Flight
Mariah Ehrman, Heritage at Westmoor WGA 77-78–155
Holly Schaefer, Columbine CC Lga 84-73–157
Jacquelin Biggs, South Suburban Family Sports 79-79–158
Madison McCambridge, Boulder CC Wga 76-84–160
Maddie Kern, Cjga Tournament Club 82-79–161
Kacey Godwin, CommonGround WGA 82-80–162
Kelly Martin, Fox Hollow Lgc 87-79–166
Megan Vernon, Applewood Wga 83-84–167
Christie Austin, Cherry Hills CC Wga 87-83–170
Third Flight
Emilee Strausburg, The Club at Rolling Hills Wga 84-77–161
Kathy Malpass, Hiwan Wga 80-81–161
Brittany Roberts, Wellshire Women 79-86–165
Jennifer Hocking, Colorado Springs CC Lga 88-79–167
Ruth Van Zee, LGA at Blackstone/Black Bear 85-84–169
Cindy Snow, Pinery CC Wga 86-85–171
Katherine Moore-Lilly, Cordillera Wga Valley 87-84–171
Jessi McVay, CommonGround 86-88–174
Nina Dulacki, Broken Tee Englewood Wga 91-83–174
Fourth Flight
Meagan Arvidson, Lga at Blackstone/Black Bear 81-80–161
Liz Kennedy, Tiara Rado Lga 85-79–164
Mary Doyen, Foothills Wga 84-80–164
Sue Hartwell, West Woods Wgc 84-81–165
Kendra George, Ravenna Wga 81-87–168
Laurie Steenrod, Saddle Rock Wga 85-83–168
Sandra Young, Eisenhower Wga 88-81–169
Karen Williams, Wellshire Wga 88-83–171
Kate Connor, South Surburban 83-88–171
Dr. Andrea Grilli, The Club at Rolling Hills Wga 93-83–176
LeAnna Rosenow, West Woods Wgc 93-84–177
Kathleen Johnson, Ranch CC Lga 93-88–181
Fifth Flight
Liza Grant, Denver CC Lga 89-85–174
Jane Ford, Hyland Hills Wga 86-89–175
Kelli Poppenhagen, Meadow Hills Wga 90-86–176
Susan Schell, Arrowhead Wga 88-88–176
Sophia Montoya, Elmwood Golf Course 86-93–179
Katty Rothberg, Cherry Creek CC Wga 91-89–180
Carla Stearns, Wellshire Women 92-89–181
Jessica Nisbet, Ptarmigan CC Wga 87-94–181
Kimalee Hull, Pinehurst CC Wga 91-94–185
Karen Hale, CC of Castle Pines 96-90–186
Melis Ward, Wellshire Wga 100-87–187
Marie Driessen, The Pinery CC 95-96–191
Patty Smogor, Saddle Rock Wga 94-97–191
Patricia Swanson, West Woods Wga 103-89–192
Ouida Neil, Broadmoor Wga 100-93–193
Sixth Flight
Laura Dunston, Canongate Colorado Wgc 89-87–176
Karen Chase, Fox Hollow Lgc 90-88–178
Mariko Coplin, Willis Case Wga 88-90–178
Debbie Mills, Meridian Wga 89-91–180
Jo Ann Higgins, Fox Hill Club Wga 88-92–180
Ria Woodruff, Saddle Rock Wga 88-94–182
Chris Jansen, Broken Tee Wgl 89-95–184
Elizabeth Kraemer, Legacy Ridge Wga 92-94–186
Diane Ferrara, Broken Tee Englewood Wga 96-92–188
Wendy Atkinson, Ranch CC Lga 95-97–192
Seventh Flight
Vicki Porter, Foothills Wga 89-86–175
Hee Chung, Meridian Wga 92-84–176
Alison O’Connor, Collindale Wga 95-82–177
Jean Miller, West Woods Wgc 88-92–180
Karen Leuschel, Riverdale Wga 90-91–181
Patricia Sato, Ranch CC Lga 94-87–181
Mary Smith, Fox Hollow Wga 88-96–184
Jenna Knutson, Indian Peaks Golf Club 94-91–185
Andrea Dikeou, Castle Pines Wga 98-90–188
Claudia Gallegos, South Suburban Wga 91-98–189
Emma Robinson, Pueblo CC Wga 94-96–190
Karin Hathaway, Wellshire Women 94-96–190
Linda Raunig, Broken Tee Wgl 102-93–195
Jennifer Tempas, Columbine CC Lga 98-99–197
Lisa Schmid, Green Valley Ranch Wga 106-97–203
Kim Gosche, Saddle Rock Wga 95-WD
