Dale Smigelsky of Fort Collins came up just short of a PGA Championship berth after rallying early in the final round, but finished 27th out of 312 players at the 50th national PGA Professional Championship in Sunriver, Ore.
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
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