While former Brigham Young University golfer Justin Keiley claimed the overall Rocky Mountain Open title on Sunday in Grand Junction, Glenn Workman of Pueblo West added another accomplishment to his stellar summer.
Workman, who won both the CGA Amateur and Wyoming State Amateur in 2017, added low-amateur honors in the 79th RMO to being low-am in the Wyoming State Open last month.
Workman closed with a 3-under-par 68 on Sunday at Tiara Rado Golf Course, giving him an 8-under 205 total, which was one better than any other amateur in the field. He made seven birdies on Sunday, including ones on Nos. 16 and 18.
Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins, who led the tournament overall after round 1, tied for second place among amateurs at 206. Also at that figure was Denver City Amateur champion Grant Olinger and Quintin Pope, a University of Wyoming teammate of Workman. Olinger fired a 65 on Sunday, while Pope had a 68 and Stewart a 72.
In the overal competition, Keiley earned the $10,000 first prize with his two-stroke victory. After taking a five-shot lead into the final round, the Hawaiian was 1 over par for the day through 12 holes. But he birdied 13 and 17 and didn’t make any more bogeys the rest of the way to post a 70. That left him at 15-under-par 198 overall.
Taylor Montgomery, a rookie pro after playing his college golf at Nevada-Las Vegas, tied for second at 200 after carding a final-round 64. He played his final six holes in 4 under par. Ryan Wallen, a former Wyoming teammate of Workman and Pope, also shared second place after closing with a bogey-free 63 that featured an eagle on the 300-yard par-4 seventh hole.
The top Colorado finisher was 2016 CGA Match Play champion Nathaniel Goddard of Fort Collins, who tied for fifth at 203 (66-71-66).
Owen Ellis of Boulder claimed senior amateur honors with a 5-over-par 218 total. He carded a 72 on Sunday.
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