Ladies Flight: The HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open
144 top female golfers will compete in the 20th anniversary event
The BMW Championship won’t be the only exciting golf happening in Colorado around Labor Day. On August 27, 28 and 29 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, 144 top female golfers will compete in the 20th edition of the HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open. The event, which has become extremely popular among collegians and players on the LPGA’s developmental Symetra Tour, provides a great opportunity to glimpse the future of women’s professional golf.
Scheduled during a Symetra off-week, the Open will attract such aspiring professionals as defending champion Becca Huffer (pictured at top), former DU standouts Katie Kempter and Dawn Shockley, Littleton’s Ashley Tait and Big Break champion and CU alumna Emily Talley (pictured above). Other Symetra stars include Anya Alvarez, Madeleine Sheils and Elena Robles (pictured below). At press time, Morgan Pressel’s sister, Madison, and Tiger Woods’ niece, Cheyenne, were scheduled to play but had not committed. Standout amateurs include Colorado Women’s Golf Association Match Play and Junior Stroke Play Champion Jennifer Kupcho of Jefferson Academy and numerous collegiate players from Colorado and Wyoming.
“The HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open has become a must-play event for young ladies trying to compete against the best in the country who aren’t yet qualified for the LPGA Tour,” says Kevin Laura, CEO of the HealthONE Colorado Opens. “Symetra Tour players along with Cactus Tour and other developmental tour players see this event as a great field, great purse, fun format and professionally run option to gauge their game against those vying for a place at the LPGA table.”
A number of more experienced players will also be in the mix, although many of Colorado’s leading pros— Sherry Smith, Stefanie Ferguson and Elena King—will be competing August 24-27 in the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals Championship at Château Élan Resort in Georgia.
Admission to the HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open is free to the public, and the event employs a Pro- Am format similar to that of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
For more information: coloradoopen.com; 303-486-8800.
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