Colorado Avid Golfer
Tolan overcomes 5 shot deficit to win his second Colorado Open
Denver, CO: Derek Tolan of Highlands Ranch, CO started the final round five strokes back in a tie for third place and fired a 6-under par 65 to overtake third round leader Zahkai Brown of Arvada, CO and win his second HealthONE Colorado Open at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.
Tolan and Brown were tied after the 16th hole but Tolan, playing in the group ahead of Brown, made his sixth birdie of the day on the difficult par-5 18th to take a two-stroke lead at 14-under after Brown three-putted the par-3 17th for bogie. Brown needed to eagle the last hole to force a playoff, but his eagle chip came up 8 feet short and his birdie left him one stroke shy of his first professional win. Brown finished even par for the day and 13-under (271) for the tournament.
Tolan, who also won the championship in 2009, collected $23,000 for the victory and exemptions into the Canadian Tour Waterway Classic in September and next week’s Texas State Open. Brown pocketed $13,500 for his biggest payday after turning professional just two months ago.
James Drew of Las Vegas and Dustin Pimm of Sandy, UT finished tied for third at 11-under 273 and received $7,230 each. Low amateur honors went to University of Northern Colorado sophomore-to-be Steven Kupcho of Westminster, CO who finished tied for 18th at 6-under (278). The top 30 plus ties earned exemptions into the 2013 Colorado Open.
Complete final round results are below and can be found here.
HealthONE Colorado Open
Green Valley Ranch GC
Denver, CO
7,285 yards, Par 71–284
Final Results
(a) denotes amateur
1 Derek Tolan Highlands Ranch, CO 67-67-71-65–270 -14 $23,000.00
2 Zahkai Brown Arvada, CO 67-70-63-71–271 -13 $13,500.00
T3 James Drew Las Vegas, NV 70-71-65-67–273 -11 $7,230.00
T3 Dustin Pimm Sandy, UT 66-70-69-68–273 -11 $7,230.00
T5 Nicholas Mason Denver, CO 73-71-65-65–274 -10 $4,368.75
T5 Michael Baird Castle Rock, CO 70-71-68-65–274 -10 $4,368.75
T5 Eric Meierdierks Wilmette, IL 70-67-68-69–274 -10 $4,368.75
T5 Joel Dahmen Clarkston, WA 66-68-69-71–274 -10 $4,368.75
T9 David Dragoo Phoenix, AZ 70-69-71-65–275 -9 $3,495.00
T9 Nick Killpack St George, UT 67-68-71-69–275 -9 $3,495.00
11 R. W. Eaks Fountain Hills, AZ 69-75-66-66–276 -8 $3,120.00
T12 Jamie Marshall Denver, CO 70-71-70-66–277 -7 $2,370.00
T12 Zen Brown Arvada, CO 71-70-69-67–277 -7 $2,370.00
T12 Nathan Tyler Tucson, AZ 68-70-71-68–277 -7 $2,370.00
T12 Jonathan Randolph Brandon, MS 66-75-68-68–277 -7 $2,370.00
T12 Wil Collins Albuquerque, NM 72-65-70-70–277 -7 $2,370.00
T12 Ryan Hogue Mesa, AZ 67-70-69-71–277 -7 $2,370.00
T18 Pat Grady Broomfield, CO 68-71-71-68–278 -6 $1,683.75
T18 Chris Kamin Phoenix, AZ 68-72-70-68–278 -6 $1,683.75
T18 Tim Cantwell Jr. Palm Beach Gardens, FL 72-70-67-69–278 -6 $1,683.75
T18 Brady Stockton Phoenix, AZ 74-69-65-70–278 -6 $1,683.75
T18 Steven Kupcho (a) Westminster, CO 66-67-72-73–278 -6
T23 Scott Petersen Parker, CO 74-68-71-66–279 -5 $1,200.00
T23 Nathan Lashley Scottsdale, AZ 67-74-71-67–279 -5 $1,200.00
T23 Joe Panzeri Meridian, ID 69-74-71-65–279 -5 $1,200.00
T23 Geoff Keffer Lakewood, CO 68-70-71-70–279 -5 $1,200.00
T23 Joel Kribel Phoenix, AZ 71-70-66-72–279 -5 $1,200.00
28 Tom Whitney La Quinta, CA 64-74-74-68–280 -4 $960.00
T29 Tommy Medina Thatcher, AZ 70-72-72-67–281 -3 $866.25
T29 Michael Schoolcraft (a) Englewood, CO 67-71-72-71–281 -3
T29 Gunner Wiebe Aurora, CO 70-71-73-67–281 -3 $866.25
T29 Jason Burstyn (a) Miami, FL 71-71-68-71–281 -3
T29 Benoit Beisser Scottsdale, AZ 66-76-67-72–281 -3 $866.25
T29 Dino Giacomazzi Jr. Valencia, CA 68-72-68-73–281 -3 $866.25
T35 Tom Glissmeyer Colorado Springs, CO 72-70-68-72–282 -2 $721.25
T35 Tyson Shinaut Littleton, CO 73-70-71-68–282 -2 $721.25
T35 Jeffrey Franks Steamboat Springs, CO 72-69-74-67–282 -2 $721.25
T35 Kane Webber Lismore, NSW Australia 71-71-74-66–282 -2 $721.25
T35 Matt Schovee (a) Cherry Hills Village, CO 68-72-69-73–282 -2
T40 Brandon Bingaman (a) Montrose, CO 66-76-70-71–283 -1
T40 Chris Parra Dallas, TX 71-72-71-69–283 -1 $640.00
T42 Derek Fribbs (a) Castle Rock, CO 71-72-70-71–284 E
T42 Dustin White Pueblo West, CO 73-68-70-73–284 E $597.50
T42 Josh Anderson Murrieta, CA 71-72-73-68–284 E $597.50
T45 C.J. Kim (a) Ulsan, South Korea 69-75-70-71–285 +1
T45 Mike Kitowski Fort Collins, CO 69-73-73-70–285 +1 $535.00
T45 Nick Hodge Littleton, CO 73-71-71-70–285 +1 $535.00
T45 Ethan Tracy Hilliard, OH 70-74-72-69–285 +1 $535.00
T49 Kyle Souza Livermore, CA 72-71-70-73–286 +2 $435.00
T49 Ty Harris Longwood, FL 69-71-74-72–286 +2 $435.00
T49 Anthony Aguilar Arvada, CO 69-72-75-70–286 +2 $435.00
T49 Nick Travers Boise, ID 72-71-73-70–286 +2 $435.00
T49 Jim Knous Basalt, CO 66-78-73-69–286 +2 $435.00
T54 Jordan Holley Greensboro, NC 71-71-71-74–287 +3 $350.00
T54 Dusty Fielding Washington, UT 72-71-70-74–287 +3 $350.00
T56 Kevin Kring Springfield, MO 70-72-72-74–288 +4 $322.50
T56 Ben Portie Westminster, CO 68-74-77-69–288 +4 $322.50
T58 Tom Murray Orange Park, FL 74-68-72-75–289 +5 $312.50
T58 Brad Besler Blessing, TX 68-74-74-73–289 +5 $312.50
T58 Chun-Ji Kim (a) Ulsan, South Korea 71-72-74-72–289 +5
T58 Jonathan Park (a) Denver, CO 66-77-76-70–289 +5
T62 Nick Berry (a) Littleton, CO 71-73-72-74–290 +6
T62 Riley Arp Fort Collins, CO 73-71-76-70–290 +6 $305.00
64 Perry Holmes Denver, CO 70-74-72-76–292 +8 $300.00