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Mr. & Mrs. Ace

Mark Person and Patty Novosel-Person celebrate their aces at the Club at Pradera

Mark Person and Patty Novosel-Person originally planned to play together at The Club at Pradera on September 15. Mark, however, got lured into a four-ball with some fellow members, so the couple teed off in consecutive groups. On the par-3 eighth, Mark, a 5.5 index who claims to have “a swing only a mother could … Read more

Local Talent Represented in U.S. Mid-Amateur at Colorado GC

Four make match play but none advance to Round of 16 The 39th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Colorado Golf Club hasn’t exactly provided a home-course advantage. With players boasting Colorado ties comprising 13 players in the field, a total of four—Stephen Powers of Denver, Nick Nosewicz of Aurora, Ryan Axlund of Englewood and former UCCS … Read more

Houtsma Shines in U.S. Women’s Mid-Am

Former CU star advances to Round of 16 By Jon Rizzi As Colorado’s male competitors struggled to advance in the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Colorado Golf Club, Denver’s Erin Houtsma made some serious noise in  the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Forest Highlands Golf Clubin Flagstaff, Ariz. Houtsma—who won the 2006 CoBank Colorado Women’s Open as a … Read more