Symetra Tour pro Kendall Dye comes from 7 back to win CO Women’s Open

Denver, CO: Kendall Dye of Phoenix, AZ stormed back from seven strokes behind second-round leader Emily Talley of Napa, CA to win the 20th HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open by two at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.  Dye, a regular on the LPGA’s Symetra Tour and currently 7th on its 2014 money list, posted the low round of the day (by four strokes) with a 66 that included seven birdies and one bogey. She birdied her first three holes of the day and had another three in a row on the back nine. Dye takes home $11,000 winner’s share of the purse, exceeding her second place earnings in 2009 after just turning professional following a successful collegiate career at Oklahoma.

In a tie for second at 1-under par 215 were three players including low amateur champion Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster, CO, and Symetra Tour players Karlin Beck of Montgomery, AL and Olivia Jordan-Higgins of Jersey, UK.

Beck was tied for the lead going into the final hole but made a costly double bogey to miss the playoff opportunity. Kupcho, a high school senior at Jefferson Academy who’s committed to play for Wake Forest University next fall, made history by joining her brother Steven as Colorado Open low amateur champions. Steven was low amateur of the 2012 Colorado Open and Jennifer’s win makes them the first brother-sister pair of champions in Colorado Opens’ history.

In the pro-am competition the pairing of Symetra Tour professional Caroline Powers of Bowling Green, OH and amateur Chris Welch of Denver shot 9-under par 63 for the day to win by one stroke (at 22-under par) over Dye and her amateur partner Tim D’Angelo of Cherry Hills, CO. Powers earned $2,800 for the pro-am win and Dye won an additional $1,925 for her second place finish.

HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open
Green Valley Ranch GC
Denver, CO
6,358 yards, Par 72–216
Final Results
(a) denotes amateur

OVERALL RESULTS

1   Kendall Dye             Phoenix, AZ              73-74-66–213 -3  $11,000.00
T2  Olivia Jordan-Higgins   Jersey, United Kingdom  69-76-70–215 -1  $5,450.00
T2  Jennifer Kupcho (a)     Westminster, CO         66-78-71–215 -1 
T2  Karlin Beck             Montgomery, AL          73-70-72–215 -1  $5,450.00
5   Emily Talley            Napa, CA                73-67-76–216 E   $3,350.00
T6  Samantha Richdale       Kelowna, BC Canada      69-76-72–217 +1  $2,562.50
T6  Lauren Mielbrecht       Gulf Stream, FL         67-74-76–217 +1  $2,562.50
8   Carlie Yadloczky        Casselberry, FL         71-74-73–218 +2  $2,100.00
T9  Erin Houtsma            Denver, CO              76-71-72–219 +3  $1,712.50
T9  Mary Narzisi            Omaha, NE               71-78-70–219 +3  $1,712.50
T9  Ashley Tait             Littleton, CO           73-70-76–219 +3  $1,712.50
T9  Inhong Lim              Seoul, South Korea      72-72-75–219 +3  $1,712.50
T13 Caroline Powers         Bowling Green, OH       71-76-73–220 +4  $1,412.50
T13 Katie Kempter           Albuquerque, NM         75-71-74–220 +4  $1,412.50
15  Jasi Acharya            Columbus, MT            73-75-73–221 +5  $1,300.00
T16 Becca Huffer            Denver, CO              76-71-75–222 +6  $1,150.00
T16 Jessi White             Bellingham, WA          76-72-74–222 +6  $1,150.00
T16 Michelle Shin           Cape Coral, FL          75-75-72–222 +6  $1,150.00
19  Tara Morris             Dodge City, KS          75-75-73–223 +7  $1,000.00
20  Garrett Phillips        St. Simons Island, GA   69-74-81–224 +8  $950.00
21  Catherine O'Donnell     Ponte Vedra, FL         76-75-74–225 +9  $900.00
T22 Kim Welch               Sacramento, CA          75-75-76–226 +10 $825.00
T22 Alice Kim               San Dimas, CA           72-71-83–226 +10 $825.00
T24 Isabel Southard (a)     Sharon, MA              77-75-75–227 +11
T24 Elyse Smidinger (a)     Crofton, MD             78-75-74–227 +11
T24 Calli Ringsby (a)       Denver, CO              75-81-71–227 +11
27  Katelyn Wright          Incline Village, NV     79-75-74–228 +12 $750.00
28  Paige Crawford (a)      Colorado Springs, CO    80-73-76–229 +13
29  Kate Scarpetta          Crystal Lake, PA        77-74-79–230 +14 $700.00
T30 Michele Low             Ipoh, Malaysia          77-76-78–231 +15 $625.00
T30 Angela King             Westminster, CO         74-80-77–231 +15 $625.00
32  Jackie Smith            Magnolia, TX            75-80-77–232 +16 $550.00
T33 Kim Eaton (a)           Greeley, CO             77-78-78–233 +17
T33 Hannah Hellyer          Stirling, ON Canada     83-74-76–233 +17 $500.00
35  Patricia Beliard        Houston, TX             77-80-77–234 +18 $450.00
36  Rachael Watton (a)      Edinburgh, Scotland     78-78-80–236 +20
37  Mackenzie Barrie (a)    Vernon, BC Canada       78-80-79–237 +21
38  Kathleen Kershisnik (a) Highlands Ranch, CO     75-83-82–240 +24
39  Alana Johnson           Goodyear, AZ            80-78-86–244 +28 $400.00
PRO-AM RESULTS
1   Chris Welch (a) Denver, CO Caroline Powers Bowling Green, OH  65-66-63–194 -22 $2,800.00
2   Tim D'Angelo (a) Cherry Hills, CO Kendall Dye Phoenix, AZ     65-67-63–195 -21 $1,925.00
T3  Pat Hamill (a) Denver, CO Katie Kempter Albuquerque, NM       62-65-69–196 -20 $1,216.67
T3  Jay Small (a) Aurora, CO Samantha Richdale Kelowna, BC Canada 62-71-63–196 -20 $1,216.67
T3  Charlie Paraiso (a) Parker, CO Karlin Beck Montgomery, AL     69-64-63–196 -20 $1,216.67
6   Heather Beard (a) Parker, CO Hannah Hellyer Stirling, ON Can  67-64-66–197 -19 $900.00
7   Russ Ortiz (a) Mesa, AZ Jessi White Bellingham, WA            68-67-64–199 -17 $750.00
8   Tom Lane (a) Greenwood Village, CO Becca Huffer Denver, CO    64-70-66–200 -16 $650.00
T9  Margie Kerr (a) Phoenix, AZ Erin Houtsma Denver, CO           69-66-66–201 -15 $525.00
T9  Beverly Hoffenberg (a) Denver, CO Ashley Tait Littleton, CO   65-65-71–201 -15 $525.00
11  Eric Kenealy(a) Broomfield, CO Catherine O'Donnell Ponte Vedra63-71-68–202 -14 $450.00
12  Allen Walters (a) Denver, CO Emily Talley Napa, CA            67-66-71–204 -12 $425.00
13  Scott Wylie (a) Denver, CO Tara Morris Dodge City, KS         60-72-73–205 -11 $400.00

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