The 2019 girls golf state championships are Monday and Tuesday. Find live leaderboards below.
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TIMNATH — On Day 1 of the Class 5A girls golf tournament, soggy and frigid conditions didn’t stop Loveland senior Lauren Lehigh from shooting an impressive 2-under par through 18 holes as she leads at the Harmony Club in Loveland.
“I think it was a little easier for me considering that I know the course,” Lehigh said after completing her round on Monday. “It’s a little easier to take those mental breaks when you know where you are going on the course. Everybody has to deal with the weather, and it’s just a matter of getting through it.”
In the same group as the leader in Lehigh, familiar foe Meghan Vogt of Broomfield also had herself quite the opening round, shooting 1-under. The junior, who finished tied for third a season ago in this tourney, hopes to keep the pressure on her friend on Tuesday.
“It’s really fun, we have actually gotten really close this season, especially being in every league tournament together,” Vogt said. “Now that we get to compete with each other with me being 1-stroke back, it will make things even more fun.”
Following the only two under par, Regis Jesuit junior Katie Berrian finished 1-over after a birdie on 18. Fossil Ridge freshman Olivia Steen stands at 2-over in the thick of things.
At 3-over, Fossil Ridge senior Leigha Devine, Grandview senior Morgan Ryan and Ralston Valley senior Sydney Eye look to make a run Tuesday. Last year’s winner, Eaglecrest sophomore Emma Bryant, sits at 6-over.
“It would be really nice (to win), especially this year, being a junior with colleges potentially looking on,” Vogt said. “I was even more nervous than I have ever been for a golf tournament, so one of my goals coming into high school was to win state at least once.”
As Loveland competes in their first 5A state golf tournament, Lehigh hopes to respond from her second-place finish a year ago in 4A. With likely brutal conditions once again tomorrow, the confident striker looks for to the challenge of Vogt and the rest of the field.
“I think it is definitely a good thing to have your competition in your group,” Lehigh said. “Playing with her is great. I played with her in all of our league events, but I’m also trying to focus on myself and what I need to do.”
Leading in the team category, Fossil Ridge leads with a score of 9-over through Day 1. On their heels, Loveland and Cherry Creek placed with scores of 10-over and 14-over, respectively. Arapahoe is fourth at 20-over.
The second and final round of the tournament will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday with a shotgun start.
UPDATE: The second rounds of all girls golf state championships will not continue on Tuesday. More information is available here. The original story is below.
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TIMNATH, WINDSOR and EAGLE — The Class 5A and 4A girls golf state tournaments will use a shotgun start on the second and final day of their championships on Tuesday.
A decision on the format for 3A will be made by 7:45 a.m on Tuesday, but for now, the tournament is planning on sticking with its regular tee times.
The change in 4A and 5A is being made in an effort to ensure the tournaments complete play with poor weather in the forecast. The first day of each tournament was played in wet conditions.
“We want to be off the course as early as possible,” said CHSAA associate commissioner Tom Robinson, who oversees golf. “And the shotgun start gives us that opportunity.”
The shotgun start will begin at 9 a.m.
Here are the details:
The 3A state tournament, held in Eagle, is planning to use regular tee times for its second round on Tuesday, but may reevaluate the format depending on overnight weather and how early the girls would be able to tee off. It is possible that the tournament may have a delayed start on Tuesday.
CHSAANow will have complete coverage of all three state championships.
EAGLE — Caroline Jordaan is in a very familiar spot after the first day of the Class 3A girls state golf tournament. A three-time runner-up (once in 4A and twice in 3A), Jordaan has the 18-hole lead at Eagle Ranch Golf Course after shooting a 1-under-par-71.
Through chilly temperatures and periods of moderate rainfall, the Colorado Academy senior played about as consistent as she could have hoped. She hit 15 greens in regulation and hit 34 putts in her round.
“That’s a lot,” Jordaan said.
But she still came out four strokes ahead of Jefferson Academy’s Aubri Braecklein and Kent Denver’s Charlotte Hillary, who each shot a 75.
Jordaan was leading after the first day of the 2018 tournament at Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo, but eventually lost to Holy Family’s Hailey Schalk.
Her experience both playing and sitting at or near the top of the leaderboard has made the state tournament a more relaxed environment for her this year.
“It definitely gets easier every year,” she said. “It helps that I have a really strong and we have always worked hard all year and when we get to state just try to get it done.”
The Mustangs are getting it done in the team race. Eva Pett shot 79 and Marie Jordaan, Caroline’s younger sister, shot 80. Colorado Academy sits in first place at 14-over as a team. Kent Denver is in second at 27-over.
One of the biggest benefits for coach Beth Folsom is that she knows that Caroline Jordaan will go out and shoot a good number allowing her focus to shift to the other members of the team to try and keep the team scores low enough to be in contention for the team championship.
“I don’t spend very much time with Caroline on the course because I pretty much know what she’s going to do,” Folsom said. “She knows what she’s going to do so that gave me a chance on some of the more challenging holes to be up with some of our other players.”
The biggest challenge for Colorado Academy – and all players – was the weather. Despite solid rainfall in the morning, the tournament went off as scheduled and all players completed 18 holes. Should conditions deteriorate to the point where the course is unplayable on Tuesday, Monday’s round will count as the full tournament.
Nevertheless, Jordaan is anxious to get back to the course so she can put a memorable cap on her high school golf career and claim the 2019 state title.
“That would be nice, honestly,” she said. “Whatever happens, I’ll be good with it because I’ve had four great years of high school. But I’d love to take home the individual title. That’d be great.”
When Jordaan tees off on Tuesday, she’ll be grouped with the same players as she was on Monday as she, Braecklein and Hillary sit in the top three spots on the leaderboard.
The plan for Day 2 of the 3A tournament is to start as scheduled. Overnight weather could cause issues, but a decision to delay or cancel – if needed – will be made at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
Girls golf’s state championships are scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday — and they could be met with some very poor weather.
Forecasts for the northern part of the state are calling for a very high chance of rain — a lot of rain — on Monday, and possibly into Tuesday. The 5A championship is at Harmony Club in Tinmath, and 4A is at Pelican Lakes Golf Club in Windsor.
There is also a chance of rain in Eagle, where 3A is set to be held at Eagle Ranch Golf Course.
As a result, the CHSAA office has communicated the following to participating schools:
You have probably looked at the weather and know that lots of rain is in the forecast with the temperature in the mid-50s. The CHSAA Golf weather delays and cancellation policy is that the completion of any combination 18 holes or more will determine a state champion. The event staff will constantly monitor the local weather through the Colorado Golf Association’s weather service.
Should updates be necessary, they will be found on CHSAANow during the tournaments, as well as our social media accounts.
Tee times for the first day of girls golf’s state championships in 2019 are below.
The tournaments for all classifications run May 20-21. Class 5A is held in Loveland, 4A is in Windsor, and 3A is in Eagle.
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Three-time champion has a nice ring to it, and following Tuesday’s performance at Tiara Rado Golf Course, it’s a title Loveland can add to its name.
COLORADO SPRINGS — Vista PEAK’s Kylie Severin had a three-stroke lead with two holes to go at Kissing Camels Golf Course. But after a frustrating bogey, double-bogey finish she went to playoff against Coronado’s Kate Griffin to determine the winner of Class 4A Region 1.
Severin and Griffin each shot a nine-over-par-80 on the day.
Both players made par on the first playoff hole and blasted drives down the fairway of the South course’s fourth hole. Severin found the green for an eagle putt while Griffin rolled off the back. She was unable to get up and down for birdie allowing Severin to two-putt for the win, which she successfully did.
Coronado won the team title and Vista PEAK came in second meaning both teams will head to Windsor in two weeks.
Other 4A individual regional winners from Monday included Holy Family’s Hailey Schalk and Mullen’s Sofia Choi.
Golden, Durango, Windsor and Niwot all qualified teams for the state tournament.
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Fossil Ridge’s Leigha Devine claimed a 5A regional title at Kennedy Golf Course by shooting a 74. Six players at the tournament finished within four strokes of each other.
Arapahoe won the team title with Fossil Ridge coming in second.
Defending 5A individual champion Emma Bryant won the Southern regional at Foothills Golf Course with a 74. The Northern region was won by Grandview’s Morgan Ryan.
Rock Canyon, Grandview, Cherry Creek and Highlands Ranch all qualified teams for the state tournament at Harmony Club.
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The only word to describe Kent Denver’s Charlotte Hillary’s round at regionals is dominant. Hillary shot shot a 64 to win 3A Region 2 by a staggering 16 strokes on Monday.
She finished third at last year’s 3A state tournament, falling short of Holy Family’s Hailey Schalk (who is playing in 4A this year) and Colorado Academy’s Caroline Jordaan.
The Sun Devils also came away with the team title as Northfield came in second. Both teams will head to the 3A tournament at Eagle Ranch.
Jefferson Academy’s Aubri Braecklein won Region 3. She made par on three of her last four holes to end the day with a 78.
The Jaguars won the team title with Resurrection Christian coming in second.
Regional play for all golf classes will conclude on Tuesday.
Girls golf regionals begin on Monday, May 6. Below is a complete breakdown of schedules and information.
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| Region | Date | Time | Course | Leaderboard |
| Southern | 5/6 | 8 a.m. | Foothills | Link |
| Central | 5/6 | 8 a.m. | Kennedy GC | Link |
| Western | 5/7 | 8:30 a.m. | Tiara Rado | Link |
| Northern | 5/6 | 8 a.m. | Aurora Hills | Link |
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| Region | Date | Time | Course | Leaderboard |
| Region 1 | 5/6 | 9 a.m. | Kissing Camels | Link |
| Region 2 | 5/7 | 8 a.m. | Eisenhower Silver | Link |
| Region 3 | 5/6 | 9 a.m. | Fox Hill | Link |
| Region 4 | 5/6 | 11:30 a.m. | Adobe Creek | Link |
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| Region | Date | Time | Course | Leaderboard |
| Region 1 | 5/7 | 9 a.m. | Hollydot | Link |
| Region 2 | 5/6 | 11:30 a.m. | CommonGround | Link |
| Region 3 | 5/6 | 8 a.m. | Highland Hills | Link |
| Region 4 | 5/7 | 10 a.m. | Dos Rios | Link |
ARVADA — The fifth Class 5A and 4A Jeffco League girls golf conference tournament was held Tuesday at West Woods Golf Club.
Going into the second to last league tournament for Jeffco, Ralston Valley had 34-stroke lead on Valor Christian for the 5A team title and Evergreen held a 32-stroke lead on Golden for the 4A team title.
In the individual 5A Jeffco standings, Arvada West sophomore Anju Ogi led the Ralston Valley junior tandem of Lexi Mueldener and Sydney Eye. Evergreen senior Kate Lisle led the pack in the 4A Jeffco individual standings. Golden junior Haley Prey and freshman Jessica Morrissey are both in the mix to claim the individual conference title.
The final 5A and 4A Jeffco League tournament will be the annual Ashley Forey Invitational on Monday, April 29, at The Club at Rolling Hills in Golden.