Two share lead, Kupcho just 2 back at CoBank Colorado Women’s Open

 

Ladies European Tour rookie Andrea Wong of San Francisco wasted no time resuming where she left off Wednesday by birdieing her first five holes in route to a 4-under par 68 to share the lead with Liz Breed of Waynesboro, Pa. at 10-under 134 through the first two rounds of the $150,000 CoBank Colorado Women’s Open at Denver’s Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.

Breed, who played her collegiate golf at the University of Kentucky, fired her second consecutive 5-under 67 to share the top spot with Wong.

Also posting a 5-under 67 and moving into solo third is local favorite Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster. Kupcho, now the world #3 ranked amateur and a Wake Forest University senior, finished T2 and low amateur in 2014 the last time she played in the championship.

Alone in fourth place is Gabrielle Shipley of Hastings, Mich. (6-under 138). Shipley was the medalist at the NCAA D-II national finals held at CommonGround Golf Coursen Aurora in 2016.

In the low amateur competition, Kupcho (-8, 136) enjoys an eight-stroke lead over 2016 low amateur champion Jessica Dreesbeimdieke of Juno Beach, FL (E, 144) who plays for the University of Denver.

In the pro-am competition, Teams Beck/Greenblatt and Danielson/Bender both posted superb rounds of 11-under 61 to share the lead at 18-under 126 total. In third, just one stroke back is the team of Fears/Kris.

In total 47 players from the championship field made the cut at 5-over par 149 or better, and 13 pro-am teams made the cut at 11-under 133 or better for the final round. The winning professional will take home $50,000 first prize, the largest non-LPGA winner’s check in the country. The winning pro-am professional will add $2,800 to her championship earnings.

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