2022 Colorado PGA Women's Championship
DU Graduate and New COPGA Associate, Camille Enright, Goes Wire to Wire, Named 2022 Champion
With partly cloudy blue skies and temperatures in the mid 70’s, Vail, Colo. created a stunning backdrop for the 2022 Colorado PGA Women’s Championship. The Championship, open to female PGA and LPGA members and associates, was hosted at Vail Golf Club on August 8th and 9th.
Through the first nine of the 36-hole tournament, Camille Enright of The Club at Ravenna sat atop the leaderboard, posting a 2-under 34, followed closely by Kelli McKandless, Spring Valley Golf Club, at 1-under. Day one concluded with Enright holding firm to her lead, carding four birdies on her way to a 1-under 71 for the day. McKandless settled one back at even par 72 after 18.
Following the day one round, players and caddies enjoyed a happy hour hosted at the Vail Golf Club restaurant, Grill at the Gore. The mountain scenery, food and drinks created for a fun evening of mingling with fellow golf professionals!
Day two brought a hard-fought battle for the leaderboard. Sherry Andonian, PGA, Valley Country Club, who at in 3rd place after day one with a 75, came into day two with the attitude to make a run at Enright and that’s what she did; carding the low round of the day with a 2-under 70. Combined with her day one 75, Andonian finished 1-over for the tournament, taking home second place! Another competitor who made a run for leader was Samantha Crawford, Colorado PGA Junior Golf Director. Crawford’s 77-73–150 earned her a well-deserved third place!
Despite the strong efforts, no one was able to catch Enright’s lead! She may have stumbled on the front nine during day two, posting 3-over, and came back with vengeance on the back nine. Enright ended her day with 3-under for the final nine holes, carding an even-par 72 for the day. What a recovery! Enright’s dominant 71-72–143 1-under-par for the tournament resulted in her first Colorado PGA Women’s Championship win during her first Championship appearance!
A Dallas, Texas native and 2021 Denver University graduate, one of Enright’s goals she set for herself this season was to win this tournament: “It feels really awesome! This was one of my goals for the year. Being brand new to the section, I wanted to come out and make a statement like ‘hey, I’m here to play’”. Her D1 collegiate golf career surely set her up for success during highly competitive tournaments, such as the Colorado PGA Women’s Championship. That was evident from her levelheaded attitude this week. Going into day two, her mindset helped her game, stating, “It felt really good to be the low round and shoot under par [on day one]. It wasn’t super easy out there; the greens are what really set it apart. I only hit 11 greens but putted and chipped really well. I figured if I led after day one, why can’t I do it again? I played within my game and didn’t get ahead of myself”.
Thank you to the PGA Team at Vail Golf Club, Alice Plain, PGA, Director of Golf, and Nathan Mead, PGA, Head Golf Professional, for their support in hosting this outstanding tournament. As shared by Enright, “as a golf professional, you don’t always have the opportunity to play a lot, so it’s just super awesome to have the opportunity to play and enjoy being in the moment in the mountain scenery in Vail”. Additionally, thank you to our partner, Adidas, for gifting golf shoes to all the competitors!
