Bennett Durando is the Denver Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post. Before moving to Colorado, where he started as The Post's Avalanche beat writer, he covered SEC football, basketball and other sports for five years: first reporting on his alma mater, Missouri, for the St.
Honorary observers Molly Schatz, second from right, and Sofia Cary, right, watch Scottie Scheffler, not pictured, on the 16th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock on Aug. 24, 2024. CASTLE ROCK — The two luckiest golf fans in Colorado were running on fumes by the beginning of the back nine. By the 18th hole, there were no fumes left.
“Just all the walking,” Cary said. “I’m on JV. So I’m not used to doing 18 holes. Molly’s used to it.”But rewarding, make no mistake. These two Lewis-Palmer High School juniors were shadows to Scheffler and Adam Hadwin during the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday, thanks to a fortuitous phone call.
Four high schoolers had the red carpet rolled out Saturday to walk the course in pairs, including Schatz, who represents a full-circle moment for Hodge’s 30-year career fostering the local growth of girls golf. Schatz’s mother was one of her first students in Colorado Springs years ago. The two are friends now, and Hodge is Molly Schatz’s private instructor.
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