State’s Top Finisher

Brandon Bingaman of The Bridges Golf and Country Club in Montrose moved up 10 spots on Sunday and finished 28th in the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Bingaman, who won the National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistants Championship in early August, shot a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to post a 1-over 289 total. He carded five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on Sunday. Bingaman bogeyed his final two holes after making birdie his previous two and finished 12 strokes behind champion Ryan Zylstra of The Federal Club in Virginia.

The other Coloradan to make the cut, University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady, placed 56th after closing with a 78 on Sunday, leaving him at 296 overall.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans who competed in Florida:

28. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73-73-71–289
56. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72-72-78–296
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159