The UNDERRATED Golf Tour has proven to be about more than just the game.

Golden State Warriors guard, future NBA Hall of Famer and avid golfer Stephen Curry founded the tour to provide junior players with access to elite golf courses. Those courses have included TPC Sawgrass, Liberty National and PGA West.

Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs will be added to that list on Monday.

“The mission of UNDERRATED is to grow through the game of golf,” Tour ambassador Will Lowery told The Denver Gazette. “The courses are a part of this mission as far as how can we increase participation numbers in a specific space within golf.”

Lowery is a golf personality for Golf Channel and has his own production company, Crosshand Productions, which is named for Lowery’s unusual grip when he plays golf. He played golf professionally and has known Curry since the four-time NBA champion’s time at Davidson.

“I felt he could make more of an impact than even PGA Tour players,” Lowery said. “So, I literally went to his house and pitched the idea of how I see Steph Curry being involved in the game of golf.”

Eisenhower Golf Course will be the first stop of the tour’s fourth season. KPMG returns as the tour’s presenting sponsor and the four-stop series sends the top male and female tour players to the annual Curry Cup Championship hosted in September at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J.

It was announced earlier this year the top boy and girl winners of both London and Scotland UNDERRATED Golf European Tournaments will travel to the United States to compete in the Curry Cup in September.

“Each year, the UNDERRATED Golf Tour continues to push the boundaries of what is possible for young golfers who may not have traditionally had access to the game,” Curry said in a press release.

The goal of the tour is to bring a more competitive aspect of golf to kids who are looking for more. Lowery hopes the idea will help with participation numbers in the future.

“Seventeen percent of Black and Brown kids are participating in golf at the introductory level,” Lowery said. “But when we get to the competitive space, it falls to less than 2%. So surely not 15% of the kids want to say I want to be done with the golf world.

“There has to be some type of means of having sustainability in the space and I really believe that you belong here. Let’s make an impact. Let’s make a difference.”

Several players that have competed in UNDERRATED are currently playing college golf across the country. Logan Batiste, who played on Curry’s tour in 2022, turned pro in 2024 and is now a member of the APGA.

Lowery sees the impact being even more than golf.

“The impact is seeing a smile on their faces,” he said. “That’s intrinsic value when you see the kids and the parents, excuse me (for) saying we have never been to a course like this. We never experienced plush greens and plush fairways.”

Eisenhower offers plush greens and plush fairways. The course hosted the 2023 U.S. Girls Junior and is the site of the annual Falcon Invitational in college golf.

“We’ve been to all four corners of the country thus far, and we haven’t set foot in the Colorado area yet,” Lowery said. “I’m a huge fan of Colorado.”

Curry’s passion for golf is well known. He currently plays at a 3 handicap and won the 2023 American Century Championship with an eagle on the final hole. He finished tied for 35th place in 2024 — behind his father and former NBA player Dell Curry.

“All I know is, when I’m done with basketball, I’m going to reasonably invest as much into my golf as I can to see how good I can get,” Curry told Golf Digest in 2024.

The tour is open to boys and girls ages 12-18. For more information, click here.

Kupcho looks for second major at KPMG Women’s PGA

Coming off her win at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Colorado native Jennifer Kupcho is back on the course for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the second major in women’s golf.

Kupcho is set to tee off on Thursday at 8:01 a.m. at Fields Ranch East Course in Frisco, Texas. The Jefferson Academy graduate will be playing with Linn Grant and Rio Takeda.

On June 8, Kupcho won a tournament on the LPGA Tour for the first time in her last 70 starts. She won the 2022 Chevron Championship for her major championship.

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What they’re saying

“I didn’t cry after I won, but I cried after J.J. Spaun won because I was so excited for him.”

—U.S. Women’s Open winner Maja Stark after watching Spaun win the U.S. Open

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Skins game

Odds to win Travelers Championship

Scottie Scheffler +300

Rory McIlroy +1200

Xander Schauffele +1800

Collin Morikawa +1800

Patrick Cantlay +2200

Ludvig Aberg +2500

Wyndham Clark +9000

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This week in golf

PGA Tour

TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Cromwell, Conn.

Course: TPC River Highlands. Yardage: 6,844. Par: 70.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Golf), 1-4:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Golf), 1-4 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler.

LPGA Tour and PGA of America

KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Frisco, Texas.

Course: Fields Ranch (East) at PGA Frisco. Yardage: 6,604. Par: 72.

Prize money: $12 million. Winner’s share: $1.8 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Golf), 4-6 p.m. (Golf); Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Peacock), 1-4:30 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Peacock), 1-4 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champion: Amy Yang.

PGA Tour Champions

KAULING COMPANIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Akron, Ohio.

Course: Firestone CC (South). Yardage: 7,248. Par: 70.

Prize money: $3.5 million. Winner’s share: $525,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf).

Defending champion: Ernie Els.

Korn Ferry Tour

WICHITA OPEN

Site: Wichita, Kans.

Course: Crestview CC. Yardage: 6,910. Par: 70.

Prize money: $1 million. Winner’s share: $180,000.

Television: None.

Previous winner: Taylor Dickson.

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FedEx Cup standings

                            Points Money

1. Scottie Scheffler 3,726 $15,174,483

2. Rory McIlroy 2,724 $14,221,410

3. Sepp Straka 2,479 $9,628,709

4. Justin Thomas 2,071 $8,795,520

5. Ben Griffin 2,068 $7,602,502

6. J.J. Spaun 2,007 $9,644,182

7. Russell Henley 1,871 $7,563,406

8. Maverick McNealy 1,539 $5,841,347

9. Andrew Novak 1,531 $6,184,394

10. Corey Conners 1,465 $5,058,426

11. Ludvig Aberg 1,410 $6,246,533

12. Shane Lowry 1,404 $6,132,568

13. Harris English 1,388 $5,014,527

14. Nick Taylor 1,351 $4,461,355

15. Collin Morikawa 1,334 $6,662,794

16. Tommy Fleetwood 1,324 $4,428,031

17. Robert Macintyre 1,196 $4,992,044

18. Sam Burns 1,182 $4,158,311

19. Patrick Cantlay 1,136 $3,907,046

20. Viktor Hovland 1,135 $4,178,118

21. Sungjae Im 1,122 $4,105,967

22. Hideki Matsuyama 1,114 $5,154,762

23. Daniel Berger 1,109 $3,855,079

24. Ryan Fox 1,068 $3,572,285

25. Brian Harman 1,060 $3,564,339

26. Thomas Detry 1,054 $3,380,130

27. Justin Rose 1,054 $4,182,019

28. Tom Hoge 1,012 $3,903,247

29. Michael Kim 1,009 $3,271,543

30. Keegan Bradley 1,002 $3,443,795

31. Jacob Bridgeman 961 $3,050,353

32. Cameron Young 943 $3,122,055

33. Taylor Pendrith 937 $3,141,530

34. Lucas Glover 902 $3,278,953

35. Ryan Gerard 832 $2,787,662

36. Sam Stevens 826 $2,970,620

37. Jordan Spieth 819 $2,953,110

38. Si Woo Kim 803 $2,930,602

39. Akshay Bhatia 800 $3,017,404

40. Denny McCarthy 797 $2,767,035

41. Min Woo Lee 790 $2,854,836

42. Joe Highsmith 788 $2,626,387

43. J.T. Poston 772 $2,445,280

44. Bud Cauley 768 $2,578,483

45. Jason Day 758 $2,538,361

46. Jhonattan Vegas 734 $2,166,915

47. Stephan Jaeger 700 $2,369,151

48. Mackenzie Hughes 690 $2,165,158

49. Tony Finau 664 $2,402,858

50. Xander Schauffele 640 $2,322,717