THE BLUE CHAMPIONSHIP TO AWARD 2026 EXEMPTION TO BOULDER NATIVE MILES KUHL
BERTHOUD, Colo. – Tournament officials announced today that Miles Kuhl will receive an exemption to compete in the eighth playing of The Blue Championship, the week of July 6 – 12 at TPC Colorado.
“We are thrilled to welcome Miles into the field for this year’s Blue Championship,” said Laura Fellwock, tournament director. “We hope the Colorado golf community will come out and support Miles, who developed right down the road in Boulder and who has been so dominate on the Colorado junior golf circuit.”
Kuhl, 18, is a Boulder, Colorado native and 2026 graduate of Fairview High School. The Blue Championship will mark Kuhl’s Korn Ferry Tour debut. The amateur has been a standout in Colorado junior and amateur golf, winning the 2023 Colorado PGA Junior Match Play, the 2023 Colorado PGA Junior Championship, the 2024 AJGA Colorado Junior, the 2025 The Wyndham Clark presented by the Colorado Golf Association and the 2025 CHSAA 5A State Championship.
Kuhl is committed to play at San Diego State University (SDSU) starting in the fall of this year. Recent alums of SDSU include ten-time PGA TOUR winner including two major championships, Xander Schauffele, and three-time PGA TOUR winner including the 2025 U.S. Open, J.J. Spaun.
“I am incredibly grateful to Blue Federal Credit Union and The Blue Championship for this opportunity,” said Kuhl. “Growing up not far from TPC Colorado, I have looked up to the players that come through Colorado each year on the Korn Ferry Tour. As I start my journey from junior to collegiate golf, I am excited to represent my Colorado community while I test my game against the top players and make my Korn Ferry Tour debut.”
The Blue Championship will be one of the premier regular season events on the Korn Ferry Tour and will feature a purse of $1 million. The tournament field will include 156 players competing over 72 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the top 65 players and ties after 36 holes. Upon conclusion of the 25-event season, the top 20 players from the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2027 season.
Past participants of The Blue Championship include reigning champion Neal Shipley and PGA TOUR winners Austin Eckroat, Chris Gotterup, Ben Griffin, Aldrich Potgieter, Scottie Scheffler, Karl Vilips, and Will Zalatoris, who won the 2020 event.
For more information about The Blue Championship, including tickets, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, please visit the tournament’s website at TheBlueChampionship.com.
To stay connected with The Blue Championship on social media, follow the tournament on X at @theblue_champ and Instagram at @theblue_championship.
About The Blue Championship
The Blue Championship is an official event on the Korn Ferry Tour, and is owned by Colorado Golf Charities., a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, and operated by HNS Sports Group. The event features a purse of $1,000,000 and the tournament is conducted to showcase the best golf on the Korn Ferry Tour on one of the premier venues on Tour, TPC Colorado in Berthoud, Colorado, for the enjoyment of spectators and to benefit charitable organizations in Colorado and beyond. For more information, visit our website at TheBlueChampionship.com. For the latest The Blue Championship news and updates on social media, follow the tournament on X at @theblue_champ and Instagram at @theblue_championship.
About Blue Federal Credit Union
Blue Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative proudly rooted in the Rocky Mountain region, serving communities in Wyoming and Colorado for 75 years. Guided by its promise—For You. For Life. —Blue exists to discover pathways that help members realize their possibilities. Blue is built on authentic connection, lifelong partnership, and the belief that when individuals thrive, communities do too.
About Korn Ferry Tour
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour identifies and develops golf's next stars, preparing them to compete and win on the game's biggest stage. The Korn Ferry Tour, which has served as a path to the PGA TOUR since its inception, annually awards 20 PGA TOUR cards based off its points list, with the No. 1 player earning exemptions into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open. With more than 700 PGA TOUR titles, 35 major championships and eight FedExCup champions, Korn Ferry Tour alumni make up 77 percent of the PGA TOUR’s current membership. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour and to follow the season-long quest for PGA TOUR cards, visit PGATOUR.COM or follow the Korn Ferry Tour on social media. In 2026, 10 Korn Ferry Tour events are televised on Golf Channel in the United States, with tournament coverage available internationally in more than 170 countries and territories via 23 media partners.
About TPC Colorado
TPC Colorado is a par-72, 7,991-yard championship golf course located in northwest Berthoud, Colorado, and is the only PGA TOUR–managed golf course in the state. Designed by Arthur Schaupeter Golf Course Architects, the semi-private course is licensed by the PGA TOUR and is part of the elite TPC Network of 32 premier golf properties nationwide. Set within the 895-acre Heron Lakes community, TPC Colorado overlooks Lonetree, McNeil and Welch Reservoirs and features the longest hole in PGA TOUR event golf — the 773-yard par-5 13th hole, named “Longer Still.” The property includes a 65,000-square-foot clubhouse with multiple dining venues and event spaces, resort-style amenities, and is internationally certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. Since 2019, TPC Colorado has annually hosted the official Korn Ferry Tour event, The Blue Championship.
About HNS Sports Group
HNS Sports Group is well positioned to assist companies that find value in the golf industry and build and execute comprehensive golf branding or sponsorship strategies. Effectively understanding the golf marketplace today is a significant challenge, and the HNS Sports Group team possesses over 150 years of collective experience that is applied to lead companies in their efforts to maximize value from golf sponsorship and event participation. To learn more about HNS Sports Group, visit www.hnssports.com.
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