Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins and Canon Olkowski of Grand Junction matched 1-under-par 71s at Thorncreek Golf Course in Thornton and share the lead after Tuesday’s opening round of the 36-hole qualifier for the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships boys 15-17 age group.
In the girls 15-17 division, 2014 CWGA Junior Match Play champion Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora and Lauren Lehigh of Loveland fired 3-over-par 75s to sit atop the leaderboard.
After Wednesday’s second round, the top two finishers in each division will advance to the prestigious Junior World Championships, set for July 12-15 in the San Diego area.
Luke Travins of Colorado Springs and Easton Paxton of Riverton, Wyo., are tied for third place among the boys at 72, while Canon Olkowski’s older brother, Trevor, holds down fifth place at 73.
For all the boys scores, CLICK HERE.
For the girls, Arielle Keating of Colorado Springs, Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village and Jordan Remley of Lakewood sit four behind the leaders after carding rounds of 79.
For complete girls scores, CLICK HERE.
Junior World qualifiers for boys and girls in the 11-12 and 13-14 age divisions will be contested on Thursday at Broken Tee in Englewood.
