Braden Bentley of Colorado Springs and 2015 CWGA Junior Stroke Play champion Mary Weinstein (pictured) of Highlands Ranch grabbed the lead Monday in the boys and girls championships, respectively, of the Colorado Junior Amateur, the first “major” of the inaugural season of the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado.
Bentley posted the only sub-par round of the day at Eisenhower Golf Club’s Blue Course, firing a 1-under-par 71 for a one-stroke lead in the boys tournament. Bentley played his final eight holes in 3 under par on Monday.
Four players share second place at 72 after the opening round of the 54-hole event: University of Colorado commitment Trevor Olkowski of Grand Junction, a runner-up in last week’s AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior; Daniel Pearson of Longmont, Ryan Zetwick of Castle Rock and Jake Welch of Highlands Ranch. Olkowski was 4 under par through 13, but went 4 over par coming down the stretch.
In the girls championship, Weinstein was one of three players to break 80 on Monday. The winner of the 5A girls state high school title last month, Weinstein opened with a 3-over-par 75, making a birdie and four bogeys on the day.
Jaclyn Murray of Grand Junction, a Regis Jesuit High School teammate of Weinstein, is in second place at 77. She eagled the par-4 fourth hole on Monday. Hailey Schalk of Erie, a 14-year-old who posted a top-10 finish at last week’s AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior, carded a 78, good for third place going into the final two rounds.
For interactive scoring, click on the following: BOYS, GIRLS.
Colorado Junior Amateur (Boys)
At Par-72 Eisenhower GC’s Blue Course
1 Braden Bentley Colorado Springs, CO 38-33–71 -1
T2 Trevor Olkowski Grand Junction, CO 33-39–72 E
T2 Daniel Pearson Longmont, CO 34-38–72 E
T2 Ryan Zetwick Castle Rock, CO 35-37–72 E
T2 Jake Welch Highlands Ranch, CO 37-35–72 E
T6 David Leede Greenwood Village, CO 37-36–73 +1
T6 Dillon Stewart Ft Colins, CO 34-39–73 +1
T6 Davis Bryant Aurora, CO 34-39–73 +1
T6 Timothy Amundson Litleton, CO 37-36–73 +1
T6 Cameron Kirke Greenwood Village, CO 37-36–73 +1
T11 Coleson Krantz Windsor, CO 37-37–74 +2
T11 Oliver Jack Denver, CO 34-40–74 +2
T11 Coby Welch Highlands Ranch, CO 36-38–74 +2
T11 Marcus Tait Littleton, CO 37-37–74 +2
T11 Jackson Solem Longmont, CO 36-38–74 +2
T11 Sam Taylor Nederland, CO 37-37–74 +2
T11 Jack Castiglia Lakewood, CO 38-36–74 +2
T11 Luke Travins Colorado Springs, CO 37-37–74 +2
T11 Calvin McCoy Highlands Ranch, CO 37-37–74 +2
20 Kyle Pearson Highlands Ranch, CO 39-36–75 +3
T21 Canon Olkowski Grand Junction, CO 38-38–76 +4
T21 Will Firestone Steamboat Springs, CO 41-35–76 +4
T21 Zach Gomez Westminster, CO 38-38–76 +4
T24 Nick Leibold Littleton, CO 40-37–77 +5
T24 Austin Hardman Highlands Ranch, CO 40-37–77 +5
T24 Freddie Gluck Boulder, CO 41-36–77 +5
T24 Hunter Tuite Englewood, CO 37-40–77 +5
T24 Jack Stevens Auburn, AL 38-39–77 +5
T24 Tj Shehee Longmont, CO 38-39–77 +5
T30 Kirby Coe-Kirkham Sheridan, WY 40-38–78 +6
T30 Cade Kilkenny Centennial, CO 39-39–78 +6
T30 Dillon Baker Castle Rock, CO 38-40–78 +6
T30 Jackson Crist Highlands Ranch, CO 35-43–78 +6
T30 John McGinley Casper, WY 38-40–78 +6
T30 Ji Jang Aurora, CO 42-36–78 +6
36 Nate Dwyer Loveland, CO 39-40–79 +7
T37 Alec Poorman Boulder, CO 38-42–80 +8
T37 Walker Franklin Broomfield, CO 39-41–80 +8
T37 Peter Grossenbacher Eaton, CO 39-41–80 +8
T37 Ethan Tartaglia Lafayette, CO 40-40–80 +8
T37 Jimmy Ringsby Cherry Hills Village, CO 39-41–80 +8
T42 Jordan Jennings Montrose, CO 40-41–81 +9
T42 Aiden Detlof Colorado Springs, CO 37-44–81 +9
T42 Liam O’Halloran Colorado Springs, CO 39-42–81 +9
T42 Jay Yano Centennial, CO 41-40–81 +9
T46 Ivan Richmond Estes Park, CO 41-41–82 +10
T46 Ryan Pearson Highlands Ranch, CO 40-42–82 +10
T46 Sam Blackwood Littleton, CO 39-43–82 +10
T46 Luke Thomson Highlands Ranch, CO 38-44–82 +10
T50 Andrew McCormick Denver, CO 41-42–83 +11
T50 Cole Chalmers Denver, CO 42-41–83 +11
T50 Roger Nakagawa Denver, CO 41-42–83 +11
T50 Landon Thunell Arvada, CO 43-40–83 +11
T54 Micah Stangebye Montrose, CO 42-42–84 +12
T54 Thomas Messner Greenwood Village, CO 40-44–84 +12
T54 Joseph Madden Denver, CO 42-42–84 +12
T54 Beam Boonta Centennial, CO 41-43–84 +12
58 Luke Trujillo Colorado Springs, CO 40-46–86 +14
59 Jaxon Franklin Broomfield, CO 43-46–89 +17
60 Tyler Zhang Lone Tree, CO WD
Colorado Junior Amateur (Girls)
At Par-72 Eisenhower GC’s Blue Course
1 Mary Weinstein Highlands Ranch, CO 37-38–75 +3
2 Jaclyn Murray Grand Junction, CO 38-39–77 +5
3 Hailey Schalk Erie, CO 37-41–78 +6
T4 Caroline Jordaan Cherry Hills Village, CO 39-41–80 +8
T4 Jennifer Hankins Thornton, CO 42-38–80 +8
6 Sarah Hwang Monument, CO 41-40–81 +9
T7 Amy Chitkoksoong Aurora, CO 40-42–82 +10
T7 Julia Baroth Denver, CO 43-39–82 +10
T7 Erin Sargent Longmont, CO 40-42–82 +10
T7 Arielle Keating Colorado Springs, CO 36-46–82 +10
T11 Delaney Benson Littleton, CO 42-41–83 +11
T11 Hannah More Littleton, CO 46-37–83 +11
T13 Andrea Hoos Thornton, CO 41-43–84 +12
T13 Shelby Poynter Scottsbluff, NE 40-44–84 +12
T15 Marie Jordaan Cherry Hills Village, CO 40-45–85 +13
T15 Amisha Singh Greenwood Village, CO 43-42–85 +13
T17 Sarah Hunt Parker, CO 43-43–86 +14
T17 Regina Dillon Colorado Springs, CO 41-45–86 +14
T17 Jenna Chun Englewood, CO 41-45–86 +14
T20 Charlotte Hillary Englewood, CO 40-47–87 +15
T20 Tabitha Diehl Highlands Ranch, CO 42-45–87 +15
T20 Riley McKibbon Arvada, CO 43-44–87 +15
T20 Reagan Robinson Golden, CO 41-46–87 +15
T20 Grace Linderman Highlands Ranch, CO 45-42–87 +15
25 Lauren Murphy Carbondale, CO 43-46–89 +17
T26 Ashlee Sample Monument, CO 44-46–90 +18
T26 Kelsey Webster Boulder, CO 44-46–90 +18
T28 Lauren Lehigh Loveland, CO 48-44–92 +20
T28 Gracie Olkowski Grand Junction, CO 40-52–92 +20
30 Kellsey Sample Monument, CO 47-48–95 +23