Gunner Wiebe of Aurora and Nick Mason of Denver both are in the top 10 at the halfway point of a first-stage tournament in the three-stage Web.com Tour qualifying process.
With the top 24 finishers and ties after Friday’s fourth round advancing to stage 2 from a tournament in Dayton, Nev., Wiebe stands in seventh place and Mason in ninth. Wiebe (pictured), who overcame a double bogey on Wednesday, has shot back-to-back 68s for an 8-under-par 136 total. Mason is at 137 after scores of 70-67.
Gavin Green of Malaysia holds the lead at 130.
Nine more first-stage tournaments will be held in the next two weeks.
Here’s how all the Coloradans are faring this week in stage 1:
Dayton Nev. (top 24 finishers and ties advance to second stage)
7. Gunner Wiebe of Aurora 68-68–136
9. Nick Mason of Denver 70-67–137
Murrieta, Calif. (top 25 finishers and ties advance to second stage)
52. Eric Hallberg of Parker 77-70–147