AJ Ott (pictured) of Fort Collins fired a 5-under-par 67 and grabbed a two-stroke lead after Wednesday’s opening round of the national PGA Junior Series tournament at Eisenhower Golf Club’s Blue Course at the Air Force Academy.
The Colorado State University signee, who tied for second earlier this month at the AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior, made seven birdies and two bogeys in the first of three rounds at Eisenhower.
Colton Tanner of Park City, Utah holds second place at 69, while Jackson Crist of Highlands Ranch, Walker Lee of Houston and Kirby Coe-Kirkham of Sheridan, Wyo., share third at 70.
In the girls division, sisters Dominique and Jacquelyn Galloway of Rio Rancho, N.M., took the lead by matching 1-over-par 73s. Sophie Guo of China and Nicha Vorrasanpisut of Thailand posted 74s to share third place.
Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village and Sarah Hwang of Monument are tied for fifth place at 76 with Shannon Gould of O’Fallon, Mo., and Natai Apichonlati of Thailand.
Meanwhile, in the 12-14 age group, Marie Jordaan leads the four-player girls field with an 80, while Amisha Singh of Greenwood Village is second at 83. Aaron Kuznik of Orono, Minn., is setting the pace for the boys at 76, while Trey Jones of Colorado Springs is second at 79.
The tournament for all divisions will continue through Friday.
For scores: boys 15-18, girls 15-18, boys 12-14, girls 12-14
