Chris Thayer of Denver shot a 4-over-par 74 Saturday and leads the Colorado contingent after the first round of stroke play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Stonewall in Elverson, Pa.
Thayer (pictured), the 2014 CGA Mid-Amateur champion who needed a playoff to qualify for this year’s national tournament, shares 74th place out of 264 players with one stroke-play round remaining. Competing in his first U.S. Mid-Am, Thayer finished with three birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey on Saturday.
After 36 holes, the top 64 players will advance to match play.
Joining Thayer in the top 100 after round 1 were Tom Krystyn of Denver and former University of Colorado golfer Kenny Coakley, both of whom shot 75 and share 94th place.
Here are the scores and positions for all the players competing with strong Colorado ties:
74. Chris Thayer of Denver 74
94. Tom Krystyn of Denver 75
94. Former CU golfer Kenny Coakley 75
204. Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield 79
258. Troy Anderson of Denver 86
258. Wes Martin of Denver 86
Brad Wilder of Fort Wright, Ky., and Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C., shared the lead after firing 66s on Saturday.
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