Two Coloradans find themselves in the top three at the halfway point of a Web.com Q-school first-stage tournament in St. George, Utah.
James Love (pictured) of Denver, who shot a 12-under-par 59 in the first round at SunRiver Golf Club, backed that up with a 2-under 69 Wednesday, leaving him in a share of the lead with John Chin of Temecula, Calif., at 14-under 128.
Love, a former University of Denver golfer, made three birdies and a bogey on Wednesday.
Arp, a former Colorado State University golfer, fired a 64 on Wednesday to move into a share of third place at 130. He eagled the 17th hole to go along with six birdies in round 2.
Another former CSU golfer, Dustin Morris, shares 10th place in a first-stage tournament in The Woodlands, Texas.
At both sites, the top 25 finishers and ties after four rounds will advance to stage 2 of the three-stage Web.com qualifying process.
Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who are competing this week in first-stage tournaments:
St. George, Utah (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
T1. James Love of Denver 59-69–128
3. Riley Arp of Fort Collins 66-64–130
43. Bryan Kruse of Westminster 70-69–139
64. Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski 73-72–145
Pine Mountain, Ga. (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
42. Jamie Marshall of Lone Tree 73-72–145
The Woodlands, Texas (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
10. Former CSU golfer Dustin Morris 71-68–139
West Palm Beach, Fla. (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
49. A.J. Morris of Aspen 74
