A.J. Morris of Aspen shot a 1-under-par 71 and shares 18th place after Tuesday’s opening round of a Web.com Tour First Stage Q-school tournament in West Palm Peach, Fla.
The three-birdie, two-bogey round leaves Morris in the top 20 at a tournament where the top 22 finishers and ties after four rounds will advance to the Second Stage of Q-school.
Morris (pictured) trails leader Oliver Goss of Knoxville, Tenn., by five.
Four players with strong Colorado connections punched their tickets to the Second Stage last week: Wyndham Clark, former University of Colorado golfers Derek Tolan and Justin Bardgett, and Parker Edens of Greeley .
Two more First Stage tournaments are scheduled to begin on Thursday.
The Second Stage of Web Q-school will be held at five sites between Oct. 31-Nov. 7, and the Final Stage Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.
Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections who are competing this week in 72-hole tournaments:
Dayton, Nev. (Top 22 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
38. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 72
St. George, Utah (Top 24 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
52. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 72
60. Nathaniel Goddard, Fort Collins 73
The Woodlands, Texas (Top 24 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
48. Jacob Lestishen, Lone Tree 75
48. Former Coloradan Alex Gutesha 75
West Palm Beach, Fla. (Top 22 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
18. A.J. Morris, Aspen 71
