Two Coloradans — Lauren Lehigh of Loveland and Kaylee Chen of Denver — posted top-15 finishes in the girls division, and incoming University of Denver golfer Carson Griggs of Sand Springs, Okla., placed fourth in the boys tournament on Thursday as the Trusted Choice Big I National Championship concluded in Charleston, S.C.
Lehigh (left), who last week won the girls title at the Colorado Junior Match Play, recorded rounds of 76-73-78-80 for a 19-over-par 307 total, good for 13th place. That left her 20 strokes behind champion Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. In all, 51 players competed in the girls event at Daniel Island Club.
Chen, a Colorado Junior Match Play semifinalist last week, finished 15th at 309 on Thursday, going 79-80-73-77 for the week.
In the boys tournament, which featured a 97-player field, Griggs finished seven strokes behind winner Connor Howe of Ogden, Utah, who won the 2016 AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior. Griggs, who will begin his DU golf career next month, carded scores of 70-78-71-69 for an even-par 288 total. Griggs was 7 under par for the day through 12 holes, but played his last six in 4 over.
One Coloradan made the cut in the boys tournament, with Micah Stangebye of Montrose finishing 49th at 310.
Here are the round-by-round scores for the Coloradans who competed this week in Charleston:
GIRLS
13. Lauren Lehigh of Loveland 76-73-78-80–307
15. Kaylee Chen of Denver 79-80-73-77–309
BOYS
4. Incoming DU golfer Carson Griggs 70-78-71-69–288
49. Micah Stangebye of Montrose 77-73-81-79–310
Missed 36-Hole Cut
Gabe Goodman of Lakewood 77-78–155
TJ Shehee of Mead 79-80–159
Brayden Weiss of Superior 80-81–161
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