Three Coloradans were quick off the mark on Tuesday, shooting in the 60s in the first round of a Web.com Tour Q-school tournament.
In the Second Stage Q-school event in Murrieta, Calif., just 14 of the 76 competitors broke 70 on Tuesday, and three of those were from Colorado.
Wyndham Clark of Highlands Ranch, fresh off a PGA Tour career-best 17th-place finish in the Sanderson Farms Championship, took the first-round lead in the 72-hole event by shooting a bogey-free 6-under-par 66. The 2017 Pac-12 Player of the Year birdied three holes on each side at Bear Creek Golf Club in Murrieta.
Tied for third on Tuesday was Riley Arp of Fort Collins, who posted a 68. He made an eagle, four birdies and two bogeys in round 1.
Another former Colorado State University golfer, Parker Edens of Greeley, is another stroke back at 69, sharing eighth place. Edens carded six birdies and three bogeys on Tuesday.
The tournament will continue through Friday, with the top finishers advancing to the Final Stage of Web qualifying, set for Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.
Three more Second Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week.
Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week:
Murrieta, Calif.
1. Wyndham Clark, Highlands Ranch 66
3. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 68
8. Parker Edens, Greeley 69
64. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 76
Dothan, Ala. (Top 19 Finishers and Ties Advance to Final Stage)
33. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 73
