Ott (left), winner of the Colorado Junior PGA last month, defeated Connor Jones of Westminster 5 and 4 in his quest for two consecutive junior major titles in 2016. And Braden Bentley of Colorado Springs, the winner of the Colorado Junior Amateur in June, scored an 8-and-7 victory over Beam Boonta of Centennial.

But Perea upended Stewart, who finished eighth Friday in the boys 14-15 division of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships in Florida.

Meanwhile, the top eight seeds in the girls tournament received first-round byes on Monday. The top seed to play on Monday’s round of 32, No. 9 Marie Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village, fell to No. 24 seed Jenna Chun of Englewood in 19 holes.

To see the brackets for each tournament, click on the following: BOYS, GIRLS.

The prestigious Junior World Championships are scheduled for July 12-15 in the San Diego area.

— Jordan Jennings of Montrose and Beam Boonta of Centennial earned the two spots in the boys 13-14 age division. Jennings shot a 1-under-par 71, while Boonta fired a 74 and prevailed in a three-person playoff by making a par on the second extra hole, leaving TJ Hicks of Denver and Walter Franklin of Broomfield as alternates.

— In the girls 13-14 division, three players — Emma Bryant of Aurora, Marie Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village and Amisha Singh of Greenwood Village — tied for the low score with 3-over-par 75s. Then Bryant and Jordaan gained the Junior World spots via a playoff, where both of them parred both extra holes.

— Brayden Bozak of Phoenix blew away the field in the boys 11-12 division by carding a 5-under-par 67. The second and final Junior World spot went to Luke Olkowski of Grand Junction, who shot a 76 and beat Parker Paxton of Riverton, Wyo., in a playoff. Olkowski went birdie, birdie in the playoff.

— In the girls 11-12 division, Katelyn Lehigh of Loveland and Sofia Choi of Littleton gained the two available Junior World spots. Lehigh posted an 11-over-par 83, while Choi had an 86.

On Wedneday, three Coloradans in the 15-17 age division qualified for the Junior Worlds: Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins, Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora and Lauren Lehigh of Loveland.

For scores from Thursday’s four qualifiers, CLICK HERE.