The Junior Worlds, one of the most prestigious junior golf events around, are scheduled for July 10-13 in the San Diego area.

Those who advanced on Wednesday at South Suburban Family Sports Center were players from the youngest age groups. Here were the qualifiers:

Boys 9-10
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Andre Dumonteil, Centennial 1-under-par 30
Gavin Amella, Pueblo even-par 31

Girls 9-10
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Livia Pett, Denver 4-over-par 35

Boys 7-8
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Brady Shaw, Pueblo 2-over-par 33

Girls 7-8
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Maddie Makino, Parker 8-over-par 39

Earlier, a dozen other Coloradans made the grade in qualifying in the state. Here are those who will be going to San Diego, in addition to Hadley Ashton of Erie, 11, who qualified in Texas:

Boys 15-18
May 29-30 at Broadlands GC in Broomfield
Cal McCoy, Highlands Ranch 71-68–139
Davis Bryant, Aurora 70-70–140

Boys 13-14
June 1 at Indian Tree GC in Arvada
Maxwell Lange, Golden 72
Matthew Wilkinson, Centennial 73

Boys 11-12
June 1 at Indian Tree GC in Arvada
Timothy Kelley, Moorpark, Calif. 71
Austin Barry, Fort Collins 76

Girls 15-18
May 29-30 at Colorado National GC in Erie
Hailey Schalk, Erie 71-66–137
Kelsey Webster, Boulder 73-67–140

Girls 13-14
May 29 at Colorado National GC in Erie
Jessica Mason, Westminster 75
Sofia Choi, Littleton 76 (won playoff)

Girls 11-12
May 29 at Colorado National GC in Erie
Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 81
Brooke Hudson, Parker 84
 

The Junior World Championships will be held in and around San Diego from July 11-14.

Advancing from Wednesday’s nine-hole qualifiers at South Suburban’s Family Sports Center in Littleton were Gavin Amella of Pueblo and Andre Dumonteil of Centennial (boys 9-10); Caitlyn Chin of Greenwood Village (girls 9-10); Ashton Edwards of Boulder (boys 7-8); and Maddie Makino of Parker, who prevailed in a playoff over Taylor Wilson of Highlands Ranch.

Besides Wednesday’s qualifiers, another Coloradan, Hadley Ashton, has an exemption into the Junior Worlds girls 9-10 division by virtue of finishing fifth in the 7-8 tournament in San Diego last year.

Here are the scores of Wednesday’s qualifiers:

7-8 BOYS
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Ashton Edwards, Boulder 41

7-8 GIRLS
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Maddie Makino, Parker 41

BOYS 9-10
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Gavin Amella, Pueblo 29
Andre Dumonteil, Centennial 31

GIRLS 9-10
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 33

Here are the Junior World qualifiers from last week’s tournaments in Colorado:

15-18 BOYS
At Par-72 Coal Creek GC and Par-72 Broadlands GC
Dillon Stewart, Fort Collins 69-73–142
Calvin McCoy, Highlands Ranch 73-69–142

15-18 GIRLS
At Par-72 Broadlands GC and Par-72 Coal Creek GC
Lauren Lehigh, Loveland 78-72–150
Hailey Schalk, Erie 75-75–150

13-14 BOYS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
James Clark, Lamar 67
Jordan Jennings, Montrose 68

13-14 GIRLS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
Gracie Olkowski, Grand Junction 67
Sofia Choi, Littleton 70

11-12 BOYS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
Parker Paxton, Riverton, Wyo. 69
Matai Naqica, Centennial 72

11-12 GIRLS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
Bead Boonta, Centennial 78
Abigail Aeschleman of Highlands Ranch 82