Caroline Jordaan of Lakewood tied for sixth out of 136 players in the girls 15-18 tournament. She carded rounds of 73-80-76-76 for a 17-over-par 305 total. That left her 12 strokes behind champion Jillian Bourdage.

And in the boys 16-18 event, TJ Shehee of Mead and Micah Stangebye of Montrose were among those who tied for eighth place out of 134 golfers.

Shehee went 71-71-75-74 for a 3-over-par 291 total. At that same figure, Stangebye carded scores of 71-73-72-75.

Those two finished 11 strokes behind champion Yuki Moriyama.

In earlier phases of the Optimist International, Nicholas Pevny of Aspen won the boys 12-13 tournament (READ MORE), while Eva Pett of Denver placed sixth in the girls 13-14 division (READ MORE).

Here are the results of the Colorado golfers at the Optimist this week:

Boys 16-18
8. TJ Shehee of Mead 71-71-75-74–291
8. Micah Stangebye of Montrose 71-73-72-75–291
34. Walker Franklin of Broomfield 77-73-76-76–302
Missed 54-Hole Cut
Ryder Heuston of Louisville 73-81-75–229
Bo Wardynski of Parker 77-76-79–232
Blake Schneiter of Grand Junction 80-81-81–242
Tyler Mulligan of Parker 85-82-79–246
Finn Sapp of Avon 81-84-84–249
 
Girls 15-18
6. Caroline Jordaan of Lakewood 73-80-76-76–305
28. Leigha Devine of Windsor 83-76-77-79–315
46. Jessica Zapf of Windsor 80-78-79-85–322
Missed 54-Hole Cut
Emma Bryant of Aurora 82-81-80–243
Meghan Vogt of Broomfield 83-83-80–246
Morgan Ryan of Centennial 82-83-82–247
Jenna Chun of Englewood 83-83-81–247
Katherine Malcolm of Parker 93-83-89–265
Brooke Kramer of Aurora 93-95-88-276

Eva Pett of Denver tied for sixth out of 69 players on Thursday in the girls 13-14 division in Florida.

Pett shot rounds of 80-78-75 for a 17-over-par 233 total, which left her 17 strokes behind champion Thanchanok Iadpluem.

Ironically, Pett had narrowly qualified for the Optimist tournament in Florida, finishing tied for sixth last month at Meadow Hills Golf Course, where only seven players advanced. Last year as a 13-year-old, Pett finished fifth in the girls division of the Colorado Junior Amateur.

One other highlight from the Colorado perspective this week came from Rachel Penzenstadler of Centennial, who made a hole-in-one Thursday on the 141-yard 11th hole en route to a 33rd-place finish. 

The third and final phase of the Optimist International — for boys 16-18 and girls 15-18 — will be held in Florida from Sunday through Wednesday. A combined 17 Coloradans are scheduled to compete in those tournaments.

Here are the results of the Colorado golfers at the Optimist this week:

Girls 13-14 
6. Eva Pett, Denver 80-78-75–233
17. Kaylee Chen, Denver 83-82-75–240
23. Katelyn Lehigh, Loveland 85-81-78–244
30. Sofia Choi, Littleton 83-86-78–247
33. Rachel Penzenstadler, Centennial 82-81-85–248
34. Timbre Shehee, Mead 85-80-84–249
60. Amira Badruddin, Parker 94-93-98–285

Boys 14-15
23. Ryan Sangchompuphen, Denver 77-75-75–227
45. Traejean Andrews, Windsor 78-77-76–231
58. Maxwell Lange, Golden 81-76-77–234
69. Hunter Swanson, Denver 77-80-81–238
Missed 36-Hole Cut
Jack Larson, Arvada 82-83–165
Jackson Grace, Boulder 85-83–168
Trey Kirschner, Arvada 86-83–169
Mario Dino, Denver 83-87–170
Dakota Dolph, Pine 84-89–173
Langdon Bradley , Lone Tree 87-86–173
Jackson Rottschafer, Centennial 85-91–176
Matthew Wilkinson, Centennial 84-94–178
Jack McCormick, Littleton 84-94–178
Christopher Gunlikson II, Longmont 89-94–183
 

Nicholas Pevny of Aspen, a Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado member who won the Colorado-based qualifier for the event on June 8 at Aurora Hills, finished in the top spot out of 105 players in the boys 12-13 division on Saturday in Florida.

Pevny, 13, shot rounds of 72-73-72 for a 1-over-par 217 total, good for a two-stroke win over Zhengfei Han. Pevny made five birdies and five bogeys on Saturday, and chalked up 10 birdies for the three rounds.

Upcoming are two more phases of the Optimist International Junior — July 24-26 for boys 14-15 and girls 13-14, and July 29-Aug. 1 for boys 16-18 and girls 15-18.

Here are the results of the Colorado golfers at the Optimist this week:

Boys 12-13
1. Nicholas Pevny, Aspen 72-73-72–217
82. Grant Samuelson, Fort Collins, 93-89-79–261
99. Will Balliet, Thornton 103-90-90–283
104. Michael Dinapoli, Steamboat Springs 94-97-107–298

Girls 10-12
16. Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 77-79-84–240
27. Ashleigh Wilson, Highlands Ranch 93-85-85–263
37. Reece Bandemer, Loveland 102-89-100–291 

Boys 10-11
18. Austin Barry, Fort Collins 80-78-77–235
32. Tyler Long, Evergreen 86-86-86–258
37. Landon Houska, Fort Collins 87-92-86–265

Three in-state players from the oldest age groups made the cut in Florida.

In the girls 15-18 division, Caroline Jordaan of Lakewood (77-79-78-75–309) finished 31st.
Cole Krantz of Windsor (75-75-78-78–306), a University of Colorado signee, placed 38th in the boys 16-18 division, while Marcus Tait of Littleton (80-77-72-78–307) was 42nd.

For an earlier story about how the younger Coloradans fared late last month in Florida, CLICK HERE.

Here’s a look at how all the Coloradans, plus other Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado members, fared at the Optimist tournaments:

JULY 30-AUG. 2

Boys 16-18
38. Cole Krantz of Windsor 75-75-78-78–306
42. Marcus Tait of Littleton 80-77-72-78–307
(Missed 54-Hole Cut)
57. Josh Caridi of Fort Collins 80-82-72–234
82. Billy Howenstein of Boulder 73-83-82–238
90. TJ Shehee of Mead 81-83-76–240
118. Dawson Holmes of Aspen 83-83-80–246
Noah Vrencur of Boulder 81-85-WD

Girls 15-18
31. Caroline Jordaan of Lakewood 77-79-78-75–309
(Missed 54-Hole Cut)
43. Julia Baroth of Denver 77-77-81–235
60. Katie Berrian of Castle Rock 82-79-79–240
62. Jenna Chun of Englewood 76-77-88-241
83. Kelsey Webster of Boulder 83-81-82–246
85. Payton Canon of Englewood 81-79-87–247
105. Morgan Ryan of Aurora 89-83-80–252
127. Marie Jordaan of Lakewood 81-93-86–260
127. Tabitha Diehl of Highlands Ranch 86-85-89–260
135. Caitlin O’Donnell of Centennial 96-91-83–270

JULY 25-27

Boys 14-15
6. Walker Franklin of Broomfield 76-68-74–218
12. Jordan Jennings of Montrose 71-74-78–223
20. Connor Jones of Westminster 77-71-78–226
44. Jack Hughes of Snowmass Village 77-76-80–233
44. Jack Pevny of Aspen 73-84-76–233
63. Brayden Weiss of Superior 75-82-83–240
73. Mario Dino of Denver 81-77-92–250
(Missed Cut)
100. Thomas Hicks of Greenwood Village 80-86–166
126. Tyler Tyson of Arvada 84-89–173
126. Dawson Hussong of Montrose 84-89–173

Girls 13-14
13. Sofia Choi of Littleton 75-80-75–230
17. Eva Pett of Denver 81-74-78–233
23. Emma Bryant of Aurora 78-80-77–235
27. Brittlynn O’Dell of Grand Junction 78-82-76–236
49. Katelyn Lehigh of Loveland 88-82-79–249
63. Anju Ogi of Arvada 90-92-81–263
71. Sydney Taylor of Fort Collins 97-109-105–311

JULY 20-23

Boys 12-13
“¨11. JGAC member Parker Paxton of Riverton, Wyo. 73-75-78–226
“¨30. Jake Chesler of Firestone 76-75-82–233
“¨56. Maxwell Lange of Golden 80-83-83–246
63. Traejan Andrews of Windsor 82-79-87–248
“¨74. Gage Messingham of Arvada 89-84-84–257

Girls 10-12
“¨23. Abigail Aeschleman of Highlands Ranch 82-87-89–258
“¨30. Bead Boonta of Centennial 99-88-88–275
“¨31. Timbre Shehee of Mead 96-87-95–278

Boys 10-11
“¨28. Austin Barry of Fort Collins 88-86-85–259
29. Kaden Devenport of Windsor 88-90-82–260
44. Jake Dost on Parker 105-99-97–301″¨