Walker Franklin of Broomfield, who made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole on Wednesday, placed sixth out of 141 players in the boys 14-15 division. Franklin shot rounds of 76-68-74 for a 218 total. That left him four strokes out of first place.

In the same division, Jordan Jennings of Montrose was 12th at 223, while Connor Jones of Westminster was 20th at 226.

In the top 25 in the girls 13-14 tournament, Sofia Choi of Littleton was 13th out of 73 competitors with a 230 total (75-80-75), while Eva Pett of Denver was 17th at 233, and Emma Bryant of Aurora 23rd at 235.

The third of three weeks of Optimist tournaments will take place next week as boys 16-18 and girls 15-18 tee it up Sunday through Wednesday (July 30-Aug. 2).

Here are the scores for the local players the last two weeks at the Optimist:

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″¨

Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch capped off the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships with another top-10 showing by a Coloradan in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

And Davis Bryant (pictured) of Aurora, a U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier in 2015, finished second Thursday in the AJGA Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Championship in Hollister, Mo. Bryant went 68-70-73 for a 2-under-par 211 total, which left him two strokes behind champion Cullan Brown of Eddyville, Ky.

Weinstein, winner of two Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado majors and the 5A state high school title this year, placed fifth on Thursday in the girls 15-18 division of the highly-regarded Optimist tournament.

Weinstein shot rounds of 77-72-75-69 for a 5-over-par 293 total. The Regis University-bound golfer finished four strokes behind winner Amy Matsuoka of Newport Beach, Calif.

Other Coloradans who posted top-10 showings at the Optimist International over the last couple of weeks were Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins (eighth in boys 14-15 division) and Jordan Jennings of Montrose (third in boys 12-13 division).

Here are the scores of Coloradans this week at the Optimist International Junior and the Big I National Championship:

Optimist International Junior Championships in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Girls 15-18
5. Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch 77-72-75-69–293
24. Jaclyn Murray of Grand Junction 76-76-77-74–303
MC. Julia Baroth of Denver 82-74-80-MC
MC. Alexis Chan of Highlands Ranch 80-82-84-MC
MC. Tabitha Diehl of Highlands Ranch 84-81-84-MC
MC. Carly Gallant of Louisville 90-79-86-MC

Boys 16-18
27. Timothy Amundson of Littleton 74-84-73-73–304
MC. Coby Welch of Highlands Ranch 78-79-76-MC
MC. Marcus Tait of Littleton 81-85-79-MC
MC. Cameron Nagel of Fort Collins 97-87-88-MC
MC. Daniel Pearson of Longmont 78-79-MC

Big I National Championship in Sacramento, Calif.
Girls
16. Erin Sargent of Longmont 72-75-75-76–298
MC. Jennifer Hankins of Thornton 80-75-MC

Boys
31. Jackson Solem of Longmont 74-73-73-70–290
MC. Kyle Pearson of Highlands Ranch 74-78-MC
 

Stewart carded rounds of 73-76-72 for a 5-over-par 221 total. He made four birdies in Friday’s even-par round of 72. Stewart finished 12 strokes behind champion Austin Greaser of Vandalia, Ohio.

The girls 13-14 tournament also wrapped up on Friday, and Amisha Singh of Greenwood Village was the top Colorado finisher, placing 31st. She shot rounds of 79-81-78 for a 22-over-par 238 total.

Here are the scores and placing of all the Coloradans who competed this week at the Optimist tournament.

Boys 14-15
8. Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins 73-76-72–221
44. Cade Kilkenny of Centennial 82-76-77–235
66. Connor Jones of Westminster 88-74-81–243
MC. Billy Howenstein of Boulder 85-80-MC
MC. Jake Welch of Highlands Ranch 85-84-MC
MC. Liam O’Halloran of Colorado Springs 84-88-MC

Girls 13-14
31. Amisha Singh of Greenwood Village 79-81-78–238
40. Brittlynn O’Dell of Grand Junction 85-77-82–244
44. Katie Berrian of Castle Rock 80-82-87–249

Jordan Jennings of Montrose finished third last week in the boys 12-13 division of the Optimist. To read about how the younger Coloradans fared, CLICK HERE. The tournaments for the oldest boys and girls will take place next week.