Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach and Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island both got off to good starts in the first round of the U.S. Junior Boys.
Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach and Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island both used hot streaks during their rounds to propel them near the top of the leaderboard after the first day of the U.S. Junior Amateur on July 21 in Dallas.
Russell birdied four of five holes in the middle of his round at the Trinity Forest Golf Club and shot 4-under 67 to tie for third. Mawhinney birdied four of his first five holes at Trinity Forest and with a 3-under 68 tied for seventh.
Russell, who began his round at No. 10, was even par through six holes. He then birdied Nos. 16, 18, 1 and 2.
Both will play their second rounds of stroke play on July 22 at the Brook Hollow Golf Club. The top 64 players after 36 holes of stroke play will advance to match play on July 23 at Trinity Forest.
Kailer Stone of Alameda, Calif., a Pepperdine commit, and Qiyou Wu of China shared the first-round lead with 5-under 66s at Trinity Forest.
Jackson Byrd of St. Simons Island, Ga., shot even-par 71 at Trinity Forest.
The cut for match play is projected to be 2-over entering the final round.
Phillip Dunham of Ponte Vedra Beach shot 75 and Brady Dougan of St. Johns shot 76 at Trinity Forest. Lucas Gimenez of Jacksonville posted a 77 at Brook Hollow.
Defending Junior Players champion Hamilton Coleman of Thomasville, Ga., shot 72 at Brook Hollow.
What did Charlie Woods shoot?
With his father Tiger Woods, watching, Charlie Woods struggled to an 81 at Brook Hollow and is tied for 242nd.
The son of another past Players Championship winner, Cameron Kuchar, posted a 74 at Trinity Forest with his father Matt Kuchar also among the spectators.
When will area players tee off in second round?
Times are EDT
- Miles Russell: No. 1, Brook Hollow, 9:32 a.m.
- Lucas Gimenez: No. 10, Trinity Forest, 9:48 a.m.
- Phillip Dunham: No. 10, Brook Hollow, 1:35 p.m.
- Brady Dougan: No. 1, Brook Hollow, 1:52 p.m.
- Jackson Byrd: No. 1, Brook Hollow, 2:03 p.m.
- Tyler Mawhinney: No. 10, Brook Hollow, 3:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: First Coast products Miles Russell, Tyler Mawhinney go low at U.S. Junior Boys
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