Gavin Gress' 4-under-par 67 set the frenetic pace after one round at the Zanesville District Golf Association Junior Amateur. Little brother lurks.
ZANESVILLE — If there were any doubts about the favorite at this year's Zanesville District Golf Association Junior Amateur prior to July 22, those thoughts were put to rest quickly.
River View sophomore-to-be Gavin Gress fired a 4-under-par 67 to assume a three-shot lead after one round of the Junior Boys Division at par-71 Jaycees Golf Course.
Gress, fourth in the Division II state tournament as a freshman, and brother Colton, an incoming freshman, were the only players to break par in the 27-player field.
Colton Gress shot 70 — five shots ahead of the next-best score. John Glenn senior-to-be C.J. Dolan, also a state qualifier in 2024, is at 75, followed in the top 10 by Chase McCauley (76), Caleb Kline (78), Chase Holtzapple (78), Cade Pickrell (79), Gator Nichols (80), Clark Frieschen (80), Hayden Hardcastle (82), Cale Preston (83) and Xander Smalley (83).
Oliver Lutz (86), Will Hubal (87), Cooper Briggs (87), Evan Spiker (87) and Hayden Gensor (88) also shot in the 80s.
River View's Makayla Gress paces the Junior Girls flight with 84; Kylie Van Fossen posted 103, Lily Hoffman 119 and Kendall Kennedy 123.
The eight-man Collegiate Men's field features Kelson McCurdy, of Fort Frye, at 71, Tri-Valley grad Daniel Sparks at 73, West M product Jack Porter at 74, Maysville's Owen Lutz and Meadowbrook's Cole Eltringham at 76 headlining, with Tri-Valley's Nash Baughman at 80 and former teammates Connor Preston and Jacob Grear at 84.
John Glenn grad Addy Burris, who plays at Tiffin, heads the Collegiate Women with 78.
The final round is set to begin at 11 a.m. on July 23 at EagleSticks, with awards being given to the winner and runner-up in each flight.
Scholarships will be awarded to the top finishing players who are entering their senior year in high school.
Round 2 tee times
11 a.m. — Kelson McCurdy, Jack Porter, Daniel Sparks
11:09 — Cole Eltringham, Owen Lutz, Nash Baughman
11:18 — Addy Burris, Jacob Grear, Connor Preston
11:27 — Gavin Gress, Chase McCauley, Colton Gress
11:36 — Cade Pickrell, Chase Holtzapple, Caleb Kline
11:45 — Clark Frischen, Hayden Hardcastle, Gator Nichols
11:54 — Xander Smalley, Cale Preston, Hayden Gensor
12:03 p.m. — Oliver Lutz, Cooper Briggs, Evan Spiker
12:12 — Hayden Hayes, Will Hubal, Slade Shreve
12:21 — Carter Shiplett, Quentin Yanosik, Andrew Morgan
12:30 — Bronson Gress, Braylen Schaumleffel, Easton Hursey
12:39 — Alex Hallowell, Grady Matheney
12:48 — Kendall Kennedy, Kylie Van Fossen, Lily Hoffman, Makayla Gress
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Can anyone stop Gavin Gress at ZDGA Juniors? Maybe his brother.
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