The AJGA makes its debut at Tumwater Valley Golf Club in Olympia, Wash., with a 78-player field of boys and girls ages 12-19 opening the first of three tournament rounds today after Monday's qualifier. The field spans eight states and three countries and includes seven AJGA champions and four top-150 players in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, led by No. 91 Nicole Tang of Bellevue.
Joe Bonyai of the eClub of Connecticut opened with a 2-under 68 at Mill River Country Club in Stratford, marking four birdies against two bogeys to lead Brian Kehoe by one. Play resumes at 8 a.m. today with 36 holes to settle the championship, and defending champion Thomas McCarthy sits in a three-way tie for third at even par.
The 71-year-old Fly closed with a 2-over 72 at Lookout Mountain Club to win the Midgett Family Trophy by three over Hubie Smith, becoming the first golfer to win the same Tennessee Golf Association event six years running. Fly qualified for next week's U.S. Senior Amateur at Baltimore Country Club, his seventh appearance, where he'll be the second-oldest player in the field.
