Day 1 Of Auggie In The Books!

May 29

Written By Company

Laken Matthews Takes the Lead in the First Round of Auggie Navarro Wichita Boys Championship

The Auggie Navarro Wichita Boys Championship kicked off in style at the Sim Park Golf Course, with Laken Matthews emerging as the standout performer in the first round. Shooting an impressive 4-under-par 67, Matthews took an early lead in what promises to be a highly competitive tournament.

First Round Highlights

The day began with a light drizzle, but the weather soon cleared, providing perfect conditions for the young golfers. Matthews' stellar performance placed him four strokes ahead of his closest competitors, Kaden Leivian, Talen Nasone, and Jackson Loomis, who all shot 71. The top scores for the 12+ age group playing from the blue tees are as follows:

Laken Matthews - 67
Kaden Leivian - 71
Talen Nasone - 71
Jackson Loomis - 71
Seth Benjamin - 72
Noah Pirtle - 72
Colten Hoover - 73
Landon Timmermeyer - 74
Cohen Museousky - 75
Logan Lam - 75

Younger Divisions Shine

The younger divisions also had impressive showings. Competing from the silver tees for nine holes, Logan Burke led the pack with a score of 37. Close on his heels were Giancarlo Hernandez (38) and Graham Schmidt (39).

For the 12+ age group playing from the white tees, Aidan Truong topped the leaderboard with a score of 75, followed by Brayden Sander with an 89.

Full Leaderboard

Here are the complete scores for the tournament's first round:

12+ Over All Blue Tees:

Laken Matthews - 67
Kaden Leivian - 71
Talen Nasone - 71
Jackson Loomis - 71
Seth Benjamin - 72
Noah Pirtle - 72
Colten Hoover - 73
Landon Timmermeyer - 74
Cohen Museousky - 75
Logan Lam - 75
Carson Bachrodt - 75
Jason Brokaw - 76
Drew Ricke - 76
Owen Young - 76
Braeden Masterson - 78
Ryan Ziesch - 79
Joe Binger - 79
Travis Black - 80
Conrad Parkhurst - 81
Noah Garcia - 82
Xander Sellman - 83
Xayden Garcia - 83
Zachary Lai - 86
Christian Fowler - 86
Brooks Dyer - 88
Leo Maxwell - 89
Ben Wegeng - 89
Jackson Friesen - 90
Tyler Kongsinh - 98
Kolbe Bird - 100
Spencer Sloan - 105
Benjamin Bloyd - 119

Silver Tees 9H:

Logan Burke - 37
Giancarlo Hernandez - 38
Graham Schmidt - 39
Billy Nasone - 39
Emmett Good - 39
Mason Vanderhoofven - 45
Jack Scheer - 45
Nicolas Valdivia - 50
Champ Krsnich - 57
Tommy Stockton - 68

12+ White Tees:

Aidan Truong - 75
Brayden Sander - 89
Elijah Shurtz - 90
Ely Creach - 95
Preston Cartwright - 95
Fisher Brane - 96
Braxton Guimond - 154

Looking Ahead

The tournament continues on Wednesday with the final round. The younger kids in the 10-12 division will play nine holes, while the rest of the field will compete over 18 holes. The final round promises more excitement as the competitors vie for the championship title.

Best of luck to all the competitors as they head into the final day of the Auggie Navarro Wichita Boys Championship!