The first round of the Cowboys Golf Club Jr. Classic was played Monday July 14th at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas with 31 girls and 77 boys teeing it up in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
The award-winning Cowboys Golf Club is the premier resort-style, daily-fee golf course in Texas. As the world’s first NFL-themed golf course, this is the ultimate destination for business entertainment, corporate tournaments, executive meetings and special events.
The course was in pristine condition and proved to be quite the test. The boys 16-18 played 7,017 yards, the boys 12-15 played 6,563 yards, and all girls played 6,182 yards. The weather was sunny and hot, typical Texas in July.
Our first-round leader board looks like this:
In the boys 16-18 youngster Asa Manor (Trophy Club, TX 2011) jumped out to an early lead firing a 1-over 73 and is closely followed by a threesome sitting two shots back. Zachary Sadau (Southlake, TX 2008), Henry Todd (Trophy Club, TX 2011), and Norman Vezina, III (Carrollton, TX 2009) all shot 75.
In the girls 16-18 Katelyn Sepmoree (Tyler, TX 2009), who has verbally commited to UT, scorched the field and shot out to a commanding seven-stroke lead after carding a 2-under par 70. Emily Collins (Colleyville, TX 2010) holds down second after shooting 77, and Jinny Kim (Coppell, TX 2010) and Melanie White (Colleyville, TX 2009) both shot 78.
In the boys 12-15 Cole Kennedy (Texarkana, TX 2012) shot a solid 74 and sits in first after day one while Tyler Frye (Colleyville, TX 2011) and Nicholas Robert (McKinney, TX 2013) are in 2nd and 3rd after shooting 75 and 76 respectively.
In the girls 12-15 Kirsten Pike (Ovilla, TX 2013) carded a 79 and leads by two over Maggie Neece (Colleyville, TX 2013) who sits alone in 2nd two shots clear of Mary Cathryn Rau (Irving, TX 2011) who shot 83.
Final round action gets under way on Tuesday July 15th with all players teeing off at 1:30 pm.
