Espinola tied for second after first round of BGT Junior Series Tour Championship
Published 10:19 am Sunday, July 14, 2024
- South Warren’s Elsie Espinola tees off on hole 16 during the first round of the KHSAA girls' state tournament at Bowling Green Country Club on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Grace Ramey/grace.ramey@bgdailynews.com)
Bowling Green’s Elsie Espinola shared second place in the girls’ 15-18 age division after Saturday’s first round of the Bluegrass Golf Tour Junior Series Tour Championship at Weissinger Hills Golf Course in Shelbyville.
Espinola shot a 5-over par 77 on Saturday to tie for second with Richmond’s Mollie Neeley. Burkesville’s Kenzie Willen leads the division by six strokes after carding a 1-under 71.
Bowling Green’s Ally Jean Stephens was tied for first in the girls’ 12 and under (9-hole) division after shooting a 6-over 42 on Saturday. Elizabethtown’s Emilia Jackson and Mayfield’s Paislie Miller also carded 42s.
Scottsville’s Eli Stamper was part of a three-way tie for third in the boys’ 15-18 division after shooting an even-par 72 along with Louisville’s Wyatt Anderson and Weston Hardy. Louisville’s Cooper Borland leads the division after shooting a 3-under 69.
Bowling Green’s Ellie Morgan was third after the opening round in the girls’ 14 and under division after shooting a 12-over 84, 10 shots back of leader Heidi Mitchell of Louisville.
The second round of the Tour Championship was slated for Sunday at Weissinger Hills.
