Following the first round of the Visit Sanford Junior Open, Joe Hemsley of Bethesda, Maryland, and Carson Enright of Longboat Key, Florida, lead the Boys Division after each shooting a 2-under-par 70. Hemsley and Enright carded a combined 11 birdies.
Blake Moreno of Austin, Texas, and Wil Griffin of Hot Springs, Arkansas, are tied for third at 1-under-par 71.
Caiyi (Flora) Zhang of (China) Bradenton, Florida, and Gloria Nip of (Hong Kong) Port St. Lucie, Florida, finished the first round tied for first at 1-over-par 73. Zhang and Nip are both coming off of top-10 AJGA finishes.
Hannah Lydic of Ocean View, Delaware, and Caroline Dasch of Austin, Texas, sit tied for third at 3-over-par 75. The two hit a combined five birdies.