Julia Misemer of Overland Park, Kansas, leads the Girls Division by two strokes with a score of 6-under-par 65 in the first round. She had 6 birdies and one eagle on the round. Misemer was the champion in the UHY Kansas City Junior in July.
Macie Brown of Mt. Washington, Kentucky, is solo second with a score of 4-under-par 67. The rising junior finished the round with five birdies. Lynn Lim sits at third with a score of 2-under-par 69. Lim finished ninth in the Justin Thomas Junior Championship in 2020.
Nolan Haynes of Barberton, Ohio, leads the Boys Division with a score of 6-under-par 65. He had four birdies and one eagle on the round. Haynes finished third in the AJGA Junior at Knollwood presented by Yoder Oil in July. He is currently No. 189 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
Patton Samuels of Clarksville, Tennessee, is solo second with a score of 5-under-par 66. He had 8 birdies on the round. Matthew Troutman of Louisville, Kentucky, sits solo third with a score of 4-under-par 67. He was a 2020 All-American (Honorable Mention) and is No. 93 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
Rylan Wotherspoon of Florence, Kentucky, Hayes Mason of Cambellsville, Kentucky, and Andrew White of Westfield, Indiana, tie for fourth with a score of 3-under-par 68. Wotherspoon and Mason have 4 birdies on the round. White has signed a National Letter of Intent with Purdue University.