Lucy Yuan leads the first round of the Girl's Division at The Lanto Junior Championship at 3-under-par 69. Yuan has five top-ten finishes in AJGA events and is No. 28 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Yuan had three birdies on the round.
Two players are tied for second in the Girl's Division. Emily Mathews of Mebane, North Carolina, and Michelle Cox of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Both Cox and Mathews finished at 1-under-par 71.
Three players are tied for the lead in the Boy's Division of The Lanto Junior Championship. Mathew Monastero of Leesburg, Virginia, Colin Li of San Diego, and James Newton from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. All three players shot a 3-under-par 69. Monastero has played 5 AJGA events, Li has played in 12, and Newton has played in 11.
Following the leaders are three players tied for fourth. Ben Loomis of New Canaan, Connecticut, Aryan Vurundi of Brambleton, Virginia, and Jake Albert of Blacksburg, Virginia. All three players shot a 2-under-par 70.