Blonien leads Hong by shot as Muskogee Golf Club wins first round

Defending champion Natalie Blonien holds a one-shot lead over Juliana Hong going into the final round of the Women’s Oklahoma Junior Championship at Muskogee Golf Club.

Blonien, going into her sophomore year at the University of Arkansas, leads despite shooting a 6-over 77 on a day in which the venerable Perry Maxwell course was in a cantankerous mood.

Hong, who will be a senior at Norman High School, shot 78, Kate Dixon 79, Nikki Pitts 80, Lorelai Efaw 81, Harlow Gregory 82 and Beans Factor, Reagan Plank and Sophia Lefler 83.

The leaders go off at 9 a.m. Complete first-round scores and live scoring are here.

Blonien birdied the final two holes to edge Gregory in the 2024 event at Rose Creek Golf Club in Edmond.