Zaretsky leads U.S. Girls Junior, Roller tied for 81st after first round

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On an ideal day for scoring, Lauren Zaretsky, 18, of Canada, posted a 5-under-par 68 on Monday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of stroke play in the 73rd U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship being contested at The Club at Olde Stone.

Yana Wilson, 15, of Henderson, Nev., a two-time Drive, Chip & Putt age-group champion who reached the quarterfinals last year, Hsin Tai Lin, 16, of Chinese Taipei, Justice Bosio, 18, of Australia and Farah O’Keefe, 17, of Austin, Texas, were in the group at 4-under 69 on the 6,484-yard, par-73 Arthur Hills design that opened in 2006.

Overnight storms that continued into early Monday dropped nearly an inch of rain that slightly softened the conditions, especially on the greens, and the winds were calm.

Jenni Roller of Jenks shot 76 and is currently tied for 81st. She will likely need to shoot at least a few shots better in the second round Tuesday to be one of the 64 to advance to match play on Wednesday. Roller uncharacteristically struggled on the par-5 holes in her opening round, making a double bogey on the second hole and a bogey on the par-5 closing hole.

Zaretsky, an incoming freshman at Texas Tech University who won the 2021 Canadian Women’s Amateur to become fully exempt for this championship, was buoyed by an eagle-3 on the par-5 11th and consecutive birdies on 17 and 18 to close out the round. The powerfully built Thornhill, Ontario, resident laced a 5-iron from 206 yards to 8 feet on the 505-yard 11th. Despite a three-putt bogey on 14 and another bogey on 16, she rebounded nicely with a 10-foot birdie on 17 and a 2-footer on the par-5 18th.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Results from Monday’s first round of stroke play at the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, played at 6,485-yard, par-73 The Club at Olde Stone.1  Lauren Zaretsky, Canada – 34-34–68
T2  Farah O’Keefe, Austin, Texas – 37-32–69
T2  Hsin Tai Lin, Chinese Taipei – 36-33–69
T2  Justice Bosio, Australia – 36-33–69
T2  Yana Wilson, Henderson, Nev. – 34-35–69
T6  Anna Song, Los Angeles, Calif. – 36-34–70
T6  Ashley Kim, La Mirada, Calif. – 34-36–70
T6  Claire Henson, Jackson, Tenn. – 37-33–70
T6  Karen Tsuru, Carlsbad, Calif. – 36-34–70
T6  Saki Baba, Japan – 37-33–70
T6  Trinity Beth, Calvert City, Ky. – 36-34–70
T12  Alexia Siehl, Fort Mill, S.C. – 34-37–71
T12  Gianna Clemente, Estero, Fla. – 33-38–71
T12  Lynn Lim, Gallatin, Tenn. – 36-35–71
T12  Megan Meng, Pennington, N.J. – 38-33–71
T12  Natalie Vo, San Jose, Calif. – 35-36–71
T12  Nika Ito, Japan – 34-37–71
T12  Olivia Duan, Cupertino, Calif. – 35-36–71
T19  Angelina Tolentino, Mount Laurel, N.J. – 36-36–72
T19  Camila Burnett, Bluffton, S.C. – 36-36–72
T19  Catherine Park, Irvine, Calif. – 37-35–72
T19  Fiona Xu, New Zealand – 35-37–72
T19  Grace Kilcrease, Springdale, Ark. – 35-37–72
T19  Jennifer Seo, Chandler, Ariz. – 37-35–72
T19  Kaitlyn Schroeder, Jacksonville, Fla. – 36-36–72
T19  Katie Li, Basking Ridge, N.J. – 35-37–72
T19  Maya Beasley, Pinehurst, N.C. – 35-37–72
T19  Molly Brown Davidson, Birmingham, Ala. – 37-35–72
T19  Samantha Olson, Phoenix, Ariz. – 37-35–72
T19  Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang, People’s Republic of China – 38-34–72
T31  Chun Wei Wu, Chinese Taipei – 38-35–73
T31  Hsin Chun Liao, Chinese Taipei – 37-36–73
T31  Jessica Guiser, Hartland, Wis. – 33-40–73
T31  Kaila Elsayegh, Pacific Palisades, Calif. – 37-36–73
T31  Kelli Ann Strand, Challis, Idaho – 37-36–73
T31  Kennedy Swedick, Albany, N.Y. – 38-35–73
T31  Michelle Liu, Canada – 35-38–73
T31  Nikki Oh, Torrance, Calif. – 34-39–73
T31  Sara Im, Duluth, Ga. – 35-38–73
T40  Adrian Anderson, Murrells Inlet, S.C. – 37-37–74
T40  Ava Cepeda, Hauula, Hawaii – 38-36–74
T40  Bailey Shoemaker, Dade City, Fla. – 37-37–74
T40  Brynn Kort, Henderson, Nev. – 35-39–74
T40  Cara Heisterkamp, Westlake, Ohio – 35-39–74
T40  Ellen Yu, Greensboro, N.C. – 38-36–74
T40  Emily Mathews, Mebane, N.C. – 38-36–74
T40  Kara Kaneshiro, Honolulu, Hawaii – 35-39–74
T40  Kynadie Adams, Nashville, Tenn. – 36-38–74
T40  Mackenzie Lee, North Little Rock, Ark. – 36-38–74
T40  Maria Jose Marin, Colombia – 36-38–74
T40  Mia Hammond, New Albany, Ohio – 37-37–74
T40  Morgan Ketchum, Winston Salem, N.C. – 36-38–74
T40  Reagan Southerland, Atlanta, Ga. – 40-34–74
T40  Reese McCauley, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. – 36-38–74
T40  Sammie Dolce, Florham Park, N.J. – 36-38–74
T40  Ting-Hsuan (Tiffany) Huang, Chinese Taipei – 36-38–74
T40  Vanessa Zhang, Canada – 36-38–74
T58  Amelie Zalsman, Redlands, Calif. – 38-37–75
T58  Anika Varma, India – 37-38–75
T58  Cailyn Rogers, Lexington, Ky. – 37-38–75
T58  Charissa Shang, Calabasas, Calif. – 37-38–75
T58  Elizabeth Eberle, Richmond, Ky. – 40-35–75
T58  Ella Weber, Canada – 39-36–75
T58  Emily Luo, Danville, Calif. – 40-35–75
T58  Katie Cranston, Canada – 34-41–75
T58  Kiara Romero, San Jose, Calif. – 34-41–75
T58  Kodi Nolen, Midlothian, Texas – 40-35–75
T58  Kristina Xu, Claremont, Calif. – 36-39–75
T58  Kylee Choi, Murrieta, Calif. – 38-37–75
T58  Kylie Chong, Torrance, Calif. – 39-36–75
T58  Kyra Ly, Portland, Ore. – 38-37–75
T58  Lucy Yuan, San Diego, Calif. – 40-35–75
T58  Maria Garcia, Mexico – 38-37–75
T58  Nicole Gal, Canada – 38-37–75
T58  Petra Yee, Sacramento, Calif. – 36-39–75
T58  Rayee Feng, Short Hills, N.J. – 38-37–75
T58  Samantha Dizon, Philippines – 37-38–75
T58  Sarah Shao, Green Brook, N.J. – 39-36–75
T58  Sydney Hackett, Ashburn, Va. – 38-37–75
T58  Thienna Huynh, Lilburn, Ga. – 38-37–75
T81  Asterisk Talley, Chowchilla, Calif. – 39-37–76
T81  Camryn Coffield, Hamilton, Ga. – 37-39–76
T81  Christine Chang, Auburn, Ala. – 37-39–76
T81  Derica Chiu, Oak Park, Calif. – 38-38–76
T81  Dianna Lee, San Diego, Calif. – 37-39–76
T81  Isabella McCauley, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. – 38-38–76
T81  Jenni Roller, Jenks, Okla. – 40-36–76
T81  Jude Lee, Walnut, Calif. – 37-39–76
T81  Kary Hollenbaugh, New Albany, Ohio – 39-37–76
T81  Lilly DeNunzio, Henderson, Nev. – 36-40–76
T81  Macie Elzinga, Byron Center, Mich. – 37-39–76
T81  Macy Pate, Winston Salem, N.C. – 40-36–76
T81  Claire Chen, Fremont, Calif. – 36-40–76
T81  Sydney Moss, Shreveport, La. – 38-38–76
T95  Alexandra Gazzoli, Palm Coast, Fla. – 39-38–77
T95  Audrey Brust, Reno, Nev. – 39-38–77
T95  Ella Kozak, Canada – 39-38–77
T95  Faith Johnson, Evansville, Ind. – 38-39–77
T95  Jordan Fischer, Germany – 39-38–77
T95  Larissa Carrillo, Mexico – 38-39–77
T95  Layla Pedrique, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – 41-36–77
T95  Lisa Copeland, Naperville, Ill. – 39-38–77
T95  Madeline Bante, Englewood, Colo. – 38-39–77
T95  Morgan Smith, Westford, Mass. – 39-38–77
T95  Nicole Kato, Redmond, Wash. – 38-39–77
T95  Simone Senk, Fort Wayne, Ind. – 41-36–77
T95  Siuue Wu, Hong Kong China – 42-35–77
T95  Tsubasa Kajitani, Japan – 38-39–77
T109  Alessandra Nagayo, Canada – 39-39–78
T109  Ali Mulhall, Henderson, Nev. – 39-39–78
T109  Anna Ritter, New Albany, Ohio – 41-37–78
T109  Consuela Guo, New Zealand – 39-39–78
T109  Jaymie Ng, Singapore – 37-41–78
T109  Kate Brody, Grand Blanc, Mich. – 39-39–78
T109  Maria Atwood, Holly Springs, N.C. – 40-38–78
T109  Melanie Walker, Burke, Va. – 38-40–78
T109  Mi Li, People’s Republic of China – 39-39–78
T109  Rylee Salome, Tome, N.M. – 36-42–78
T109  Shannyn Vogler, Moline, Ill. – 40-38–78
T109  Valentina Zuleta, Colombia – 40-38–78
T109  Valeria Ramirez, Colombia – 38-40–78
T109  Veronika Exposito, The Woodlands, Texas – 40-38–78
T123  Angela Nip, Hong Kong China – 40-39–79
T123  Avery Zweig, McKinney, Texas – 40-39–79
T123  Charlene Chung, Hong Kong China – 41-38–79
T123  Jacqueline Putrino, Lakewood Ranch, Fla. – 38-41–79
T123  Karoline Tuttle, Lake Mary, Fla. – 39-40–79
T123  Lindsay McGrath, Canada – 42-37–79
T123  Sophia Li, New York, N.Y. – 40-39–79
T123  Sydney Givens, Austin, Texas – 40-39–79
T123  Victoria Zheng, Canada – 42-37–79
T132  Bridget Ma, Orlando, Fla. – 42-38–80
T132  Hadley Ashton, Erie, Colo. – 39-41–80
T132  Karina Jadhav, Irvine, Calif. – 40-40–80
T132  Molly Hardwick, Nashville, Tenn. – 39-41–80
T132  Sophie Stevens, Highland, Mich. – 39-41–80
T132  Tillie Claggett, Canada – 40-40–80
T132  Yun Kiu Tiffany Chan, Hong Kong China – 42-38–80
T139  Emerson Blair, West Point, Miss. – 45-36–81
T139  Honorine Nobuta-Ferry, West Palm Beach, Fla. – 43-38–81
T139  Isabella Saenz, San Antonio, Texas – 40-41–81
T139  Nicole Iniakov, Prunedale, Calif. – 40-41–81
T139  Riley Lewis, Edwardsville, Ill. – 42-39–81
T139  Taylor Kehoe, Canada – 40-41–81
T145  Dani Grace Schrock, Pontiac, Ill. – 42-40–82
T145  Maria Jose Barragan, Mexico – 39-43–82
T147  Diane Guercio, Frisco, Texas – 41-42–83
T147  Emma Thompson, McKinney, Texas – 40-43–83
T147  Sydney Deal, Perrysburg, Ohio – 42-41–83
T147  Taylor Mularski, Spokane, Wash. – 41-42–83
T151  Addison Klonowski, Naples, Fla. – 42-42–84
T151  Amber Li, Bellevue, Wash. – 42-42–84
T151  Mia Cepeda, Hauula, Hawaii – 45-39–84
154  Brooke Frerichs, Canada – 48-39–87
155  Aoife Devaney, Waterbury, Conn. – 44-50–94
156  Megha Ganne, Holmdel, N.J. – DQ-DQ–DQ
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