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Coloradans Austin Barry, Nathan Kim and Brenna Higgins crack top 25 at Optimist International Junior Golf Championship

By Gary Baines – 7/24/2021

Three Coloradans — two boys and one girl — posted top-25 finishes in Phase 2 of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship in Miami, which ended on Friday.

Austin Barry of Fort Collins and Nathan Kim of Castle Pines tied for 18th place in the 112-player boys 14-15 competition with 18-over-par 233 totals. Barry went 83-73-77, while Kim carded scores of 78-79-76. Both ended up 16 strokes behind winner Ryan Slonaker of Penn Laird, Va.

In the girls 13-14 competition, Brenna Higgins of Centennial placed 23rd of out 62 players. She went 80-79-87 for a 30-over-par 246 total, leaving her 28 strokes behind champion Alexis Faieta of Tujunga, Calif.

The Optimist tournaments for the oldest age group of boys and girls will conclude next week. The competitions for younger players wrapped up last week (READ MORE).

Here are the results for all the Coloradans who have concluded play in Miami:


PHASE 2

Boys 14-15 (112-Player Field)

18. Austin Barry, Fort Collins  83-73-77–233

18. Nathan Kim, Castle Pines 78-79-76–233

28. Preston Allen, Pueblo West 81-77-78–236

32. Kyle Shaw, Denver 79-81-78—238

35. Spencer Schlagel, Parker 76-79-84–239

35. Will Balliet, Thornton 77-77-85–239

54. Donovan O’Brien, Erie 78-80-85–243

59. Aiden Sweeney, Commerce City 83-81-80—244

MC. Landon Houska, Fort Collins 81-85-81–247

MC. Mason Hill, Broomfield 85-85-79–249

MC. Jack Carter, Timnath 90-77-86–253

MC. Tiki Jaffe, Vail 82-91-81–254

MC. Kaden Devenport, Fort Collins 93-83-85–261


Girls 13-14 (62-Player Field)

23. Brenna Higgins, Centennial 80-79-87–246

29. Sophia Capua, Aurora 89-80-81–250

33. Kaitlyn Grommeck, Steamboat Springs 82-82-90–254

39. Kyndra Johnson, Salida 91-89-81–261

43. Ellie Barry, Fort Collins 92-90-84–266

51. Zoe Bar-Or, Centennial 94-91-94—279

51. Brynn Balliet, Thornton 89-100-90–279


PHASE 1 (Held Earlier in July)

Boys 12-13 (77-Player Field)

7. Gavin Amella, Castle Rock 73-82-71–226

19. Brayden Destefano, Peyton 78-75-82–235

24. Clint Summers III, Fort Collins 80-75-83–238

36. Andre Dumonteil, Centennial 82-77-84—243

43. Collen Todd, Golden 85-79-85–249

55. Campbell McFadden, Denver 86-85-85—256

55. Sean Cary, Erie 85-82-89–256

72. Will Sallee, Loveland 93-93-88—274


Boys 10-11 (41-Player Field)

15. Gage Poulsen, Timnath 85-87-80–252

17. Hudson Stutzman, Denver 89-82-85–256

25. Levi McDowell, Loveland 88-91-88–267

28. Jeffrey Chen, Aurora 92-88-96–276

30. Hudson Rozga, Eagle 91-98-89—278

31. Grady Anaka, Erie 93-97-92—282

34. Pierce Johnson, Boulder 98-96-95–289

35. Luke Armstrong, Castle Rock 95-105-97–297


Girls 10-12 (32-Player Field)

6. Addison Hines, Arvada 81-78-74–233

24. Ella Scott, Castle Rock 93-96-86–275