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8 more Colorado golfers qualify for IMG Academy Junior Worlds, bringing total to 30

By Gary Baines – 6/9/2021

Colorado-based qualifying for the prestigious IMG Academy Junior World Championships concluded on Wednesday, with 10 more golfers earning berths —  including eight Coloradans — at Family Sports in Centennial.

The medalists on Wednesday were Doro Wilcos of Denver and Kai Jorde of Spring, Texas (1-under 30 in boys 9-10), Claire Brooks of Phoenix (34 in girls 9-10), Jameson Ross of Castle Rock and Eli Dawson of Loveland (31 in boys 7-8) and Sofia Casas of Aurora (42 in girls 7-8).

All told, 30 Coloradans, in 10 age/gender divisions, have qualified in state for the Junior Worlds, which are set for July 12-16 in the San Diego area.


Here are the qualifiers from Wednesday:


Boys 9-10 (At Par-31 Family Sports in Centennial)

Doro Wilcox, Denver 30

Kai Jorde, Spring, Texas 30

Max Music, Broomfield 32

Braylon Ball, Windsor 33


Girls 9-10 (At Par-31 Family Sports in Centennial)

Claire Brooks, Phoenix 34

Scout Fitzgerald, Parker 37


Boys 7-8 (At Par-31 Family Sports in Centennial)

Jameson Ross, Castle Rock 31

Eli Dawson, Loveland 31


Girls 7-8 (At Par-31 Family Sports in Centennial)

Sofia Casas, Aurora 42

Alexa McDowell, Loveland 47

And here are the qualifiers from last week’s tournaments in Colorado:


Boys 15-18 (At Par-72 Plum Creek GC in Castle Rock)

Matthew Wilkinson, Centennial 73-70–143

Wes Erling, Colorado Springs 76-70–146

Jake Chesler, Firestone 71-75–146

Hunter Swanson, Denver 72-75–147


Girls 15-18 (At Par-72 Todd Creek GC in Thornton)

Sofia Choi, Littleton 77-69–146

Liza Lapeyre, New Orleans 78-75–153

Abigail Aeschleman, Highlands Ranch 78-77—155 

Emily Cheng, Colorado Springs 80-77–157


Boys 13-14 (At Par-72 Legacy Ridge GC in Westminster)

Austin Barry, Fort Collins 69

Kaden Devenport, Fort Collins 72

Roland Thornton, Aurora 72

Jake Dost, Parker 75


Girls 13-14 (At Par-72 Todd Creek GC in Thornton)

Ashleigh Wilson, Highlands Ranch 76

Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 79

Sophia Capua, Aurora 84

Hope Torres, Broomfield 87


Boys 11-12 (At Par-72 Legacy Ridge GC in Westminster)

Vincent Vanliere, Rapid City, S.D. 73

Ash Edwards, Boulder 76

Collen Todd, Golden 77

Hudson Stutzman, Denver 79


Girls 11-12 (At Par-72 Todd Creek GC in Thornton)

Maddie Makino, Parker 77

Taylor Wilson, Highlands Ranch 89

Jadie Wilson, Parker 89

Landry Frost, Colorado Springs 90

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