Richmond, VA (June 24, 2016) –The First Tee’s National Par-3 Championship began Friday, June 24th. 32 participants of The First Tee from around the country completed 18-hole of individual stroke play at The Kanawha Club, a private 9-hole Par-3 Course in Manakin-Sabot, VA. The participants will play an additional 18-holes, tomorrow, Saturday, June 25th, to denote The First Tee’s National Par-3 Champions from both girls and boys divisions for 2016
The leaders after the first round are:
Boys: Owen Avrit (Central Coast) Presley Mackelburg (Northern Nevada) at +5 (59)
“The course conditions were fair and [The Kanawha Club] made the greens fast with the given hole locations making it a lot tougher to get the ball close to the hole, Mackelburg, +5 (T1) noted. “The biggest challenge was keeping the green speed and being aggressive with your putts.”
The girls leaders after the first round are:
Madalyn Ardueser (Greater Portland) +3 (57) and Belle Tan (Dallas) +6 (60)
“It was a lot of fun and I got to play with some great friends,” Ardueser, +3 said. “The biggest challenge was the greens which made it tough to play but I enjoy a challenge in my golf game.”
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