Riverside’s Justin Hand posted an opening-round 76 (+5) on Monday in the 72nd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at historic Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.
After struggling on the front nine of the round, including posting a triple-bogey, Hand settled down and fired a two-under 34 on the back-nine to level out to his first-round 76.
Justin Hand
The round sets him tied for 64th place out of 156 golfers.
Hand qualified for the Amateur Championship in June after shooting a 69 at the Grove City Country Club, finishing first out of 46 golfers in the sectional qualifier.
The field will be trimmed to 64 players after Tuesday’s second round of stroke play. Match play will begin on Wednesday, and the championship will conclude with a 36-hole final on Saturday. Friday’s semifinals and Saturday’s final will air on cable television channel FS1 from 2-4 p.m. EDT each day.
Only nine golfers were able to post under-par opening rounds with William Mouw (-2), of Chino, California, leading after the first day.
Day 1 of the #USJuniorAm is in the books. https://t.co/QFCAxmIbPu
— Golfweek (@golfweek) July 16, 2019
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