Arizona & Colorado shoot 1-under par to share lead after Round 1 in Oregon
The first round of the 53rd Annual Junior America’s Cup, hosted by the Oregon Golf Association, is in the books, with Arizona and Colorado tied for the lead at a 1-under-par team total at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Leading Arizona is Landon Ashcraft, the individual leader, who fired a 5-under-par 66. Ash Edwards is leading the charge for Colorado, as he shot a 4-under-par 67. Colorado’s scores round out with Brayden Forte, who shot 68 (third place), Tyler Long (77), and Miles Kuhl (80). Team Arizona’s scores include Dylan Boenning at even-par 71, Owen Greenough (75), and Ajay Morris (76). Morris recorded his sixth career hole-in-one on the par-3, 130-yard 17th hole, using his gap wedge.
Host team Oregon is tied for fifth at 6-over-par. Pacing team Oregon is Connor Holden, who is tied for eighth place at even-par 71. The rest of Oregon includes Mason Ho and Lucas Vanderlip, both shooting 3-over-par 74s, and Cade McVicker at 6-over-par 77.
Like a collegiate event, the Junior America’s Cup features 18 teams of four boys representing their state, province, or country. The competition takes place over three days, with 18 holes played each day for a total of 54 holes to determine the winning team. Each team counts its best three scores each round, with the low-scoring team after 54 holes being crowned the 2025 champions and presented with the champions’ medals and trophy.
The 2025 competition marks the 53rd anniversary of the Junior America’s Cup Championship and the fourth time it has been hosted by the Oregon Golf Association (OGA). The previous time the event was hosted by the OGA was in 2008, at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Washington. The team from Southern California won the championship that year. JAC alumni from the 2008 championship include Patrick Cantlay.
Past Junior America’s Cup participants who have gone on to successful professional careers include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Corey Pavin, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Moore, Kyle Stanley, and Tony Finau.
