BRYAN -- Jordan Spieth of Dallas, carded seven birdies en route to an opening-round 70 and a two-shot lead at the AJGA Championship at Traditions. In the Girls Division, Sherlyn Popelka of Reunion, Fla., recorded an even-par 72 to grab a one-shot cushion heading into Saturday’s second round at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Championship at Traditions is being held at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M. The tournament field consists of 87 boys and 51 girls, ages 12-18, from 17 states and four foreign countries. Sixty-six hail from the home state of Texas. The Boys Division is playing the par-72 layout at 7,047 yards, while the Girls Division is being played at 6,135 yards.

After a bogey on his eighth hole led to a 1-under-par front nine, Spieth said the turning point in his round was on his 10th and 11th holes. He notched birdies on both holes after close approach shots, and said he built momentum for the rest of his round.

“I hit the ball great and struck my irons the best I have in a long time,” Spieth said. “I made a couple good bogey and par saves, and I feel I can shave a couple more strokes tomorrow.”

Brian Dwyer of Southlake, Texas, sits alone in second at even-par 72, while Talor Gooch of Midwest City, Okla., and Ryan O’Rear of Salado, Texas, are tied for third at 1-over-par 73. Tied for fifth at 2-over-par 74 are Mark Pollak of San Antonio, Texas, Eli Juren of Austin, Hunter Sparks of Oklahoma City, Drew Dorsey of Edmond, Okla., and Seth Reeves of Duluth, Ga.

In the Girls Division, Popelka began her even-par round with birdies on Nos. 10, 15 and 16, and finished with 10 consecutive pars. With pars filling her scorecard on her back nine, Popelka said she refocused on her gameplan as she made the turn.

“I played more evenly on the back nine,” Popelka said. “I tried to get back to my gameplan and hit more fairways and greens. You have to place the ball well on this course, so I tried to focus on where I wanted to hit it and hit it there.”

Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., sits one shot behind at 1-over-par 73. Tied for third at 2-over-par 74 are Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., Crystal Reeves of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Mary Michael Maggio of Conway, Ark.

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 25 foreign countries.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.

Second-round tee times for the AJGA Championship at Traditions will run from 8:10–9:40 a.m., and 12:30–2:09 p.m., off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M. For more information, please contact Tournament Director Jeremy Freyman at (678) 617-9917, or visit the AJGA Web site, ajga.org.

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BRYAN, Texas — First-round results from the AJGA Championship at Traditions conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 7,047; Girls: 6,135. Rating/Slope: Boys: 74/138; Girls: 77.7/150.

BOYS DIVISION
Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas 35-35—70
Brian Dwyer, Southlake, Texas 34-38—72
Talor Gooch, Midwest City, Okla. 36-37—73
Ryan O'Rear, Salado, Texas 38-35—73
Mark Pollak, San Antonio, Texas 37-37—74
Eli Juren, Austin, Texas 38-36—74
Hunter Sparks, Oklahoma City, Okla. 37-37—74
Drew Dorsey, Edmond, Okla. 37-37—74
Seth Reeves, Duluth, Ga. 38-36—74
Robert Mills, Houston, Texas 36-39—75
Philip Chian, Covina, Calif. 36-39—75
Curtis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. 37-38—75
Landon Lyons, Baton Rouge, La. 37-38—75
Jade Scott, Daingerfield, Texas 35-40—75
Hunter Kraus, Germantown, Tenn. 38-37—75
Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash. 37-39—76
Chris Capo, Woodland Hills, Calif. 36-40—76
Ryan Choi, Colorado Springs, Colo. 37-39—76
Jordan Lee, Tarzana, Calif. 39-38—77
Nathan Chambers, Purcell, Okla. 38-39—77
Geoffrey Shaw, Edmond, Okla. 40-37—77
Cory Whitsett, Houston, Texas 38-39—77
Henry Park, Waikoloa, Hawaii 39-38—77
Cameron Hollek, Richmond, Texas 39-38—77
Andrew Green, Edmond, Okla. 36-41—77
Daniel Stringfellow, Roselle, Ill. 39-38—77
Roman Robledo, Harlingen, Texas 39-38—77
James Kwon, Houston, Texas 39-39—78
Ryan Kelley, The Woodlands, Texas 39-39—78
Andrew Rollins, Round Rock, Texas 40-38—78
Benjamin Lein, Diamond Bar, Calif. 39-39—78
Hayden Stephens, Georgetown, Texas 40-38—78
Ryan Eibner, The Woodlands, Texas 37-41—78
Johnathan Chen, Sugar Land, Texas 36-42—78
Sam DeStefano, Bryan, Texas 38-40—78
Dillon Rust, Edmond, Okla. 39-40—79
Jimmy Elliott, Katy, Texas 40-39—79
Curtis Reed, Castroville, Texas 36-43—79
John Duke Hudson, Sonora, Texas 38-41—79
Paul McConnell, Garland, Texas 37-42—79
Patrick O'Meara, The Woodlands, Texas 38-41—79
Cameron Wilson, Rowayton, Conn. 37-43—80
Cody Kent, Castle Rock, Colo. 39-41—80
Shuai Wu, Beijing, China 39-41—80
Justin Lavine, Sugar Land, Texas 40-40—80
Seth Stuart, Austin, Texas 41-39—80
Michael Yiu, Laguna Hills, Calif. 41-39—80
Alex Marry, San Clemente, Calif. 36-44—80
Patrick Burke, Houston, Texas 37-43—80
Diego Castilla, Monterrey, Mexico 38-43—81
Ryan Dagerman, Dallas, Texas 40-41—81
Hunter Brown, Richardson, Texas 42-39—81
Ryan Howard, The Woodlands, Texas 41-40—81
Matthew Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 38-44—82
Henry Plager, Carmel, Ind. 43-39—82
Chun-Ji Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 40-42—82
Taylor Meadows, Boerne, Texas 41-41—82
Carlos Ortiz, Zapopan, Mexico 41-41—82
Brad Lyle, Richardson, Texas 41-41—82
Sam Yi, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 43-40—83
Ross Rotwein, El Paso, Texas 42-41—83
Parker Hensley, San Antonio, Texas 39-44—83
Stanton Tondre, Castroville, Texas 39-44—83
Jeffrey Juillerat, Tyler, Texas 42-41—83
Jordan Frye, Colleyville, Texas 39-45—84
Chris Worrell, Enid, Okla. 40-44—84
Thomas Tatum, Dallas, Texas 40-44—84
Austin Beck, Coppell, Texas 42-42—84
Daniel Lee, Valencia, Calif. 48-36—84
Brian O'Regan, Walnut Creek, Calif. 40-44—84
Richard Lamb, South Bend, Ind. 44-40—84
Brandon Wilhide, Richmond, Texas 41-43—84
Stetson McMillan, Hideaway, Texas 38-46—84
Sarosh Adi, Frisco, Texas 41-44—85
Rohan Verma, Kingwood, Texas 42-43—85
Raymond Gerow, Santa Barbara, Calif. 43-42—85
Mike Eyeington, College Station, Texas 46-39—85
Bradley Lucas, Worthington, Ohio 45-41—86
Eduardo Chavez, Hillsborough, Calif. 42-44—86
Jeff Wibawa, Encino, Calif. 44-42—86
Jordan Rumora, Houston, Texas 42-44—86
Patrick Gould, Houston, Texas 39-47—86
Thomas Birdsey, The Woodlands, Texas 45-42—87
Zack Smith, Carthage, Texas 42-45—87
Kyle Jordan, College Station, Texas 47-43—90
Greg Lyle, Richardson, Texas 46-46—92
Eugene Lee, Murrieta, Calif. 48-46—94

GIRLS DIVISION
Sherlyn Popelka, Reunion, Fla. 36-36—72
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. 36-37—73
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. 38-36—74
Crystal Reeves, Broken Arrow, Okla. 35-39—74
Mary Michael Maggio, Conway, Ark. 39-35—74
Kristina Wong, Bradenton, Fla. 39-36—75
Christine Song, Fullerton, Calif. 37-38—75
Kyle Roig, Pembroke Pines, Fla. 39-36—75
Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla. 36-40—76
Casey Ann Kennedy, Venice, Fla. 35-41—76
Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif. 38-38—76
Emma Lavy, Fayetteville, Ark. 39-38—77
Michelle Yang, Los Angeles, Calif. 38-39—77
Ayaka Kaneko, Honolulu, Hawaii 37-41—78
Haley Sanders, Rogers, Ark. 40-38—78
Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif. 41-37—78
Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. 39-39—78
Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y. 40-38—78
Ariana Patterson, Carmel, Calif. 39-40—79
Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga. 39-40—79
Kelsey Kipp, Tyler, Texas 39-40—79
Jessica Schall, Lake Mary, Fla. 41-38—79
Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City, Tenn. 40-39—79
Kalynd Carson, The Woodlands, Texas 37-42—79
Shelby Hardy, San Saba, Texas 37-43—80
Felicia Espericueta, Edinburg, Texas 42-38—80
Alicia Malagon , Tampico, Tamps., Mexico 40-40—80
Casey Grice, College Station, Texas 41-39—80
Heather Lott, Baton Rouge, La. 42-38—80
Kayli Quinton, Cypress, Texas 40-40—80
Aly Smith, Houston, Texas 42-38—80
Pamela Burneski, Surrey, British Columbia 39-42—81
Mariah Montoya, Lubbock, Texas 42-39—81
Katrina Hegge, Seattle, Wash. 41-40—81
Lisa McCloskey, Montgomery, Texas 42-39—81
Alexandra Groetsema, Palo Alto, Calif. 39-43—82
Gabriella Dominguez, Chilton, Texas 42-40—82
Sarah Beth Davis, Victoria, Texas 43-39—82
Chelsey Cothran, Springdale, Ark. 42-40—82
Heather Smith, Fort Worth, Texas 42-41—83
Eunice Yim, La Canada, Calif. 45-38—83
Michelle Piyapattra, Corona, Calif. 41-42—83
Rebecca Song, Fullerton, Calif. 42-42—84
Chelsea Mocio, Fort Worth, Texas 42-42—84
Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 45-39—84
Whitney French, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 41-43—84
Victoria Vela, Mansfield, Texas 41-45—86
Suzie Lee, E. Northport, N.Y. 42-44—86
Lauren Ballenger, Caldwell, Texas 41-45—86
Mei Liu, Austin, Texas 46-42—88
Christine Lin, Austin, Texas 48-45—93