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Wright, Danielson lead 36th Junior PGA

The Columbian
Published: August 1, 2011, 5:00pm

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Zachary Wright of Phoenix shot a 6-under 66 and has the lead after one round of the 36th Junior PGA Championship.

Meanwhile, Casey Danielson of Osceola, Wis., is atop the leaderboard on the girls side with a 68 — the lowest competitive round of her career — at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Sycamore Hills Golf Club.

Wright, 17, had five birdies and eagled the par-5 12th hole Tuesday to earn his four-stroke lead over Andy Shim of Duluth, Ga. and Daniel Chian of Covina, Calif.

Wright shot a 6-under 30 on the back nine, where he had only 11 putts on the notoriously difficult greens.

Danielson, 16, has a one-stroke lead over Mariah Stackhouse of Riverdale, Ga., and Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand. Danielson had only 24 total putts at the 156-player, 72-hole event.

She shot 4 under on the back nine.

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