The third edition of the Adam Scott Championship has successfully kickstarted! Scheduled from May 29 to May 30 at The Falls Club of the Palm Beaches in Lake Worth, Florida, it will see some of the most renowned junior champs from the AJGA like Tiger Woods’ son Charlie Woods and Trevor Immelman’s son Jacob as part of the field. With the news that Japanese casual wear designer UNIQLO will be sponsoring the event, Adam Scott first announced the championship in December 2021, with the inaugural edition happening in February 2022. The format of the event, however, doesn’t see the participation of just American golfers.

The Open Championship is a cross-continental golfing collaboration between the American Junior Golf Association the Japan Golf Association, and Golf Australia, having a field of 78 players, ages 12 to 19. “When I was a junior player, I learned not only the fun of playing golf but also about other important things in life, such as honesty and respect. Together with UNIQLO, we have created a tournament we hope will be a valuable learning opportunity for young people,” Scott said back in 2022.

Instead of having simultaneous tee-offs for players of the same match, the Adam Scott Junior Championship has players teeing off at the same time for the boys’ and girls’ championships. This has a 54-hole stroke play format, which means all the players will have to compete against each other by comparing a total score for three rounds of 18 holes each. To be a part of the field, one has to pay a fee of $295.

With already one round concluded for the event, what does the leaderboard look like before players enter into the second round on Thursday?

Hampton Beebe has taken the lead

West Palm Beach, Fla. player Hampton Beebe is headed to the second round of the championship with an impressive 2-stroke lead, ahead of three other players. He opened the round with a birdie and carded a total of 9 birdies in the entire round. He managed to bag a score of 7-under, 65!

Following him are Boca Raton, Florida player Reed Greyserman, Boulder, Florida player Miles Kuhl, and Greensboro, North Carolina player Tanner Cadieux, with a 67-under, 5 scores. Although the three of them are tied for the second position, unlike Beebe, who carded two bogies in the opening, the latter three went entirely bogey-free, each of them with five birdies for the rounds.

Will they take over the lead with safer gameplay? Or will Beebe continue on top? Stay tuned to find out!