Late Birdies Put Roloff in Front at Minnesota State Junior Boys' Championship

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 DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – A string of three birdies late during his round Monday helped Mason Roloff to a round of 6-under 65 to take the early lead at the 95^th Minnesota State Junior Boys’ Championship at Detroit Country Club.
 
When the tournament resumes Tuesday, Roloff will take a one-stroke lead over Braeden Sladek and Ryan Stendahl to the final round.
 
Beginning the championship on the 10^th tee Monday, Roloff rolled in birdies at the 11^th and 16^th holes to turn in 2-under for the day before carding back-to-back birdies at the first and second holes to open his inward nine, moving to 4-under.
 
Roloff, who will be a senior at Spring Lake Park High School this fall, took a step back with his only blemish on the scorecard Monday, a bogey at the par-4 fourth. Quickly bouncing back, Roloff strung together three consecutive birdies beginning at the par-4 sixth hole to take the clubhouse lead at 6-under 65.
 
Sladek began his first round with a birdie on the opening hole, but would play his next 10 holes in even par heading to the 12^th. Rolling in his birdie chance at the par-5 12^th, Sladek moved to 2-under for the tournament before carding three straight birdies over his final three holes to shoot up the leaderboard and into a tie for second at 5-under 66.
 
Stendahl got off to a quick start Monday with a birdie at the first before falling back to even with a bogey at the third. Rebounding quickly, Stendahl carded four straight birdies beginning at the par-4 fourth to get to 4-under for the tournament.
 
Trading a pair of birdies with two bogeys over the first seven holes of his back nine Monday, Stendahl finished on a high note, sinking his birdie chance at the 18^th to move into a share of second with Sladek at 5-under 66.
 
Davis Johnson, Sam Suppes and Kyler Schwamb each posted an opening-round 67 and will begin the final round tied for fourth.
 
The final round of the 95^th Minnesota State Junior Boys’ Championship is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 a.m. at Detroit Country Club.