Allen County-Scottsville’s Eli Stamper gets ready to tee off on hole 11 on the first day of the KHSAA Boys’ State Golf Tournament at Bowling Green Country Club on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Stamper tied for 10th alongside his teammate Barton Rutledge and Greenwood’s Layton Richey. (GRACE McDOWELL / Daily News)

Scottsville’s Eli Stamper led in the college men age division after the opening round of the Bluegrass Golf Tour’s two-day Cullan Brown Invitational Friday at Paxton Golf Course in Paducah.

Stamper carded a two-round even-par 71 to lead the college men division by three strokes. Bowling Green’s Ryan Loiars was seventh with an 82. Stamper finished tied for second in the high school boys’ championship and Loiars tied for 23rd.

Bowling Green’s Saanvi Aravantagi finished second after the first day in the girls’ 12 and under (9-hole) division with a 6-over 41, two shots off the lead. Bowling Green’s Ally Jean Stephens finished third with a 43.

Bowling Green’s Ellie Morgan tied for 11th in the high school girls’ championship with a 16-over 87.