MANSFIELD The Richland County Junior Golf Championship is shaping up for an epic finish.No one golfer across the RCJGC tournament divisions owns a lead of larger than five strokes after the first day of play at Twin Lakes Golf Course on Monday, July 27. The final round is slated for Tuesday, July 28 at Oak Tree Golf Club.The tightest race for the championship comes in the boys 17-18 year old division where Madison's Josh Maglott and Lexington's Jackson Durchik sit tied at the top of the standings after matching 70s on Day 1. Maglott shot a 34-36-70 while Durchik was consistent with a 35-35-70 as both golfers shot one under for the day. Chase Dininger, Kolbe Ramion and Bryar Ousley are all in the hunt for the division championship. Dininger shot a 37-36-73 while Ramion added a 38-37-75 and Ousley shot a 36-39-75 to remain five shots back of the lead.In the lone girls division, Kristin Combs ended the day with a solid round of 38-38-76 while Aniyah Monica fired a 37-42-78 to make it a close competition. Sarah Combs added a 41-42-83 while Isabella Deal added a 40-46-86, Erika Hollard had a 41-47-88 and Leah McDowell shot a 49-40-89 to remain in the hunt.In the boys 15-16 year old division, Cullen Hart owns a two-shot lead after the first round when he fired a 35-40-75. He sits just ahead of Carson Pigg who had a 37-40-77, Beckett Slaughter (38-40-78) and Ben Sheets (38-40-78). Brandon Maglott had a 41-39-80 and Jackson Curry added a 38-42-80 to remain in the hunt for the division title.The boys 13-14 year old division is a two-golfer race after the first round. Vincent Studer owns a five-shot lead after Day 1 when he shot a 36-38-74. Gabe Owens sits in second with a 40-39-79 and Benjamin Drueschler is in third with a 43-42-85.There were 83 golfers signed up for the RCJGC with 81 tallying Day 1 scores.Below is the complete leaderboards for each division.2026 Richland County Junior Golf Championship LeaderboardBoys 17-18 DivisionJosh Maglott, 34-36-70Jackson Durchik, 35-35-70Chase Dininger, 37-36-73Kolbe Ramion, 38-37-75Bryar Ousley, 36-39-75Caleb Murfield, 37-39-76Lincoln Shepherd, 39-39-78Jacob Brokaw, 42-36-78Grady Schroeder, 41-39-80Branson Porter, 40-42-82Kaile Beachy, 42-41-83AJ Studer, 44-41-85Jackson Henry, 43-44-87Tobin Amos, 43-46-89Gavin Lamb, 46-44-90Kayne Cooke, 42-48-90Finn McAuley, 45-49-94Nate Riggle, 44-51-95Jaydon Fultz, 51-52-103Jace Germann, 50-58-108Girls DivisionKristin Combs, 38-38-76Aniyah Monica, 37-42-79Sarah Combs, 41-42-83Isabella Deal, 40-46-86Erika Hollar, 41-47-88Leah McDowell, 49-40-89Ella Schmidt, 46-48-94Leah Zigler, 46-48-94Lyla Belcher, 42-52-94Olivia Heuss, 50-51-101Saleen Miller-Beck, 52-50-102Sydni Setser, 50-52-102Delaney Carver, 55-49-104Anna Amrose, 52-53-105Hailey Stuff, 53-53-106Aimee Greene, 50-57-107Fairy Tomecko, 54-55-109Laynee Carter, 53-56-109Gabby Brinkman, 54-56-110Raegan Welsh, 50-60-110Sophia Jacobs, 56-60-116Addilynn Padgett, 54-63-117Randi Beck, 60-70-130Boys 15-16 DivisionCullen Hart, 35-40-75Carson Pigg, 37-40-77Beckett Slaughter, 38-40-78Ben Sheets, 38-40-78Brandon Maglott, 41-39-80Jackson Curry, 38-42-80Myles Smith, 40-41-81Christian Hart, 41-42-83Dawson Dreibelbis, 44-42-86Thomas Lenahan, 44-42-86Brycen Carrocci, 42-44-86Evan Miller, 45-41-86David Crundwell, 46-42-88Jakob Schmidt, 47-41-88Aaron Swendal, 44-45-89Max Anderson, 46-43-89Brady Watts, 45-45-90Carson Isaac, 44-46-90Michael Brown, 45-45-90Camden Conrad, 43-49-92Daniel Moritz, 47-45-92Miles Doehla, 45-48-93Justin Williams, 49-49-98Nathan Mumford, 42-56-98Julian Joyce, 53-48-101Elijah Jones, 51-50-101Reece Bauer, 51-53-104Hunter Cline, 54-53-107Boys 13-14 DivisionVincent Studer, 36-38-74Gabe Owens, 40-39-79Benjamin Drueschler, 43-42-85Ethan Nester, 47-47-94Jacob Bonte, 46-49-95Colt Marriotta, 43-52-95Bradyn Tuttle, 43-53-96Ryder Wallace, 54-50-104Grayson Bradley, 53-54-107Dylan Milligan, 60-62-122This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Races tight after Day 1 of Richland County Junior Golf Championships