BILLINGS — Thanks to a pair of recent wins, Q2’s Athletes of the Week have a chance to play one of the world’s top golf courses — with most expenses paid.

On a grip-it-and-rip-it Monday afternoon at Lake Hills Golf Course, Royce Taylor and Payton Tryan won their top age divisions at the Optimist Jr. District Championships.

The strong finishes mean both are qualified for next summer's Optimist International Junior Championships at the PGA Doral course in Miami. Tryan, who will be a junior at Billings Senior High School, carded a girls low round of 80 from the high-yardage white tees.

“It was pretty long. That’s definitely the longest course I’ve played in a tournament,” said Tryan, 16.

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