The Illinois Junior Golf Association is entering its 58th season in 2024 serving the state of Illinois with over 120 playing opportunities each season.
The odds of making two holes-in-one in a round are 67 million-to-one. Donald Barnett did it in just three holes. He aced No. 13 & No. 15 on his way to win the PM Stroke Play at Bristol Oaks GC. Take a look at his scorecard:
PSA: For players playing in the Players Challenge at Bartlett Hills, there will be no laying up on holes 4, 10 and 16. Thanks
@NoLayingUp
for the awesome towels!
Join us in congratulating
@IJGAmatt
as he starts his role as the Executive Director of the IJGA and
@IJGAbrett
as he steps into the Associate Executive Director role. Read more about it here:
Kevin Streelman credits his play thus far at the
@3MOpen
to spending time with IJGA juniors at the inaugural Kevin Streelman Invitational earlier this week.
The
@IHSA_IL
Boys Golf Regionals concluded this week:
28 out of the 48 medalists are IJGA members
115 out of the 288 team champion players are IJGA members
Congrats to all the IJGA members who competed on their high school teams and good luck to those headed to Sectionals!
A great story of how a player can develop at college... Miami University stud
@patrick_flavin
already has eight collegiate wins and could make some serious noise in the future.
READ:
Round 3 tee time for
@DougGhim
is TBD, but it will be late. Heโs headed into the weekend T5 (play has been suspended and a few guys will finish the second round in the morning).
#THEPLAYERS
With the help of the participants of the Medinah Country Shriner Jr Invitational, the IJGA was able to donate $20k to the
@shrinershosp
, bringing the total donation to date to almost $200,000. A big thank you to all of the participants & to
@MedinahCC
for hosting the event!
๐จThis is not a drill๐จ Less than 2 hours until
@DougGhim
begins his final round in the final group at
@THEPLAYERSChamp
, just one stroke off the lead.
This weekend, nine IJGA alumni will tee it up professionally:
@PGATOUR
: Nick Hardy & Doug Ghim
@LPGA
: Elizabeth Szokol
@KornFerryTour
: Patrick Flavin, Brad Hopfinger, & Tee-K Kelly
@PGATOURLA
: Brian Bullington, Paul DiFranco, & Daniel Hudson
Take a look at that even-par finish for IJGA alumnus
@DougGhim
! Great round today that included TWO eagles. Watch for Doug tomorrow, he is teeing off at 8:41AM EDT (that's 7:41AM here in IL!)
The IJGA had 4 alumni make it through the 1st Stage of
@KornFerryTour
Qualifying:
David Perkins (Mobile, AL)
Tee-k Kelly (Maricopa, AZ - medalist)
Bryce Emory (Maricopa, AZ)
Patrick Flavin (Maricopa, AZ)
The first event of 2nd Stage Qualifying begins October 12th.
Congrats to sophomore
@BenSluzas2021
who carded a bogey-free round of 66 today to win the Badger Invitational. Todayโs 66 marks Benโs collegiate low tournament round as well. Congrats to Ben Sluzas who went 69-66 for a total of 135 (-9).
#TheBestIsYetToCome
#TheHardWay
Henry Quinn finished atop the leaderboard in the Senior Boys Division at the PM Stroke Play
#22
@ Sanctuary after finishing the round with a 4-under-par 68. His round included six birdies! Find the full results here:
Ben Sluzas, 2020 Illinois State Junior Amateur champion, and Jason Gordon, two-time
@MAJGT
champion, qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship today at
@RavisloeCC
.
IJGA alum & Jr. Board member
@NickHardy8
earned his first win on the
@PGATOUR
this weekend at the Zurich Classic! Hardy competed in IJGA events for nine years before going to play at the University of Illinois.
Congrats to
@NIU_Mgolf
on winning the Xavier Invitational! Four of the five Huskies are IJGA alum, including Ben Sluzas (T8), Michael Cascino (T19), Tommy Dunsire (T30), & Zach Place (T39). Other IJGA alum with top-10 finishes are Tim Lin (Drake, T2) & Henry Quinn (Butler, T8)
.
@iwumgolf
has won the D3 National Championship! Four out of the five guys in Illinois Wesleyanโs lineup are IJGA alums (Wuethrich, Morton, Abel, Park). Wuethrich & Morton will be named All-Americans. Additionally, eleven guys on the roster are IJGA alumni.
Congrats to IJGA member Grace Kryscio on signing a Letter of Intent to play collegiate golf at Fairfield University! Find out where some other members of the Class of 2020 have signed to:
Class of 2022, congrats on making it to
#SigningDay
! We'd love to see your photos from the day - reply to this thread or send them to madeline
@ijga
.org .
A huge thank you to
@AJGAGolf
& the Junior Chicago Cup. We recently received an incredibly generous contribution due to the hard work & diligent fundraising efforts of 32 junior golfers, lead by captains Kiana Pouyat & Ryan Banas. Thank you to all involved!
Congratulations to
@teekkelly
(pictured) of Wheaton and Daniel Stringfellow of Roselle on earning co-medalist honors in todayโs
#USOpen
Local qualifier at
@CantignyGolf
after 4-under rounds of 68. 5 players advanced to final qualifying in June.
SCORES:
NIU freshman & 2020 Illinois State Junior Amateur Champion
@BenSluzas2021
claimed his first collegiate top-10 at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate. He fired rounds of 67-73-71 for a 5-under-par tournament total, good for a T6 finish.
.
@NIU_Mgolf
will be hosting the
@MACSports
2022 Men's Golf Championship at White Eagle Golf Club in Naperville, Ill. Those interested in volunteering can visit this link:
While
@patrick_flavin
ultimately came up short in a five-for-two playoff, he had some great thoughts about tough course conditions, preparing for a playoff, and Monday qualifying in general.
Tyler Irwin earned top honors in the Sr Boys Division at PM Stroke Play
#33
@ Palatine Hills after carding a 2-under-par 70. Find the full results here >>
Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2019 who signed Letters of Intent to play collegiate golf! Check out who they are here >>
Did we miss someone? Let us know so we can include their signings as well!
Your overall Playing Member Player of the Year Championship champions:
๐ฆ: Jake Wiktor (5-under-par 139)
๐ง: Reese Clark (6-over-par 150)
Find the full results from the Junior & Senior Divisions here:
Yesterday,
@AU_Spartans
won their 4th straight NACC Men's Golf Championship. IJGA alum Jack Vercautren captured the individual title, while
@ScottBoyajian07
finished Runner-Up.
@craig_schlegel
&
@RVgot_it
, also IJGA alums, both finished T-15.
Thirty-two IJGA members placed inside the top-10 of their division at
@IHSAState
. Regarding team champions, 19 IJGA members contributed, including all 6 members of Barrington (2A Girls), St. Ignatius College Prep (2A Boys), & Glenbrook North (3A Boys),
Katherine Lemke, who won the 2019 IJGA POY Championship & the 2020 IJGA-CDGA Junior Amateur, has been named a finalist for the USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award.
USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award finalists announced.
Ten boys and girls make the final list for this community service based award. Winner to be announced on Dec. 2nd.
Raymond Knoll finished atop the 2012 Illinois State Junior Amateur leaderboard after failing to qualify for the event the previous year. Knoll went on to play collegiate golf at the University of Iowa
#throwback