ITASCA, Ill. – The Illinois Junior Golf Association’s 38th Chick Evans Jr Amateur Championship began with 36 holes of Stroke Play before a cut for Match Play. At the end of the 36 holes, Max Golding (2019) of Highland Park, Ill., sits atop the leaderboard in the Boys Division after carding a 3-under-par 141 total. In the Girls Division, Mara Flaherty (2019) of Naperville, Ill., carded a 3-over-par 147 two-day total to sit atop the leaderboard.

This is the 38th Annual Chick Evans Jr Am Championship features 187 junior golfers from throughout the state of Illinois ages 12 to 18. This event is a 36-hole, Stroke Play event where players are attempting to qualify for the Match Play rounds. The Boys Division will be cut to the low 32 boys for up to five rounds of match play, while the Girls Division will be cut to the low 16 for up to four rounds of match play. The Boys Division is playing the par 72 Itasca CC from 6,814 yards, while the Girls Division played the course from 5,791.

The Illinois Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing playing opportunities for its members ages 8-18, conducting educational clinics and events, and serving as a junior golf informational clearinghouse.

The following individuals have qualified for Match Play in the Boys Division:

1 Max Golding  2019, Highland Park, IL -3 141
T2 Danny Fisher  2019, Lake Forest, IL -2 142
T2 Kevin O’Regan  2021, Northbrook, IL -2 142
4 Jack Paeglow  2020, DeKalb, IL E 144
T5 Jimmy Morton  2018, Sugar Grove, IL +1 145
T5 Alex Kim  2019, Lincolnshire, IL +1 145
T7 Bradley Goldstein  2019, Highland Park, IL +2 146
T7 Will Troy  2020, Naperville, IL +2 146
T7 Dominic Leli  2019, Crystal Lake, IL +2 146
T10 Jack Vercautren  2018, Naperville, IL +3 147
T10 Kevin Andjulis  2018, Elk Grove Village, IL +3 147
T10 Griffin Roscich  2020, Glen Ellyn, IL +3 147
T13 Henry Horne  2020, Winnetka, IL +4 148
T13 Joshua Kirkham  2019, Burr ridge, IL +4 148
T13 Jake Pluth  2018, Shorewood, IL +4 148
T16 John Bowen  2018, Hobe Sound, FL +5 149
T16 Nicholas Nguyen  2018, Mattoon, IL +5 149
T16 Matthew Schawel  2018, Vernon Hills, IL +5 149
T16 Robert Cox  2020, Oak Brook, IL +5 149
T16 Sam Davis  2019, Lake Forest, IL +5 149
T21 Cody Surma  2019, Lexington, IL +6 150
T21 Michael Kozub  2019, Countryside, IL +6 150
T21 Aidan Lafferty  2019, Downers Grove, IL +6 150
T21 Aaron Chong  2020, Glenview, IL +6 150
T21 Trevor Brandon  2019, Fox River Grove, IL +6 150
T21 Joseph Harrigan  2018, Highland Park, IL +6 150
T21 Alex Green  2018, Itasca, IL +6 150
T21 Nicolas Longo  2020, Orland Park, IL +6 150
T29 Clint Bailes  2021, Lake Forest, IL +7 151
T29 Michael Seaman  2018, Lake Forest, IL +7 151
T29 Luke Tedford  2021, Lake Forest, IL +7 151
T29 John Lishchynsky  2020, Crystal Lake, IL +7 151

 

The following players have qualified for Match Play in the Girls Division:

1 Mara Flaherty  2019, Naperville, IL +3 147
2 Stephanie Su  2021, South Barrington, IL +4 148
T3 Lizzie Anderson  2022, Lockport, IL +5 149
T3 Ali Schrock  2019, Pontiac, IL +5 149
5 Adrienne Rohwedder  2019, Prospect Heights, IL +6 150
6 Riley Sullivan  2018, St. Charles, IL +7 151
T7 Trinity Corwin  2018, Schaumburg, IL +8 152
T7 Audrey Tir  2021, Winnetka, IL +8 152
T9 Molly Lyne  2020, Cary, IL +9 153
T9 Kait Natividad  2020, Yorkville, IL +9 153
T9 Alaina Bowie  2020, Mahomet, IL +9 153
T9 Sunbi Kwon  2021, Orland Park, IL +9 153
T13 Katelyn David  2019, St. Charles, IL +11 155
T13 Ella Greenberg  2023, Rockford, IL +11 155
15 Emily Duan  2022, Buffalo Grove, IL +12 156
16 Sophia Sulkar  2022, Barrington Hills, IL +13 157