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 |