HAMMOND, Ind. – The Mid-American Junior Golf Tour’s Classic at Lost Marsh was contested on July 26-27 at the Lost Marsh Golf Course in Hammond, Ind. The Boys Division champion was Daniel Tanaka (2020) of Wilmette, Ill. The Girls Division champion was Kimberly Stafford (2019) of Lake Forest, Ill.
The Classic at Lost Marsh was a 36-hole, Stroke Play competition which featured 36 junior golfers ages 12-18. The Boys Division played the course as a par 72 from 6,803 yards, while the Girls Division played the course as a par 73 from 5,859 yards.
The MAJGT is designed for exceptionally talented junior golfers throughout the Midwest ages 12-18 and is nationally recognized by the Junior Golf Scoreboard and American Junior Golf Association with all of its events providing national exposure.
Tanaka carded a 7-over-par 151 tournament total. He opened the tournament with a 3-over-par 75 which included six birdies, before carding a 4-over-par 76 during the final round. This was Tanaka’s first MAJGT victory, his previous best finish came in 2017 at the Championship at Geneva National, where he came in T4.
Coming in runner-up in the Boys Division is Gabriel LaPapa (2019) of North Aurora, Ill., who carded a 12-over-par 156 tournament total. In third place was Ryan Cagan (2018) of Naperville, Ill., who finished the tournament with a 13-over-par total. Rounding out the top five after each carding a 14-over-par 158 were Junho Oh (2020) of Glenview, Ill., and Samuel Mortell (2021) of Chicago.
In the Girls Division, Stafford carded a 10-over-par 156 tournament total. Her opening round of 6-over-par 79 included one birdie. Stafford carded a 4-over-par 77 during the final round. This was also Stafford’s first MAJGT victory, her previous best finish came earlier this year at the North Shore Open where she finished T4.
In second place was Stephanie Su (2021) of South Barrington, Ill., who finished the tournament with a 12-over-par 158 total. Rounding out the top three was Arya Gadekar (2018) of Bloomington, Ind., who carded a 16-over-par 162 tournament total.
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