Northern Junior Championship
The Northern Junior Championship presented by Junior Golf Hub is a nationally ranked United States junior golf tournament that was created in order to provide the highest level of competition for top junior players.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Milford, Connecticut |
| Established | 2002 |
| Course(s) | Great River Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,850 yards (6,260 m) – Boys 5,850 yards (5,350 m) – Girls |
| Format | 36 holes stroke play |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 136 Nick Fairweather (2011) |
| Current champion | |
| Ben James (Boys), Jieming Yang (Girls) | |
The 36-hole stroke play event is contested over two days at Great River Golf Club in Milford, Connecticut and is open to amateur boys and girls under the age of 19 who have not entered their first year of college. The 2022 event, the 20th annual, was contested on August 1-3 and won by Benjamin James and Jieming Yang.
History
The Northern Junior Championship was established in 2002 in memory of Stan Trojanowski, father of Cindy and Gary Trojanowski. Stan Trojanowski died in August, 2001 due to mesothelioma, a form of cancer resulting from exposure to asbestos.
Until 2009, the tournament had been open only to Boys and Girls who were members of a Connecticut Section PGA golf course, which included Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. For the seven years that the tournament was a member of the Connecticut Section PGA Junior Golf Tour, the Northern Junior was unquestionably the most prestigious event on the Tour. Since its beginning, the goal has always been to provide the same championship experience and red-carpet treatment that the best national events around the country offer. The tournament committee has worked hard to integrate special amenities not seen at most tournaments, such as live tournament scoring, on course leaderboards, standard bearers, and up to the minute updates on our website.
The 2022 event (20th annual) will be a 36-hole event contested over two days at Great River Golf Club in Milford, Connecticut. The event will be ranked by both the Golfweek Rankings and Junior Golf Scoreboard. The tournament is also part of an elite group who offer multiple AJGA performance stars to the Boys and Girls Champions.
The Northern Junior Championship is open to amateur Boys and Girls who have not reached their 19th birthday and have not entered college by the date of the event.
Past champions
- 2021 Benjamin James / Jieming Yang
- 2020 Championship cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2019 Benjamin James / Emma Shen
- 2018 Benjamin James / Kyra Cox
- 2017 Mark Turner / Madeline Jin
- 2016 Bobby Weise / Virginia Ding
- 2015 Connor Daly / Alissa Yang
- 2014 Will Bernstein / Elizabeth Bose
- 2013 Evan Grenus / Amy Ding
- 2012 Will Essigs / Megan Khang[1]
- 2011 Nick Fairweather / Nathalie Filler[2]
- 2010 Andy Mai / Eliza Breed[3]
- 2009 Michael Griffin / Katie Partridge[4]
- 2008 Ryan Lee / Mia Landegren
- 2007 Ryan Lee / Elizabeth Monty
- 2006 Daniel Fanion / Megan Landry
- 2005 Cody Paladino / Lauren Cate
- 2004 Brent Paladino / Katie Grobsky
- 2003 Cody Paladino/ Natalie Sheary
- 2002 Steve Galotti / Juli Wightman
The Ryan Lee Memorial Scholarship
The Ryan Lee Scholarship is awarded each year to a tournament competitor. The scholarship is intended for those young men and women wishing to play collegiate golf and who also portray the same honor and appreciation for the game of golf as Ryan Lee.