Links: Current Championship Field
The championship field for the 20th playing of the Northern Junior Championship presented by Junior Golf Hub has been finalized, with players from thirty-three different states and countries vying for the title. Connecticut has the most players of any state, with a total of twenty-two players seeking to capture the Northern Junior title in their home state.
“We are truly excited to welcome an incredible group of junior golfers to Connecticut for the 20th Northern Junior Championship,” said Brent Paladino, Tournament Director. “Our field this year is our strongest and most geographically-diverse yet, and we look forward to Great River Golf Club providing an outstanding test of their golfing abilities.”
The field includes a total of seventeen players ranked inside the top 500 of the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings, as well as many of the top ranked junior golfers from Connecticut. The majority of the field is composed of players who earned a spot into the field via established exemption criteria, and the balance of the field was completed through two open qualifiers that were available to all age-eligible junior golfers.
All players will play 18-holes of stroke play on Tuesday, August 2nd and Wednesday, August 3rd at Great River Golf Club. Tee times will run from 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. both days, and the low 36-hole competitor in the Boys and Girls Championship will be declared the respective Champion. Benjamin James and Jieming Yang, the 2021 champions, are unable to defend their titles this year as they are nineteen years of age by the start of the championship. James, a Milford, Connecticut resident, is currently the #1 ranked junior golfer in the country and is committed to play golf at the University of Virginia this fall.
Great River Golf Club will be hosting its second Northern Junior, having previously hosted the championship in 2018, along with the New England Amateur Championship in 2021. The course was designed in 2001 by renowned architect Tom Fazio and is nestled along the picturesque banks of the Housatonic River. The course starts on a wooded parkland style front nine then turns onto a challenging modern links designed back nine where water comes into play on each hole. In 2015, the course was purchased by Sacred Heart University, who owns and operates the facility.
The Northern Junior Championship was established in 2002 in memory of Stan Trojanowski, father of Cindy Paladino and grandfather of Cody & Brent Paladino. Stan Trojanowski passed away in August, 2001 due to Mesothelioma, a form of cancer resulting from exposure to asbestos. A golfer and a U.S Marine Veteran, his personality and willingness to help others will never be forgotten in the people he met both on and off the golf course.
Full coverage and results will be available on the tournament website at NorthernJunior.com and via our Instagram and Facebook pages @NorthernJunior.
Current Field List (as of July 21)
Girls Championship
| Mami (Judy) Amano – Japan (2024) | Morgan MacLeod – North Attleboro, Mass. (2022) |
| Sophia Bardunias – San Ramon, Calif. (2024) | Laniah Moffett – Waterbury, Conn. (2024) |
| Caroline Dasch – Austin, Texas (2023) | Yvette O’Brien – Greenwich, Conn. (2025) |
| Aoife Devaney – Waterbury, Conn. (2024) | Vincenza “Vinny” Papa – Foster, R.I. (2026) |
| Kaila Elsayegh – Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2025) | Helen Park – Plano, Texas (2023) |
| Bella Flores – Kingwood, Texas (2024) | Taylor Park – Fairfax, Va. (2022) |
| Samantha Galantini – West Orange, N.J. (2023) | Alexandra Pool – Boston, Mass. (2024) |
| Maryanne Grace – Rye, N.Y. (2023) | Varsha Ramachandran – San Jose, Calif. (2025) |
| Jiezheng Huang – China (2024) | Cailyn Rogers – Lexington, Ky. (2025) |
| Angelina Hubertus – New Canaan, Conn. (2025) | Kenna Roman – Kensington, Conn. (2023) |
| Lily Huether – Tucson, Ariz. (2024) | Mia Sessa – Augusta, Ga. (2022) |
| Cecilia Jia – Canada (2023) | Selena Tang – Fremont, Calif. (2023) |
| Dominique Jimenez – Northlake, Texas (2022) | Ana Lucia Trevino – Mexico (2024) |
| Ava La Belle – Webster, N.Y. (2022) | Kelley Tu – Marietta, Ga. (2023) |
| Alexsandra Lapple – Pinehurst, N.C. (2023) | Elizabeth Tucci – New Market, Md. (2022) |
| Joanne Lee – Henderson, Nev. (2023) | Victoria Veator – Bridgewater, Mass. (2023) |
| Jordan Levitt – Bedford, N.Y. (2025) | Darrelyn Webster – Austin, Texas (2023) |
| Ysabel Liu – Millburn, N.J. (2026) | Caylin Wong – Great Neck, N.Y. (2026) |
Boys Championship
| Hayden Adams – Lexington, Ky. (2023) | Grant Lester – Washington, D.C. (2023) |
| Connor Allard – Exeter, N.H. (2023) | Xingzhi Lin – Hong Kong (2024) |
| Emiliano Alvarado Rescala – Mexico (2023) | David Llewellyn – Mesquite, Nev. (2022) |
| Arjun Aujla – Greenbrae, Calif. (2023) | Will Lodge – Darien, Conn. (2022) |
| Aiden Azevedo – Haverhill, Mass. (2022) | Justin Luan – Woodbury, Minn. (2023) |
| Peter Barros – Bethesda, Md. (2023) | Oliver McGovern – Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| Marshall Bath – Canada (2023) | Finn McHugh – West Hartford, Conn. (2023) |
| Evan Buddenhagen – Gloucester, Mass. (2023) | Price Miller – Atlanta, Ga. (2022) |
| Leon Bui – Bronx, N.Y. (2026) | Aksel Moe – Sarasota, Fla. (2023) |
| Preston Burton – Charlottesville, Va. (2023) | Zachary Munno – Stamford, Conn. (2024) |
| James Casey – New Canaan, Conn. (2023) | Anthony Naples – Miller Place, N.Y. (2023) |
| Ryan Chang – Brookline, Mass. (2024) | Charlie O’Shea – Charlotte, N.C. (2024) |
| Andrew Chen – Whitestone, N.Y. (2023) | Diego Passos – Orlando, Fla. (2023) |
| Rafe Cochran – Palm Beach, Fla. (2023) | Jake Portugal – South Salem, N.Y. (2023) |
| Maverick Conaway – Tipton, Ind. (2023) | Lucas Rizo-Patron – Rye, N.Y. (2025) |
| Shaun Cook – Peachtree Corners, Ga. (2022) | James Robbins – North Andover, Mass. (2022) |
| Henry Dall – Scottsdale, Ariz. (2024) | J.R. Robinson – Whitinsville, Mass. (2022) |
| Matthew DiFiore – Malverne, N.Y. (2025) | Chad Ruggiero – Greenwich, Conn. (2024) |
| Brayden Dock – Queensbury, N.Y. (2024) | Bradley Sawka – Ellington, Conn. (2023) |
| Charlie Dolan – South Glastonbury, Conn. (2022) | Steven Shea – Charlotte, N.C. (2023) |
| Terrence Dornfried – Berlin, Conn. (2023) | Jason Shwartz – Wellington, Fla. (2024) |
| Charlie Duffy – Bridgeport, Conn. (2022) | Tucker Silva – Longmeadow, Mass. (2023) |
| Alex Elia – Wilton, Conn. (2022) | Fritz Smith – Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| Tate Esler – Westfield, N.J. (2023) | Elliott Spaulding – Freeport, Maine (2024) |
| Charlie Flaxbeard – Greenwood Village, Colo. (2023) | Luke Stennett – Portland, Conn. (2024) |
| Will Freudenheim – Newton, Me. (2023) | Brody Stevenson – St. Augustine, Fla. (2023) |
| Tommy Frist – Nashville, Tenn. (2023) | Andrew Stickel – Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| Patricio Gonzalez – Mexico (2023) | Yilin (Justin) Sun – Covina, Calif. (2022) |
| Luke Guthrie – Charlotte, N.C. (2023) | Pak Hin Sze – Hong Kong (2025) |
| Jonathan Harlukowicz – Hamden, Conn. (2023) | Breckin Taylor – Fairview, Penn. (2023) |
| Ward Harris – Vestavia Hills, Ala. (2023) | Nashawn Tyson – Stuart, Fla. (2023) |
| Elias Kennon – Old Greenwich, Conn. (2023) | Mark Vitels – Garden City, N.Y. (2022) |
| James Key – Jupiter, Fla. (2022) | Tyler Vitolo – Newtown, Conn. (2023) |
| Brandon Knight – Pleasanton, Calif. (2023) | Yuxuan Wang – China (2023) |
| Will Koch – Portland, Ore. (2023) | Tristin Wisener – Hartselle, Ala. (2023) |
| Brady Lagendyk – Meridian, Miss. (2023) | Matthew Young – Atlanta, Ga. (2023) |
| Will Leber – Wilmette, Ill. (2023) | Bryan Zhao – Jericho, N.Y. (2025) |
| Jacob Lee – Rye Brook, N.Y. (2023) |
| Current Field List (as of July 21) |
| Girls Championship |
| Mami (Judy) Amano – Japan (2024) |
| Sophia Bardunias – San Ramon, Calif. (2024) |
| Caroline Dasch – Austin, Texas (2023) |
| Aoife Devaney – Waterbury, Conn. (2024) |
| Kaila Elsayegh – Pacific Palisades, Calif. (2025) |
| Bella Flores – Kingwood, Texas (2024) |
| Samantha Galantini – West Orange, N.J. (2023) |
| Maryanne Grace – Rye, N.Y. (2023) |
| Jiezheng Huang – China (2024) |
| Angelina Hubertus – New Canaan, Conn. (2025) |
| Lily Huether – Tucson, Ariz. (2024) |
| Cecilia Jia – Canada (2023) |
| Dominique Jimenez – Northlake, Texas (2022) |
| Ava La Belle – Webster, N.Y. (2022) |
| Alexsandra Lapple – Pinehurst, N.C. (2023) |
| Joanne Lee – Henderson, Nev. (2023) |
| Jordan Levitt – Bedford, N.Y. (2025) |
| Ysabel Liu – Millburn, N.J. (2026) |
| Morgan MacLeod – North Attleboro, Mass. (2022) |
| Laniah Moffett – Waterbury, Conn. (2024) |
| Yvette O’Brien – Greenwich, Conn. (2025) |
| Vincenza “Vinny” Papa – Foster, R.I. (2026) |
| Helen Park – Plano, Texas (2023) |
| Taylor Park – Fairfax, Va. (2022) |
| Alexandra Pool – Boston, Mass. (2024) |
| Varsha Ramachandran – San Jose, Calif. (2025) |
| Cailyn Rogers – Lexington, Ky. (2025) |
| Kenna Roman – Kensington, Conn. (2023) |
| Mia Sessa – Augusta, Ga. (2022) |
| Selena Tang – Fremont, Calif. (2023) |
| Ana Lucia Trevino – Mexico (2024) |
| Kelley Tu – Marietta, Ga. (2023) |
| Elizabeth Tucci – New Market, Md. (2022) |
| Victoria Veator – Bridgewater, Mass. (2023) |
| Darrelyn Webster – Austin, Texas (2023) |
| Caylin Wong – Great Neck, N.Y. (2026) |
| Boys Championship |
| Hayden Adams – Lexington, Ky. (2023) |
| Connor Allard – Exeter, N.H. (2023) |
| Emiliano Alvarado Rescala – Mexico (2023) |
| Arjun Aujla – Greenbrae, Calif. (2023) |
| Aiden Azevedo – Haverhill, Mass. (2022) |
| Peter Barros – Bethesda, Md. (2023) |
| Marshall Bath – Canada (2023) |
| Evan Buddenhagen – Gloucester, Mass. (2023) |
| Leon Bui – Bronx, N.Y. (2026) |
| Preston Burton – Charlottesville, Va. (2023) |
| James Casey – New Canaan, Conn. (2023) |
| Ryan Chang – Brookline, Mass. (2024) |
| Andrew Chen – Whitestone, N.Y. (2023) |
| Rafe Cochran – Palm Beach, Fla. (2023) |
| Maverick Conaway – Tipton, Ind. (2023) |
| Shaun Cook – Peachtree Corners, Ga. (2022) |
| Henry Dall – Scottsdale, Ariz. (2024) |
| Matthew DiFiore – Malverne, N.Y. (2025) |
| Brayden Dock – Queensbury, N.Y. (2024) |
| Charlie Dolan – South Glastonbury, Conn. (2022) |
| Terrence Dornfried – Berlin, Conn. (2023) |
| Charlie Duffy – Bridgeport, Conn. (2022) |
| Alex Elia – Wilton, Conn. (2022) |
| Tate Esler – Westfield, N.J. (2023) |
| Charlie Flaxbeard – Greenwood Village, Colo. (2023) |
| Will Freudenheim – Newton, Me. (2023) |
| Tommy Frist – Nashville, Tenn. (2023) |
| Patricio Gonzalez – Mexico (2023) |
| Luke Guthrie – Charlotte, N.C. (2023) |
| Jonathan Harlukowicz – Hamden, Conn. (2023) |
| Ward Harris – Vestavia Hills, Ala. (2023) |
| Elias Kennon – Old Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| James Key – Jupiter, Fla. (2022) |
| Brandon Knight – Pleasanton, Calif. (2023) |
| Will Koch – Portland, Ore. (2023) |
| Brady Lagendyk – Meridian, Miss. (2023) |
| Will Leber – Wilmette, Ill. (2023) |
| Jacob Lee – Rye Brook, N.Y. (2023) |
| Grant Lester – Washington, D.C. (2023) |
| Xingzhi Lin – Hong Kong (2024) |
| David Llewellyn – Mesquite, Nev. (2022) |
| Will Lodge – Darien, Conn. (2022) |
| Justin Luan – Woodbury, Minn. (2023) |
| Oliver McGovern – Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| Finn McHugh – West Hartford, Conn. (2023) |
| Price Miller – Atlanta, Ga. (2022) |
| Aksel Moe – Sarasota, Fla. (2023) |
| Zachary Munno – Stamford, Conn. (2024) |
| Anthony Naples – Miller Place, N.Y. (2023) |
| Charlie O’Shea – Charlotte, N.C. (2024) |
| Diego Passos – Orlando, Fla. (2023) |
| Jake Portugal – South Salem, N.Y. (2023) |
| Lucas Rizo-Patron – Rye, N.Y. (2025) |
| James Robbins – North Andover, Mass. (2022) |
| J.R. Robinson – Whitinsville, Mass. (2022) |
| Chad Ruggiero – Greenwich, Conn. (2024) |
| Bradley Sawka – Ellington, Conn. (2023) |
| Steven Shea – Charlotte, N.C. (2023) |
| Jason Shwartz – Wellington, Fla. (2024) |
| Tucker Silva – Longmeadow, Mass. (2023) |
| Fritz Smith – Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| Elliott Spaulding – Freeport, Maine (2024) |
| Luke Stennett – Portland, Conn. (2024) |
| Brody Stevenson – St. Augustine, Fla. (2023) |
| Andrew Stickel – Greenwich, Conn. (2023) |
| Yilin (Justin) Sun – Covina, Calif. (2022) |
| Pak Hin Sze – Hong Kong (2025) |
| Breckin Taylor – Fairview, Penn. (2023) |
| Nashawn Tyson – Stuart, Fla. (2023) |
| Mark Vitels – Garden City, N.Y. (2022) |
| Tyler Vitolo – Newtown, Conn. (2023) |
| Yuxuan Wang – China (2023) |
| Tristin Wisener – Hartselle, Ala. (2023) |
| Matthew Young – Atlanta, Ga. (2023) |
| Bryan Zhao – Jericho, N.Y. (2025) |