The championship field for the 21st playing of the Northern Junior Championship presented by Junior Golf Hub has been finalized, with players from thirty different states and countries vying for the title. Connecticut has the most players of any state, with a total of twenty-one players seeking to capture the Northern Junior title in their home state.
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“Our tournament committee is truly excited to welcome an incredible group of top junior golfers from across the world to Connecticut for the 21st Northern Junior Championship,” said Brent Paladino, Tournament Director. “Our field this year is our strongest yet, and we look forward to New Haven Country Club providing an outstanding test of their golfing abilities.”
The field includes a total of twenty-one 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 comprised 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.
Following practice rounds and an opening ceremony on Monday, July 31st, all players will play 18-holes of stroke play competition on Tuesday, August 1st and Wednesday, August 2nd at New Haven Country Club in Hamden, Connecticut. 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.
2023 will mark the seventh time that New Haven Country Club will host the Northern Junior Championship, having last hosted the championship in 2021. Founded in 1898, the championship course was designed by famed architect Willie Park, Jr., whose designs include Olympia Fields Country Club, Maidstone Golf Club and Ottawa Golf & Hunt Club. The club has a long history of hosting top amateur and professional championships, having played host to an incredible sixteen Connecticut Amateur Championships and nine Connecticut Open Championships. It also hosted the New England Amateur in 1941 and 1998, and the New England Junior Championship in 2007.
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.