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Tournament Facts:
About the Tournament: The Northern Junior Championship, presented by the Golf Performance Academy, is a nationally ranked junior golf tournament that was created in order to provide the highest level of competition for top junior players. The 36-hole stroke play event will be contested over two days at New Haven Country Club in Hamden, Connecticut and is open to amateur boys and girls under the age of 19. Our goal is to provide the same first-class championship experience and red-carpet treatment offered at the highest level of junior and amateur events around the world.
Presenting Sponsor: The Northern Junior is proud to be presented by the Golf Performance Academy, a full-time golf boarding school in Ridgefield, Connecticut, for student-athletes grades 7-12 and postgraduates who aspire to play collegiate and professional golf. Daily golf coaching with an expert coaching staff whose mission is to foster high moral character in student-athletes through a deep commitment to the game of golf and a keen academic focus. For student-athletes on the path to play golf in college, there’s no better environment to prepare them for their journey. Click here for more information.
Format: All players will play 18-holes of stroke play on Tuesday, August 5th and Wednesday, August 6th at New Haven Country Club in Hamden, Connecticut. Tee times will run from approximately 7:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The low 36-hole competitor in the Boys and Girls Championship will be declared the respective Champion. There will be an awards ceremony and trophy presentation following the conclusion of play on Wednesday at approximately 3:45 p.m.
About the Course: 2025 will mark the eighth time that New Haven Country Club will host the Northern Junior, having previously hosted the championship in 2023. Widely regarded as one of the top private golf courses in New England, New Haven Country Club was founded in 1898 and features an 18-hole championship course designed by Willie Park, Jr. The course has undergone numerous renovations since its inception, including a full bunker renovation in 2024 and a new set of green complexes that were completely resurfaced in 2009
Par & Yardage: Boys Championship – Par 70 / 6,560 yards ; Girls Championship – Par 72 / 6,013 yards
States Represented: 27 states and countries are being represented. They are: California, China, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hong Kong, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Rhode Island, Taiwan, Texas, Vancouver, Vietnam, Virginia, and Washington. Connecticut has the most players of any state, with a total of 15 players seeking to capture the Northern Junior title in their home state.
Birdies for Charity: Among the beneficiaries of the Northern Junior Championship is Toys for Tots, a program run by the United States Marine Corps. The Northern Junior Championship was originally founded in memory of Stan Trojanowski, a Marine who served in World War II. For every birdie and eagle made during the tournament, a donation will be made to support Toys for Tots, which is also being matched by Rogin Nassau LLC.
Who’s Here: The field of 84 players consists of 54 Boys Competitors and 30 Girls Competitors. The average age of the field is 16.1 years of age. Of the players in the field, 22 Boys and 15 Girls are ranked inside the Top 500 of the Junior Golf Scoreboard or AJGA Rankings.
Player Storylines:
Kate Hu of San Diego, Calif. is the highest ranked competitor in the Girls Championship (#60). Hu recently captured her second AJGA title, the AJGA RG Golf Junior Championship at The Saticoy Club. She also won the prestigious Southern California Junior Amateur Championship in 2023.
Alejandro Formosa of San Mateo, Calif. enters the championship as the highest ranked competitor in the Boys Championship (#72). Formosa, who is committed to play collegiate golf at nearby Columbia University, recently captured the Mizuno West Coast Classic and the San Francisco City Championship.
In addition to those players who gained entry by virtue of previous accomplishments, a total of 8 boys and 4 girls gained entry into the championship through one of two qualifying sites:
At Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, Noah Hu (New York, N.Y.) was the medalist for the Boys Championship with a round of 66, and Xinyu (Cindy) Cao (Hong Kong, China) and Yasmini Oralkhan (Brooklyn, N.Y.) were the co-medalists for the Girls Championship with rounds of 71. A score of 68 for the Boys Championship and 71 for the Girls Championship was needed to qualify.
At Triggs Memorial Golf Course, Jay Wang (Reading, Mass.) claimed medalist honors for the Boys Championship with a round of 69, and Delaney Nadeau (Lee, N.H.) and Angie Yu (Lexington, Mass.) were the co-medalists for the Girls Championship with rounds of 73. Scores of 71 (Boys) and 73 (Girls) were needed to advance.
Top players from Connecticut will be looking to capture the title in their home state, as the current Connecticut Girls’ Junior Champion (Zorah Williams), Connecticut Junior Amateur Champion (North Chery), Connecticut PGA Junior Champion (Austin Perkins) and Borck Junior Champion (Will Lord) are all in the field, and 2024 Connecticut PGA Junior Players of the Year (Phillip Kim and Lauren Connor)
Phillip Kim (Milford, Conn.) and Caroline Goderre (Lebanon, Conn.) earned their place in the field by winning the 2024 Ryan Lee Memorial Junior Open. The tournament, which is part of the Connecticut PGA Junior Tour, is held in memory of Ryan Lee, two-time Northern Junior Champion.
Featured Pairings
7:50 a.m.
Ansen Tran (Fresno, Calif.) – Champion – 2024 AJGA Sacramento Junior
Will Lord (Suffield, Conn.) – Champion – 2025 Borck Junior Championship
Ethan Evans (Fairfax Station, Va.) – Champion – 2024 AJGA York Junior All-Star
8:00 a.m.
Phillip Kim (Milford, Conn.) – 2024 Connecticut PGA Player of the Year
Isaac Rumler (Moline, Ill.) – Champion – Iowa Junior PGA Championship
Isaac Ahn (Rochester, Minn.) – Champion – Minnesota Junior PGA Champion
8:15 a.m.
Nathan Le-Nguyen (Toronto, Canada) – Champion – 2025 AJGA Ann Arbor Preview
Devesh Sidhu (Fresno, Calif.) – Champion – AJGA Spin Junior All-Star
Austin Perkins (West Hartford, Conn.) – Champion – 2025 Connecticut Junior PGA & 2024 Connecticut Amateur
8:45 a.m.
Addison Claire Lee (Cupertino, Calif.) – Three-time AJGA Champion
Kate Hu (San Diego, Calif.) – Two-time AJGA Champion
Bella Ransi (El Dorado Hills, Calif.)- Champion – 2025 AJGA Alton Illinois Junior
9:05 a.m.
Lauren Connor (Westfield, Mass.) – 2024 Connecticut PGA Junior Player of the Year
Yasmini Oralkhan (Brooklyn, N.Y.) – 2024 Metropolitan PGA Player of the Year
Kaitlyn Doe (Waban, Mass.) – Champion – 2025 New England Junior PGA Championship
9:15 a.m.
Rebecca Lee (Johns Creek, Ga.) – Champion – 2024 PKBGT Tournament of Champions
Angela Liang (Bridgewater, N.J.) – Champion – 2025 PKBGT Mid-Atlantic Championship
Adriana Eaton (Greenville, R.I.) – Champion – 2025 World Series of Junior Golf
9:40 a.m.
Zorah Williams (Mystic, Conn.) – Champion – 2025 Connecticut Junior Girls’ Amateur
Lillian Guleserian (Westwood, Mass.) – 2024 Mass Golf Player of the Year
Jade Haylock (Hartford, Me.) – Champion – 2024 Maine Women’s Amateur & Girls’ Junior Amateur
10:20 a.m.
Angelo Martinez (Albuquerque, N.M.) – Champion – 2024 New Mexico/West Texas Junior
Michael Asselta (Ramsey, N.J.) – Champion – 2024 New Jersey Junior Amateur
North Chery (East Haven, Conn.) – Champion – 2025 Connecticut Junior Amateur
10:45 a.m.
Caden Piselli (Milford, Conn.) – Champion – 2024 Connecticut Junior PGA Champion
Alejandro Formosa (San Mateo, Calif.) – Champion – 2025 AJGA Mizuno West Coast Champion
Shayaan Kim (Rockledge, Fla.) – Champion – 2025 AJGA Mizuno Junior Championship at Sea Island
11:15 a.m.
Jesse Hellring (Miami Beach, Fla.) – Champion – 2024 Rhode Island Junior Amateur
Robby Rosati (Stratford, Conn.) – Champion – 2025 Computer Merchant Cup
Liam Moloney (Chester, N.Y.) – Champion – 2025 New York State Junior Amateur
Championship Schedule
Monday, August 4
9:30 a.m. – 1:50 p.m. – Practice Round Starting Times
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. – Players Welcome Reception, Dinner, Long Drive Contest and Ryan Lee Scholarship Presentation
Tuesday, August 5
First Round of Stroke Play
7:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. – Starting Times (All play will be in threesomes off #1 Tee)
Wednesday, August 6
Second Round of Stroke Play
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Starting Times (Players will be paired by score, with leaders going off last. All play will be in threesomes off #1/10 Tees.)
3:15 p.m. – Awards Ceremony and Trophy Presentation
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