Dates Event Website
March 29 -30 U.S. Challenge Cup Junior Invitational Website
April 5 – 13 U.S. Challenge Cup Junior Match Play Website
May 2 – 4 AJGA Preview at Bethpage Website
May 3 – 4 U.S. Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Cup Website
May 17 – 18 U.S. Challenge Cup JT Junior Championship Website
May 21 – June 26 U.S. Junior Amateur & U.S. Girls’ Junior Qualifiers Website
June 19 -20 U.S. Challenge Cup World Series of Junior Golf Website
June 23 – 24 U.S. Challenge Cup Dale Smith Stroke Play Website
June 23 – 24 Connecticut PGA Junior Championship Website
June 30 – July 1 New England PGA Junior Championship Website
June 23 – 24 Metropolitan PGA Junior Championship Website
June 30 – July 1 New Jersey PGA Junior Championship Website

The Race to the Northern Junior will consist of events throughout the northeast in order to provide an additional pathway for local players to earn their way into the tournament field. Points will be awarded for top finishers of any of the listed events. Minimum field size of 7 players required.

Following the conclusion of the Race to the Northern Junior, the top 5 Boys and top 3 Girls will be extended an invitation to compete in the Northern Junior. If one of the invitees has already accepted a spot in the field or declines the invitation, the next highest point finisher will be invited. Ties will be broken using current JGS Ranking.

There is no fee or registration required to participate in the Race to the Northern Junior. Points will be tabulated based on the final results of each event, and at the conclusion of the Race to the Northern Junior, the top finishers will be contacted via e-mail to accept their spot in the 2025 Northern Junior. Note that only the oldest division of the listed events below are included.

Standings & Point Breakdown

Points updated as of July 1, 2025

Rank Player Total
1 Ronan Mooney 165.5
2 Jack Carew 105.25
3 Josiah Hakala 102.3
4 Will Lord 82.3
5 Hongtao Gu 70
5 Max McColgan 70
7 Luke Kowalchik 65.25
8 Jack Quinn 58.5
9 William Spencer 50
9 Milan Abrieu 50
9 Nick Werner 50
9 A.J. Bodnar 50
9 Lukas Schleyer 50
9 Luke Smith 50
9 Charlie Gillespie 50
9 Oscar Ricketts 50
9 Jackson Ormond 50
9 Edward Molloy 50
9 Dean Muratore 50
9 Bode Stephen 50
9 Ridhit Beri 50
22 Robby Rosati 40
22 Joe Carey 40
22 Grey Gagnon 40
22 Matthew Oliveira 40
26 Jay Sherwood 35
26 Luke Edgar 35
26 Nathan Scheck 35
26 Ryan Zhao 35
30 Ty Ford 30
30 Colby Baran 30
30 Tom Ruhanen 30
30 Drew MacLeod 30
34 Zachary Georgantas 28.5
34 Zhonger Zhang 28.5
36 Peier Li 25
36 Riley Donovan 25
36 Thomas Constantine 25
39 Tucker Pierce 20
39 Akash Agarwal 20
39 AJ Colonna 20
42 Griffin Lawlor 17.3
43 Rhett duPont 15
43 Samuel Parker 15
45 Drew Golden 12
46 Eric Li 10.25
46 Brandon Apilado 10.25
46 Justin Hseih 10.25
46 Jaiden Shah 10.25
50 Savar Bhasin 10
50 Owen Shea 10
50 Rocco Capalbo 10
50 Andrew Antonelli 10
50 Harry Garland 10
50 Eric Zhao 10
50 Lucas Politano 10
57 Jacob Carlson 8.5
57 Derek Thomas 8.5
57 Julien Kocatas 8.5
57 Callahan Fay 8.5
61 SJ Welch 7.25
62 Brody DiBeneditto 7
63 Harry Macon 5.5
64 Jay Wang 5.25
65 Brayden Card 5
65 Danny Wehle 5
67 Charles Hathaway IV 4
67 Reese Jensen 4
69 Preston Kieschnik 3.6
69 Austin Cook 3.6
69 Ethan Gallagher 3.6
72 Elijah Salazar 2
72 Michael Madden 2
72 Jake Valentine 2
72 Michael Clifford-Levy 2
76 Harrison Budz 1.3
76 Charlie Potter 1.3
76 Cael Duggan 1.3

Points updated as of July 1, 2025

Rank Player Total
1 Adriana Eaton 160
2 Kaitlyn Doe 90
3 Lillian Guleserian 85
4 Vincenza Papa 60
5 Cecily Henshon 57
6 Sophia Li 55
7 Ryley Regan 50
7 Colomba Vasallo 50
7 Evelyn Chou 50
7 Elizabeth Kue 50
7 Gabriella Gu 50
7 Carlee Meilleur 50
7 Daniela Paez Rodriguez 50
7 Cindy Yan 50
7 Bridget Wilkie 50
7 Hannah Webb 50
7 Kayley Roberts 50
7 Alexandra Phung 50
7 Ava Zhong 50
7 Junyi (Judy) Wu 50
7 Aditi Lakhawala 50
22 Madelyn Savary 47
23 Piper Smith 40
23 Maddie Chang 40
23 Georia Beland 40
23 Eleanor Lim 40
27 Valeria Linares 35
27 Alyssa Paine 35
27 Callie Crean 35
27 Nina Choe 35
31 Teresa Esposito 32
32 Landry Frost 30
32 Jiayi (Angel) Yin 30
32 Yi Wang 30
32 Emma Lee 30
36 Reva Machanavajhula 25.5
37 Christine Park 25
37 Ava Bang 25
39 Yasamina Oralkhan 20
39 Lila Reiling 20
41 Hanley Correia 17
42 Skylar Lee 11
43 Mady Savary 10
43 Claire McTaggart 10
43 Maddie Smith 10
43 Riviera Lindholm 10
43 Claire Lu 10
43 Jacqueline Zang 10
43 Ananyaa Sood 10
43 Angie Yu 10
51 Emily Maurer 8.5
51 Savannah Laverty 8.5
51 Lily Dessel 8.5
51 Annie Liu 8.5
55 Lauren Connor 7
55 Elizabeth Holden 7
55 Jinghan Hu 7
55 Cailyn Wong 7
55 Olivia Gaglione 7
60 Sophie Redmond 5.5
61 Vidhi Lakhawala 5
61 Claire Roberts 5
61 Aurora Yoo 5
64 Alison Oh 4
64 Sybille Mayer 4
66 Xiaoyu He 2
66 Sofia Myka Pangan 2
66 Yashvi Shah 2
Finish U.S. Challenge Cup events AJGA Preview CT/NE/MET & NJ Junior PGA Championships U.S. Junior & U.S. Girls’ Junior Qualifiers
1 50 50 50 50 (successful qualifier)
2  40 40 40 10 (1st Alternate)
3 (Semifinalist) 30 30 30 5 (2nd Alternate)
4  20 20 20
5 (Quarterfinalist) 10 10 10
6 7 7 7
7 4 4 4