Par for the Course: Brooklyn Millard, James Morgan qualify for prestigious events
The series of four Portage County Amateurs begins July 23 when the ninth Kids Am tees off.
In 2022, the Kids Am helped 50 junior golfers earn beginning tournament experience as young golfers up through ninth grade competed over four, six or nine holes at Sunny Hill Golf Course in Brimfield.
Sponsored by the Fairways at Twin Lakes and Birdie Shack, both of Kent, the Kids Am includes members of the Kent Roosevelt girls golf team as well as additional high school golfers walking with the youngest golfers to help with scoring, finding the golf ball and learning the rules.
The tournament, which competes on holes 19-27, often known as the middle-nine at Sunny Hill, is the perfect first experience for youth golfers.
Register at pcagolf.net or check the Portage County Amateur Facebook page for a form to register online. Forms are also available at the Portage County Amateurs' host courses, including Sunny Hill, Windmill Lakes in Ravenna and Raccoon Hill in Kent. Forms may be left at the control desk with a check.
Questions may be directed to golffam2@gmail.com or call/text 330-206-9083.
Southeast's James Morgan headed to national events
James Morgan, a sophomore at Southeast High School and member of the Pirates golf team, has qualified for two prestigious events this summer.
Competing in the Optimist qualifier at Mill Creek Golf Club in Boardman, Morgan fired 38-38 76 to finish second and earn his way to the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Fla., July 19-24.
It’s a busy preseason for Morgan, who earned first team All-PTC honors his freshman season.
Morgan will also compete in the U.S. Kids World Teen Championship, a repeat for the young golfer who fired rounds of 78-74-74 in 2022 to finish 71st and qualify for this season’s event.
The World Teen Golf Championship is held at Pinehurst-area golf courses in North Carolina.
Aurora's Brooklyn Millard qualifies for National Junior PGA Championship
The Northern Ohio PGA hosted the annual Junior PGA Section championship qualifier with the top two qualifiers earning a spot at the National Junior PGA Championship.
Brooklyn Millard of Aurora earned the top spot, firing 73-72 at Oberlin Golf Club in Oberlin.
Millard will join Daniel Gambone of North Canton, Sion Park of Westfield and Caroline Thompson of Montgomery at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 1-4.
Aurora's Tom Laubacher, Windham's Rob Schustrich earn top-10 finishes at Northeast Ohio Amateur
Rob Schustrich of Windham and Tom Laubacher of Aurora earned top-10 finishes in the senior division of the Northeast Ohio Amateur hosted by Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna.
Schustrich finished fourth, carding rounds of 75-72-72 for a total of 219, just seven strokes behind champion Brian Steven of Concord.
Laubacher was fifth, carding a total of 220 with a second-round 69 serving as his best.
Tournament Calendar
(Please call 330-206-9083 or email golffam2@gmail.com to add an event to the calendar.)
PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEURS
Register at host courses, online at pcagolf.net or via Venmo and Paypal. Call 330-206-9083 for information.
93rd PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEUR, July 29-Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna; July 30-Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent. Registration deadline $90 by July 10, $100 by July 26th.
Portage County, Open and Women’s Divisions:
53rd PORTAGE COUNTY SENIOR AMATEUR, Aug. 26-Raccoon Hill, Kent; Aug. 27-Windmill Lakes, Ravenna. Registration deadline $90 by Aug. 6, $100 by Aug. 23. Divisions: age 50-59, 60-69, 70 and older, women.
KIDS AND JR. AM TITLE SPONSORS: Fairways at Twin Lakes and Birdie Shack, Kent.
27th MATT MISHLER P.C. JUNIOR AMATEUR, July 24-Windmill Lakes, Ravenna; July 25-Sunny Hill, Kent. Registration deadline July 20. $60 for divisions ages 16-19 and 13-15, $45 ages 12 and under.
Ninth PORTAGE COUNTY KIDS AM, July 23-Sunny Hill Golf Course, Kent. Boys and girls grades 8-9 and 6-7 $20 for nine holes; grades 4-5 $20 for six holes; grades 3 and under $15 for four holes. Deadline July 19.
LOCAL SCRAMBLES, EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS
July 15: 12th Theodore Roosevelt High School Football Golf Outing, Fairways at Twin Lakes, Kent. (Call Fairways at Twin Lakes, 330-673-7888).
July 22: 28th Pfeiffer Scramble, Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna.
July 26-28: 102nd Ohio Open, Westfield Country Club, Westfield Center. (Deadline June 19, register at www.thenorthernohiopga.com.)
July 28: Olive Tree Family Foundation Third Annual Golf Outing, Raintree Golf and Event Center. (Four person scramble, $100 per person; registration at olivetreegolf.com, call Troy Luckenbaugh 330-671-0073).
Aug. 12: 10th Danny Writtenberry Memorial Golf Outing, Olde Dutch Mill, Lake Milton. (Deadline July 10, call Bruce Leifeit at 330-885-1327.)
Aug. 18: 37th Hattie Larlham Golf Classic, Sugar Bush Golf Classic. (Registration: $650/foursome; hattielarlham.org.)
JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
(The Northern Ohio PGA has a host of tournaments throughout northern Ohio for all ages and skills. Local tournaments are included here. For a complete list and to register online, log on to www.thenorthernohiopga.com and click "junior golf.")
July 5-6: Windmill Lakes, Ravenna 36-hole NOPGA JR. Series Championship.
July 7: Fox Den, Stow 18-hole NOPGA Jr. Series.
July 25-26: 40th NOPGPA Jr. Tour Championship at Club Walden, Aurora.
Aug. 14: 18-Hole Collegiate Series, Barrington Golf Club, Aurora.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
(Log onto www.NOGA.org for registration information.)
June 29: 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier, Chagrin Valley Country Club, Moreland Hills.
July 6: 123rd U.S. Amateur Qualifier, Weymouth Country Club, Medina.
July 26: 68th U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier, Sand Ridge Golf Club, Mayfield.
Aug. 3: 36th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifier, Kirtland Country Club, Kirtland.
Aug. 3: 42nd U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, Kirtland Country Club, Kirtland.
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