MEET THE
STAFF
JORDAN ABDEL-HAQ
Executive Director, IJGA
MATT WENNMAKER
Senior Director,
Programming
DEBBIE JACOBSON
Senior Director,
Administration
LIZ HEALY
Manager, Marketing &
Communications
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
ASSOCIATION UPDATES
3 IN MEMORY:
JOHN BARNEY TO TALK
18 COURSES
ABOUT
4 IJGA ALUMNI AT THE
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 20 POY CHAMPIONSHIP
INVITE CRITERIA
6 ALUMNI IN THE
HEADLINES 21 SPRING
LEADERBOARD
THE 2017 INTERN
8 MEET
CLASS
10
SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD
BEN SUCHOMSKI
Manager, Youth
Development Program
DAVID OLINGER
Director, Mid-American
Junior Golf Tour
2
MAJGT
22
A LOOK BACK AT
THE SPRING
24
MAJGT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
12 POY CHAMPIONSHIP
INVITE CRITERIA 25
FALL SHOOTOUT
INVITE CRITERIA
14 ILLINOIS STATE JR
AMATEUR PREVIEW 16 MEDINAH COUNTRY
SHRINE JR INVITE 17 SPRING
LEADERBOARD The Illinois Junior Golf Association is a
501(c)(3) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing playing
opportunities for its members
ages 8-18, and serving as a junior
golf informational clearinghouse.
During the 2017 season, the
IJGA and MAJGT will provide and
manage over 150 separate events
throughout Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin. These include one day
9-hole and 18-hole tournaments,
and 36-hole and 54-hole nationally
recognized championships.
PLAYING MEMBER
BRETT DREIER
Director,
Playing Member Division
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Illinois Junior Golf Association