PM POY CHAMPIONSHIP
PLAYING MEMBER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Illinois Junior Golf Association’s regular
season came to a close for the Playing
Member Division with the Player of the Year
Championship. Four tournament champions
were named after the conclusion of play. In the
Senior Boys Division, William Marshall (2019)
of Elburn, Ill., earned champion honors, while
Sean Curran (2021) of New Lenox, Ill., was the
champion for the Junior Boys Division. In the
Senior Girls Division, Nicole Jordan (2018) of
St. Charles, Ill., earned champion honors, while
Stephanie Su (2021) of South Barrington, Ill.,
was the champion in the Junior Girls Division.
The IJGA PM Player of the Year Championship
is a one-day, 36-hole stroke play competition
that is contested at the Highlands of Elgin Golf
Course in Elgin, Ill. There were 80 junior golfers
who competed after earning their spots in the
field through their rankings in the Player of the
Year points race. The Boys Divisions played
16
Illinois Junior Golf Association
the par 72 course from 6,784 yards, while the Girls
Divisions played from 5,625 yards.
Marshall carded an opening round of 3-under-par
69 followed by a final round of even-par 72 for a
3-under-par 141 tournament total. His opening
round included five birdies, while his second round
included only three birdies. This was Marshall’s
second POY title, his first being the 2016 champion
in the Junior Boys Division.
Coming in runner-up in the Senior Boys Division
with an impressive 4-under-par 68 final round
was Evan Myers (2019) of Northbrook, Ill., with a
tournament total of 2-under-par 142. In a four way
tie for third with a tournament total of 1-over-par
145 were: Zach Place (2019) of Roselle, Ill., Jacob
LeHotay (2019) of North Aurora, Ill., Mark Noonan
(2019) of Vernon Hills, Ill., and Alex Kim (2019) of
Lincolnshire, Ill.