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FALL JEE LEADERBOARD

Fall Jr Elite Event # 3 @

Winnetka GC

The Illinois Junior Golf Association ’ s Fall Jr Elite Event # 3 @ Winnetka GC concluded after two days of competitive golf . In the Boys 12-15 Division , Eli Myers ( 2023 ) of Northbrook , Ill ., took top honors , while in the Girls 12-15 Division , Renata Petersen ( 2021 ) of Village of Lakewood , Ill ., found herself atop the leaderboard . In the Boys 10-11 Division , Jack Mulligan ( 2024 ) of Burr Ridge , Ill ., took champion honors after winning a sudden death playoff and the champion in the Girls 10-11 Division was Audrey Wake ( 2025 ) of Hinsdale , Ill .
The Fall Jr Elite Event # 3 @ Winnetka GC was a two-day , 36-hole , stroke play competition contested October 21-22 , 2017 , at Winnetka Golf Course . The field was made up of 51 junior golfers ages 10-15 from Illinois . The Boys 12- 15 Division played the course as a par 71 from 6,065 yards , the Girls 12-15 Division and the Boys 10-11 Division played the course as a par 73 from 5,343 yards , while the Girls 10-11 Division played the course as a par 72 from 4,864 yards . All the the golfers battled through the elements with a very cold and windy second round .
Myers carded a 9-over-par 151 tournament total , which included rounds of 5-over-par 76 and 4-over-par 75 . This was Myer ’ s fourth IJGA win during the 2017 season , his most notable being a first place finish at the YDP Player of the Year Championship at Randall Oaks in August .
Coming in runner-up in the
Boys 12-15 Division was Charlie Creamean ( 2021 ) of Winnetka ,
Ill ., who carded a 10-over-par 152 tournament total . Finishing third was Peter Crowe ( 2022 ) of Lake Forest , Ill ., who carded a two-day total of 13-over-par 155 . In fourth place was Danny Keating ( 2021 ) of Libertyville , Ill ., with a tournament total of 15-over-par 157 . Rounding out the top five was John Wild ( 2022 ) of Glen Ellyn , Ill ., who carded an 18-over-par 160 tournament total .
In the Boys 10-11 Division , Mulligan defeated Noah Zyung ( 2024 ) of Glenview , Ill ., in a sudden death playoff after both boys finished the twoday event with an 18-over-par 164 tournament total . This marks Mulligan ’ s third Jr Elite Event victory during the 2017 season .
In the Girls 12-15 Division , Peterson carded a two-day total of 32-over-par 178 to take home her first IJGA victory . Coming in runner-up was Elsa Vieregg ( 2021 ) of Northbrook , Ill ., who carded a 53-over-par 199 tournament total .
In the Girls 10-11 Division , Wake carded a tournament total of 55-over-par 199 to take home her first IJGA victory . Coming in runnerup was Amelia Tan ( 2025 ) of Hinsdale , Ill ., who carded a 63-over-par 207 tournament total .
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