49TH ISJA CHAMPIONSHIP
KUHL TAKES TOP HONORS AT 49th ISJA CHAMPIONSHIP
The 49th Illinois State Junior Amateur hosted by the Illinois Junior Golf Association concluded after 54 holes of competitive golf . Tommy Kuhl ( 2018 ) of Morton , Ill ., earned top honors after finishing the tournament six shots better than the runner-up .
The Illinois State Junior Amateur ( ISJA ) was a 54 hole , Stroke Play event , with a cut after 36 holes to the low 50 and ties . The field , made up of 156 male junior golfers from Illinois ages 12-18 , played the course as a par 71 from 6,811 yards .
This was Kuhl ’ s fifth ISJA appearance , his first coming in 2014 . Kuhl made the cut in all five appearances , his previous best finish came in 2017 when he finished tied for fourth . The University of Illinois commit carded six birdies during the final round , and 13 total birdies during the 54-hole event . Kuhl started the tournament with a 2-over-par 73 before carding backto-back rounds of 4-under-par 67 , which brought his tournament total to 6-under-par 207 .
Coming in runner-up was Tyler Isenhart ( 2019 ) of Geneva , Ill ., who carded an even-par 213 tournament total . In third were Jack Paeglow ( 2020 ) of DeKalb , Ill ., and Sean Curran ( 2021 ) of New Lenox , Ill ., who each finished the tournament with a 1-over-par 214 . Rounding out the top five was Connor Polender ( 2018 ) of Lake Bluff , Ill ., who finished the tournament with a 3-over-par 216 total .
Tied for sixth were Mac McClear ( 2019 ) of Hinsdale , Ill ., and Garrett Tighe ( 2019 ) of Algonquin , Ill ., who each carded a 5-over-par 218 total . Dominic Scaletta ( 2020 ) of Inverness , Ill ., finished in solo eighth after carding a 6-over-par 219 . Rounding out the top ten were Danny Fisher ( 2019 ) of Lake Forest , Ill ., Nolan Doherty ( 2019 ) of Arlington Heights , Ill ., and Luke Armbrust ( 2018 ) of Wheaton , Ill ., who each carded a 7-over-par 220 total .
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