PM POY CHAMPIONSHIP
PLAYING MEMBER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Illinois Junior Golf Association Playing
Member Division Season concluded with
the Player of the Year Championship at the
Highlands of Elgin on Monday, August 6th.
Four tournament champions were named. In
the Senior Boys Division, James Trachsel (2019)
of Lake Forest, Ill., earned champion honors,
while Pierce Grieve (2021) of Lake Froest,
Ill., was named champion in the Junior Boys
Division. In the Senior Girls Division, Adrienne
Rohwedder (2019) of Prospect Heights, Ill.,
earned the top spot on the leaderboard and in
the Junior Girls Division, Maria Perakis (2021)
of Glenview, Ill., earned champion honors.
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 71 junior golfers
who competed in the event after earning their
spots in the field through their rankings in
16
Illinois Junior Golf Association
the Player of the Year points race. The Boys
Divisions played the par 72 course from 6,785
yards, while the Girls Divisions played from
5,626 yards.
In the Senior Boys Division, Trachsel carded
back-to-back rounds of 1-under-par 71, which
gave him a tournament total of 2-under-par
142. During the course of the tournament,
Trachsel carded seven birdies. This was his
first appearance at the Player of the Year
Championship.
Finishing runner-up was Jacob Fritz (2020) of
Naperville, Ill., who carded a 1-over-par 145
total. In third place was Maxwell Rockrohr
(2020) of Willow Springs, Ill., who finished the
tournament with a 3-over-par 147 total. In
fourth place was Mason Meadows (2018) of St.
Charles, Ill., who carded a 4-over-par 148 total.
Rounding out the top five was Matthew James