AUTUMN
OPEN
October 20 - 21 | TWIN ORCHARD CC
The 2018 Mid-American Junior Golf Tour Season
concluded with the Autumn Open after weather
caused the 36-hole event to be shortened to
27-holes. In the Boys Division, Aidan Lafferty
(2019) of Downers Grove, Ill., finished atop the
leaderboard with a 4-over-par 109 total. In the
Girls Division, Shannyn Vogler (2022) of Sherrard,
Ill., carded a 3-over-par 115 tournament total to
take top honors.
The MAJGT Autumn Open was a two day, 27-hole
event contested on the White Course at Twin
Orchard Country Club. The field featured 76 junior
golfers ages 12-18 from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and
Wisconsin. This event was nationally recognized
by Junior Golf Scoreboard and the players had the
opportunity to earn AJGA PBE Stars.
Lafferty entered the final-round in the top spot
on the leaderboard after carding a 3-over-par
73 during the first round. Lafferty’s final round
included one birdie. This was his third MAJGT
victory in 2018, his first two coming at the Donald
Ross Classic and the Notre Dame Classic.
Coming in runner-up in the Boys Division
was Matthew James (2019) of Orland
Park, Ill., who carded a 6-over-par 111
tournament total. Tied for third place were
Robert Beaubien Jr. (2019) of Barrington,
Ill., and Charles Haggerty (2021) of Lake
Forest, Ill., who each carded a 7-over-par
112 total. Rounding out the top five, after
each carding an 8-over-par 113 were:
Connor Neighbors (2019) of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Daniel Tanaka (2020) of Wilmette, Ill.;
Maxwell Rockrohr (2020) of Willow Springs,
Ill.; Charlie Creamean (2021) of Winnetka,
Ill.; Sam Davis (2019) of Lake Forest, Ill.;
and Sean Markham (2020) of Barrington,
Ill.
In the Girls Division, Vogler carded a
2-over-par 76 during the opening round,
giving her a five shot lead going into the
final round. Her final round included
one birdie and six pars, moving her
tournament total to 3-over-par 115. This
was her second MAJGT victory of the 2018
season, her first came at the North Shore
Open.
Coming in runner-up was Lexi Schulman
(2023) of Vernon Hills, Ill., who carded
a 9-over-par 121 tournament total.
Rounding out the top three was Sunbi
Kwon (2021) of Orland Park, Ill., who
finished the tournament with a 10-over-
par 122 total.
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