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50 SLOVITT CUP THE ILLINOIS STATE JUNIOR AMATEUR JUNE 25-27, 2019 MAKRAY MEMORIAL GOLF CLUB PREVIEW The 50th Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship will be contested June 25-27, 2019, at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington, Ill. The highest level of IJGA competition, the ISJA Championship is intended to highlight the best male juniors in the state of Illinois and retains its position as a top state junior championship in the country in terms of the level of American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Performance Stars awarded. The field is made up of 156 boys ages 12-18 who are residents of the state of Illinois. These players have either earned exempt status or have qualified at one of the eight (8) local qualifiers. All players will play 36 holes and then there will be a cut to the low 50 and ties for the final 18 holes. The host facility, Makray Memorial Golf Club, is a premier 18-hole championship caliber course in Illinois with four sets of tees, strategic bunkers, bent grass tees, fairways and greens, blue grass roughs and spectacular views. Additionally, there is a state of the art practice facility which includes 1 1/2 acres of bent grass teeing ground, 2 practice putting greens and a short game area. 2 Illinois Junior Golf Association