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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED The Illinois State Junior Amateur is recognized by the American Junior Golf Association. The following is the AJGA PBE Star breakdown: 1st Place - 5th Place (including ties) Fully Exempt 6th Place - 10th Place (including ties) 12 Stars 11th Place - 15th Place (including ties) 8 Stars 2019 MEDALISTS SPRING QUALIFIER @ DEERFIELD Charles Haggerty Reindl Weaver Max Farley 16th Place - 25th Place (including ties) 4 Stars QUALIFIER #1 @ COG HILL G&CC Bradley Goldstein This event is ranked under the Global Junior Golf Rankings system. Assuming a minimum of 18 holes are completed by at least 5 players from the same yardage. QUALIFIER #2 @ SPORTSMAN’S CC Issa Kuwahara The Junior Golf Scoreboard system is based on a formula that reviews a player’s record in 36-hole or longer tournaments over the last 365 days. Tournaments drop out of the calculation after one year. A player must have four events within the year to be ranked. WAGR™ endeavours to be the most comprehensive and accurate ranking in golf by effectively comparing players from around the world who may never directly compete against one another. The winner of the 2019 ISJA will receive an exemption into the 2020 Illinois Open and an exemption into the 2020 Illinois State Amateur. DOWNSTATE QUALIFIER @ WEIBRING ISU Logan Lowery QUALIFIER #3 @ CANTIGNY Michael Springer QUALIFIER #4 @ WINNETKA GC Daniel Tanaka QUALIFIER #5 @ PINE MEADOW Jackson Bussell LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER @ GC OF ILLINOIS Connor Lindley Cooper Watt The Hole Story // June 2019 5