Success at State and Sectional Tournaments for Elgin Country Club Junior Golfers

Online, November 19, 2010 (Newswire.com) - This year ten Junior Golf participants qualified at their Respective Regional Tournament to continue to the Sectional Tournament in IHSA:

Class 1A Girls - Brittania Schreurs, Senior, St. Edwards

Class 2A Girls - Katie Cappas, Junior, Burlington Central

Class1A Boys - Michael Holevas, Junior, Eric Winters, Senior, Dan Winters, Freshman, St. Edwards

St. Edwards finished 2nd Place in the Sectional Finals, and advanced to the State Finals as a team

Class 2A Boys - Zach Woytych, Junior, Marmion Academy, Elio Vento, Junior, Wheaton Academy, Matt Weber, Freshman, Burlington Central, Jeremy Yoder, Junior, Hampshire

Burlington Central finished 3rd Place in the Sectional Finals, and advanced to the State Finals as a team

Class 3A Boys - Kris Davison, senior, Raghav Cherala, freshman, St. Charles North

In addition, the following Junior Golf participants qualified for the State Finals (results in parentheses):

Class 1A Boys - Michael Holevas (tied 8th place, State Finals, 1st place sectional medalist), Eric Winters (tied 15th place, State Finals), Dan Winters (tied 61st place, State Finals)

Class 2A Boys - Matt Weber (tied 8th place, State Finals), Alex Power (tied 105th place, State Finals [not a Junior Golf participant in 2010])

Elgin Country Club also had three Honorary Junior Members qualify for the State Finals from their respective high schools. Honorary Junior Members are high school students who are not members of Elgin Country Club who have applied for and received an Honorary Junior Membership. This membership is based on academic standing, community service, association and dedication to the game of golf. Honorary Junior Members are allowed to use the golf facilities at the Club, and receive mentoring from the Golf Professionals (for more information on the Honorary Junior Membership program, please contact Jon Duppler, Head Golf Professional, at 847-622-4815). These students are: Blake Poremba (St. Edwards, tied 53rd place, State Finals), Ryan Dicristofano (St. Edwards, 107th place, State Finals), and Matt Allison (Burlington Central, tied 93rd place, state finals).

Overall, Burlington Central and St. Edwards teams, comprised of mostly Elgin Country Club Junior Golf participants and Honorary Junior Members, did well at the Sectional and State levels. Burlington Central placed third in their sectional, and ninth in Boys Golf Class 2A State Finals. The St. Edwards team, which was comprised of all Elgin Country Club players, placed second in their sectional and third place overall in the Boys Golf Class 1A State Finals. Congratulations to all the participants in the IHSA golf Regional, Section and State competitions this year.

Junior Golf has been a program at Elgin Country Club for over 50 years. The program's success can be seen in the number of participants who do well in high school tournaments and continue playing golf competitively in college. Several participants have received scholarships to college. The instruction they receive through the program as well as the playing time are critical to their success in golf. In the past 10 years, the Junior Golf Program at the Elgin Country Club has produced approximately 25 state finalists.

The Elgin Country Club Junior Golf Program runs in June and July, and is open to members' children ages five to 17. This year approximately 100 kids participated in the program. The kids are broken up into age groups and are given instruction once a week by golf professional staff at Elgin: Jon Duppler, PGA Professional; Dave Sahs, PGA Apprentice; and Matt Wojciechowski, PGA Apprentice. At the end of the instruction every week, the kids play the number of holes at the club appropriate to their ages.
The program will start up again in 2011. For more information, please contact the Elgin Country Club Golf Shop at 847-741-2707. Those interested in joining the Elgin Country Club can contact Membership Director, Michael Storey.

Elgin Country Club, founded in 1901, is the third oldest private golf facility in Illinois. Elgin Country Club is member-owned and offers a dynamic and scenic 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, pool and multiple dining venues.
For more information, contact Membership Director, Michael Storey at 847-622-4821 or [email protected], or visit Elgin Country Club online at www.elgincc.com.