Max Kollin Kicking Up His Heels at AJGA in Indiana

    The last time I wrote about Max Kollin of North Farmington he birdied the first hole of sudden death at Katke Cousins to become a Michigan State Medalist in the Division One Finals in Rochester. While some of you may think that golf is a two month sport for the best players in Michigan, that is simply a guess that is dead wrong. The best golfers in Michigan according to many coaches in Michigan participate in AJGA tournaments and they take place all over the country. Because I bring up Kollin and other golfers with Michigan ties you expect me to tell you about another Kollin victory to go along with his honors described above and at Pontiac Country Club where he finished with a victory at the County championships in May. Instead, while Kollin was impressive, you had better go low and

T1	Doug Ghim	2014	Arlington Heights, Ill.	68-67-68--203
1	* Adam Wood	2014	Zionsville, Ind.	67-68-68--203

 Doug Ghim of Arlington Heights, Illinois and Adam Wood of Zionsville, Indiana each had three day totals of (-11) and lapped the field where Wood finally won in sudden death to win the latest AJGA tournament in the midwest. Players in the AJGA attract college coaches around the country who sign players from this tour after a courting process. How does Kollin fit into this puzzle? He shot a 74-75-65 and finished seven shots behind the leaders. Kollin's 65 was a case of "how low can you go" and while he went low, one other player shot 65 and Mason Carmel of Bethesda, Maryland  shot a PGA Tour like number of 62. Other local golfers participating in the tournament include Otto Black of Pinckney who finished in a tie for 19th place and Lucas Belanger of Clarkston missed the cut. In all, nearly a dozen Michigan golfers participated in the tournament. A complete rundown appears below. The golfers participate locally at Warwick Hills, starting August 22nd through the 25th at the Randy Wise Open.

AJGA STONEHENGE JUNIOR OPEN Stonehenge Golf & Country Club Winona Lake, Ind. • August 1 - 4

WINONA LAKE, Ind. -- Final results from the AJGA Stonehenge Junior Open conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Stonehenge Golf & Country Club. Boys Par: 35-36--71. Yardage: 6801. Rating: 72.9. Slope: 137 Girls Par: 35-36--71. Yardage: 6044. Rating: 74.6. Slope: 132

Boys Division Name Grad Hometown Score T1 Doug Ghim 2014 Arlington Heights, Ill. 68-67-68--203 1 * Adam Wood 2014 Zionsville, Ind. 67-68-68--203 T3 Tyler Ostrom 2012 Warsaw, Ind. 68-71-68--207 3 Zachary Toste 2012 Pembroke Pines, Fla. 66-68-73--207 T5 Keegan Vea 2013 Evansville, Ind. 70-72-67--209 5 Mason Carmel 2012 Bethesda, Md. 77-70-62--209 T7 Max Kollin 2012 Farmington Hills, Mich. 71-74-65--210 7 Mark Folkwein 2011 New Albany, Ohio 69-74-67--210 T9 Matt Kern 2013 Springboro, Ohio 74-67-71--212 9 Adam Decker 2012 Ada, Mich. 73-74-65--212 T11 Timmy Hildebrand 2015 Carmel, Ind. 69-73-71--213 11 Sebastian Barnoya 2011 Guatemala, Guatemala 68-76-69--213 T13 Nicholas Jan 2013 Northbrook, Ill. 69-74-71--214 13 Clayton Portz 2012 Springfield, Ohio 71-72-71--214 13 Logan Lagodich 2012 Canton, Ohio 66-74-74--214 T16 Joo-Young Lee 2013 Hilliard, Ohio 71-72-72--215 16 Garrett de Waal 2011 Grand Rapids, Mich. 75-72-68--215 16 Alexander Dombrowski 2012 Gaylord, Mich. 70-72-73--215 T19 Otto Black 2012 Pinckney, Mich. 70-77-69--216 19 Alec Tahy 2013 Dayton, Ohio 71-72-73--216 19 Jack Sparrow 2014 Floyds Knobs, Ind. 70-73-73--216 19 Jonathan Gerrard 2012 Highland Park, Ill. 70-71-75--216 T23 Colton Estevez 2014 Phoenix, Ariz. 71-68-78--217 23 Andrew Havill 2013 Carmel, Ind. 71-74-72--217 23 Mitchell Moore 2012 Westerville, Ohio 71-76-70--217 T26 Griffin Billups 2012 Ada, Mich. 75-70-73--218 26 Jake Leonard 2014 Ft. Wayne, Ind. 71-76-71--218 26 Gabriel Ormachea 2012 Aventura, Fla. 72-76-70--218 26 Quinlan Prchal 2012 Glenview, Ill. 73-74-71--218 T30 Jake Marriott 2013 Springfield, Ill. 72-73-74--219 30 Bobby Jacobs 2013 Valparaiso, Ind. 68-77-74--219 30 Nick Ahlers 2012 Evansville, Ind. 72-74-73--219 30 Luis Medina 2013 Guadalajara, Mexico 76-70-73--219 30 Andrew Yeager 2012 Grand Rapids, Mich. 71-73-75--219 30 Dan Lensing 2014 Independence, Minn. 74-72-73--219 30 Benjamin Thieman 2012 Sidney, Ohio 71-76-72--219 30 Matthew Wetterich 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio 78-74-67--219 38 Nick Carlson 2015 Hamilton, Mich. 74-74-72--220 T39 Landon Smith 2013 Evansville, Ind. 75-68-78--221 39 Shamus Fitzpatrick 2012 Hinsdale, Ill. 74-74-73--221 T41 Ryan Jahn 2013 Jupiter, Fla. 73-77-72--222 41 Jon Williams 2012 Whitestown, Ind. 72-75-75--222 41 Colin Proctor 2014 Anderson, Ind. 68-83-71--222 41 Jonathan Schram 2013 Winona Lake, Ind. 73-75-74--222 T45 C.J. Wagner 2013 Windermere, Fla. 71-80-72--223 45 Raymond Knoll 2013 Naperville, Ill. 75-76-72--223 45 Eric Tandy 2011 Winona Lake, Ind. 74-74-75--223 T48 Coleman Glick 2011 Columbus, Ind. 76-76-72--224 48 David Harvey 2012 Dearborn, Mich. 74-78-72--224 48 Charlie Netzel 2013 Western Springs, Ill. 75-76-73--224 48 Luke Waggoner 2012 Crystal Lake, Ill. 76-74-74--224 T52 Reed Aren 2013 Long Grove, Ill. 71-78-76--225 52 Charlie Marshall 2012 Lake Forest, Ill. 74-74-77--225 T54 Corbon Heizer 2012 Lake Forest, Ill. 80-72-75--227 54 Joshua Keating 2015 Noblesville, Ind. 78-73-76--227 56 Quentyn Carpenter 2013 Bourbon, Ind. 76-75-78--229 T57 Alejandro Romero 2012 Bogota, Colombia 78-74-78--230 57 Eric Izzo 2012 Naperville, Ill. 72-79-79--230 59 Conor Ryan 2012 Naperville, Ill. 76-74-82--232 60 Ted Rider 2013 Vicksburg, Mich. 73-77-85--235 Missed Cut MC Ian Dickeson 2012 Fremont, Calif. 75-78--153 MC Jordan Lenard 2012 LaPorte, Ind. 76-77--153 MC Mac Telle 2013 Louisville, Ky. 78-75--153 MC James Jaworski 2012 Ijamsville, Md. 74-79--153 MC Sam Black 2014 Pinckney, Mich. 76-77--153 MC Michael Makris 2014 South Bend, Ind. 74-80--154 MC Kevin Brooke 2012 Minneapolis, MN 77-77--154 MC Patrick Luther 2012 Novi, Mich. 73-82--155 MC Cameron Scheller 2013 Evansville, Ind. 79-76--155 MC Timothy Ahlersmeyer 2013 Warsaw, Ind. 76-79--155 MC Jimmy Slovitt 2011 Winnetka, Ill. 80-75--155 MC Rodrigo Munoz 2013 Bradenton, Fla. 80-76--156 MC Ryan Utter 2012 New Lenox, Ill. 77-79--156 MC Bennett Hollar 2012 Warsaw, Ind. 78-78--156 MC Lucas Belanger 2012 Clarkston, Mich. 82-74--156 MC Zach Runyan 2012 Saint Clair Shores, Mich. 80-76--156 MC Tripp French 2014 Dayton, Ohio 79-77--156 MC A.J. Varekois 2014 Rockford, Mich. 80-77--157 MC Bailey Truesdell 2012 Grand Blanc, Mich. 80-77--157 MC Joe Leja 2013 Fort Wayne, Ind. 80-77--157 MC Alex Quenan 2012 Libertyville, Ill. 82-75--157 MC Drew Takacs 2013 Lake Bluff, Ill. 79-78--157 MC Alex Koulos 2012 Naperville, Ill. 79-78--157 MC Ryan Starkman 2011 Mount Prospect, Ill. 82-76--158 MC Max Gagnier 2012 Indianapolis, Ind. 77-81--158 MC John Clancy 2013 Michigan City, Ind. 75-84--159 MC Austin Rendell 2013 Winnetka, Ill. 75-85--160 MC Sam Humphreys 2014 Edmond, Okla. 78-82--160 MC Boeing Smith 2012 Gallipolis, Ohio 82-79--161 MC Anthony Lechman 2013 Effingham, Ill. 80-81--161 MC Peter Swanson 2012 Western Springs, Ill. 74-87--161 MC Stephen Stallings, Jr 2013 Louisville, Ky. 78-83--161 MC Ryan McMannis 2012 Indianapolis, Ind. 78-84--162 MC Daniel Wetterich 2015 Cincinnati, Ohio 77-85--162 MC Zachary Sharb 2013 Avon Lake, Ohio 82-81--163 MC Jason Brandt 2015 Mason, Mich. 85-78--163 MC Tim Tynan 2012 Orland Park, Ill. 80-84--164 MC Austin Kryc 2013 Avon Lake, Ohio 82-82--164 MC Brian Heck 2012 Glencoe, Ill. 84-81--165 MC Jack Barrie 2013 Lake Forest, Ill. 89-77--166 MC Bryant Bolden 2013 Mokena, Ill. 81-85--166 MC Mac Mardjetko 2012 Lake Forest, Ill. 83-84--167 MC Matthew Loeffler 2012 Deerfield, Ill. 82-86--168 MC George Voris 2012 Winnetka, Ill. 81-87--168 MC Carter Hendricks 2012 L'Anse, Mich. 83-85--168 MC Paxton Elliott 2012 Atlanta, Ga. 87-82--169 MC Christopher Kerr 2012 Saugatuck, Mich. 85-87--172 MC Samuel Palmer 2011 Novi, Mich. 88-98--186 - Harrison Murphy 2016 Plano, Texas -JWD - Wilson Pahud 2012 Carmel, Ind. 78-74-DQ - Rule 6-3a - Brad Peterson 2011 Palatine, Ill. 83-JWD * Won via sudden-death playoff