AJGA Junior Golf Tournament has Plenty of Top Players at Warwick Hills



Henry Do Wants to Win this Tournament for the 3rd
Straight Time

   Let's start by saying that the Randy Wise AJGA Open at Warwick Hills has most of the top high school amateur players playing in the 54 hole tournament this week. Naming who is not participating is a much shorter list to check off but we will identify those who have entered and what may happen for a fun three days of top notch junior golf.

Nearly half of the 64 player boys field will be represented by Michigan players including two-time defending champion Henry Do. Do no longer plays high school golf so this will be a great opportunity to see him test his skills where he capped off a one two-shot deficit on hole 18 and a laser like iron where he birdied the hole in conjunction of a bogey by the leader (Michael Nagy) gave him a tie and then a birdie on the first sudden death hole for the win. 

     Otto Black of Pinckney just came off a runner-up finish in the Michigan Amateur Match Play lines it up and so does Brandon Barrows of Lake Orion. Charlie Green of Novi Catholic Central (Novi) is in the field and former Division 3 Champion Aaron Knutson (Lake Orion) will appear as will several underclassman such as Alex Waelchli (Clarkston), Jeremy Ball (Bloomfield Hills) and Kyle Gaines of Oxford. Also appearing is Max Kollin (Farmington Hills).


Top outstate players include Alex Dombrowski (Gaylord) Blaze Hogan (Big Rapids) Max Rispler (Alto) and Reed Hrynewich (Muskegon) who led the tournament after the early round in 2011. 

Out of state players dot the tournament and they come from Texas, Florida and Georgia.  to keep an eye on include Jackson Deazel (Ga.), Will Seger, (Jasper, Ind.) and Rodrigo Munoz (Fla.)


Tournament Predictions: This tournament is pretty wide open but there are several players that should be near locks for the top ten.

     In no particular order, Sam Weatherhead is the Division 3 Michigan 2012 MHSAA Champion, Mr. Golf and comes off shooting 69 and 69 at MSU East and was just placed as an up and comer in Faces in the Crowd in Sports Illustrated. He finished down the list last year 79-82-77 (tie-31st) last year as a sophmore but he is a breakthrough player and should put up a battle. 


Henry Do is the two-time defending champion and without a doubt would love to make Warwick Hills his personal playground. I am not sure where he has been sharpening his irons but he will be there. 

       So should Max Kollin. He put the finishing touches on signing with Indiana and became a Hoosier last fall. He plays well in AJGA events and finished fourth in the 2011 tournament. He is a clutch player and if he is at the top of his game, he will give any of the other players all they can handle.

Reed Hyrnewich of Muskegon should be there as well and could very well win this tournament. He produced scores of 73-77-69 (3rd) last year and lead after the opening 18 holes. Keeping his cool is essential. If he had shot par instead of 77, Do would not have had his last hole magic seal the deal. 


Otto Black of Pinckney is another golfer that could pull out a victory and it would not surprise me. He carded scores of  75-76-73 (T-7th) and finished as runner-up in his tuneup for the Randy Wise Tournament last week. 

Bailey Truesdell of Grand Blanc knows all about Warwick Hills and for a spell (74-70-77) and led after the second day before his final round fade gave him a finish of T-5. I would not be surprised is he improves his final round score and is in the final group. 

Others, Aaron Knutson, Jeremy Ball, Brandon Barrows could make a run if they are playing at the top of their games.

I have not seen the out-of-state golfers and they could easily make some noise. If you have comments, place them below.

Tournament Field

Boys field required a status of 6 Performance Stars or more to gain entry; 1 Boy with 5 Performance Stars gained entry via the PBE tiebreaker. Girls field required a status of 5 Performance Stars or more to gain entry; 2 Girls with 4 Performance Stars gained entry via the PBE tiebreaker.

BOYS
	Name	(Citizenship) Hometown	Residence	Class
1	Ryan Allison	Melbourne, Fla.	FL	2013
2	Kitwana Ashford	Farmington Hills, Mich.	MI	2015
3	Jeremy Ball	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	MI	2014
4	Brandon Barrows	Lake Orion, Mich.	MI	2015
5	Chris Beltzer	Haslett, Mich.	MI	2012
6	Otto Black	Pinckney, Mich.	MI	2012
7	Chase Brincat	San Antonio, Texas	TX	2013
8	Joshua Bumgarner	Scott Depot, W.Va.	WV	2013
9	Connor Carey	Grand Blanc, Mich.	MI	2012
10	Nick Carlson	Hamilton, Mich.	MI	2015
11	Caulen Coe	Gulfstream, Fla.	FL	2013
12	Adam Decker	Ada, Mich.	MI	2012
13	Alexander Dombrowski	Gaylord, Mich.	MI	2012
14	Michael Doyle	Rochester, Mich.	MI	2014
15	Bryce Evon	Windsor, Ontario	ON	2013
16	Zak Fadden	Plymouth, Mich.	MI	2014
17	Adam Firavich	Hartland, Mich.	MI	2013
18	Kyle Gaines	Oxford, Mich.	MI	2013
19	Charlie Green	Ann Arbor, Mich.	MI	2013
20	Will Grimmer	Cincinnati, Ohio	OH	2015
21	Jackson Heazel	Atlanta, Ga.	GA	2013
22	Dean Hitt	Jackson, Mich.	MI	2013
23	Blaze Hogan	Big Rapids, Mich.	MI	2012
24	Michael Howe	Temecula, Calif.	CA	2013
25	Reed Hrynewich	Muskegon, Mich.	MI	2013
26	Bobby Jacobs	Valparaiso , Ind.	IN	2013
27	Ryan Jahn	Jupiter, Fla.	FL	2013
28	Nicholas Jan	Northbrook, Ill.	IL	2013
29	Sameer Kalia	Campbellville, Ontario	ON	2012
30	Ian Kelsey	Deerfield, Ill.	IL	2014
31	Osama Khan	(Canada) St. James, Barbados	Barbados	2014
32	Aaron Knutson	Lake Orion, Mich.	MI	2012
33	Max Kollin	Farmington Hills, Mich.	MI	2012
34	Joo-Young Lee	Hilliard, Ohio	OH	2013
35	Kenneth Li	Westmont, Ill.	IL	2016
36	Patrick Luther	Novi, Mich.	MI	2012
37	Michael Makris	South Bend, Ind.	IN	2014
38	Kyle Meihofer	Valparaiso, Ind.	IN	2013
39	Rodrigo Munoz	Bradenton, Fla.	FL	2013
40	Camden Nierman	Scottsdale, Ariz.	AZ	2012
41	Holden Pahr	Chardon, Ohio	OH	2012
42	Colin Proctor	Anderson, Ind.	IN	2014
43	Dustin Pumford	St Charles, Mich.	MI	2014
44	Donald Qiu	(China) Surrey, British Columbia	BC	2014
45	Brett Rinker	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PA	2013
46	Max Rispler	Alto, Mich.	MI	2014
47	Kyle Rodes	Plymouth, Mich.	MI	2013
48	James Russo	Scottsdale, Ariz.	AZ	2013
49	Chet Ryeson	Metamora, Mich.	MI	2013
50	Daniel Schwarz	Cincinnati, Ohio	OH	2012
51	Will Seger	Jasper, Ind.	IN	2013
52	Jai Sharma	Duluth, Ga.	GA	2013
53	Michael Sharp	Kendallville, Ind.	IN	2014
54	Dylan Siebenaler	Sugar Land, Texas	TX	2013
55	Matt Stoner	Mokena, Ill.	IL	2013
56	Tim Taylor	Iowa Falls, Iowa	IA	2014
57	Bailey Truesdell	Grand Blanc, Mich.	MI	2012
58	Andrew VanAelst	Spring Lake, Mich.	MI	2013
59	A.J. Varekois	Rockford, Mich.	MI	2014
60	Alex Waelchli	Clarkston, Mich.	MI	2013
61	Sam Weatherhead	Grand Rapids, Mich.	MI	2013
62	Daniel Wetterich	Cincinnati, Ohio	OH	2015
63	Matthew Wetterich	Cincinnati, Ohio	OH	2013
64	Benjamin Zyber	Swartz Creek, Mich.	MI	2014

Girls
	Name	(Citizenship) Hometown	Residence	Class
1	Grace Choi	Dallas, Texas	TX	2013
2	Greer Clausen	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	MI	2014
3	Nina Fairbairn	Orinda, Calif.	CA	2013
4	Janie Fineis	East Lansing, Mich.	MI	2013
5	Julie Guckian	Linden, Mich.	MI	2013
6	Muni He	pitt meadows,BC	BC	2017
7	Jillian Hollis	Rocky River, Ohio	OH	2015
8	Hailey Hrynewich	Muskegon, Mich.	MI	2013
9	Aya Johnson	North Muskegon, Mich.	MI	2013
10	Sarah Kolodzik	Bellbrook, Ohio	OH	2014
11	Hannah Lewis	Plainwell, Mich.	MI	2012
12	Emily Mills	Farmingdale, N.J.	NJ	2014
13	Julia Montgomery	Shelby Township, Mich.	MI	2013
14	Samantha Moss	Fenton, Mich.	MI	2014
15	Ali Nageotte	Westlake, Ohio	OH	2014
16	Elle Nichols	Okemos, Mich.	MI	2014
17	Jessica Porvasnik	Hinckley, Ohio	OH	2013
18	Joo Youn Seo	(Canada) Laguna Niguel, Calif.	CA	2014
19	Jacqueline Setas	East Lansing, Mich.	MI	2014
20	Tenley Shield	Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.	MI	2014
21	Samantha Stewart	Oklahoma City, Okla.	OK	2013
22	Ayaka Suzuki	(Japan) Bradenton, Fla.	FL	2013

 

Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club 9057 S. Saginaw Road Grand Blanc, MI 48439 (810) 694-9251 Web site

Course Tips The golf course places a premium on driving the ball in the fairway and good club selection coming into the green. The greens are very large and fast; the false fronts on many greens will also offer a challenge! About the Course The greens at Warwick Hills are the crown jewel of the golf course. The PGA TOUR players consistently placed Warwick Hills putting greens among the best on tour.

Championship Yardage Men's: 7127 Slope: 132 Women's: 6183 Slope: 140 Competitive Course Records