Official Publication of the Junior Foundation Vol. 9, Issue 13 January 2018 Junior Tour Edition Andy Landenberger Director of Junior Golf Updates Website changes coming www.wiscjuniorgolf.com Tentative 2018 Schedule available on January 19 online Look for junior membership application online starting January 24. Memberships will be mailed out to all 2017 members and DCP participants in January. Dear Junior Golfers & Parents Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the WPGA Junior Foundation! I know it does not feel like golf season with our weather but it s just around the corner. The Junior Foundation would like to thank the PGA Professionals, golf course owners, superintendents and sponsors for another successful season. Our events would not be the same without their support. I would also like to thank all the parents and grandparents for supporting your juniors by driving them to and from events. I hope to see many of you in 2018! The junior membership will be available online on January 24. Everyone will receive a postcard in the mail with membership details. We have changed the membership slightly from last season. We will now offer a new membership for juniors ages 11 and under. This membership will give them discounts on Par 3 and Future Tour events. Our junior packet with all the tournament in formation will be mailed out in late- March. This packet will include all of our tournament information along with descriptions of each tour. Registration for tournaments will begin in April. I am looking forward to another great year of events! Andy Landenberger Director of Junior Golf Contents Marty Swab Junior Tour News Players of the Year Hole-In-One Club Junior Cup Matches Scholarships & DCP Pictures Our Staff Joe Stadler, PGA Executive Director Andy Landenberger Director of Junior Golf Erika Pirkl Player Development Coordinator 2017 Summer Interns Grace Stippich Jazz Tulda Reed Powell Ben DeStefanis Contact Us Wisconsin PGA 11350 W. Theo Trecker Way West Allis, WI 53214 Phone: (414) 443-3570 Fax: (414) 443-0817 www.wiscjuniorgolf.com
Marty Swab Raises Money for Foundation The WPGA Junior Foundation has many supportive members who understand our mission. Marty Swab has taken giving back to another level. The freshman at Menomonee Falls has raised $8,300 this year towards the WPGA Junior Foundation Scholarship Program! Marty has been fundraising for The First Tee and WPGA Junior Foundation for the past eight years. He raises funds by spending time at golf courses during an event and asking for donations out on the course. He also has an annual fundraising event at the Trysting place before Thanksgiving. At this event he does some 50/50 raffles and auction items. The Trysting Place donates a percentage of your food bill to the Foundation. Marty speaking in front of over 200 Wisconsin PGA Professionals at fall meeting back in October about his fundraising efforts. To date, Marty has raised over $30,000! The scholarship he created is called the Kid to Kid scholarship. It was awarded for the first time in 2017 to Alex Brandt for $1,000. The money Marty raises will help keep this scholarship available for future kids. At Trysting Place Fundraiser with Andy Landenberger, Marty Swab and David Cohn. Kid to Kid Scholarship This scholarship will be awarded based on three qualities: showing a solid history of giving back to the community, integrity and sportsmanship. These scholarship funds were raised by the generous donations of golfers throughout the state. Marty Swab, WPGA Junior Foundation member raised the money by collecting donations at area golf courses and out in the community. The ideal candidate shows a history of giving back to others, a positive attitude, and being graceful in victory or defeat. Your character on the golf course will also be considered.
Junior Tour News The Junior Tour will continue to add events around the state and some new events for 2018. Select tournaments will be only available to junior members. So make sure to get your 2018 Junior Membership online! Our Invitational at Lake Arrowhead will kick off the year as the first major. Invites for 2018 will be based on the points standings and results from the 2017 season. We look forward to seeing you on the course this summer! 2018 Important Dates June 10-11 - Lake Arrowhead Invitational (invites based on 2017 points list) June 19-20 - WPGA Junior Championship at Brown Deer Park & Dretzka Park in Milwaukee June 24-25 - WI/MN Cup Matches hosted by Trappers Turn in Wisc. Dells, WI June 25 - Wisconsin Juniors Only AJGA Qualifier at The Legend at Merrill Hills June 26 - Junior Best-Ball at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms June 29 - Whistling Straits (Irish Course) Junior Tour event (members only event) July 1-2 - Players Tour event at Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys Course). Two day 36-hole event. July 8-9 - College Showcase event at Whistling Straits (Irish Course). Two day 36-hole event. July 16-17 - Sherri Steinhauer Girls Only event at Blackhawk CC. Two day 36-hole event. July 25-26 - Players Tour event at Lawsonia. Two day 36-hole event. July 27-2 person Summer Junior Scramble hosted by Old Hickory GC July 31- Girls Only event hosted by SentryWorld GC. August 6-8 - WSGA State Junior Boys Championship (Rolling Meadows) Top 10 Boys 2017 POY points 1. Hunter Eichhorn (Carney, MI) - 1,605 2. Piercen Hunt (Hartland) - 1,460 3. Jed Baranczyk (Green Bay) - 1,302 4. Tyler Leach (Spring Valley) - 1,255 5. Brock Hlinak (Kaukauna) - 1,106 6. Lukas Heckmann (Middleton) - 982 7. Elliott Nielsen (Fond du Lac) - 889.50 8. Jakob Schroeckenthaler (Cottage Grove) - 889.14 9. Jack Blair (Wauwatosa) - 864 10. Ryan Schuelke (Manawa) - 820 Top 10 Girls 2017 POY points 1. Abby Cavaiani (Wales) - 1,589 2. Maria Seeman (Milton) - 1,447 3. Lexi Meade (Eau Claire) - 1,132 4. Jo Baranczyk (Green Bay) - 1,105 5. Courtney Matschke (Franklin) - 1,052 6. Erika Priebe (Appleton) - 1,046 7. Emily Lauterbach (Hartland) - 1,035 8. Speedy Kent (Mequon) - 936 9. Lorenza Martinez (Men. Falls) - 845 10. Holly Murphy (Lake Geneva) - 822 Junior Membership Corner The 2018 Junior Membership will go live on January 24. You will be able to renew your membership from last year or register as a new member. Make sure to select the membership that fits your need. We have added a new 11 & under membership this year. Juniors who were members in 2017 will receive an email prior to January 24 with your login information to help you login and renew. As a reminder, registration for Junior Tournaments will begin in April. Membership Benefits for 2018: - Receive a WSGA Handicap ($25 value) - Personalized bag tag - Junior membership gift, based on how many years you have been a member. Great gifts in 2018! Gifts range from a sharpie marker set to logoed putter cover or head cover. View gifts online. - Culver s coupon - GolfTec initial lesson ($175 value)
2017 Junior Tour Players of the Year The 2017 WPGA Junior Foundation Player of the Year Girls Player of the Year: Abby Cavaiani The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Abby Cavaiani as the Junior Girls Player of the Year for 2017. Abby won the Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship and the Morgan Stanley Tour Championship. She only played in six WPGA Junior events this summer but also competed in bigger events like the National Junior Championship where she made the cut and finished T40 in a great girls field. In her girls high school season this fall she fired a 12-under par 60 at a Classic 8 Conference meet! She collected 1,589 points in events she played in. Abby is 17 years old from Wales and committed to playing golf at Missouri State this fall. Boys Player of the Year: Hunter Eichhorn The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Hunter Eichhorn as the Junior Boys Player of the Year for 2017. This is back to back years for Hunter as our Player of the Year. Of the five WPGA Junior events he participated in he won four times. His wins include three Players Tour events, Junior Best Ball and his second place finish was at the Lake Arrowhead Invitational. He played great with a T10 at the WSGA Amateur and then capped off his season by winning the WSGA State Junior Boys Championship. Hunter is 18 years old and from Carney, Michigan in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. Hunter is currently attending Marquette University on golf scholarship. He recently played in his fifth collegiate event for the Golden Eagles and won by shooting 9- under-par 204 (67-72-65). 2017 Future Tour Players of the Year Future Tour Girls Player of the Year: Madison Haugen The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Madison Haugen as the Future Tour Girls Player of Year for 2017. Madison has now captured this title back to back years. Her summer schedule included 12 Future Tour events. She won the Future Tour at Missing Links and had five other top 3 finishes. Madison is 12 years old and from Brookfield. She totaled 467 points to hold off Treva Dodd by 7 points. Future Tour Boys Player of the Year: Maxwell Reis The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Maxwell Reis as the Future Tour Boys Player of the Year for 2017. Max played in 12 Future Tour events. He won four times and finished runner-up five times. Max also competed on the Junior Tour and had three wins in the 12-13 year old division. Max is 13 years old and from De Pere. He finished runner-up for this award last year.
2017 Hole-In-One Club The Junior Foundation had 7 hole in ones in 2017. Congratulations, Juniors!! We hope to see even more Aces in 2018! June 21 st - Junior Championship - Brown Deer July 19 th - Junior Tour - Hartford GC Ethan Wilkins, Sussex - Hole #11-186 yards Grant Wininger, Racine - Hole #4-136 yards June 26 th - AJGA WI Qualifier - The Legend at Merrill Hills Jared Christensen, Sussex - Hole #5-205 yards August 18th - Junior Tour - Rolling Meadows GC Aiden Cudney, Appleton - Hole #20-124 yards June 29 th - Junior Tour - Edelweiss Chalet GC Connor Rufenacht, Verona - Hole #4-132 yards July 14 th - Future Tour - Door Creek GC Tyler Bichanich, Wales - Hole #2-87 yards July 18 th - Junior Tour - Mill Run GC Nick Mueller - Hole #6-128 yards Aces in 2016-8 Aces in 2015-2 Aces in 2014-7 Aces in 2013-7 Aces in 2012-8 Cup Matches celebrates 20th year The 20 th Annual MN-WI PGA Junior Cup Match took place at Troy Burne GC in Hudson, WI on June 29-30. This event consists of 12 boys and 12 girls from each state to represent their state in a Ryder Cup team event. The first day of four-ball match play concluded with Team Minnesota leading 7.5 to 4.5. Team Minnesota won 12 points during singles matches to Team Wisconsin's 12 to win the cup with a total of 19.6-16.5. This makes back to back wins for Team MN. Team Wisconsin leads the overall series 12-8-1. Players are selected off the Player of the Year points list from the previous year. The Junior Foundation would like to thank the sales reps that donated tee gifts to each player. Thanks to Ted Robbins and Tom Cranwell for donating Titleist golf balls, gloves and hats, Ron McPherson the Antigua President for donating the team shirts each day, and Ron Hurab for donating an RJ Shepherd umbrella and Devant towel to each player. These guys make this event a great experience for all players. 2017 The team included Ashley Kulka, Maria Seeman, Taylor McCorkle, Alexis Thomas, Speedy Kent, Lorenza Martinez, Sarah Busey, Jo Baranczyk, Erika Priebe, Abby Cavaiani, Maggie Warrner and Emily Lauterbach. The boys team included Jed Baranczyk, Tyler Leach, Hunter Eichhorn, Brock Hlinak, Bennett Knapek, Matt Tuman, Sean Murphy, Piercen Hunt, Andrew Clement, Clayton Tribus, Zak Kulka and Jack Anderson. Captain is Director of Junior Golf Andy Landenberger and his assistant captain is Jeff Joers. Wisconsin will host the 21 st Annual Cup Matches in 2018 on June 24-25. The host course will be Trappers Turn in WI Dells. The 2018 team will be announced in late January with letters sent to those who qualify for the team.
2018 Scholarship Application Online Attention Parents/Juniors The 2018 Scholarship application will be available on the website on January 30. In 2017 we awarded thirty individual scholarships totaling $25,000. Please submit your application before the May deadline. We will be looking to give over $25,000 in 2018. We have broken down the scholarship application into two categories. One is for High School Seniors and the other is for current College Students. Make sure to apply for the appropriate scholarship. More scholarship applications will be available on our website for girls through the LPGA. We will put up a link on the website to apply. Drive, Chip & Putt The Junior Foundation, along with the WPGA, will be running 7 local qualifiers and 2 sub-regional Drive, Chip and Putt events in 2018. Winners from qualifiers advance to a sub-regional and sub-regional winners advance to the regional. Winners at the regional advance to the finals at Augusta National in 2018. Registration is FREE for these events for kids ages 7-15! Registration will open January 24 th. www.drivechipandputt.com. Local Qualifying: (advancing to University Ridge Sub-Regional on Aug 4) Tues, June 25th - The Oaks GC (Cottage Grove, WI) Tues, July 17th - Edgewood GC (Big Bend, WI) Tues, July 24th - The Legend at Merrill Hills (Waukesha, WI) Thurs, July 26th - The Legend at Bergamont (Oregon, WI) Local Qualifying Group 2: (advancing to SentryWorld Sub-Regional on Aug 10) Tuesday, July 10th - Rolling Meadows GC (Fond du Lac, WI) Monday, July 30th - Thornberry Creek at Oneida (Green Bay, WI) Thursday, August 2nd - Eau Claire G&CC (Altoona, WI) Two WI Juniors Going to Augusta On September 30 th, 80 junior golfers took the stage at Interlachen Country Club with their eyes on the prize - qualifying for the Drive, Chip and Putt Finals this spring during the Masters at Augusta National. Wisconsin will have two juniors participating at August in April at the Drive, Chip and Putt finals. Congratulations to Aidan Antony (Milwaukee) and Aliisa Helminen (Menasha) for making it ALL THE WAY on the Road 2 Augusta! Both placed first in the 7-9 age division at Interlachen Country Club, earning a spot to compete in the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship National Finals next April before the start of the Masters Tournament! The Drive, Chip and Putt finals will be broadcasted on the Golf Channel on April 1 st. Tune in and see how they finish.
Pictures from the 2017 Season