NCJT — Tour News

ShotStat will be performing a major infrastructure upgrade later this week, therefore we are waiting until March 15 to release and publish all the events on the schedule page for tournament registrations. The schedule poster on our schedule page shows the 2021 season schedule for planning purposes. Also look for our NCJT March Madness contest next Sunday. It’s a free of charge fun event with prizes for the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

February is coming to a close and so is our Early Bird Discount for the annual Tour Membership. Your last chance to save on membership will be Sunday, February 28. Here are the codes to claim your discount.

Regular Membership – $99 less Early Bird Discount of $24 = $75 Discount Code – early2021

Mini Tour Membership – $35 less Early Bird Discount of $10 = $25 Discount Code – minibird21

International Junior Masters Golf Tournament

June 28-July 2, 2021

East Aurora Country Club, East Aurora, NY

NCJT tour players have been invited to apply to the 2021 International Junior Masters, the oldest international junior invitational in North America!  This is a great opportunity to participate in a prestigious tournament outside of the state of Ohio and meet players from other states and other countries.  Past participants have forged longstanding friendships with golfers from around the world at the IJM!  A combination of both Medal Play and Match Play formats will test the course management, skill and stamina of all competitors.

Numerous PGA Tour players participated in the IJM when they were juniors, including Abraham Ancer, Sebastian Munoz, Corey Conners, Matt Every, Camilo Villegas, Jim Furyk and MacKenzie Hughes.  The 2019 Champion, Jackson Chandler, hailed from Dublin, Ohio and is now playing for Ohio State University. 

Click on this link for further details about the format, player selection process and application, cost to enter and much more: https://www.internationaljuniormasters.com/

Don’t hesitate – applications are being accepted now!

This is pretty cool stuff if you haven’t seen it!

Former NCJT superstar, Maxwell Moldovan is the cover photo of the USGA US Junior Am Qualifier page. It’s pretty rare to see a former player as a headline photo, so we thought it would be worth sharing. Congrats to Maxwell as he continues to build on his amazing golf career. He is currently at Ohio State University and his profile page covers many of his major golf accomplishments.

We had to make a change to the Early Bird code for the Regular Membership, please see below.

Regular Membership – $99 less Early Bird Discount of $24 = $75 Discount Code – early2021

Mini Tour Membership – $35 less Early Bird Discount of $10 = $25 Discount Code – minibird21

Joe Haase Cup – Update

The following NCJT Players were invited to play on our Joe Haase Cup team and everyone on the list was sent an email card invite. If you are on this list and haven’t received your invite, please contact tmilam@ncjt.org immediately. The deadline is this Friday, February 5th, so make this a priority.

The team makeup and qualifying positions for the 2021 Cup will be as follows:

Boys 17-19 – 6 players

1	Wyatt Chapman	Mentor , OH
2	William Fankhauser	Avon, OH
3	Connor Warns	Avon Lake , OH
4	Joey Kubic	Shaker Heights, OH
5	Dominik Cosic	Painesville, OH
6	Grant Mylen	Cleveland Hts., OH
1st Alt	Tyler Schwenk	Eastlake, OH
2nd Alt	Zachary Ashba	Jefferson, OH
3rd Alt	Ryan Chipps	Painesville, OH

Boys 16 & Under – 6 players

1	Sachin Singh	Shaker Heights, OH
2	James O’Neill	Beachwood, OH
3	Ian Sullivan	Orange Village, OH
4	Parker Barrett	Aurora, OH
5	Jackson Kubic	Shaker Heights, OH
6	Ethan Roberts	Shaker Heights, OH
1st Alt	Julian Dugan	Rocky River, OH
2nd Alt	Drew Torzok	Kirtland, OH
3rd Alt	Vince Giancola	University Hts, OH

Girls 19 & Under – 6 players

1	Ella Wong	Pepper Pike, OH
2	Lauren Bangasser	Concord Twp, OH
3	Aubrie Rush	Avon, OH
4	Chloe Steger	Chagrin Falls, OH
5	Layla Gilbert	Chagrin Falls, OH
6	Kate Petersen	Chardon, OH
1st Alt	Kandace Kellon	Shaker Heights, OH
2nd Alt	Mattie Muckleroy	Uniontown, OH
3rd Alt	Maggie Milam	Concord, OH
4th Alt	Cristina Joseph	Moreland Hills, OH

We are opening our membership registration for the 2021 season today and we are offering a early bird discount as well. The 2021 schedule is posted HERE as a flyer at this point. Tournament registration will open around March 1st. Only the membership registration is opening on February 1st. To sign-up for membership and to take advantage of the early discount go HERE or the Membership Registration page. The early bird discount will be available through February only.

Regular Membership – $99 less Early Bird Discount of $24 = $75 Discount Code – early2021

Mini Tour Membership – $35 less Early Bird Discount of $10 = $25 Discount Code – minibird21

If you are new, you’ll need to setup accounts first. SETUP a Parent account first and then under the Parent account setup a Junior account for each Junior Golfer that will be on tour. Only the Parent account can perform transactions for Junior Golfers. Once your accounts are set, login to the parent account to register Juniors for the NCJT Membership and then use the schedule page to enter tournaments when ready.

We are excited for a great 2021 season and look forward to seeing you on tour!

The Joe Haase Cup will be held on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 at Firestone CC (North Course). The teams competing in the 2021 Joe Haase Cup are:

The team makeup and qualifying positions for the 2021 Cup will be as follows:

All awards that were ordered and arranged for pickup at Sunny Street Cafe are ready for pickup. Check-in at the front counter for pickup!

Sunny Street Cafe is an American breakfast and lunch restaurant and is located at: 7531 Crile Road, Concord TWP, OH 44077: 440-392-9800. Sunny Street is open for dine-in and carry-out and is currently operating on temporary hours due to Covid-19: Open 7AM (daily), Close 1:30PM (weekdays), Close 2:00PM (weekends). If you want to combine a great meal with your trophy pickup you can dine-in or use the Online Ordering website for a carry-out: https://sunnystreetconcord.hrpos.heartland.us/menu

If you didn’t order your award by the Dec. 1st deadline and would still like it, we are offering a second chance. You can order for pickup at Sunny Street Cafe in Concord (FREE) or to have it shipped to you pay the shipping and handling fee at the NCJT Online Pro Shop. Both options can be arranged HERE. Deadline will be January 1, 2021. Pickup and shipping will occur after January 15th.

JOE HAASE CUP

We have great news about the Joe Haase Cup! Last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic, additionally two junior tours (Southwest and Lake Erie) shutdown operations for good. So, it looked like the end, but after months of trying for find two new junior programs to fill the spots, we are happy to announce that the Toledo Junior Golf Association and the Central Ohio Golf Academy Tour will join Northern Ohio PGA Juniors and NCJT for the 2021 Joe Haase Cup. The event will be at held at Firestone CC on May 9th (a Mothers Day Tradition). All NCJT qualifiers will receive invites on January 15th. And the best news of all is NCJT is still holding the Cup. We won the cup in 2019 and have retained it ever since!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Juniors and their Families!

Awards Pick-Up and Delivery Options Announced

Sad news once again about the Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner scheduled for December 3rd. Based on Ohio’s high rate of infections and the fact that Ohio’s Governor is considering more lockdowns, we are being forced to cancel the Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner.

Even though we will miss seeing everyone at this special event, we do have a good plan to distribute awards to those wanting them. This year we are offering two methods to get your award.

• You can order your plaque for pickup at Sunny Street Cafe in Concord. The cost is FREE. Ordered plaques will be available for pick-up after Dec. 15th.
• You can select to have your plaque shipped for $15. Please make sure to let us know if you have a change of address from what is on file with us.

Both options must be ordered through the online Pro Shop. Here is the link: https://www.ncjt.org/ProShop

The last day to place your order will be December 1st and all awards will be delivered by December 21st. If we don’t hear from you, we will not produce your award.

A full list of 2020 Award Winners can be downloaded below. If you are listed, then you can order your award as instructed above.

To fully understand how the award process works, here’s a copy of the Award Table from the Tour Manual:

AWARDS
Each tour member is eligible to receive a Season-long Awards Plaque which will include all the players Top 3 finishes that qualify as a finishing place.  The number of finishing places to be awarded is based on field size, as follows:

Award Table
Number of Players	No. of Places
15 Players or more	3 Places
8 to 14 Players	2 Places
3 to 7 Players	1 Places

Season-long Award Plaques will be awarded in person at the Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner.  Plaques will only, be awarded at the banquet, to the player that have registered for the banquet by the deadline date listed for the event.  Players that cannot attend the banquet will be given notice on how to receive their award (shipping charges will apply).  The Annual Award and Hall of Fame Dinner will be held annually in Mid-August and will be listed on the tour schedule.

Kokrak is a former NCJT player and a NCJT Hall of Famer

Jason Kokrak won the CJ Cup against the world’s top players on Sunday, October 18, 2020. He birdied the 18th hole to beat Xander Schauffele by 2 strokes. This big win was Jason’s 1st on the PGA Tour and earned him an invite to The Masters. Jason played 4 years on NCJT and won the NCJT Tour Championship in 2001. Jason has been on tour for 10 years and has been close to winning several times, but now that he has cracked into the winner’s circle he may become a dominate figure on tour for many years to come. Congratulations Jason! The junior tour is very proud of you!

Round 1 – 7/27/2020 – Quail Hollow CC – Par 71, 6354 Yards
Round 2 – 7/28/2020 – Quail Hollow CC – Par 71, 6303 Yards

William Fankhauser wins the 36-Hole NCJT Tour Championship in the Boys 16-19 Division with rounds of 70-80–150. Round 1 was played on the Weiskopf Course and William took a four-stroke lead with a 32-38–70. He had 4 birdies and an eagle in his first round. Round 2 was played on the Devlin Course and things got interesting when William went double, triple, double over holes 6, 7 & 8 and ended his first nine with 44 strokes. This allowed Dominik Cosic to take a one stroke lead to the final nine holes. On the final nine William played strong and was one under through the first five holes. Dominik played the first five on the back nine in 4 over, that included an OB triple bogey on #13, to drop 4 back. But it was over yet, on holes 15 & 16, William went 3 over with an OB on the par 3 #15 and the lead was back to one stroke with two holes to play. On #17 Dominik had a bogey to drop two back and on the final hole William made a smart play on his second shot to hole high in the center of the green as Dominik ended up just short of the green. Dominik needed a chip-in and a three putt from William to pull off the comeback and he almost got the chip-in with a great chip to less than a foot, but William ended it in style by rolling in his 12 foot birdie putt to finish with a three stroke victory.

Dominik Cosic finished 2nd place with a 74-79–153. Thomas Coyne finished 3rd place with rounds of 77-78–155.

Boys 16-19
William Fankhauser, 2022, Avon, OH 70-80–150
Dominik Cosic, 2023, Painesville, OH 74-79–153
Thomas Coyne, 2019, University Hts, OH 77-78–155
Grant Mylen, 2021, Cleveland Hts., OH 84-74–158
Richard Jacobs, 2019, North Palm Beach, FL 84-75–159
Nolan King, 2022, Avon, OH 81-78–159
Owen Hinkle, 2021, Loudonville, OH 79-81–160
Joey Kubic, 2021, Shaker Heights, OH 84-78–162
Matt Blumenthal, 2022, Beachwood, OH 83-80–163
Wyatt Chapman, 2020, Mentor , OH 80-83–163
Antonio Bodziony, 2020, Mentor, OH 79-86–165
Tyler Schwenk, 2021, Eastlake, OH 82-84–166
Zachary Ashba, 2022, Jefferson, OH 88-78–166
Ryan Chipps, 2022, Painesville, OH 85-84–169
Jackson Stover, 2022, Pepper Pike, OH 85-85–170
Tommy Vrablic, 2022, Avon, OH 87-87–174
Victor Alfieri, 2022, Kirtland, OH 102-83–185
Connor Hedrick, 2021, Painesville, OH 92-93–185
Quinn Petersen, 2022, Chardon, OH 87-99–186
Alex Lavin, 2021, Chesterland, OH 94-101–195
Cullan Jackson, 2022, Painesville, OH 110-97–207

James O’Neill wins the Boys 15 & Under Division with rounds of 80-78–158. After round 1, James was in 2nd place behind Ethan Roberts, but he played a steady round of golf in his final round to claim 1st place. Sachin Singh came in 2nd place with rounds of 86-73–159. He needed to make birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff with James, but Sachin made a par. Ethan Roberts came in 3rd place with rounds of 77-93–170. Ethan was in the lead after the first round, but struggled to get anything going for his final round.

Boys 15&U
James O’Neill, 2023, Beachwood, OH 80-78–158
Sachin Singh, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 86-73–159
Ethan Roberts, 2025, Shaker Heights, OH 77-93–170
Jackson Kubic, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 82-89–171
Parker Barrett, 2024, Aurora, OH 86-88–174
Drew Torzok, 2024, Kirtland, OH 90-85–175
Joshua Furman, 2023, Jefferson, OH 90-87–177
Jeffrey-Paul Jacobs, 2023, North Palm Beach, FL 84-100–184
Marcus Berrios, 2023, Concord, OH 90-100–190
Ian Sullivan, 2023, Orange Village, OH 96-96–192
Vince Giancola, 2023, University Hts, OH 88-106–194
Tyler Sauric, 2023, Eastlake, OH 100-103–203
Alex Mylen, 2023, Cleveland Hts , OH 102-104–206
Joseph Raicevich, 2023, Chardon, OH 111-108–219
Mason Martina, 2025, Parma Hts, OH 136-138–274

Lauren Bangasser wins the Girls 19 & Under Division with rounds of 80-80–160. A highlight of her rounds came on the first day, where she holed out for birdie from about 70 yards on hole 10. She played two solid rounds of golf to beat Kate Peterson who shot rounds of 96-102–198.

Girls 19&U
Lauren Bangasser, 2022, Concord Twp, OH 80-80–160
Kate Petersen, 2023, Chardon, OH 96-102–198

Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner POSTPONED

The Annual Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner at Pine Ridge has been postponed to December 3rd due to the pandemic and the issues related to holding indoor group gatherings. We are hopeful that by Thanksgiving the pandemic world will be in a much better place, as we look forward to hosting special recognition’s for our award winners from the 2020 season and our 2020 Class to the NCJT Hall of Fame.

2020 Thank You!

2020 was certainly a challenging season and we’d like to thank everyone for doing their part to make it all work out. Even with all the challenges of the times, we had a great season on tour! We were so happy to host all the wonderful junior golfers that came out to play the great game of golf with us this season. Best of luck to all on the upcoming fall golf season!