Chase Recio is the Match Play Champion!
In two days of brutal heat and humidity at Punderson, Chase Recio of Fairview, PA captured the Jim Dawson Match Play Championship title with a steady performance to claim victory over Ty Roediger (Chardon) in the boys 16 to 19 age division. While total strokes are not considered in match play, Chase had just one bogey and 13 pars to claim a 5&4 win. Proving that short game wins championships, Chase had seven up and downs on the day including saves on the last 4 holes to claim the title. In Tuesday’s semi-final matches, Chase bested defending champion Lincoln Miller (Concord) 5&4 while Ty won by the same margin over Sammie Heiser (Pepper Pike).
Hamilton Steady in Boys 15 and Under
In the boys 15 and under age group, it was Hamilton Miller (Concord) taking home the hardware. Consistent ball striking throughout the sultry round put Miller in position to close the match on the par 4 16th. Miller sank a 10 foot putt up the hill for par to defeat Iulius Braho of University Heights 3&2. It was the first match play victory for the rising freshman.
Upcoming Events to Key on:
Friday’s Four-Ball at Quail Hollow (June 27) – Last Call
We are accepting one more two-man team to balance out the field for The JB Four-Ball Classic. Your entry includes a boxed breakfast sandwich, player gift, golf fees and carts, steak fry and trophies for the champions. It’s one of the fun events of the summer and NCJT alumni are invited too.
Sand Ridge Junior Invitational – July 7 & 8
The Sand Ridge Junior Invitational is our premiere event, a 36-hole competition played at the beautiful Sand Ridge Golf Club in Chardon, OH. Formerly a top 100 course in America, Sand Ridge remains as one of the top courses in the state of Ohio, most recently ranked #14 by Golf Digest. All current NCJT members are eligible to play (providing their average score in 100 or less). Additionally, all Joe Haase Cup participants from any year or any team is eligible to play (must be 19 or under as of May 1st, 2025).
JR-4AM at Quail Hollow- Sunday, July 20
This is our Scholarship Award Event too!
This showcase event highlights our tour and its outstanding junior golfers to local amateurs that support junior golf. It’s vitally important that our top players sign-up to play in the special event to support the tour. Each junior will be assigned to an amateur team. Just sign-up and we do the team assignments. Also, NCJT parents, family and friends are encouraged to bring their own foursome to participant and to support junior golf. The event is a shotgun start at 2pm on Sunday evening and the format is a team scramble for the amateurs and an individual stroke play for the juniors. However, the juniors score can be used as well as some of their playing skills for the amateur’s team score. Each entry includes golf, carts, food and drinks on the course and a awards dinner after golf. It’s a very special day, so please plan to support NCJT, its scholarship and the juniors that play on tour. All 2025 NCJT members are also eligible for the Denny Spaulding Scholarship. All scholarship applications are due 10 days prior to the July 20th event, making July 10th as the deadline. The links to all JR-4M activities are below.