Katalnic's 75 makes a splash, earns Dann Trophy

    Writing from Glenwood, Illinois
    Tuesday, June 24, 2014

    Maybe it was the double-bogey on the par-3 third hole, caused by his tee shot kicking back into the water, that kicked Orland Park’s Brett Katalnic in the behind.
    From that point on, the 15-year-old, who’ll be a junior at Sandburg in the fall and presumably advancing from the junior varsity to the varsity, played a soggy Glenwoodie Golf Course in 1-over-par., including back-to-back birdies on the seventh and eighth holes. His total of 3-over 75 was a sparkling score and enabled him to collect a 12-shot victory over Alex Schiene of Mokena, whose 15-over 87 from the white tees would have won several other editions of the Boys 13-to-15 Division of the Illinois Golfer Challenge Junior Golf Championship.
    “I was very focused, and trying to bring it home,” Schiene said. “I could have done better, but I’m happy.”
    As well he should have been. But Katalnic was otherworldly.
    “I missed making birdies on the first two holes, and that was a tough double-bogey on No. 3,” Katalnic said. “But after the birdies on 7 and 8, and I knew I had a good score going.”
    The brace was accomplished when he sank a 20-footer on the seventh hole and a 15-footer after a saucy lob wedge approach on the eighth. It was his last birdie, but only one more bogey, a 6 on the 486-yard 16th followed. Otherwise, it was par after par, and in the Challenge, par is a meaningful score.
    And it’s not as if Katalnic was really prepping for the Challenge. It was his first tournament of the summer. And presto, he wins the Marshall Dann Trophy, named after the Challenge’s first rules official.
    Michael Stanton of Chicago, a Brother Rice student, took third, scoring 91, the highlight an up-and-down from a greenside bunker on the 17th hole.
    – Tim Cronin

Kelly Barker edges Collina to collect McCue Trophy

    Writing from Glenwood, Illinois
    Tuesday, June 24, 2014

    When Kelly Barker saw the tee sheet for the Girls 16-to-18 Division of the 26th Illinois Golfer Challenge Junior Golf Championship, she knew who her main competition would be.
    “I knew Natalie (Collina) was going to be contending,” Barker said of her Palos Heights neighbor.
    Barker also knew she had to keep cool and control her emotions.
    “I’m my own worst enemy,” Barker said.
    Not Tuesday. Not even after her second shot on the par-4 16th, the most difficult hole at Glenwoodie Golf Course, hit a tree and crashed into the creek.
    “Before I would have gone down the drain,” Barker said.
    Tuesday? She had this thought: “Playing as well as I am, I can’t let it affect me.”
    So Barker hit a recovery shot on the green, two-putter for a double-bogey 6, and went quietly to the 17th tee.
    A par 4 followed, and while Barker bogeyed the par-5 18th, her 14-over-par 86 carried the day, winning the bracket, and the Carol McCue Trophy that goes with it, by three strokes over Collina, a Stagg graduate who’ll be a Lewis Flyer in the fall.
    “My teaching pro, Jerry Vidovic, has a saying: ‘You have to get back on the wagon.’ ” Barker said of her recovering from the miscue at the 16th.
    Barker had gone out in 6-over 42, making birdie on the par-4 ninth to finish that side with a flourish, compared to Collina’s 46. Not that she knew it, but that gave her shots to play with, and Collina finished with four straight 5s, good play considering the wet conditions that prevailed all day. Barker played the final four in 22, two strokes higher.
    Mary Yonkaitis of New Lenox was third, firing a 91.
    – Tim Cronin

Howard perseveres to win Van Wie Trophy

    Writing from Glenwood, Illinois
    Tuesday, June 24, 2014

    On a day that started with light rain – not what Glenwoodie Golf Course needed after six inches of rain in the previous five days – the key to scoring down was hitting the ball solidly and not letting the elements get to you.
    Nicole Howard of Crown Point, Ind., did just that on Tuesday, capturing the Girls 13-to-15 Division of the 26th Illinois Golfer Challenge Junior Golf Championship with a 15-over-par 87.
    Howard scored a 15-stroke victory over Elizabeth Stalla of Evergreen Park, whose 102 was eight strokes better than third-place finisher Hannah McMahon of Chicago.
    “I had a lot of three-putts,” Howard admitted, but she was too modest to mention immediately how well she played from tee to green. Hitting 13 of 14 fairways, Howard could avoid a miscue along the way. But parring the final two holes following a triple-bogey 7 on the devilish par-4 16th was key, along with something else.
    “My short game,” Howard confided.
    The big key was the two-putt from 15 feet on the 17th. Another par followed, and the Virginia Van Wie Trophy, named for the three-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champion from Beverly Country Club, was hers.
    Stalla was in the clubhouse first, and looked like a winner until Howard, who attends and plays for Munster High School, came in in the final group, along with McMahon, who grabbed third.
    – Tim Cronin

Illinois Golfer Challenge Scoring

    26th Illinois Golfer Challenge Scoring

    Glenwoodie Golf Club, Glenwood

    Girls 13-to-15 Division
    for the Virginia Van Wie Trophy

    5,378 yards, par 72

    Nicole Howard, Crown Point 44-43–87
    Elizabeth Stalla, Evergreen Park 53-49–102
    Hannah McMahon, Chicago 57-57–114
    Danielle Collina, Palos Heights 59-59–118
    MaryKate McMahon, Chicago 60-63–123
    Aine McKillop, Chicago 73-61–134
    Caroline Wallace, Oak Lawn 71-69–140
    Anna Horn, New Lenox 69-72–141
    Suzy Devane, Chicago 69-74–143
    Fiona Reynolds, Palos Heights 66-71–157

    Girls 16-to-18 Division
    for the Carol McCue Trophy

    5,378 yards, par 72

    Kelly Barker, Palos Heights 42-44–86
    Natalie Collina, Palos Heights 46-43–89
    Mary Yonkaitis, New Lenox 49-42–91
    Sabrina Bruozas, Mokena 50-53–103
    Amy Geraghty, Chicago 64-56–120
    Anna Suppes, New Lenox 59-62–121
    Nina Thauer, Evergreen Park 61-68–129
    Sydney Graham, New Lenox 64-68–132
    Anne McGivney, Chicago 67-72–139
    Bailey O’Connell, Chicago 69-74–143
    Shannon Wright, Chicago 85-80–165

    Boys 13-to-15 Division
    for the Marshall Dann Trophy

    6,029 yards, par 72

    Brett Katalnic, Orland Park 37-38–75
    Alex Schiene, Mokena 43-44–87
    Michael Stanton, Chicago 45-46–91
    John Dillon, Tonley Park 42-51–93
    Thomas Rodriguez, Monee 48-46–94
    Jake McFarland, Palos Park 47-53–100
    Danny Misheck, Oak Forest 54-47–101
    Kolbe Kruczyk, Homer Glen 54-49–103
    Eric Niewinski, Oak Forest 56-47–103
    Sean Cramer, Oak Forest 56-49–105
    Hayden Henry, Homewood 54-53–107
    David Kavalauskas, Oak Forest 60-50–110
    Kyle Berry, Tinley Park 60-53–113
    William Manns, Tinley Park 58-61–119
    Cale Hickey, Tinley Park WD

    Boys 16-to-18 Division
    for the Joe Jemsek Trophy

    6,536 yards, par 72

    Rhett Barker, Crown Point 38-37–75
    Michael Barber, Beecher 40-37–77
    Michael Goodman, Dyer 38-40–78
    Ryan Wells, Dyer 45-36–81
    David Karwoski, Oak Forest 42-41–83
    Conner Lille, Oak Forest 47-40–87
    Scott Borden, Midlothian 41-47–88
    Quentin Jones, Olympia Fields 44-45–89
    Kevin Steiner, Flossmoor 41-49–90
    Luke Cahill, Naperville 48-42–90
    James Lund, Flossmoor 48-43–91
    Chris Dykstra, Crestwood 45-47–92
    Josh Crosby, Lansing 48-47–95
    Shane Wright, Alsip 53-43–96
    Anton Ervick, Bourbonnais 44-52–96
    Peter Kolyvas, New Lenox 47-52–99
    Logan Dolehide, Crestwood 43-56–99
    Justin Butler, Frankfort 48-51–99
    Nicholas Thompson, Flossmoor 56-44–100
    Bernie Coderre, Flossmoor 51-49–100
    Andrew Hall, Tinley Park 54-47–101
    Nick Lewandowski, Highland 51-51–102
    Jacob Frencl, Burbank 52-52–104
    Joe DeSpain, Monee 50-55–105
    Brendan Crawford, Flossmoor 55-50–105
    Jacob Kauczek, Homer Glen 54-51–105
    Nick Cueller, Flossmoor 62-63–125
    Jon Dever, Oak Forest 61-64–125

IG Challenge groupings are here!

Here are the grouping for the Illinois Golfer Challenge next Tuesday at Glenwoodie. Pardon the shift in columns; that seems to be unavoidable with my server.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Boys 16-to-18 Division
for the Joe Jemsek Trophy

Time        Player (No. 1 Tee)            City

6:30 a.m.    Jacob Kauczek            Homer Glen
        Peter Kolyvas                New Lenox

6:37 a.m.    Nicholas Thompson            Flossmoor
        James Lund                Flossmoor

6:45 a.m.    Nick Cueller                Flossmoor
        Logan Dolehide            Crestwood
        Nick Lewandowski            Highland, Ind.

6:52 a.m.    Andrew Hall                Tinley Park
        Jon Dever                Oak Forest
        Chris Dykstra                Crestwood

7 a.m.        Joe DeSpain                Monee
        Jacob Frencl                Burbank
        Kevin Steiner                Flossmoor

7:07 a.m.    Shane Wright                Alsip
        Josh Crosby                Lansing
        Quentin Jones                Olympia Fields

7:15 a.m.    Brendan Crawford            Flossmoor
        Justin Butler                Ffrankfort
        Luke Cahill                Naperville

7:22 a.m.    Michael Goodman            Dyer, Ind.
        Bernie Coderre            Flossmoor
        Conner Lille                Oak Forest
    26th Illinois Golfer Challenge Groupings – Page 2

Time        Player (No. 1 Tee)            City

7:30 a.m.    Ryan Wells                Dyer, Ind.
        Scott Borden                Midlothian
        Anton Ervick                Bourbonnais

7:37 a.m.    David Karwoski            Oak Forest
        Rhett Barker                Crown Point, Ind.
        Michael Barber            Beecher

Boys 13-to-15 Division
for the Marshall Dann Trophy

7:45 a.m.    Cale Hickey                Tinley Park
        Michael Stanton            Chicago
        Alex Schiene                Mokena

7:52 a.m.    Kolbe Kruczyk            Homer Glen
        Kyle Berry                Tinley Park
        Sean Cramer                Oak Forest

8 a.m.        Eric Niewinski            Oak Forest
        Jake McFarland            Palos Park
        William Manns            Tinley Park

8:07 a.m.    David Kavalauskas            Oak Forest
        Thomas Rodriguez            Monee
        Brett Katalnic                Orland Park

8:15 a.m.    Hayden Henry                Homewood
        Danny Misheck            Oak Forest
        John Dillon                Tinley Pakrk

Girls 13-to-15 Division
for the Virginia Van Wie Trophy

8:22 a.m.    Aine McKillop            Chicago
        Elizabeth Stalla            Evergreen Park

8:30 a.m.    Danielle Collina            Palos Heights
        MaryKate McMahon            Chicago



    26th Illinois Golfer Challenge Groupings – Page 3

Time        Player (No. 1 Tee)

8:37 a.m.    Suzy Devane                Chicago
        Anna Horn                New Lenox
        Fiona Reynolds            Palos Heights

8:45 a.m.    Caroline Wallace            Oak Lawn
        Nicole Howard            Crown Point, Ind.
        Hannah McMahon            Chicago

Girls 16-to-18 Division
for the Carol McCue Trophy

8:52 a.m.    Mary Yonkaitis            New Lenox
        Shannon Wright            

9 a.m.        Anna Suppes                
        Anne McGivney            Chicago
        Natalie Collina            Palos Heights

9:07 a.m.    Nina Thauer                Evergreen Park
        Amy Geraghty                Chicago
        Bailey O’Connell            Chicago

9:15 a.m.    Sabina Bruozas            Mokena
        Sydney Graham            New Lenox
        Kelly Barker                Palos Heights

    End groupings