Milton Golfers Battle for Golfweek Junior Invitational Title at Blue Hill Country Club

Some of the best junior golfers in Massachusetts will be at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Monday and Tuesday, for Golfweek New England Junior Invitational. 

Milton's Patrick O'Leary, Regan Simeone, Lucas Hicks, Matthew and Kevin Walsh are all in the field for the tournament.

Since 2001, Golfweek Magazine has conducted national junior invitational events which have attracted many of the elite junior players in the country, many who would go on to compete on the PGA and LPGA Tours. The New England Junior Invitational marks the third event in the series, to go along with the East Coast Junior Invitational played annually in Orlando, Fla., and the West Coast Junior Invitational played annually in the Phoenix, Ariz. area. The tournament will start at 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 31, followed by the second round on Tuesday, July 31.  There will be two 18-hole rounds on Monday and one 18 Tuesday.

The event will take place over 54 holes with national rankings and AJGA performance stars at stake. Players were invited to the event based on their national rankings or gained special invitations through performance on regional junior tours.

A field of 102 golfers, consisting of players from seven New England states, Illinois, Michigan, Florida and Ontario, will be on hand to compete for bragging rights in this college-style tournament. The event will take place over 54 holes with national rankings and AJGA performance stars at stake.

The event is open to the public. 

Blue Hill Country Club is a member-owned private country club with 27 holes of championship golf. The main course was designed in 1925 by Eugene "Skip" Wogan, one of golf’s premier architects of the Classic Period. In 1961, Mr. Wogan’s son, Phil Wogan, provided the design for the club’s 9-hole Challenger Course.

Also competing in the tournament are:

Acton-Patrick Christmas, Jamie Wang

Arlington-Harry Michael Theodore

Belmont-Andrew Lilley

Brookline-Jack Corcoran

Canton-Sam Riemer

Concord-Drew Bernshoftz

Dover-Chole, Andrew and Nicholas DePetrillo

Glouchester-James Turner

Hingham-Matthew Michaud, Ashley Hopkins, Pat Jenkins

Lexington-Jackson Long

Manchester-Benjamin Bichel

Medfield-Dan Neidemire

Milton-Patrick O'Leary, Regan Simeone, Lucas Hicks, Matthew and Kevin Walsh

Natick-Kevin McInerney

Needham-Jake Shulman

Newton-Alejandro Soto, Vinh-Hop Ngro, Vinh Hoa Ngro, Chad Stumpo, Monica Chow

Reading-Andrew Young

Sharon-Isabel Southard, Angela Zhang

Shrewsbury-Julia Ford, Matthew Iczkowaki, Edward Black,

Walpole-Kevin Walsh

Wellesley-Charlie Hitch

Westboro-Nicholas Ross

Weston-Marwa Kallak, Marshall Clemens, Noah Cate

Westwood-John Lazor, Adam Sawyer