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FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. – The 67th Boys’ 14U Junior and 2nd Girls’ 14U Junior Amateur Championships will be held at Green Lakes State Park Golf Course August 15-16, 2024. 

The 51 players will be split with 42 golfers competing in the Boys’ 14U and 9 competing in the Girls’ 14U. Each field will tee off for 36 holes of individual stroke play across two rounds.

This year’s tournament marks the first time Green Lakes will host a New York State championship, and the first time the 14U championships have split off from the 18U, which were played earlier this season at The Links at Hiawatha Landing in Apalachin. The Boys 14U, formerly called the Boys' Sub-Junior, has been played concurrently with the Boys' 18U since the inaugural boys' tournament was held in 1957 at Wanakah CC.

Related: Pairings / Scoring / Program / Photos / 2023 Recap / Past Winners

CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS

Dates: August 15-16, 2024

Host Site: Green Lakes State Park Golf Course, Fayetteville, N.Y.

2023 Champions:

Connor Jackson of East Aurora Country Club turned in a 74-71 tournament (+3) to secure a come from behind victory at the Lake Placid Club. 

Alexandra Phung of MET PGA Junior Golf Club fired a one under tournament to capture the inaugural 14U Girls’ Junior Amateur by twenty strokes. 

Neither player will be defending their title during this year's championship.

Divisions:

67th Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur Championship
2nd Girls’ 14U Junior Amateur Championship

Format: 36 holes of individual stroke play, played over two days. No cut.

Eligibility: Play is open to male and female amateur golfers who are 14 years old or younger as of July 26, 2024*, have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index from a NYSGA Member Club, and are a resident of New York State or be an active NYSGA member. 
*The age cutoff is set to the corresponding date from 2023 due to the NYSGA moving the 2024 Championship dates several weeks later in the season because of scheduling conflicts.

PAR & YARDAGE 

Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur - 5,983 yards, Par 71

 OUT: 2899 yards / IN: 3084 yards

Girls' 14U Junior Amateur - 5,105 yards, Par 71

OUT: 2,489 yards / IN: 2,616 yards

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THE FIELD

Players to Watch in the Boys’ 14U Field 

Ethan Domajnko, 14, of Cobblestone Creek Country Club was the co-runner up in last year’s tournament alongside Jeff Fumarola. Domajnko opened with a tournament-low round of 70 and led after 18 holes. Earlier this season, Domajnko won the 2024 Monroe County Golf Championship at Webster Golf Club. He also won a WPGA Junior Tour event at Midvale Country Club in April. 

Jeff Fumarola, 14, of Ballston Spa Country Club finished T2 at last year’s 14U Championship at the Lake Placid Club. Fumarola went 74-74 to conclude his tournament at six over par. Earlier this season, Fumarola finished T9 at the AJGA Junior All-Star at Webster. He won the Boys 12-13 Division at the Connecticut Regional in 2023 and finished T8 at the 2022 NYS Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur Championship. Fumarola was granted an exemption to this year’s NYS Men’s Amateur at Wanakah, where he was the youngest player in the field. 

Colin McAskin, 15, of Wykagyl Country Club finished as the runner-up at the MGA/MetLife Boys’ Championship in July. McAskin won four rounds of match play before dropping the championship match 1 down to Zach Berger. McAskin finished in fifth place at last year’s NYS Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur with a 75-76 tournament. He co-lead this year’s Delaware Junior Championship with an opening 70 (-1) and ended up finishing T8.

Tanner LaTorre, 14, of NYSGA eClub - Capital Region won the Northeastern New York PGA Junior Championship in June, granting him an exemption into the PGA Junior Championship at Congressional Country Club. LaTorre also took two other NENY PGA events in July and represented New York at Augusta National for the 2022 Drive Chip & Putt Finals. LaTorre finished T7 at last year’s championship at the Lake Placid Club.

Michael Jordan, 13, of Crag Burn Golf Club has won back-to-back BDGA Boys’ Sub-Junior Match Play Championships in 2023 and 2024. Jordan finished T7 at the 2023 NYS Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur with a 78-78 tournament.

Thomas Goodelle, 14, of NYSGA eClub - Central NY is coming off a victory at the CNY PGA Junior Open and earned Medalist honors at the Junior PGA Championship qualifier at Timber Banks earlier this season. In July, Goodelle turned in a third place finish at the AJGA's Taylormade Preview at York (PA) in July. Goodelle fired a tournament low, final round of 66 (-6). Goodelle also finished in third place at the 2023 New York Fall Junior Open, conducted by the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour last September. 

John Paddock, 14, of Monroe Golf Club took home the RDGA Sub-Junior championship earlier this month, going 79-74 (+9) at Livingston Country Club. Paddock finished in the top 15 in each of the last two NYS Boys’ 14U Junior Amateurs. 

Brevin Bennett, 13, of Canasawacta Country Club finished in eleventh place at each of the last two NYS 14U Boys’ Junior Amateurs. Earlier this season, Bennett won the En-Joie Stroke Play Championship and finished T4 at the Junior AIM Championship at Oswego Country Club. 

Players to Watch in the 14U Girls’ Field

Katlynn Smith, 13, of Rip Van Winkle Country Club finished as the runner-up to Alexandra Phung at last year’s championship at the Lake Placid Club. Smith secured one of two alternate positions in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur this year thanks to an even par 72 in sectional qualifying at Seven Oaks Golf Club. The youngest player in the field, Smith finished in fifth place at this year’s NYS Women’s Amateur Championship at Skaneateles Country Club. 

Natalie Wasik, 13, of Lockport Town & Country Club is coming off a major victory at this year’s Under Armour Junior Tour Summer National Championship at PGA National Resort. Wasik has eight first place finishes on the Western New York PGA Tour this season. Wasik won the Disney Junior Open U13 Division in Orlando, Florida this February by six strokes. 

Nina Dahl, 13, of Youth On Course - MGA possesses one of the lowest handicaps in the field at Green Lakes.

Youngest Competitors in the Field

Boys'
12 - Thomas Brayden, Drumlins Golf Club

Girls'
13 - Natalie Wasik, Lockport Town & Country Club

About Green Lakes State Park Golf Course

The scenic 18-hole course tests all playing abilities. The course has deep faced bunkers and golfers rarely receive a flat lie. Errant tee shots may be costly. The New York State Park owned layout was opened in 1936, and laid out by a young Robert Trent Jones, Sr. It was one of his earliest designs, and has become known for its rolling hills and unique, undulated terrain. This will be the public golf facility's first time hosting a NYSGA championship.