July 15 – 16, 2023
Saint Louis Summer Junior Open
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In the boys 16-18 division, Harper Ackermann from Webster Groves, MO and Nick Vilela from Washington, MO tied up for the first place champion title. Both players were able to bring in an impressive scorecard for the weekend. Ackermann with one eagle and five birdies, brought in scores of 74 for round 1 and 71 for round 2. Vilela with one eagle and four birdies, brought in scores of 70 in round 1 and and 75 in round 2. Both players finished with a final score of 145 strokes. Ben Gelven from Saint Louis, MO finishes up the top three honors. He brought in scores of 75 and 74 giving him a combined total of 149 strokes. Gelven is currently within the Top 20 players of HJGT point rankings.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Harper Ackermann
+1 Total
No. 2 Rank
Nick Vilela
+1 Total
No. 3 Rank
Ben Gelven
+5 Total
No. 4 Rank
Samuel Ottwell
+6 Total
No. 5 Rank
Jairen Stroud
+11 Total
July 12 – 13, 2023
College Prep Series at Stevenson University
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In his first HJGT tournament, Ryan Henneman from Phoenix, MD finished in first place in the boys 16-18 division. Henneman brought in a fantastic scorecard for the tournament. With a total of five birdies, he brought in a round 1 score of 77 and a 74 for round 2. He finished the tournament with a final score of 151. The runner up honors went to Andrew Bilson from Lititz, PA. With scores of 78 and 74, he brought in a total of 152 strokes, this is his lowest score so far this year. Andrew is in the Top 50 for HJGT point rankings. Finishing up top three honors, Ray Ramayush from Kolkata, India brought in scores of 80 and 76 along with one eagle and four birdies for a total of 156 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Ryan Henneman
– – Total
No. 2 Rank
Andrew Bilson
– – Total
No. 3 Rank
Ray Ramayush
– – Total
July 12 – 13, 2023
Innisbrook Junior Open
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Leading the boys 16-18 division was Cristobal Salome from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Salome brought in a great scorecard for the tournament. He brought in scores of 78 in round 1 and 81 in round 2 along with one birdie. Salome finished the weekend with 159 strokes to take home the champion title and his first win of the year. Brandon Russ from Crystal River, FL took home the runner up honors for the tournament. With one eagle and two birdies, he brought in scores of 80 and 83 totaling 163 strokes. With a final score of 164, Austin Xenakis from St. Petersburg, FL finishes up the top three honors.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank

Cristobal Salome
+15 Total
No. 2 Rank
Brandon Russ
+19 Total
No. 3 Rank
Austin Xenakis
+20 Total
No. 4 Rank
Giovanni Cardini
+23 Total
No. 5 Rank
Parker Heaney
+26 Total
July 12 – 13, 2023
Minnesota Summer Junior Open
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In the boys 16-18 division, Andrew Ballou from Victoria, MN played in his first tournament of the year and finished in first place. Ballou brought in an exceptional scorecard for the tournament. With a total of seven birdies, he brought in a round 1 score of 68 and a 75 for round 2. Andrew secured his win with a total of 143 strokes. The runner up honors went to Joseph Rohlwing from Apple Valley, MN. With a total of six birdies, he brought in scores of 73 for round 1 and 75 for round 2 totaling 148 strokes. Finishing up top three honors, Christian Goralski from North Oaks, MN put up scores of 76 and 73 for a total of 149.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank

Andrew Ballou
-1 Total
No. 2 Rank
Joseph Rohlwing
+4 Total
No. 3 Rank
Christian Goralski
+5 Total
No. 4 Rank
Torger Ohe
+8 Total
No. 5 Rank
Nolan Jensen
+9 Total