A past Virginia State Golf Association Junior Stroke Play champion and a participant in this past summer’s U.S. Amateur Championship highlight the Virginia roster for the 9th Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational, which begins Saturday at The Suburban Club in Baltimore.
The Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational is a two-day stroke-play event featuring eight players each from the VSGA, the West Virginia Golf Association and the Maryland State Golf Association. Virginia won last year’s event in Parkersburg, W. Va., with a two-day total of 897, 20 shots better than Maryland.
Virginia has won the last three Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitationals, including the last one held in Maryland in 2014. Overall, Virginia and Maryland own four victories apiece in the event.
The Virginia roster:
- Drew Brockwell (GC at the Highlands): Member of the Virginias’ team for the Virginias-Carolinas Junior Boys Matches. … Reached match play at the VSGA Amateur. … Tied for eighth at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Connor Creasy (Glenrochie CC): Participated in the U.S. Amateur Championship in August. … Won the VHSL 3A individual championship last week. … Second at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Kurtis Grant (Army Navy CC): Won the 2016 VSGA Junior Stroke Play title. … Made the cut at the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. … Tied for fifth at VHSL 6A Championship.
- Connor Johnson Jr. (CC of Virginia): Secured a point in all three of his matches at the Virginias-Carolinas Junior Boys Matches. … Tied for fifth at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship. … Stroke-play qualifying medalist at the VSGA Junior Match Play Championship.
- Jack Montague (Hermitage CC): Semifinalist at the VSGA Junior Match Play Championship. … Member of the Virginias’ team for the Virginias-Carolinas Junior Boys Matches. … Tied for 17th at Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. … Tied for eighth at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Cameron Moore (The Dominion Club): Participated in U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in July. … Finished third at VHSL 5A championship last week. … 12th at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Nicholas Taliaferro (Salisbury CC): Quarterfinalist at VSGA Junior Match Play Championship. … 18th at VHSL 6A Championship. … 10th at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.
- Christopher Zhang (Blacksburg CC): Runner-up at VHSL 4A Championship. … Tied for third at VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship.