Several local golfers from the Middle Atlantic Junior Tour will be representing the MAPGA at the PGA National Junior Championship next week. The event will be held at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Palos Park, Illinois and features the top junior golfers from across the country. It is a four-round event beginning on August 2nd. Two courses (Drubsdread & Ravines) will be used for the first two rounds before moving to the Drubsdread for the final two rounds. Cuts will be made after 36 holes (top 60 and ties) and 54 holes (top 30 and ties).
Benjamin Baker (Broadlands, VA), Matt Duke (Midlothian, VA), Josh Duangmanee (Fairfax, VA), Matt Maloney (Vienna, VA), Chase Nevins (Great Falls, VA), and Jack Pogorelc (Bethesda, MD) will be competing in the boy’s division while Sydney Hackett (Ashburn, VA), Alisa Inprasit (Springfield, VA), and Prowd Sriwongngam (Springfield, VA) will be in the girl’s division.
Boy’s Division
Baker and Duke qualified by finishing top-2 in the Middle Atlantic PGA Junior Championship held at The University of Maryland Golf Course earlier this year. Baker, a 2025 high school graduate, shot rounds of 66-68 to win the event by 3 shots. Duke, a 2024 high school graduate, shot rounds of 71-66 to finish second and qualify for the national event. This will be both players’ first appearance in the Junior PGA Championship.
Duangmanee, Maloney, Nevins, and Pogorelc qualified for the event from play outside the MAPGA.
Player Notes:
- Josh Duangmanee is a 2023 high school graduate and is committed to play golf at the University of Virginia.
- Matt Moloney graduates high school in 2024.
- Chase Nevins graduates in 2023 and has verbally committed to play at Vanderbilt University. Nevins is the only player that has played in the Junior PGA Championship previously. He finished T22 in the 2021 event held at Kearney Hill Golf Links.
- Jack Pogorelc graduates high school this year and has signed his letter of intent to play at Boston College University. Pogorelc played well in the Middle Atlantic Junior PGA Championship, finishing in 3rd with rounds of 71-67.
Girl’s Division
Prowd Sriwongngam and Alisa Inprasit qualified by finishing first and second in the Middle Atlantic PGA Junior Championship. Sriwongngam won the event with rounds of 70-69 and Inprasit shot 69-72 to finish second.
Player Notes:
- Sriwongngam and Inprasit graduate in 2024. Sriwongngam is committed to Santa Clara University.
- Sydney Hackett graduates high school this year and has signed a letter of intent to play at Western Kentucky University. She represented Team Virginia in the Capital Cup last year.
Each participant has proven their exceptional skill level by qualifying for this event and we are proud to see them playing at the highest level. We wish them the best of luck!
