(August 13, 2025) – The 2025 New England Junior Amateur will be contested from August 17-19 at the Crumpin-Fox Club in Massachusetts. On the boys’ side, Connecticut will be represented by North Chery, Brody Dibeneditto, Alex Halpert, Robby Rosati, Will Lord, Austin Perkins, and Caden Piselli.
On the girls’ side Shawna Aurora, Junxi Guo, Paige McKenna, Caroline McShae, and Zorah Williams will represent Connecticut.
Connecticut Boys Team:
North Chery (Great River GC) – The DePaul commit won the 2025 Connecticut Junior Amateur and competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur.
Brody Dibeneditto (Highfield Club) – This year Dibeneditto reached match play at the Connecticut Junior Amateur and earned the top seed in match play at the Borck Junior.
Alex Halpert (Highfield Club) – In July Halpert lost in the title match of the Connecticut Junior Amateur and in June he reached match play at the Connecticut Amateur.
Robby Rosati (Mill River CC) – A Maryland commit, this year Rosati has reached U.S. Open Final Qualifying, finished T6 at the Russell C. Palmer Cup, and reached match play at both the Connecticut Amateur and the Connecticut Junior Amateur.
Will Lord (Suffield CC) – In July Lord captured the Borck Junior and also reached the Round of 16 at the Connecticut Junior Amateur.
Austin Perkins (Hartford GC) – The Florida commit reached the quarterfinals at this year’s Connecticut Junior Amateur. In 2024 he won the Connecticut Amateur and played in the U.S. Amateur.
Caden Piselli (Great River GC) – Heading to Maryland to continue his career, Piselli made a deep run at the Connecticut Junior Amateur reaching the quarterfinals.
Connecticut Girls Team:
Shawna Aurora (eClub of Connecticut) – Last month Aurora reached match play at the Borck Junior.
Junxi Guo (eClub of Connecticut) – The 2024 Borck Junior winner reached the Round of 64 at this year’s U.S. Girls’ Junior.
Paige McKenna (Tashua Knolls GC) – In July McKenna dominated the Borck Junior earning both medalist honors and the overall title.
Caroline McShae (eClub of Connecticut) – It has been a strong summer for the Le Moyne College commit. At the Connecticut Girls’ Junior she was eighth, at the Connecticut Women’s Amateur she finished T7, and at the Borck Junior she made it all the way to the semifinals.
Zorah Williams (Stonington CC) – The 2025 Connecticut Girls’ Junior winner played in this year’s U.S. Girls’ Junior in July. Williams continued her strong play with a run to the finals of the Borck Junior.
Format:
Invitational event, where seven (7) junior boy golfers and five (5) junior girl golfers from each of the New England state golf associations are selected to compete in a 54 hole team and individual stroke play competition. Selection process and criteria is determined by each state golf association. Boys and girls will compete for separate team and individual titles. Team scores are calculated by taking the best 5 out of 7 scores each day for the boys division and best 3 out of 5 scores for the girls. Low 54 hole team score will be named the team champion(s). Low 54 individual will be named the individual champion(s).
Schedule:
- Day 1 – Practice round and dinner
- Day 2 – Morning shotgun, lunch, afternoon shotgun, followed by dinner
- Day 3 – Morning shotgun, followed by lunch and awards
WAGR Counting Event: The World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), which comprises a women’s ranking and a men’s ranking for elite amateur players, is offered by The R&A and the USGA as a global service to golf. WAGR is updated every Wednesday on www.wagr.com and is available to national federations and organizers of amateur and professional events and tours for purposes of offering exemptions, selecting national teams and assembling Orders of Merit. WAGR currently incorporates over 4,000 events with over 10,000 players and endeavors to be the most comprehensive and accurate ranking in golf by effectively comparing players from around the world who may never directly compete against one another.
About the Connecticut State Golf Association
The Connecticut State Golf Association functions as an extension of the USGA and provides stewardship for amateur golf in Connecticut. Founded in 1899, it is the country’s oldest state golf association and conducts over 60 Championships, Qualifiers, and One Day Tournaments throughout the year.
