The Lanto Junior Championship (Boys)
About
Blacksburg, VA LocationThe Lanto Junior Championship is a 54-hole stroke play AJGA tournament held at Blacksburg Country Club in Blacksburg, Virginia. The 2025 event is scheduled for June 2-5 with a field of 78 boys and girls ages 12 to 19. The course plays as a par 71.9 with a slope rating of 134 for boys, and a course rating of 74.5 with a slope of 132 for girls. Entry exemptions for boys include the top 3 fully exempt, top 10 requiring 12 Performance Stars, top 15 needing 8 stars, top 25 needing 4 stars, and 2 stars needed to make the cut if applicable. Girls have similar exemption tiers with the top 3 fully exempt and top 5 requiring 12 stars. Tournament fees are $295. Important dates include an application deadline on April 29 and payment due dates on May 4 and 7. AJGA qualifiers are held leading up to the tournament with application windows in April and May. Recent champions include Jake Albert (boys, 2024) who shot a tournament record 198 (-18), and Emerson B. Dever (girls, 2024). The Lanto Junior Championship has a strong history of producing top junior talent.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3 - 5, 2025 | Blacksburg Country Club | Jake Albert (-21) | -21 | 3.66 | See Results |
| Jun 3 - 6, 2024 | Blacksburg Country Club | Jake Albert (-18) | -18 | 5.25 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Albert | -18 | 198 | 65 | 67 | 66 | +7.71 | 8.87 |
| 2 | Jager Pain | -12 | 204 | 69 | 69 | 66 | +5.71 | 6.92 |
| T3 | Benjamin Baker | -8 | 208 | 68 | 71 | 69 | +4.37 | 4.98 |
| T3 | Major Ewing | -8 | 208 | 70 | 69 | 69 | +4.37 | 4.98 |
| 5 | John Stevenson | -6 | 210 | 72 | 68 | 70 | +3.71 | 4.23 |
| 6 | Sam Fauver | -4 | 212 | 69 | 71 | 72 | +3.04 | 3.56 |
| 7 | Nate Faulkner | -3 | 213 | 69 | 75 | 69 | +2.71 | 3.29 |
| T8 | Andrew Hahn | -2 | 214 | 73 | 71 | 70 | +2.37 | 3.18 |
| T8 | Vijay Kumar | -2 | 214 | 69 | 76 | 69 | +2.37 | 3.18 |
| T10 | Talon Dingledine | -1 | 215 | 72 | 71 | 72 | +2.04 | 2.97 |
| T10 | Griffin Cheatwood | -1 | 215 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +2.04 | 2.97 |
| T12 | William Giaquinto | E | 216 | 68 | 76 | 72 | +1.71 | 2.72 |
| T12 | Matthew Guy | E | 216 | 67 | 77 | 72 | +1.71 | 2.72 |
| T12 | Sheppard McKenzie | E | 216 | 67 | 78 | 71 | +1.71 | 2.72 |
| 15 | Finn Watson | +1 | 217 | 73 | 70 | 74 | +1.37 | 2.33 |
| T16 | Tanner Varney | +2 | 218 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +1.04 | 2.28 |
| T16 | Ben Cowgill | +2 | 218 | 70 | 76 | 72 | +1.04 | 2.28 |
| T16 | Theo Boris | +2 | 218 | 76 | 71 | 71 | +1.04 | 2.28 |
| T19 | Jason Zawtocki | +3 | 219 | 75 | 75 | 69 | +0.71 | 2.09 |
| T19 | Chad Ruggiero | +3 | 219 | 73 | 70 | 76 | +0.71 | 2.09 |
| T21 | Andrew Neal | +4 | 220 | 73 | 77 | 70 | +0.37 | 2.00 |
| T21 | Vaughn McMeans | +4 | 220 | 73 | 68 | 79 | +0.37 | 2.00 |
| T21 | Graden Lomax | +4 | 220 | 70 | 77 | 73 | +0.37 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Carson Etters | +5 | 221 | 74 | 74 | 73 | +0.04 | 1.86 |
| T25 | Josh Cummins | +6 | 222 | 75 | 75 | 72 | -0.29 | 1.81 |
| T25 | Michael Fairbank | +6 | 222 | 73 | 76 | 73 | -0.29 | 1.81 |
| T25 | Hughes McCarthy | +6 | 222 | 69 | 76 | 77 | -0.29 | 1.81 |
| T28 | Uzair Mirza | +7 | 223 | 76 | 72 | 75 | -0.63 | 1.71 |
| T28 | Joseph Ajax LaNasa | +7 | 223 | 71 | 74 | 78 | -0.63 | 1.71 |
| T28 | Matthew Hartley | +7 | 223 | 75 | 71 | 77 | -0.63 | 1.71 |
| T31 | Jack Skinner | +8 | 224 | 76 | 77 | 71 | -0.96 | 1.61 |
| T31 | Owen Love | +8 | 224 | 73 | 76 | 75 | -0.96 | 1.61 |
| T31 | Neil Kulkarni | +8 | 224 | 73 | 75 | 76 | -0.96 | 1.61 |
| T31 | Griffin Huckabee | +8 | 224 | 70 | 73 | 81 | -0.96 | 1.61 |
| T35 | Cameron Sharp | +9 | 225 | 78 | 72 | 75 | -1.29 | 1.47 |
| T35 | Kolawole (Kola) Abudu | +9 | 225 | 75 | 78 | 72 | -1.29 | 1.47 |
| T37 | James Fisher | +10 | 226 | 73 | 78 | 75 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T37 | Grayden Laird | +10 | 226 | 80 | 72 | 74 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T37 | Slater Meade | +10 | 226 | 76 | 74 | 76 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T37 | Hunter Duncan | +10 | 226 | 81 | 69 | 76 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T37 | Pasoot Luengcharoenwatana | +10 | 226 | 78 | 75 | 73 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T37 | Davis Conaway | +10 | 226 | 79 | 75 | 72 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T37 | Liam Maclauchlan | +10 | 226 | 74 | 73 | 79 | -1.63 | 1.40 |
| T44 | Connor Williams | +11 | 227 | 75 | 78 | 74 | -1.96 | 1.16 |
| T44 | Noah Maclauchlan | +11 | 227 | 73 | 74 | 80 | -1.96 | 1.16 |
| 46 | Paul-Arthur Roth | +13 | 229 | 77 | 75 | 77 | -2.63 | 1.11 |
| 47 | Peyton Mason | +14 | 230 | 75 | 74 | 81 | -2.96 | 0.87 |
| 48 | Samuel Skoog | +16 | 232 | 78 | 81 | 73 | -3.63 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Isaiah Cantrell | +17 | 233 | 75 | 81 | 77 | -3.96 | 0.47 |
| 50 | Harrison Beaudoin | +21 | 237 | 84 | 78 | 75 | -5.29 | 0.27 |
| 51 | William Hendrickson | +34 | 250 | 78 | 85 | 87 | -9.63 | 0.07 |