Local Junior Golfers From Schaumburg Headed to Twin Warriors GC in New Mexico

Countryside Golf Course in Mundelein, along with Cranberry Valley Golf Club (Harwich, Massachusetts) and Wailea Golf Club (Maui, Hawaii) was one of three sites for the PGA Jr. League Regionals held during Sept. 18-20, 2026.

At this regional competition, the Schaumburg 17u All-Stars of Schaumburg Golf Club went into Sunday’s semi-finals seeded No. 3, where they defeated the Northern Lights 17u All-Stars of Minnesota 7-5 and advanced to the final round against the Cog Hill Ravines 17u All-Stars. Schaumburg then won their final match, edging the defending 17u National Champions from Lemont’s Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, 6.5-5.5, to earn their first trip to the PGA Jr. League Championship.

The Schaumburg All-Stars, along with eleven other regional qualifiers, will fill the field of twelve teams of junior golfers, ages 14-17, at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico from Oct. 22-25 for the chance to be crowned PGA Jr. League National Champions.

Twin Warriors Golf Club is honored to be hosting the 17u Finals for the fourth time. Rounds one and two will be played in an 18-hole stroke play scramble format on Friday and Saturday, October 23-24, trimming the field of twelve teams to the top four. The Championship concludes Sunday, October 25, with match-play semifinal and final rounds. Also on Sunday, a 9-hole, two-person scramble competition takes place for the remaining teams.

The Schaumburg All-Stars will compete as Team Illinois and will face stiff competition from state teams from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New York and others.

Schaumburg’s Team Illinois PGA of America Coach is Jonathan Parsons, PGA; the assistant coaches are Keith Donovan and Chris Faillo. The eight player roster includes:
Alia Brazeau, 17, Palatine, Ill.
Arjav Shah, 15, Bloomingdale, Ill.
Leo Enomoto, 15, Schaumburg, Ill.
Madeline Gutierrez, 16, Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Michael Szabo, 16, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Niyam Upadhyay, 15, Inverness, Ill.
Nutdanai Patrick Kittivat, 15, Schaumburg, Ill.
Oscar Marzec, 15, Mount Prospect, Ill.

(Photo credits: PGA of America; National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Championship)