Ohio Golf Journal November 2019

Max Moldovan name AJGA Player of the Year -AX -OLDOVAN FROM 5NIONTOWN /HIO STARTED THE SUMMER GOLF SEASON WITH A SECOND PLACE AT THE !*'!mS -EMORIAL *UNIOR HOSTED BY 3UNG (YUN 0ARK AT /HIO 3TATEmS 3CARLET COURSE “It was great to play well at the course where I’m going to play every day for the next few years in college,” Moldovan said. “Winning would’ve been even better there, but not winning gave me the motivation to play well and win at Polo.” -AXmS !*'! HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE  &IRST TIME 2OLEX *UNIOR !LL !MERICAN 7ON 0OLO'OLF *UNIOR #LASSIC AT ,IBERTY.ATIONAL IN THE EVENTmS RETURN TO MATCH PLAY  4HREE TIME !*'! CAREER CHAMPION  5NDEFEATED IN 7YNDHAM #UP %AST 4EAM MATCHES  &INISHED RUNNER UP IN TWO EVENTS THE -EMORIAL *UNIOR HOSTED BY 3UNG (YUN 0ARK AND *UNIOR )NVITATIONAL AT 3AGE 6ALLEY 'OLF #LUB  &INISHED 4 AT 4HE *UNIOR 0,!9%23 #HAMPIONSHIP AT 40# 3AWGRASS  #OLLECTED SIX TOP NATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF ÚNISHES IN  7ON THE /HIO !MATEUR #HAMPIONSHIP AND 0LAYED IN THE 5 3 !MATEUR AT 0INEHURST  3ELECTED TO 5NITED 3TATES *UNIOR 0RESIDENTS #UP 4EAM 0LUS IN /CTOBER -AX ÚNISHED RUNNER UP IN $IVISION ) OF THE /(3!! 3TATE #HAMPIONSHIP 7HILE THERE IS NOT A TRUE INDICATOR OF A SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN GOLF FORMER !*'! ALUMNI THAT HAVE GONE ON TO SUCCESS IN THE GAME INCLUDE 0HIL -ICKELSON *USTIN 4HOMAS *ORDAN 3PIETH 4IGER 7OODS 2ICKIE &OWLER "ROOKS +OEPKA ,EXI 4HOMPSON !NNA .ORDQVIST 0AULA #REAMER -ORGAN 0RESSEL AND )NBEE 0ARK -AX HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO /HIO 3TATE 5NIVERSITY BEGINNING IN THE &ALL OF Ohio Golf News