Prep: Originally from Finland and moved to the United States in 2020 ... A multi-sport athlete since he was five, he also played soccer on the national level until his sophomore year when he decided to focus solely on golf ... Served as his team captain at Montclair High School and earned MVP three years in a row ... Posted a second-place finish in the 2024 New Jersey Essex County Tournament ... In 2025, the NJPGA Junior Tour listed him as a Top 30 Player for his class in the New Jersey Boys High School Rankings ... Also won the 2025 Essex County Tournament, finished second at the New Jersey SEC Sectional Tournament, and made it to the New Jersey Tournament of Champions ... Posted Top 10 finishes in the MET Junior Championship and New Jersey Junior Amateur Championship in 2025 and qualified for the New Jersey Amateur and the Northern Junior ... Was ranked sixth in the 2026 graduating class for his state in the Junior Golf Hub rankings, and was also listed 563rd nationally.
Vertti Hamalainen Season 2026-27
