Racine County has not produced a winner in the Mike Bencriscutto Junior Masters State Match Play Tournament since 2001.

This year's field of 174 has the potential to produce another county player who will receive the champion's trophy and wear the green jacket.

Last year, John Gullberg of Franksville battled Sam Frank of Wales in the 16-and-under age division championship match, but lost 4 and 2. Gullberg moves up to the 18-and-under division and has to be considered one of the favorites for three reasons:

- The tournament venue, H.F. Johnson Park, is his home course;

- The experience he gained last year will help him this year;

- Gullberg is coming off his historic victory in the Racine Tri-Course Amateur Championship, becoming the first high school student to win the tournament. That should give him even more confidence.

But Gullberg, who will be a senior at Case this fall, isn't the only standout local player in the 18-and-under field that features 85 players.

Robbie Jacobsen, the All-Racine County Player of the Year this spring, has been playing well. The Horlick senior-to-be has finished in the top 10 against an international field in the last two American Junior Golf Association events in which he's played. He also tied for third in the Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship last month.

Jacobsen's teammate Adam Vanderheyden, who will be a junior at Walden III, also should be in the mix. Vanderheyden knocked Jacobsen out of match play in 16-and-under in last year's Junior Masters.

Other strong county players include Arnie Fitzwater and Jake Blatnik of Waterford and Cameron Mahnke and Zach Haman of Racine.

The top state players in the 18-and-under field include defending champion Ryan Prickette of Neenah; two-time 16-and-under winner Lee Swan of Portage; Tim McCormick of Madison, who was second in Division 1 at the WIAA State Tournament; Alex Gaugert of Lake Geneva, sixth in Division 1 at state; and Adam Schumacher, who tied Jacobsen for third at the WPGA Junior Championship.

The list of local players in the 16-and-under division, featuring 89 golfers, is also impressive.

Two players to watch are among the younger ones in the tournament. Burlington's Tony Stang and Racine's Tyler Kamakian, both 14, battled it out in the Racine County Junior Tournament before Stang prevailed for the overall title. Stang also won the 13-14 age group at the Journal Sentinel Tournament.

Other locals to watch include Franksville's Jimmy Gullberg (John's brother) and Sean Howard, Racine's Jamie Max-well and Burlington's Ryan Hilton.

State players in the mix should be Tom Boockmeier of Green Bay, who tied for fifth at the WPGA Junior, and Landon Vinger of Viola, who tied for fourth in Division 3 at the WIAA State Tournament.

If You Go …

WHAT: 36th annual Mike Bencriscutto Junior Masters State Match Play Tournament.

WHEN: Monday through Friday.

WHERE: H.F. Johnson Park Golf Course.

SCHEDULE: Two rounds of stroke-play qualifying beginning at 7 a.m. both Monday and Tuesday in the 18-and-under and 16-and-under age groups. The top 32 players in each age division advance to match play, which begins Wednesday. Winners will play two matches per day leading up to Friday's 36-hole final matches.

LAST YEAR'S FINALISTS: In 18-and-under, champion Ryan Prickette of Neenah returns to defend his title and runner-up Anthony Aicher of Wausau is not entered. In 16-and-under, champion Sam Frank of Wales is not entered and runner-up John Gullberg of Franksville moves up to 18-under.

ADMISSION: Free; spectators are welcome and encouraged to come out and follow the players all week.

TEE TIMES

Following are the tee times for the two stroke-play qualifying rounds for the Junior Masters. The first time listed is for Monday, the second time listed is for Tuesday.

18-AND-UNDER DIVISION

7 a.m., 10:04 a.m.: Paul Bretl, Green Bay; Ian Walker, Osseo; Evan Anderson, Brookfield

7:08, 9:56: Michael Phung, Oak Creek; Scott Hird, Madison; Alex Sullivan, Burlington

7:16, 9:48: Jake Fergus, Stoughton; Sam Luedtke, South Milwaukee; Taylor Dewitz, Osseo; Andrew Hattersley, Mequon

7:24, 9:40: Jonathan Walsh, Appleton; Tim McCormick, Madison; Matt Dykster-house, Sheboygan; Collin Kearney, Fontana

7:32, 9:32: Brent Bicigo, Appleton; Ethan Geidel, Kewaskum; Quinn Moe, Madison; Corey Coenen, Appleton

7:40, 9:24: Arnie Fitzwater, Waterford; Kyle Ulbrich, Appleton; Brett Johnsen, Cobb; Jordan Lockhart, Elkhorn

Tuesday 9:16: Starter's time

7:48, 9:08: John Gullberg, Franksville; Joshua Udelhofen, Platteville; Tyler Cobb, Marshall; Ian Schaefer, Sturtevant

7:56, 9 a.m.: Jake Blatnik, Waterford; Nathan Ceille, Hales Corners; Vic Aiello, Kenosha; Brandon Wilson, Monroe

8:04, 8:52: Brad Keenan, Stoughton; Jake Weber, Bryant; Chris Zachman, Wauwatosa; Mark Wittchow, Onalaska

8:12, 8:44: Jens Arneson, Stoughton; Tyler Ehlers, New Berlin; Ben Schlossmann, Fox Point; Ryan Pasowicz, Green Bay

Monday 8:20 a.m.: Starter's time

8:28, 8:36: Colin Winistorfer, Monona; Eric Hertel, Franklin; Dylan Stacey, Fond du Lac; Brian Kollatz, Greenfield

8:36, 8:28: Mark Allen, Oconomowoc; Daniel Ozga, Edgerton; Adam Vander- heyden, Racine

8:44, 8:20: Alec Todryk, Fond du Lac; John Parent, Sturgeon Bay; Michael Luedtke, Madison; Nick Vukmir, Wauwatosa

8:52, 8:12: Scott Ratzburg, Pleasant Prairie; Alex Gaugert, Lake Geneva; Jake Wisniewski, Sussex; Nic Vrubley, Cedar Grove

Tuesday 8:04 a.m.: Starter's time

9 a.m., 7:56 a.m.: Tyler Prickette, Neenah; Cody Peaslee, Kenosha; Ricky Hock, Menomonee Falls; Brad Wendorff, Hartford

9:08, 7:48: Jordan Brovick, Janesville; Jeff Hassinger, Oconomowoc; Aaron Kelm, Ripon; Jeff Hohl, Wauwatosa

Monday 9:16 a.m.: Starter's time

9:24, 7:40: Cameron Mahnke, Racine; Ben Shovers, Racine; Stephen Sullivan, Mequon; Sean Harvey, New Berlin

9:32, 7:32: Eric Wolfe, Platteville; Scott Mehr, Minocqua; Austin Resop, Berlin; Robert Leist, Sturgeon Bay

9:40, 7:24: Matthew D'Alie, Racine; Chad Bonis, New Berlin; Jordan Stachowski, Greendale; Andrew Bach, Germantown

9:48, 7:16: Michael D'Alie, Racine; Zach Hafeman, River Hills; Alex Burkhart, Germantown; Zach Haman, Racine

9:56, 7:08: Mitch Jaeger, Franksville; Adam Schumacher, Oak Creek; Tony Purdy, Racine; Enrique Rodriguez, Milwaukee

1:40 p.m., 7 a.m.: Austin Gaugert, Lake Geneva; Robbie Jacobsen, Racine; Lee Swan, Portage

16-AND-UNDER DIVISION

10:20 a.m., 1:32 p.m.: Aaron Sandock, River Hills; Eric Howell, Stoughton; Andrew Morrison, Edgerton

10:28, 1:24: Max Fergus, Stoughton; Colin Lane, Sun Prairie; Daniel Mandel, Milwaukee; Ryan Hilton, Burlington

10:36, 1:16: Noah Mandel, Milwaukee; Charlie Danielson, Osceola; Adam Gabbey, Racine; Collin Hubertz, Walworth

10:44, 1:08: Tim Kirkpatrick, Oconomo-woc; Jack McKinney, Big Bend; Patrick Stanek, Elm Grove; Darek Fiestadt, Kaukauna

10:52 a.m., 1 p.m.: Ryan Guziewicz, Greendale; Christopher Allen, Ft. Atkinson; Joe Fronek, Antigo; Kyle Bruce, Monroe

11 a.m., 12:52 p.m.: Jacob Noll, Racine; Patrick Bohrer, Mukwonago; Trevor Podner, Hartford; Sean Howard, Franksville

11:08, 12:44: Tyler Kamakian, Racine; Nick Moro, Pleasant Prairie; Tyler Sheveland, Delafield; Chad Kools, Bryant

11:16, 12:36: Nick Kinateder, Burlington; Luke Rhyner, Fox Point; Max Aiello, Kenosha; Ryan Posda, Cudahy

11:24 a.m., 12:28 p.m.: Starter's time

11:32, 12:20: Travis Roethle, Hartford; Reid Schmideler, Sheboygan; Greg Hartwick, Brookfield

11:40, 12:12: Kyle Driscoll, Pewaukee; Robert Bamberger, Milwaukee; Billy Fox, Brookfield; Danny Staaden, Racine

11:48, 12:04: Matt Bible, Pleasant Prairie; Aaron Ehlenfeldt, Beaver Dam; Jake Redmond, Hartford; Craig Wilke, Ft. Atkinson

11:56, 11:56: Michael Knoebel, Hartland; Jeremy Mason, Holman; Chad Henry, Lake Geneva; Kyle Pagal, Waterford

12:04, 11:48: Tyler Stensaas, Oregon; Jamie Maxwell, Racine; Teddy Ruetz, Franksville; Tony Stang, Burlington

12:12, 11:40: Matt Zoske, Menomo-nee Falls; Sean Sangunsap, Milwaukee; Matt Frommelt, Elm Grove; Ryan Franklin, Wales

12:20, 11:32: Brandon Howard, Kenosha; Nicholas Bechthold, Mequon; Ben Gordon, Pleasant Prairie; Benjamin Ehlers, Baileys Harbor

12:28 p.m., 11:24 a.m.: Starter's time

12:36, 11:16: Bronco Belich, Mukwonago; Jimmy Albright, Cato; Alex Schremp, Wausau; B. Gruenwald-Schmitz, Burlington

12:44, 11:08: Matt Sabol, Sheboygan; Nicolas Johnson, Wales; John Janisse, Grafton; Brock Poggensee, Elkhorn

12:52 p.m., 11 a.m.: Corey Stanislawski, New Berlin; David Trungale, Delafield; Nate Nyquist, Pleasant Prairie; Dustin Day, Kenosha

1 p.m., 10:52 a.m.: Joel Stanislawski, New Berlin; Trevor Mann, Platteville; Jack Lorge, Verona; Michael Fenske, Burlington

1:08, 10:44: Riley Smith, Kenosha; Jeffrey Stanich, Pleasant Prairie; Garrett Buri, Union Grove; Jonathan Bayer, Milwaukee

1:16, 10:36: Landon Vinger, Viola; Andrew Schultz, Franksville; Matt Irvine, Waterford

1:24, 10:28: Jimmy Gullberg, Frankville; Nicholas Cervantes, Franklin; Kaylor Steger, Sturtevant; Tom Boockmeier, Green Bay

1:32, 10:20: Brad Boockmeier, Green Bay; Matthew Flanagan, Brookfield; R.J. Budd, Prairie du Sac; Dakota Manney, Waterford