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"My dad handed me his phone, and I talked to my mom," Max Kollin said. "She was anxious to hear what hap- pened. She had a lot of questions." What happened was Kollin and Kenkel went to hole No. 1, a 426-yard par-4, to start their playoff after each shot even-par 144 for 36 holes. Kollin had 73-71 and Kenkel had 74-70. When Kollin sank his putt, he became North Farmington's first state golf champion. Kollin's playoff success may have had its genesis two years ago, when he won the club championship at Twin Beach Country Club in West Bloomfield. At age 15, he became the youngest club champion. "I got an idea back then of how to win in match play," he said. It was Kollin's first appearance in the state tournament. He went there as an individual qualifier because North Farmington fell six strokes short of its first team state finals appearance. The state title climaxed an out- standing season for Kollin, who also won the 18-hole Oakland County, Huron Valley and Farmington tourna- ments. His 18-hole average was 73.7. He's now in the midst of a busy summer on the links that includes four Amateur Golf Association of America tournaments and the Michigan Junior Amateur Championship. Kollin also is an outstanding base- ball player, but he's participating only in golf at North Farmington. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning Detroit Blue U14 baseball team in the 2008 Maccabi Games held in Detroit. State champ Max Kollin Classic Golf Tournament Eighty golfers and 25 hole sponsors contributed to the success of the 29th annual B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Golf Classic held at Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. Proceeds will benefit the local B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Hillel on state college campuses and the "Diverse Minds" international B'nai B'rith initiative. "Diverse Minds" is a competition that encourages high school students to create children's books that promote tolerance and diversity. Winners receive scholarships and have their books pub- lished and distributed to schools, public libraries and community organizations. Jerry Frohlich won the Golf Classic raffle for a seven-night cruise for two plus $500 cash. His ticket was selected at the awards banquet, which also fea- tured silent and live auctions. Ron Bittker, Michael Fishman and David Lubin were the Golf Classic co-chairs. M. Jacob & Sons was the event sponsor. Bound For Vienna Two soccer players will represent Michigan on Team USA in the 13th European Maccabi Games next month in Vienna, Austria. Rachel Bergman of West Bloomfield and Stephanie Crawford of Novi are mem- bers of the U.S. women's soccer team that will compete in the open division. Ninty-four athletes in open, juniors and masters divisions will participate in 12 sports for Team USA in Vienna. It will be the first time Jewish athletes from around the world will compete on territory for- merly under the control of Nazi Germany. Austrian President Heinz Fischer will officially open the Games on July 6 dur- ing the opening ceremonies. Competition will continue through July 12. Team USA is sponsored by Maccabi USA. [71 Send news to sports@thejewishnews.com .