Posts from — June 2009

Mike Armour and Dan Marr double-dipped in a big way Monday in the Chippewa Scratch League: they won the better ball format on the back nine, and Marr’s eagle 2 on the par-4 15th netted them the only skin — on a carry-over day!

The eagle was good for a $1,220 skin and helped the pair take a one-shot victory on the evening, bringing them another $260 in pro pot and $200 in gift certificates. The giant haul vaults Marr and Armour to the top of the Chippewa Scratch League leaderboard for the season.

Schedule note: the first Cash / Steak Night date of the year has been set for July 20th at Chippewa.

Week 8: Back Nine Best Ball – 6-29-09 
1st – Armour – Marr     32     $260 PP     $200 GC
T2nd – Mallette – Kracker     33           $75 GC
T2nd – Markham – Skorman     33           $75 GC

Skins
Armour – Marr     #15 (Eagle 2)     $1,220

Sr. Skins
T. Stiller – Petracca     #10     $16.50
Skorman – Markham     #11 + #15     $33
Horner – Barnes     #12     $16.50
Larizza – Davis     #14     $16.50
Kline – Kline     #16     $16.50

Nick Latimer of Kent posted scorching rounds of 68-67 at Lakewood CC on Monday to romp to a 15-shot win in the 2009 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship conducted by the Northern Ohio Golf Association. Latimer’s 72-hole score for the event was a sizzling 10-under par.

In the Senior Division, Doug Van Nostran put up a three-birdie back nine comeback to squeak out a one-shot victory over past NEO Am champ Norton Brick.

Final results here. Story from the Plain Dealer here.

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Entries are now being accepted for the 2009 Summit County Amateur Championship, to be held for the 35th year at Good Park Golf Course in Akron on August 1 – 2. Entry blank here.

This 36-hole individual stroke play event has a $110 entry fee, and is due at Good Park by July 27th. Dave Pulk is the defending champion.

The Summit County Am always gets a full field of great players, and it features one of the richest Big Skins pots of the year. Don’t get shut out or put on the ‘waiting list’; get your entry blank in today…

Looking to play in the 2009 Greater Cleveland Amateur Championship? Time to get your entry blank here.

The Cleveland Am is one of the premier events of the Northeast Ohio golf season. This three-day 54-hole tournament will be played at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Brecksville this year, on August 7th – 9th.

Players who are exempt into the Championship (through the criterion outlined on the entry blank) can simply submit their entry blank as stated on the form.

Players who are not exempt must play their way in through one of the four qualifiers / course championships, held at Sleepy, Big Met, Manakiki and Shawnee Hills on July 25-26.

The Cleveland Am defending champion is Kyle Cobb; you can read about the 2008 event here.

Complete details for entry are listed on the form. Get your entry blank in today!

On a warm and windy Sunday, Fred Miller posted a 3-over par 75 and bested a field of 19 players to win the Championship Golf Association individual stroke play event at Punderson State Park Golf Course in Newbury June 28th. Miller beat Mark Foss and Chris Okeson by one shot.

Miller, Fred      36 – 39 = 75
Foss, Mark     41 – 35 = 76
Okeson, Chris     37 – 39 = 76
Ciccarello, Mark     37 – 40 = 77
Intorcio, Domenic     41 – 36 = 77
Jenkins, Jeff     41 – 36 = 77
Brick, Norton     39 – 40 = 79
Denk, Joe     43 – 36 = 79  [Read more →]

Richie Schembechler of Massillon shot 69 that included a front side score of 32 and five birdies to take a one shot victory over Ryan Gaughan and Kurt Peterson in the Stark County Amateur Golf Association’s individual stroke play event at Tam O’Shanter Golf Club in Canton on Sunday.

Complete results for all classes follow. A special thanks to SCAGA’s sponsor, Van Nostran Young & Associates Insurance Services, for their support.

AA
Richie Schembechler   69   $500.00
Ryan Gaughan          70   $225.00
Kurt Peterson           70    $225.00
Blake Foutty             71   $  75.00
Josh Clay                 71   $ 75.00
Michael Lenartowicz   71   $ 75.00     (Skin #16 , $157.50)
Tyler Light               72
Quinn Parker            72                    (Skin #3, $157.50  + Big Skin $85.00)
Lucas Murray           72 [Read more →]

The team of Vaughn Snyder and Randy Skorman posted an 8-under par 64 to win the Akron District Golf Association’s 2-Man Better Ball event at Rosemont Country Club on Saturday.

Snyder and Skorman ran out fast with a front nine of 30, then sealed the deal with an eagle on the par-5 16th hole. The pair won by two shots over Jason Chadima and Ryan Stefanski.

2009 Akron District Golf Association 2-Man Better Ball
Rosemont Country Club, Fairlawn Ohio
Saturday, June 27, 2009 

Randy Skorman / Vaughn Snyder    30-34 = 64    -8    $600
Jason Chadima / Ryan Stefanski    34-32 = 66    -6    $500
Chris Minear / Brian Vincilette    33-34 = 67    -5    $190
David Marshall / Jim Niskanen    35-32 = 67    -5    $190
Joel Recht / Tom Thompson    34-33 = 67    -5    $190
Kurt Peterson / Eugene Obyrne    33-34 = 67    -5    $190
Aaron Crewse / Jeff Covert    30-37 = 67    -5    $190
Rick Bryson / Ryan Maxwell    33-34 = 67    -5    $190   [Read more →]

Rob Shustrich took advantage of a rain-shortened Greater Cleveland Skins Game event at Wicked Wood this Thursday, earning the only skin of the night.

Shustrich birdied the par-3 third hole plus double-dipped with the pin shot there. He took home $150 for the skin and $35 for the pin shot, enough to move him into 5th place on the Greater Cleveland Skins Game Leaderboard.

Mark Foss grabbed the other pin shot on the 6th hole, also earning $35. Then the skies let loose with a down pour after that, and the game became a 6-hole event.

Moving into the fifth spot on the leaderboard is big for Shustrich, as there are only two more weeks before the mid-season mark, at which time the top 5 players earn exemptions into the 2009 Greater Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Brecksville in August.

Next week the Greater Cleveland Skins Game moves to Powderhorn GC in Madison, where players can enjoy a great rate of $13 riding and $6.00 walking on a course that is typically in excellent condition. Please thank the course management for extending this great rate.

See the remaining 2009 season schedule here.

GREATER CLEVELAND SKINS GAME LEADERBOARD: WEEK 10

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Groupings and starting times are now posted for Saturday’s Akron District Golf Association 2-Man Better Ball at Rosemont Country Club in Fairlawn. Players who still wish to enter can do so online or by calling the ADGA at (440) 848-8364.

Nick Latimer posted a 2-under par 70 at Oberlin CC on Wednesday in the second round of the 2009 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship to take a 3-shot lead over Chris Minear and Saumil Jhaveri heading in to the 36 hole final at Lakewood CC on Monday.

On the senior side, Norton Brick of Elyria posted an even-par round of 72 to take the lead by two over Doug Van Nostran.

Click here for the Plain Dealer story; complete tournament scores.