Posts from — September 2009

Sure, the weather has been awful the last few days. But an improving weekend forecast and three fun events coming this Saturday and Sunday means you need to get your scramble team entries in right now:

- The Turkeyfoot Fall 2-Man Jumble is this Saturday, October 3rd, with tee times starting at 8 a.m. This big annual 2-am event features 9-holes each of scramble, better ball, and true alternate shot. Cost is $115 per player for golf, cart, skins and prizes, plus an optional game of $10 per player per nine. 25 teams are already signed up! Enter by Thursday at 5 p.m.; call Turkeyfoot at 330-644-5971 or via email Timdavisgolf@aol.com.

- Blonde John (John Niedzialek) will host a 3-man cash scramble this Saturday as well, at Powderhorn GC in Madison. 1 pro/2 ams or 3 ams, $80 entry fee per player. Entry blank here.

- The Sawmill Creek 4-Man Cash Scramble will kick off this Sunday, October 4th and the field is big: 29 teams entered as of noon Wednesday! Get your team of 4 ams or 1 pro & 3 ams entered asap to play for some big cash prizes in a “fast play format”. Sawmill 4-Man Scramble entry details here.

Check back at Northeast Ohio Golf later this week for starting times!

Monday’s “Steak & Cash Night” event at Rosemont Country Club for the Chippewa Scratch League has been postponed due to wet conditions on the course. The event is expected to be rescheduled for next Monday, but watch Northeast Ohio Golf for details.

Because of poor weather conditions expected for the entire day, Mike Raby has postponed today’s Big Met Fall Tour 2-Man Scramble. A new date in late October will be scheduled; watch for an announcement on Northeast Ohio Golf…

It was a beautiful night for golf at Madison Country Club Thursday, and Steve Blackburn Jr. wasted no time trying to make a run at Mike Angie and first place: Blackburn birdied the par-4 first hole and captured a skin worth $84.33.

Gary Zehe had the big night of the week with a double-dip on the par-3 fourth hole, knocking it to six feet for a pin shot and a birdie skin. Pin shots were worth $38.50.

Rounding out the night’s earners, Dave Sotka grabbed a skin with a birdie on the par-4 fifth hole, and Dave DeLong cashed on his first night of competition with a pin shot on the long par-3 ninth hole.

Blackburn Jr.’s skin closes the the gap on leader Mike Angie to just $44.59 with just three weeks left to go in the race for the Thompson Cup.    [Read more →]

Some upcoming events that need your entry blank ASAP:

- The SCAGA Invitational at Glenmoor CC this Sunday is now an open event to all players, details here;

- The Turkeyfoot Fall 2-Man Jumble plays next Saturday, October 3rd, and a big turnout is expected. An 8 a.m. start for this 2-am event of 9-holes scramble / better ball / true alternate shot. Cost is $115 per player for golf, cart, skins and prizes, plus an optional game of $10 per player per nine. Enter by calling Turkeyfoot at 330-644-5971 or via email Timdavisgolf@aol.com.

- The Sawmill Creek 4-Man Cash Scramble on Sunday, October 4th is filling up fast — over 20 teams are already in! Get your team of 4 ams or 1 pro & 3 ams entered to play for big prizes in a “fast play format”: tournament and entry details here.

The Cleveland Metropark’s “Fall Golf Tour” kicks off this Saturday, September 26th with the 2-Player Scramble at Big Met Golf Course in Fairview Park.

Groupings and starting times follow; teammates listed one above the other:    [Read more →]

Mark Thomas and Ross Beal paired to post a solid 5-under par in the scramble format on the front nine at Chippewa Monday and earn their first win as a team this year.

Mike Armour grabbed a share of second place with Dan Marr to boost slightly his season-long lead on the 2009 Chippewa Scratch League Money List.

League director Kevin Larizza’s ingenious plan of hosting the scramble format the week prior to next Monday’s 12-hole Jumble Cash & Steak Night at Rosemont Country Club paid off: all skins were tied and will carry over to the big game next week. Players are reminded to arrive as early as possible at Rosemont on Monday, September 28th, as the first groups will go off just before 3 p.m. Remember, it’s dark by 7:40…

Chippewa Scratch Week 18: Scramble Front 9 – 9-21-09
1st – Thomas – Beal     30      $    200.00 PP     $   200.00 GC
T2nd – Marr – Armour     31            $     50.00 GC
T2nd – Weaver – Kabasky     31            $     50.00 GC
T2nd – Mallette – Kracker     31            $     50.00 GC

Skins
CARY OVER !!!!

Senior Skins
Cea – Pulk     #1      $      17.50
Markham – Skorman     #5 / #8      $      35.00
T.Stiller – Petracca     #9      $      17.50

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Coming out of day one, the public and private teams playing at the Shaw Cup had each earned 7 points in better ball and alternate shot at Rosemont. Sunday’s individual matches at Good Park ended the same way, too, with a 14-14 tie giving the private team the Shaw Cup as the defending champion. Plain Dealer story here.

Steve Blackburn Jr. and Mike Angie continue their back-and-forth battle for the Greater Cleveland Skins Game’s Thompson Cup, and they are pulling away from the pack.

Blackburn Jr. captured two skins at Wicked Woods on Thursday with birdies on the par-4 10th hole and a long-putt deuce on the par-3  14th hole.

But Angie responded with a chip-in birdie on the 11th hole and a pin shot on the 15th hole. So Blackburn Jr. closed the gap, but Angie is still the leader — but by a mere $129 with just four weeks to go in the season. [Read more →]

Jeff Jenkins of the Championship Golf Association has canceled the $30 skins game scheduled for this Sunday at Highland Park GC due to lack of registrations.

Also, a questionnaire has been posted on the CGA website to get ideas and direction for next year’s events.

Much of the rest of the 2009 competitive golf season is “all scrambles all the time”. Let’s take a look at some of the biggies coming up on the schedule from now until November 1 — and remember to get those entry blanks in right away:

- Cleveland Metroparks Golf Division will host the first of their “Fall Tour” scrambles on Saturday, September 26, starting with a 2-M Scramble at Big Met in Fairview Park (entry blank is due this coming Sunday, 9/20). That event is followed by the Metropark’s Barbour Cup at Sleepy Hollow on October 10, and the Manakiki 3-M Scramble October 17th. Entry blanks for all Metroparks Fall Golf events here.

- Turkeyfoot Golf Links in Akron will host their big annual 27-hole Jumble on Saturday, October 3rd, with tee times starting at 8 a.m. This 2-Man amateur-only event features 9-holes scramble, 9-holes better ball, and 9-holes true alternate shot. Cost is $115 per player to cover golf, cart, skins and overall tournament prizes ($800 for first place!, $600 2nd, $480 3rd, $380 4th, $280 5th, $180 6th based on just 30 teams). Plus an optional game of $10 per player per nine for low scores within each 9-hole format. The greens are in great shape, so it should be a ball! To enter, call Turkeyfoot at 330-644-5971 or email Timdavisgolf@aol.com.

- Sawmill Creek Golf Course in Huron is putting together a huge 4-Man Cash Scramble for Sunday, October 4th, with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. Teams of 4 ams or 1 pro / 3 ams will play for big prizes in a “fast play format” that should keep the pace moving — something that’s not always the case in fall scramble golf. Complete details from the Sawmill Scramble story posted previously here.

- Blonde John (John Niedzialek) will host two 3-Man cash scrambles this fall: October 3rd at Powderhorn in Madison, and October 24th at Thunder Hill in Madison. 1 pro and 2 ams or 3 ams, $80 entry fee per player. Detailed entry blank for both Blonde John dates here.

- Oak Harbor Golf Club hosts its long-running 6-Man Scramble on Saturday, October 10th with a 9 a.m. shotgun. Entry fee is $75 per player for golf, cart, food and event prizes (first place is $3,000!), with an optional skins game available. This event is long-running because they do a great job with a big bang for the buck, so it usually fills up, too. Get your team entry in quickly; Oak Harbor entry blank here.

- Eagle Creek Golf Club in Norwalk is hosting the second playing of its 6-Man Fall Scramble on Sunday, October 18th. Teams have been signing up most of the summer in their pro shop (unfortunately without preference or notice to last year’s teams), so it’s not clear whether space is still available and you might be put on a waiting list. Call the pro shop at 419-668-8535 for details.

Scrambles aren’t the only events in the next two months. SCAGA will hold their Invitational at Glenmoor Country Club, and the Championship Golf Association has events at Highland and Little Mountain.

Remember, complete details on every competitive golf event in Northeast Ohio can always be found in the Tournament Calendar!