Jim Cea tees off on the 17th hole at Lake Forest CC in the ADGA's 3-Man Shamble.

On an absolutely spectacular Sunday for golf in Northeast Ohio, a pair of teams shared the top spot in the Akron District Golf Association’s 3-Man Shamble at Lake Forest Golf Club in Hudson.

The team of Nick Lambos, Mike Simpson and Kurt Peterson tied for the win with the team of Randy Skorman, Dean Cutlip and Allen Freeman. Both teams finished at 13-under par 131 in the part scramble/part better ball format, where players select the best tee shot and play out individually from there, counting the two best scores for the team. [Read more →]

Photos from the 2010 Akron District Golf Association 3-Player Shamble Tournament, played Sunday, May 30th at Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson:

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The veteran team of Nick Lambos and Kurt Peterson used their eagle on the par-5 7th hole at Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links to help them earn a one-shot victory in the Akron District Golf Association’s 2010 edition of the Park H. Thornton 2-Man Better Ball on Saturday. [Read more →]

Get your entries in today for the opening events of the 2010 tournament season for the Akron District Golf Association and the Championship Golf Association this coming weekend! [Read more →]

Greetings to all of you Akron area golfers, and get ready for a great 2010 season! We’ve been working hard over the past few months to put together a schedule that promises to be our best yet!

While we have several notable changes for the 2010 season, we’re most proud to be returning to Firestone Country Club for our crown jewel tournament, the InfoCision Golfer of the Year Invitational.

Other key changes for 2010 include: [Read more →]

It came down to a playoff not only for the tournament, but for Golfer of the Year honors as well.

Aaron Crewse of Uniontown fired a 3-under par 68 on Sunday in the 2009 Infocision Golfer of the Year Tournament at Portage Country Club to go along with his first round 71 for a 139 total. That total put Crewse into a tie with first round leader Anthony Yacovazzi, who posted two solid rounds of 69-70.

Given the way the points broke down and the fact that both players had fantastic seasons, a sudden death playoff would determine not only the event winner, but who would be the Akron District Golf Association’s Player of the Year for 2009.

Pars halved the first three playoff holes. On the fourth hole, Crewse hit his second shot to 1-foot from the hole, seemingly ending the event. But Yacovazzi followed with a great second shot of his own to six feet. Yacovazzi hit a solid putt that spun out, and Crewse tapped in for the win.

Crewse compiled one of the best seasons ever in Akron District golf: wins at Summit County Amateur, the ADGA Individual Match Play Championship, the Golfer of Year Tournament — and in the process amassed the highest total ever of 1,325 points to win the Governors Cup. 2009 ADGA season results here.

FINAL RESULTS: 2009 ADGA GOLFER OF THE YEAR EVENT
Portage Country Club, Akron, September 12-13, 2009 – Par 71

1    Crewse, Aaron    71    68    139    $400.00 GC

2    Yacovazzi, Anthony    69    70    139    $350.00 GC

3    Beal, Ross    70    71    141    $300.00 GC

T-4    Pulk, David    72    74    146    $209.00 GC
Thomas, Mark    73    73    146    $209.00 GC
Parker, Quinn    71    75    146    $209.00 GC

T-7    Hedrick, Joe    75    72    147    $137.50 GC
Beebe, Brian    72    75    147    $137.50 GC      [Read more →]

Akron District Golf Association
2009 Infocision Golfer of the Year
Portage Country Club, Akron
Saturday, September 12, 2009
1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start (check in starts 12:15)
Starting holes and groups:    [Read more →]

Get your entry in for the final event of the Akron District Golf Association season, the “Player of the Year” tournament at the Portage Country Club in Akron next Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13.    [Read more →]

Fresh off his win in the Summit County Amateur, Aaron Crewse of Uniontown continued his hot streak and ran over Chris Okeson of Cleveland today in the 36 hole finals of the 2009 ADGA Match Play Championship at Chippewa Golf Course.

Crewse shot a 4-under par 67 in his first 18 holes and was 5-under par through 27 holes. The lights-out scores helped Crewse to post a 10 & 9 victory over Okeson. Final bracket here. Congratulations Aaron!

In semi-final action of the 2009 ADGA Match Play Championship this past week, Chris Okeson beat Tommy Li 1-up on the final hole last Monday, and Aaron Crewse defeated Mark Thomas this weekend to set the stage for the finals. Complete bracket here.

Watch Northeast Ohio Golf for the game story of the upcoming Okeson vs. Crewse 36-hole match, which will take place Friday, September 4th!

Jim Cea and Anthony Yacovazzi won the 2009 Akron District Golf Association’s Lazor Memorial 2-Man Better Ball Match Play event today. The pair won the 36-hole finale at Good Park by a 4 & 3 score over Quinn Parker and Ryan Gaughan. Final bracket here.

The win gives Cea his second team title of the year in the ADGA, as he was a member of the victorious team in the Shamble at Lake Forest.

Anthony Yacovazzi and Jim Cea will play Quinn Parker and Ryan Gaughan in the final match of the Akron District Golf Association’s Lazor Memorial 2-Man Better Ball Match Play event.

Cea and Yacovazzi beat up on Tim Davis and Mike Armour by 6 & 5 in one semifinal match, while Parker and Gaughan slid past Dan Marr and Dave Trier 2 & 1 in the other, helped by a hole-in-one from Gaughan on the fourth at Good Park.

Complete 2009 Lazor Memorial bracket here. Watch NEOHgolf.com for results from the final match!

Each posting a solid 15-under par 129, the team of Tom Markham, Randy Skorman and Anthony Yacovazzi and the team of Jim Cea, Dave Pulk and John Oyster tied at the top for the Akron District Golf Association’s 3-Man Shamble at Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson on Sunday.

The shamble format is perfect for Lake Forest: the best tee shot is selected from all three like a scramble format, but then players move to that tee shot location and play stroke play from there, with two scores of three counting for the team score.

Illustrating how well they played, the winning pair of teams separated themselves by a whopping seven shots over the trio of third place teams.

Final Results: Akron District Golf Association 3-Man Shamble
Lake Forest Country Club, Hudson – Par 144 – August 16, 2009

Tom Markham / Randy Skorman / Anthony Yacovazzi   63-66-129   $263 GC ea
Jim Cea / Dave Pulk / John Oyster             67-62-129      $263 GC ea
Tim Davis / Mike Armour / Dave Trier            72-64-136       $83 GC ea
Derek Duda / Wesley Stafford / Sparky Barber        66-70-136       $83 GC ea
Dave Oates / Mike Kracker / Jeff Mallette        69-67-136       $83 GC ea

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GROUPINGS AND STARTING TIMES – REVISED
Akron District Golf Association
Lanning Restaurant 3-Person Shamble
Lake Forest CC, Hudson
Sunday, August 16, 2009

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On tap this weekend in Northeast Ohio Golf:

- The Stark County Amateur Golf Association will hold a 2-player scramble at Chippewa Golf Course in Doylestown this Saturday, August 15th. To register, visit the SCAGA website or call 330-696-1986;

- The Cleveland Golf Galaxy Tour plays at Greyhawk GC in LaGrange on Saturday;

- The Akron District Golf Association will host its final event of the regular season this Sunday, August 16, at the 3-Man Shamble at Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson. The shamble format: select the best shot off the tee, move all balls to that spot, then play individual stroke play from there. Add all three scores together for the team score. To register, visit the ADGA website or call (440) 848-8364;

- The Championship Golf Association plays an invitation-only event at Stonewater GC on Sunday.

Watch for results from all of these events on Northeast Ohio Golf!

The Akron District Golf Association’s pair of match play events are winding down to the finals (click the links below to see PDFs of each event’s bracket):

- In the Lazor Memorial 2-Man Match Play bracket, the final four teams have been determined, albeit in a series of close matches to get there. In the semi-finals, Jim Cea and Tony Yacovazzi play Tim Davis and Mike Armour, while Quinn Parker and Ryan Gaughan go up against Dan Marr and David Trier.

- In the ADGA Individual Match Play bracket, one of the quarterfinal matches is yet to be completed, but Chris Okeson, Aaron Crewse and Mark Thomas have advanced to the final four. Okeson will play the winner of the Tommy Li vs. Dave Pulk match, and Thomas will go up against Aaron Crewse in the semi-finals.

Watch Northeast Ohio Golf for further updates as they are made…