Category — Akron District Golf Association

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…

Lazor 2-M Match Play Update: All of the quarterfinal matches have been played in the 2009 ADGA Lazor Memorial 2-M Better Ball team matches. Bracket results here. In the semifinals, Jim Cea & Anthony Yacovazzi play Fred Miller & Larry Lahnan; Tom Baugh & Dan Arison play Tim Davis & Mike Armour; Rick Merrow & Rick Bryson play Quinn Parker & Ryan Gaughan; and Aaron Crewse & Jeff Covert play Dan Marr & Dave Trier. Those matches must be completed by July 30th.

Individual Match Play Update:  Round One matches were played last Sunday at Chippewa, and the field is now down to 16 players. Bracket and Round of 32 results here. The next matches are: Ryan Meade vs. Derek Duda; Aaron Crewse vs. Alex Brinkman; Ross Beal vs. Jim Cea; Mark Thomas vs. Rob Loomis; Chris Okeson vs. Dave Trier; Mychal Agarenzo vs. John Oyster; Mike Simpson vs. Tommy Li; and Dave Pulk vs. Anthony Yacovazzi.

Ryan Meade posted a 1-under par 70 Saturday at the ADGA Match Play qualifier to earn medalist honors and earn one of four byes going into match play.

Rounding out the top four seeds were Chris Okeson (72), Ross Beal (73) and Mike Simpson (73). Mark Thomas also shot 73 but lost the scorecard playoff for a bye.

28 players earned a spot in the match play field (the last player shooting a score of 24-over par 95 to gain a spot). The Match Play bracket is here (PDF).

2009 Akron District Golf Association Match Play Qualifier
Chippewa Golf Club, Doylestown, Saturday, July 11, 2009

Ryan Meade   34-36–70
Chris Okeson   36-36–72
Ross Beal   34-39–73
Mark Thomas   35-38–73
Mike Simpson   36-37–73 [Read more →]

The ‘Round of 16′ matches in the 2009 Akron District Golf Association Lazor Memorial 2-Man Better Ball are complete. Updated result brackets in PDF format are here.

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 →]