Water covers the entire 9th green and a river runs down the fairway at Sleepy Hollow on Sunday

As the leaders made the turn on Sunday, it started to sprinkle again.

As the players reached the 10th green, some lightning flashed. Then came the rain. Lots of rain.

After nearly two hours of a strong, steady downpour, tournament directors Mike Raby and John Fiander determined that too much of the golf course would remain under water for the remainder of the day, so third round play was wiped out and the results after 36 holes would stand.

That meant a playoff between round one leader Andrew Bailey of Rocky River and Sleepy Hollow’s newly crowned course champion Pete Skirpstas of Medina would decide the 2011 Cleveland Am. [Read more →]

Pete Skirpstas takes a run at birdie on his final hole of the day, the 9th at Sleepy Hollow.

Two weeks ago, Pete Skirpstas of Medina shot rounds of 69-68 to win the Sleepy Hollow Course Championship and Cleveland Am qualifier, setting a new scoring record for that event.

On Saturday, Skirpstas posted a 2-under par 69 — which included a holed wedge from the right rough at the par-4 fifth hole for eagle-2 — to take a share of the top spot with first round leader Andrew Bailey of Rocky River after two rounds of the 2011 Greater Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship. [Read more →]

 
Andrew Bailey of Rocky River posted a 3-under par 68 to lead after Friday’s first round of the 2011 Cleveland Amateur Championship at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Brecksville.

Bailey, who was the medalist at the Big Met qualifier this year thanks in part to a first round course-record 63, leads by one shot over Kevin Hamori of Chagrin Falls, who shot 2-under par 69. Matt Heestand also produced an under par round with a score of 70. [Read more →]

2011 Champion Angela Codian with runner-up Nicole Trivisonno and Jill Stupiansky

Angela Codian of Massillon posted scores of 74-73 for an impressive win at the 2011 Women’s Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship played over 36-holes at Shawnee Hills Golf Course in Bedford this past weekend.
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Ricky Jaskolski of North Royalton left no chance for any of his fellow competitors to catch him at the Shawnee Hills Course Championship and Cleveland Amateur Qualifier.

With scores of 67 – 68 = 135 and a 7-under par total, Jaskolski won by a smooth six shots. [Read more →]

2011 Manakiki Course Champion Alex DiPalma shows off his tournament hardware.

For the first time in several years, an over par score won the Manakiki Course Championship and Cleveland Amateur Qualifying Tournament.

Alex DiPalma bested the field with back-to-back 73′s for a 146 total, winning by a single shot. [Read more →]

Brian VanDeMotter, Andrew Bailey and Mike Klaric (L to R) posted some low scores at Big Met.

After posting a course record score of 9-under par 63 in the first round, Andrew Bailey started the day with a four shot lead. He shot a steady 35-35=70 to capture his first Big Met Course Championship at 11-under par for 36 holes. But even still, Bailey’s victory wasn’t without some drama. [Read more →]

2011 Sleepy Hollow Course Champion Pete Skirpstas (left) and runner-up Jake Wetzel

On a tough setup with some challenging wet conditions, Pete Skirpstas of Medina backed up his first round score of 69 with an even better second round score of 68 to set a brand new Sleepy Hollow Course Championship 36-hole scoring record with a blistering 5-under par total of 137. [Read more →]

Players who want to compete in the 2011 Cleveland Amateur have two more chances to enter a qualifying event, but the deadline for entry is this Sunday. [Read more →]

GROUPINGS AND STARTING TIMES:
2011 Cleveland Amateur Qualifying Events
and Metroparks Course Championships
Big Met Golf Course, Fairview Park, Ohio and
Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, Brecksville, Ohio
Round 1 on Saturday, July 23, 2011: [Read more →]

Norton Brick of Elyria taps in for his second consecutive victory in the Senior Cleveland Amateur

He wasted little time increasing that lead — making five birdies and an eagle in his first sixteen holes — and in the process became a back-to-back winner. [Read more →]

Posting a 4-under par 68, defending Champion Norton Brick of Elyria has jumped out to a two-shot first round lead at the 2011 Senior Greater Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship, being played at Big Met Golf Course in Fairview Park, Ohio.

Complete Round 1 results listed by the Starting Times for Round 2: [Read more →]

Even though the stated entry deadline was to be this Friday, next week’s 2011 Senior Greater Cleveland Amateur Championship at Big Met Golf Course in Fairview Park has filled its field and is no longer accepting entries.
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In an effort to open up participation to an even greater number of amateur players, the Cleveland Metroparks pros who run the Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship have decided to split up the four qualifying tournaments into two weekends of opportunity. [Read more →]

Sure, trophies are great. But winning hugs from the family are even better!

Brad Steven of Concord played a truly solid round of tournament golf in extremely challenging conditions on Sunday to win his third Greater Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship title.

But Steven’s win wasn’t without some big drama, provided primarily by a hot-putting Doug Barber who shot lights-out early. [Read more →]

Pete Skirpstas of Medina posted a 68 on Cleveland Am Saturday for the low round of the day.

Dave Sotka of Chardon backed up his first round 71 with a second one, maintaining a one shot lead in the 2010 Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship at Manakiki after Saturday.

But with a slightly friendlier golf course setup on this second day of play, a handful of guys posted under par rounds to put some heat on Sotka. [Read more →]