Category — The Medalist Tour

Vaughn Snyder became the first professional to capture three titles in the inaugural Medalist Tour season by shooting a 4-under par 67 to win The InfoCision Copley-Fairlawn Open at Rosemont Country Club.

And InfoCision CEO Carl Albright wore two hats on Tuesday: sponsor and player. By the end of the day, he went home wearing a crown, shooting a 1-under par 70 and winning the Amateur Championship Flight. [Read more →]

Jake Scott has come close to victory this year on The Medalist Tour, finishing second twice (including in a playoff at Aurora). But on Thursday at Quail Hollow Country Club, he proved he was ready to win, beating the field by an impressive four shots. [Read more →]

Joey Frustaci played consistent golf, shooting a 2-under par 69 to win the $1,200 first prize in the Professional Division at The Medalist Tour’s Austin Carr Invitational at Stonewater Country Club in Highland Heights on Thursday.

Mike Emery also shot 69 but was unable to stay for a playoff, earning second place money plus two skins to collect $1,120. [Read more →]

Scott Holmes was the only golfer to break par at The Quarry Golf Club in Canton on Friday, shooting a 3-under par 69 to win The Medalist Tour’s Freedom Classic on July 2.

Holmes beat the runner-up trio of Paul Wackerly, Tim Ailes and Eric Frishette by three shots. But the day’s finish was not without some controversy, as Wackerly was assessed a two-stroke penalty on the par-3 12th hole, and an entire group was disqualified there as well. [Read more →]

Once the thunder clouds went away, Blake Sattler had some lightning of his own, firing a 5-under par 67 to win the professional division of The Firestone Classic at on Firestone Country Club’s North Course on Tuesday June 22nd, good for $1,000. [Read more →]

Yes, Tony Adcock won the Professional Division of The Medalist Tour’s Reggie Rucker Classic at Little Mountain on Thursday with a sterling 4-under par 66.

Yes, veteran amateur Norton Brick won the Open Senior Division for the second week in a row in a playoff over professional Mitch Adcock after both men shot even par 70.

And yes, Matt Heestand won the Amateur’s Championship Division with an even par 70 to beat Drew Thompson by two shots.

All of these guys played great golf and truly deserve a tip of the cap.

But the focus of the day clearly was on the huge three-tournament-carry-over skins pot of $5,280, and who holed out from what fairway to win all that loot. And the required hole outs happened. [Read more →]

A no-holds barred message was posted by CEO Mike Hastings to The Medalist Tour’s website yesterday (left-hand column, entitled “Director’s Message”), aimed at unnamed players:  stop your whining.

Quoting Hastings from The Medalist Tour’s website:
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It took a low score to win every flight at The Aurora Open on Thursday. Vaughn Snyder goes back-to-back with a second straight win on The Medalist Tour, beating Nationwide Tour pro Ryan Armour and Jake Scott in a playoff. Ross Beale shoots a 69 and wins the Amateur Championship Flight, while Norton Brick wins the Open Senior Flight with 70. [Read more →]

The Medalist Tour has canceled its Mahoning County Classic scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at Doughton Golf Club in Hubbard. The small number of player registrations and a golf course that might not be well suited to a professional event led to the late decision.

But on the flip side, that’s good news for the players who are competing in the next tournament… [Read more →]

After finishing in a 4-way tie at 4-under par 67, Vaughn Snyder won a playoff on the first extra hole in The Medalist Tour’s Summit County Open at Portage Country Club on Monday.

Snyder tied with Steven Lee, Eric Frishette and Tim Ailes, but only Snyder and Lee were available to participate in the playoff.

Aaron Crewse shot an even par round of 71 to win the Championship Flight in the Amateur Division by a shot over Brent Whitaker. [Read more →]

Joe Frustaci was the only man in the field, professional or amateur, to match par on a tough Medina Country Club layout, and that was good enough to capture The Medalist Tour’s Medina County Open crown and the $1,000 professional winners check. [Read more →]

Eric Frishette tamed a windy Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown on Friday, firing a 4-under par 67 to win The Medalist Tour’s Kickoff Classic and start the season with back-to-back wins.

Frishette edged out former Cleveland State star Jake Scott by a single shot. The victory  was worth $1,750 for Frishette, pushing his season’s earnings to $2,750. [Read more →]