Last week, Northeast Ohio Golf posted a Q & A with Mike Hastings about the demise of The Medalist Tour. Since that time, a number of local players and golf course managers have been in contact by phone and email with questions or claims about the amount of money owed, about the amount of money collected during the year, about what Hastings is doing now, even where he lives.

So Northeast Ohio Golf put another series of questions to Hastings — and again he provided complete, direct replies. [Read more →]

Even under the stress and pressure of the announcement that he is folding The Medalist Tour after just one year, Executive Director Mike Hastings showed great character in answering some tough questions about why his professional golf tournament venture failed — and what he plans to do regarding the financial shortfall in unpaid players’ winnings and golf course green fees alike. [Read more →]

The Medalist Tour Director Mike Hastings sent the following email to a number of players and to Northeast Ohio Golf at noon today, ending the operations of that Tour. But not every question is answered in the email — especially financial ones. [Read more →]

After two grueling days on two of the toughest courses played all year on The Medalist Tour, the cream rose to the top: Eric Frishette won his seventh event of the season, Walt Robertson his fifth and Kenny Kowall his third after each won their respective flights in The 2010 Tour Championship held Thursday and Friday at Stonewater and Little Mountain Country Clubs. [Read more →]

Steven Lee and Tim Ailes both drove from Columbus to Creston to compete in The Medalist Tour event at Hawks Nest Golf Club on Thursday. But after both players broke the previous course record by two shots with their scorching 8-under par 64s, the pair agreed it was worth the drive. [Read more →]

Eric Frishette continued to prove he’s the best professional on The Medalist Tour — and one of the best in Ohio — by scorching Carroll Meadows Golf Club with a 7-under par 64 on Thursday, good for a three shot win over host professional Paul Wackerly and his sixth victory on The Medalist Tour this year. [Read more →]

Eric Frishette took a huge step towards wrapping up The Medalist Tour’s Player of the Year honors by firing a 5-under par 66 at Shale Creek Golf Club Thursday for his fifth victory of the 2010 season. But Paul Wackerly sure didn’t make it easy for him. [Read more →]

Eric Frishette cruised to victory number four on 2010 The Medalist Tour season, shooting a 4-under 68 at The Stark County Open held at The Legends of Massillon. [Read more →]

I want to encourage everyone to help us finish The Medalist Tour’s season strong!

We still have five events remaining on our schedule, including our Tour Championship plus a brand new event that we are announcing today. [Read more →]

As the rest of the field found Lake Forest Country Club’s tight fairways and fast greens extremely challenging, Vaughn Snyder had no problem: he was 7-under par as he teed off at the par-5 17th, and even a double-bogey 7 there couldn’t ruin his day. He parred the last hole and finished with a 5-under 67, beating runner-up David Ludlow by 8 shots. [Read more →]

In response to the stories posted yesterday related to The Medalist Tour court case and the Coshocton Hospital Pro-Am, professional golfer Scott Holmes of Blacklick sent the following emails to Northeast Ohio Golf today: [Read more →]

Scott Holmes of Blacklick was awarded $800 as the first place prize due to him from The Medalist Tour LLC by a magistrate in Canton Municipal Court today, after the magistrate surprisingly cited the Dustin Johnson episode at last weekend’s PGA Championship as one reason for the decision. [Read more →]

Dan Rush shot 5-under par 66 to win the Professional Division of The Medalist Tour’s Invitational at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Norwalk on Thursday, taking the victory by three shots over Eric Frishette, Steve Lee and Louis Lapos. [Read more →]

Brian Unk of Lewis Center, a regular on The Canadian Tour, birdied the first playoff hole to win The Medalist Tour’s Portage County Open at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna today.

Unk ended regulation play in a three-way tie with Vaughn Snyder and Paul Wackerly, all at 4-under par 66. [Read more →]

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 →]