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 →]

On a day where an already fast and difficult Boulder Creek Golf Course in Streetsboro was further toughened by “scramble pins”, Eric Frishette of Groveport posted an even par stroke play score on his own ball to win the pro side of the first ever Medalist Tour event on Thursday. His score of 72 was good for a three shot victory and a $1,000 first place prize.

On the amateur/scramble side of the event, the “Akron Boys” David Trier, Jeff Mallette, Dan Marr and Mike Armour paired with pro Walt Robertson (who played his own ball in stroke play) to take home yet another scramble win in 2010. Many of these same players made up the team who tied for first place at the Eagle Creek 6-Man mid-April. The amateur team shot a 17-under par score that included three eagles, and won by a whopping three shots over four teams that tied at -14. Complete results here.

The first-ever Medalist Tour event, the Boosters’ Club Pro-Am Invitational to be played on April 29th at Boulder Creek Golf Club, has 26 teams registered as of today, with space for just 10 more teams available.

If you can get a pro and four amateurs lined up for this different variation pro/scramble format event, get your team signed up here.

Don’t have a full team? You’re not alone. Medalist Tour Director Mike Hastings says he is helping a number of pros and amateurs who are “singles” to join up to form new teams. So if you are interested in playing but don’t have a full team, email Mike with your contact information and he will help you make a connection…

Talk about pent up demand! Tournament golfers in Northeast Ohio can’t wait to get back into competition after a long, cold winter. And while one early season scramble is already a full-field affair with a waiting list, there are still plenty of options for playing tournament golf in April in Northeast Ohio: [Read more →]

It’s hard to believe, but our inaugural event of The Medalist Tour will take place next month!  We are now excepting entries for all tournaments, including our kick-off pro-am. [Read more →]

The Northeast Ohio Golf website sent too many players to The Medalist Tour website to sign up for a free 2010 membership (see story below). So for a couple more days players get a second chance!

Originally, director Mike Hastings said the first 100 players who signed up for The Medalist Tour would not have to pay the 2010 membership fee of $75 for ams and/or $195 for pros.

But since NEOHgolf.com readers pushed the number past 100 by the middle of Christmas Day (just a day-and-a-half after posting the story!), Mike has decided that every player who registers at The Medalist Tour website by the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve gets the same deal!

Don’t get shut out because this deadline won’t be extended again. If you want to be a 2010 Medalist Tour member and save yourself some cash in the process, you have until December 31st at midnight to register here…

A brand new professional / amateur golf tour is launching in Northeast Ohio in 2010, featuring 20 events played at some of the area’s best golf courses on weekdays throughout the summer.

(And as a “sneak preview bonus”, Northeast Ohio Golf readers have a chance to save some money by becoming a member FOR FREE — so keep reading!)

Local senior professional Mike Hastings is launching The Medalist Tour in May 2010, and he already has dates secured at the golf courses you’d expect to see on the schedule (see NEOHgolf.com’s Tournament Calendar for the complete list).     [Read more →]