Category — Northern Ohio Golf Association

Nick Latimer of Kent posted scorching rounds of 68-67 at Lakewood CC on Monday to romp to a 15-shot win in the 2009 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship conducted by the Northern Ohio Golf Association. Latimer’s 72-hole score for the event was a sizzling 10-under par.

In the Senior Division, Doug Van Nostran put up a three-birdie back nine comeback to squeak out a one-shot victory over past NEO Am champ Norton Brick.

Final results here. Story from the Plain Dealer here.

Nick Latimer posted a 2-under par 70 at Oberlin CC on Wednesday in the second round of the 2009 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship to take a 3-shot lead over Chris Minear and Saumil Jhaveri heading in to the 36 hole final at Lakewood CC on Monday.

On the senior side, Norton Brick of Elyria posted an even-par round of 72 to take the lead by two over Doug Van Nostran.

Click here for the Plain Dealer story; complete tournament scores.

Chris Minear and Nick Latimer each posted a 2-under par 70 at Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson on Monday to share the lead after the first round of the 2009 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship.

The pair leads Mark Telerico’s 1-under par 71 by one, while Brad Stevens posted an even par round of 72.

In the Senior Division, Mike Crider shot 1-over par 73 to lead.

See the Plain Dealer’s story from Round 1 here.

The second round will be played Wednesday at Oberlin CC, and a 36 hole final round next Monday at Lakewood CC.

Complete scores for the first round of the NEO Am are here.

The Northern Ohio Golf Association has posted the starting times for Monday’s first round of the Northeast Ohio Amateur here.

Round One will be played at Lake Forest Country Club on Monday, June 22; Round Two at Oberlin Golf Club on Wednesday, June 24; and the 36-hole Final Round(s) will be played at Lakewood Country Club on Monday, June 29.

Blake Furgerson of turned an eight-shot deficit after two rounds of the 2008 Northeast Ohio Amateur into a six shot victory, courtesy of a stunning 66-69 finish at Fox Meadows GC in Medina today. Complete results are posted to the NOGA website here. Plain Dealer story here.

Doug Barber posted a 2-under par 69 at Good Park GC in Akron to take the second round lead in the 2008 Northeast Ohio Amateur. See the Plain Dealer story here. Scores from the NOGA website are here. Rounds 3 and 4 will be played at Fox Meadow GC in Medina on Monday.

– Allen Freeman

See the Plain Dealer story here on the first round of the 2008 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship, played Monday at Oakwood Country Club. Scores from the NOGA website are here. Round 2 will be held at Good Park GC in Akron on Wednesday.

– Allen Freeman

The Northern Ohio Golf Association has posted the dates for their Northeast Ohio Amateur Invitational, one of the longest running amateur stroke play events in the area.

The 2008 Northeast Ohio Am is scheduled as:
Monday, June 23 – Oakwood CC
Wednesday, June 25 – Good Park GC
Monday, June 30 – Fox Meadow CC (36 holes)

The tournament is an invitational, meaning that NOGA must send you an application to play. The field is filled first with low-handicap members of NOGA clubs, but they do extend invitations to unaffiliated competitive amateurs if there are additional spaces in the field. If you would like to request consideration for an entry, email NOGA at tournaments@noga.org.

Additional NOGA events can be found at the NOGA website.

– Allen Freeman