Last chance! Get your 2-player team entered TODAY for the 2008 Ashland Am-Am, a better ball event at the Country Club of Ashland.

Players can choose to compete on both Saturday & Sunday or on Sunday only, as there are three different events available. But the main event is Sunday, the Am-Am portion. Complete tournament details are listed on the PDF entry blank available here. Print it out, read it, cut a check and get it in the mail.

Yes, the U.S. Open is on TV this weekend, but with a West Coast site and a 9 p.m. EST finish on Sunday, you can play a great event during the day and not miss any of the leaders at Torrey Pines…

–Allen Freeman

Shane Ash nabbed his second consecutive Championship Golf Association victory, taking the top spot at the stroke play event at Sugarbush GC in Garrettsville on yet another windy day.

Ash posted a 1-over par 73 to beat Brian Smith and Scott Heran by a single stroke. Smith birdied 16 and 17 (posting a great back nine score of 34) to tie Ash to that point, while Heran eagled the 17th to take the outright lead. But Ash birdied the 18th hole to win, while Heran made bogey and Smith made par.

The next CGA event is the Modified Stableford points event, scheduled for an early morning start on Sunday, June 22 at The Quarry in North Canton. To register, visit the CGA website or call 216-556-0219.

2008 CGA Stroke Play Event - Sugarbush GC
Ash, Shane   37-36=73
Heran, Scott   37-37=74
Smith, Brian   40-34=74
Borlin, Mark   36-39=75
Niedzialek, John   40-37=77
Jenkins, Jeff   39-38=77
Freeman, Al   39-39=78
Sowa, Greg   41-37=78
Angie, Mike   42-37=79
Hanley, Bob   35-44=79
Huss, Kyle   42-37=79
Koelsch, Ted   41-38=79
Stefanski, Ryan   37-42=79
Coe, Scott   39-41=80
Latsko, Phil   45-38=83
Mills, Brandon   44-39=83
Davis, Gary   42-42=84
Ciccarello, Mark   38-49=87
Intorcio, Domenic   47-41=88
Mooney, Bill   42-48=90
Rybka, Russ   38-X=X
  
SKINS  
Hanley, Bob (Hole 1: Eagle 3)  
Niedzialek, John (Hole 3: Birdie 3)  
Angie, Mike (Hole 12: Birdie 3)  
Ash, Shane (Hole 14: Birdie 2)  
Angie, Mike (Hole 15: Eagle 3)  
Heran, Scott (Hole 17: Eagle 3)

–Allen Freeman

With a total score of 6-under par 65, the family team of John Hahn and John Hahn, Jr. took the title at the 2008 Ungvary Memorial at Good Park GC in Akron on Saturday.

The Ungvary Memorial is a 2-player team event featuring six holes of scramble, six holes of better ball and six holes of true alternate shot, with prizes for each six, plus overall, plus skins and pin shots.

With a score of 4-under par in the scramble, 2-under par in the better ball and even par in the alternate shot, the Hahn team won by two shots over Allen Freeman and Ryan Stefanski. Complete results below.

A special thanks to Joe Ungvary Jr., Larry Horner, Larry Zimmerman and Dave Chapple for creating and working this fantastic event — one that no player in Northeast Ohio should miss. In 2009, watch NEOHgolf.com for this event on the calendar — and make sure you register a team!

OVERALL - Par 71
Hahn-Hahn 65 $400
Freeman-Stefanski 67 $350
Ungvary-Griffith 68 $115
Skorman-Cutlip 68 $115
Marr-Trier $115

SCRAMBLE - Par 24
Skidmore-Downing 20 $130
Skorman-Cutlip 20 $130
Rybka-Thompson 20 $130
Hahn-Hahn 20 $130
Marr-Trier 20 $130

BETTER BALL -  Par 23
Hahn-Hahn 21 $215
Freeman-Stefanski 21 $215
Chadiman-Chadima 21 $215

ALTERNATE SHOT - Par 24
Ungvary Jr.- 22 $300
Mintz-Heron 23 $200
Rybka-Thompson 24 $25
Hahn-Hahn 24 $25
Freeman-Stefanski 24 $25
Grosso-Miller  24 $25
Wheeler-Wheeler 24 $25
Merrow-Stemple  24 $25

SKINS - $200 ea
Chapple-Saxon #10
Marr-Trier #11
Hahn-Hahn #16

–Allen Freeman

Time to get your entries in for three great events this weekend and next:

- the Ungvary Memorial 2-Player Jumble will be played this Saturday at Good Park; details here

- the CGA visits Sugarbush GC for an individual stroke play event this Sunday; register here

- the Ashland Am-Am runs June 14 and 15 at the fabulous Country Club of Ashland, so get your entry in now; details here

–Allen Freeman

Ross Beal of Uniontown posted two solid scores and then an incredible round of 63 to claim a 12-shot victory in the ADGA’s 54-Hole Medal Play tournament this past weekend.

Beal opened with strong totals of 71 at Seven Hills and 72 at Brookledge, and then fired a sizzling eight-under par 63 in the final round at Portage Country Club to lap the field. In windy conditions throughout the weekend, his was a decisive victory and some great play.

Chris Minear played a great third round as well, posting a score of 3-under par 68 to go along with a pair of early round 75s to finish second alone. Complete results below.

The next event on the ADGA schedule is the Match Play, with the qualifying round to be held on Saturday, June 21 at Good Park GC in Akron. To register for that event, visit the ADGA website or call (440) 848-8364.

2008 ADGA 54-Hole Medal Play Official Results                    
Presented by Pacific Supply Co. and United Feedscrew 
May 31 - June 2, 2008   

Round One - Seven Hills Country Club                    
Round Two - Brookledge Golf Course                    
Final Round - Portage Country Club                    
                
1   Ross Beal   71-72-63–206   $500   
2   Chris Minear   75-75-68–218   $450   
3   Vaughn Snyder   76-74-71–221   $400   
4   Dave Pulk   72-76-74–222   $350   
5   Randy Skorman   73-79-71–223   $300   
6   Nick Latimer   80-74-70–224   $250   
7   Joe Albrecht   82-71-73–226   $200   
8   Frank Toscano   80-78-71–229   $150   
T9   Charlie Manocchio   75-77-79–231   $70   
T9   Anthony Yacovazzi   81-73-77–231   $70   
T9   Jim Cea   82-75-74–231   $70   
12   Tom Seever   80-75-77–232     
13   Aaron Crewse   85-75-74–234     
14   Joe Hedrick   81-81-73–235     
T15   A.J. Spalding   80-78-78–236     
T15   Rich Slivinski   84-78-74–236     
T15   Tom Baugh   83-80-73–236     
18   Tim Davis   78-78-83–239     
19   Mark Thomas   86-78-76–240     
20   Joe Ungvary   84-79-79–242     
T21   Dean Cutlip   80-77-86–243     
T21   Jason Chadima   81-81-81–243     
T23   John Johnston   85-79-83–247     
T23   Rob Loomis   84-83-80–247     
25   Roy Garza   87-80-88–255     
T26   David Trier   71-79-WD     
T26   Tom Stack   82-81-WD     
T26   Ted Koelsch   87-77-WD     
T26   Tommy Li   82-83-WD     
T26   Mike Armour   82-84-WD     
T26   Jim Grosso   79-87-WD

Senior Division           
1   Joe Hedrick   81-81-73–235   300  
2   Jim Niskanen   79-87-75–241   200  
3   John Moore   96-78-81–255     
4   John Kern   88-84-92–264

–Allen Freeman

In windy conditions, Mark Foss and Shane Ash tied for the top spot at the Championship Golf Association’s stroke play event at Ironwood GC in Hinkley on Sunday. Both players posted a score of 2-over par 73.

The CGA moves to Sugarbush GC in Garrettsville next Sunday, June 8 for an individiual stroke play event. To register, visit the CGA website or call 216-556-0219.

FINAL RESULTS, 2008 CGA STROKE PLAY AT IRONWOOD 
Ash, Shane  37-36=73
Foss, Mark  36-37=73
Brick, Norton  36-38=74
Freeman, Al  38-37=75
Hanley, Bob  39-37=76
Jenkins, Jeff  40-36=76
Angie, Mike  39-38=77
Coe, Scott  39-38=77
Mooney, Bill  41-36=77
Smith, Brian  37-40=77
Urbanski, Mark  39-38=77
Ciccarello, Mark  38-40=78
Latsko, Phil  37-41=78
Oslie, Kory  39-39=78
Sowa, Greg  40-38=78
Tayler, Greg  40-38=78
Denk, Joe  39-40=79
Rybka, Russ  41-38=79
Heran, Scott  40-40=80
Predovic, Dan  39-41=80
Maenza, Tony  41-40=81
Huss, Kyle  39-43=82
Marshall, Dave  41-41=82
Selzer, Adam  42-42=84
Simoniello, Mike  46-38=84
DeTemple, Willie  44-43=87
Tischler, Steve  51-45=96
Krumlauf, Kyle  49-48=97
DeJulius, Bob  x-38=x

SKINS: 
Foss, Mark (Hole: 6  Score:  2)
Hanley, Bob (Hole: 14  Score:  3)
Marshall, Dave (Hole: 17  Score:  2)

–Allen Freeman

There are some great golf events coming up these first few weeks of June, and it’s time to get your entries in:

- the ADGA hosts its 54-Hole Stroke Play event this coming Saturday-Monday at Seven Hills GC, Brookledge GC and Portage CC; details here

- SCAGA holds its 36-hole individual stroke play event at Tam-o-Shanter this Saturday and Sunday; register here;

- the CGA will play an 18-hole individual stroke play event at Ironwood GC in Hinkley this Sunday; register here

- the Ungvary Memorial 2-Player Jumble will be played Saturday, June 7th at Akron’s Good Park GC; details here

- the CGA then travels to the fun Sugarbush GC for an individual event June 8th; register here

- the Ashland Am-Am 2-Player Better Ball will be played June 14 & 15 at the great Country Club of Ashland; details here

Plus the Greater Cleveland Skins Game is at Chardon Lakes GC this Thursday, May 29, and the Chippewa Monday Scratch League resumes this coming Monday after the Memorial Day break.

See it all on the NEOHgolf.com Tournament Calendar!

In my humble opinion, the beginning of June is the best time of the season to play golf in greater Cleveland and Akron. So get those entries in TODAY!

–Allen Freeman

Northeast Ohio golfers looking for another competitive event option should check out the tournaments of the Golf Galaxy Tour.

The events are a series of 2-player scrambles and better balls contested over the better public courses of greater Cleveland and Akron.

All of the prize payouts are made in Golf Galaxy gift certificates, but with an interesting twist: teams that win any event using the new Callaway iTour golf ball earn an additional $500 for the team in gift certificates as a bonus. So the return to the winning team is worthwhile if you play the bonus ball (but, candidly, not so much if you don’t, or don’t win).

Entry fees per player are listed below, which includes the green fees and carts. Players who choose to become “members” get the discounted VIP entry fee listed in parenthesis, but membership is not required. There are other optional games and prize levels that are too detailed to explain here; check the Golf Galaxy Tour website for details.

SAVE SOME MONEY WHEN YOU PLAY: enter the coupon code NEOHGOLF during any online registration and save $10 off the tournament entry fee or VIP Membership. Click here to learn more about any of these events. 

2008 GREATER CLEVELAND GOLF GALAXY TOUR SCHEDULE
- Saturday, June 7: Little Mountain CC, Concord, OH. 1:00 PM
$93 ($83 for VIPs) Best Ball Format.
- Saturday, June 21: Fowler’s Mill GC, Chesterland, OH. 1:30 PM
$89 ($79 for VIPs) Best Ball Format.
- Saturday, July 26: Greyhawk GC,  Lagrange, OH. 11:00 AM
$81 entry fee ($71 for VIPs) Best Ball Format.
- Saturday, August 9: Windmill Lakes GC, Ravenna, OH.  11:00 AM
$84 entry fee ($74 for VIPs) Best Ball Format.
- Saturday, August 23: Blue Heron GC, Medina, OH. 11:00 AM
$97 entry fee ($87 for VIPs) Scramble Format.
- Saturday, September 6: The Quarry GC, Canton, OH. 12:00 PM
$86 entry fee ($76 for VIPs) Best Ball Format.

All of these events are now posted to the NEOHgolf.com Tournament Calendar.

Click here to visit the Golf Galaxy Tour website to learn more about or enter any of these events.

–Allen Freeman

Kory Oslie of Ashland made it back-to-back wins, taking the Championship Golf Association stroke play event at Fowlers Mill GC in Chesterland on Sunday.

Oslie posted an even par round of 71 on the Maple and Lake nines to win by two strokes over Mike Angie and Mark Thomas. The victory jumps Oslie to the top of the CGA’s season-long points list.

The next CGA tournament is another individual stroke play event on Sunday, June 1 at Ironwood GC in Hinckley. To register for that event, visit the CGA website or call 216-556-0219.

2008 CGA Fowlers Mill Stroke Play Results
Oslie, Kory  34-37=71
Angie, Mike  35-38=73
Thomas, Mark  38-35=73
Foss, Mark  38-37=75
Sowa, Greg  40-35=75
Freeman, Al  35-42=77
Ciccarello, Mark  38-40=78
Coe, Scott  36-42=78
Hanley, Bob  38-40=78
Koelsch, Ted  37-41=78
Borlin, Mark  40-39=79
Davis, Gary  38-41=79
Jenkins, Jeff  39-40=79
Mintz, Mike  37-42=79
Mooney, Bill 37-42=79
Selzer, Todd  40-39=79
Smith, Brian 44-35=79
Heran, Scott  38-42=80
Marshall, Dave  38-42=80
Thompson, Drew 40-40=80
Congin, Gary 39-42=81
Feist, Steve  40-41=81
Lynch, Michael  40-41=81
Rybka, Russ  38-43=81
Boarman, Lou  40-45=85
DeJulius, Bob  45-43=88
Mezarous, Gary  43-46=89
Semenello, Mike  45-45=90
Smiley, Brad  46-45=91
Sidun, Jim  48-45=93

SKINS
Semenello, Mike (Hole: 8  Birdie 3)
Koelsch, Ted (Hole: 15 Birdie 3)
Smith, Brian (Hole: 17 Eagle 3)

–Allen Freeman

Looking for a different type of event in which to compete? Thunder Hill GC in Madison is hosting a 2-Player “Golf and Fish” Tournament, to be held on May 31. A two-player “jumble event” preceeds a fishing event, with prizes, food and live entertainment included. Details on the PDF entry blank here, or call the Thunder Hill Pro Shop at 440-298-3474.

–Allen Freeman