Jim Cea put his name at the top of the 2011 Chippewa Scratch League Standings this week.

Partnering with Ron Bell on Monday, the pair posted a 4-under par score of 32 on the back nine in the better ball format to nip Tom Markham and Dave Trier by a single shot. [Read more →]

After a week of heavy downpours, wet and soggy were the conditions at Punderson State Park Golf Course in Newbury on Thursday.

And because of the soup the birdies were few and far between: only four of the nine holes were birdied by any player on the evening. [Read more →]

Dave Oates holed out his second shot on the par-4 ninth hole to push him and teammate Sam Spino to 6-under par 29 in the Chippewa Scratch League’s front nine scramble on Monday.

And it still wasn’t good enough for the outright win. [Read more →]

The first ever trip by the Greater Cleveland Skins Game to Sugarbush Golf Club was a soupy one.

The skies opened up once again just prior to the start of the event, with a deluge that flooded the greens and fairways.

But eleven players waited out the storm, and that patience paid off for three. [Read more →]

In the always challenging aggregate team score format (combined scores from both players), Rick Bryson and partner Ryan Maxwell put together a solid 3-under par score of 69 on the back nine at Chippewa to nip Jim Cea and Dave Pulk by a single shot.
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“Hot and breezy” best describes the conditions at Powderhorn Golf Course in Madison at the Greater Cleveland Skins Game on Thursday night.

And “hot and breezy” can also describe the way Mike Angie played on Thursday as well.

Angie opened his round with a birdie on the long par four 10th hole to and take the first skin of the night.

Angie then took home the pin shot on the 14th hole, worth $51.

Finally, Angie added another birdie skin on the par-5 16th hole. Hot and breezy… [Read more →]

The Executive Directors of the Akron District Golf Association and the Chippewa Scratch League paired up to put a beating on the field at the Chippewa Scratch League on Monday.

Oh yeah, and two guys won a thousand dollar skin on Monday, too. [Read more →]

21 players turned the Quail Hollow Country Club’s Weiskopf-Morrish course into a birdie-fest on Thursday evening at the Greater Cleveland Skins Game.

But two big stories emerged: Dave Sotka added to his 2011 lead in the race for the Thompson Cup, and first-time player Brian Smith of Amherst came away the big winner on the evening. [Read more →]

Some nasty lightning bolts and a heavy rain storm washed out the Chippewa Scratch League today, Monday, July 11th. Watch Northeast Ohio Golf for details on next week’s location (Chippy vs. Rosemont) and format. Sidenote: the gift certificate portion of the 2011 League Standings has been added, bringing those totals up-to-date…

It’s turning into a two-man tussle, back and forth.

Dan Predovic of Berea made yet another move to regain the top spot he held for several weeks on the 2011 Greater Cleveland Skins Game Leaderboard. Thursday at Fowlers Mill, Predovic grabbed both pin shots and sank a 20-foot putt for a birdie skin on the 180-yard par three 7th hole to win a skin. [Read more →]

The top five players on the 2011 Greater Cleveland Skins Game Leaderboard at the completion of play on July 14th (Event #13 at Quail Hollow) will gain exemption into the 54-hole finale of the 2011 Greater Cleveland Amateur Championship at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Brecksville, Ohio August 12-14. [Read more →]

Last week, Dave Sotka took the lead for the first time this year on the Greater Cleveland Skins Game Money List.

This week, he put an exclamation point on his desire to stay in the top spot and win his second Thompson Cup.

Sotka, the 2007 Skins Game champion, double-dipped for both a skin and the Mulligan’s pin shot on Thursday at Chardon Lakes Golf Course, hitting a five iron to eight feet on the long, uphill par-3 fourth hole and making the putt. [Read more →]

Rick Bryson and Ryan Maxwell edged out a pack of five teams on Monday at the Chippewa Scratch League, posting a strong 6-under par 29 in the scramble format on the front nine to earn their first win of the 2011 season.

Five teams made it to 5-under par to earn a tie for second place, including the team of Mike Armour and Jason Chadima who scored victory last week. [Read more →]

Dave Sotka made his way back on top of the 2011 Greater Cleveland Skins Game Leaderboard, grabbing one of two skins won on the night at Erie Sores Golf Course on Madison.

While storms banged and blew all around the course, there was no rain at Erie Shores and the players went around under ideal conditions. [Read more →]

Mike Armour and Jason Chadima were the big winners in the Scratch League on Monday at Chippewa. The pair grabbed a tie for first place in the combined aggregate score format on the front nine, and also took home the one and only skin on the evening. [Read more →]

After a half hour weather delay, the cloudy skies parted, the sun shone and the birdies flew as 17 players made it around Powderhorn Golf Course in Madison on Thursday evening.

Bobby Delcoco from Evansville, Indiana made his visit back to Ohio worthwhile as he took home two skins on the night. [Read more →]