The first nine holes (close to the clubhouse) will be played in the better ball format; the second nine holes (the short course near the lake) will be played in true alternate shot; and the third nine (across the street) will finish up the action as a scramble.

The entry fee is $230 per two player amateur team which covers golf, cart, entry fees and skins. Based on 30 teams, the prizes are: 1st $800; 2nd $600; 3rd $480; 4th $380; 5th $280; 6th $180; plus the big skins pot.

To enter, email your entry to Tim Davis or call him at 330-608 2096, or call the Turkeyfoot pro shop at 330-644-5971.

And watch the Northeast Ohio Golf website for starting times and complete results, too!

Mike Hyland of Ottawa Hills also advanced through the qualifier with an even par score of 71.

The final qualifying spot went to Canton’s Nick Lambos after a playoff win over Douglas Ray of Alliance, as both players finished with a score of 1-over par 72.

The 2010 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship proper will be at the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, NY on September 25th – 30th.

FINAL RESULTS: 2010  USGA Mid-Amateur Local Qualifier
Shale Creek Golf Club, Medina, Ohio – Par 71:

This week, Mallette and Kracker took away another victory and another skins grab to build on their outstanding year.

The pair won by a single shot in the front nine better ball format over Allen Freeman and Ty Kovach, with a big assist courtesy of their eagle skin on the par-5 third hole.

With the win and the skin, Mallette takes over the number two spot on the 2010 Chippewa Scratch League money list, trailing only Kracker (but by a whopping $500, primarily from Mike winning and earning a big skins pot on a night Jeff could not play).

There is no Scratch League action this coming Monday because of the Labor Day holiday, but there will be a $50 skins game at 11 a.m. (note the slightly earlier time!) on Labor Day for those interested. League play will resume on Monday, September 13th.

2010 Chippewa Scratch Week 16 – Aug. 30th: Best Ball Front 9
1st – Mallette – Kracker 30 $170.00 PP $200 GC
2nd – Freeman – Kovach 31 $100 GC
3rd – Simpson – Kravanick 32 $50 GC

Skins
Mallette – Kracker #3 Eagle $180
Olney – Groves #4 $180

Sr. Skins
Cea – Bell #1 $10
Niskanen – Thompson #2 $10
Larizza – Davis #7 $10

- the Turkeyfoot Golf Links Course Championship will be played in Akron on Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, September 4-5. 36-holes of individual stroke play, $100 entry fee includes greens fees, cart, food and prizes. Deadline to enter is September 2nd; call 330-644-5971 to enter;

- the Greater Cleveland Skins Game Labor Day Shoot-Out will be played on Monday, September 6th at Chardon Lakes GC. This is an 18-hole stroke play event limited to players who have entered five of the Thursday big skins games this season. Deadline for entry is September 3rd. Entry form here. Story here.

- Shelby Country Club hosts a 4-Man “2 Better Balls of 4″ event on September 11-12. Entry deadline is Sept. 3; details here.

And of course, the big-money scramble events are played from mid-September through the end of October, the heart of the fall scramble season! Remember, some of the bigger scrambles get sold out, so if you want to ensure your team’s entry, check the Northeast Ohio Golf Tournament Calendar today and get signed up. More details on all of these events to follow in the weeks ahead…

Frishette edged Tour Invitational champion Dan Rush by a single stroke, while Vaughn Snyder finished third in the Open Pro division.

Russ Papa won the Senior Open Division. He was incredible around the greens all day and finished regulation play at 74, tied with veteran Walt Robertson. After both players made 5s on the first playoff hole, Robertson hit his tee shot in the water on the next hole and that was the opening Papa needed, making par for his first Medalist Tour win. Bob Karshner and Mike Hastings finished tied for third in the Senior Division.

In the Amateur Net Division, Dave Snell went to extra holes with Warren Cohen after both players finished regulation play with net 70s. Both players shot 75 with 5 handicaps. Snell drained a long birdie putt to earn his second victory of the year.

Scott, Rush, Karshner, Mike Snell and Oscar Suski all won skins, while Rush and Frishette won the pin shots.

The next event on The Medalist Tour schedule is the Granite Golf Classic, to be held at Shale Creek Golf Club on Thursday September 2, 2010.

FINAL RESULTS: 2010 Medalist Tour Stark County Open
The Legends of Massillon, Massillon, Ohio – Par 72

But only four players left with smiles on their faces: three big skins winners and one huge pin shot winner. 

Phil Bojc was a happy man when he canned a 15-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 second hole to capture the first skin of the evening — and his first skin of the year! — to take home $306.66.

Joey DiDonato then made the only birdie on the par-4 7th hole to take home a skin.

It was then Mark Julius’s turn as he made a great birdie on the difficult 430 yard par-4 8th hole. With his skin, Julius cracks the four-figure mark on the year and moves into second place on the leaderboard just $234 behind the present leader Eddie Neer, who did not cash on the night.

Since there is only one par-3 hole on the front nine at Aurora CC, the 130-yard 3rd attracted a lot of attention as the pin shot there was worth a cool $280. Rob Skebe hit the big shot to 7-feet to take home the loot for the only pin shot on the evening.

Next week, the Skins Game moves to Tanglewood National in Bainbridge at a great $15 greens fee with cart rate, starting at the earlier time of 4:30 p.m.

Also remember that players who have participated in five or more weekly skins game events have until September 3rd to get their entry in for the 2010 Greater Cleveland Shoot-Out, which will take place on Labor Day Monday, September 6th at Chardon Lakes Golf Club.

2010 GREATER CLEVELAND SKINS GAME LEADERBOARD: WEEK 19

Invitations have been extended to the 48 eligible players: the top 24 points earners of the ADGA’s 2010 season from both the main division and senior division:

ADGA 2010 MAIN DIVISION POINTS LEADERS

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ADGA 2010 SENIOR DIVISION POINTS LEADERS

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Players who are eligible as listed above can submit their entry on the ADGA website here. For complete details on the breakdowns of the points earned by event and the list of all players (including those who fell outside the top 24 in each division), see the ADGA’s home page.

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

We  just added a 2-man scramble event to precede our end-of-year banquet on Friday October 1st. That event will be held at Rosemont CC with an afternoon shotgun start followed by our awards banquet. The cost will be $300 per team and first place will be a guaranteed $3,000. The price includes the dinner after. Your team can be made up of one pro/one am or two amateurs.

Our next two events are tomorrow at Legends of Massillon and next Thursday at Shale Creek GC. We are already finalizing our schedule for next season and the details will be announced at the awards banquet.

Thanks for everyone who has helped us get our tour off the ground and we hope to see those of you who haven’t played with us yet out at one of our remaining events. Until then, thanks again for all your support.

- Mike Hastings, The Medalist Tour

Kracker now sits about $350 ahead at the top of the 2010 money list, while Mallette now cracks the four figure mark on the season to sit in fourth place.

Quinn Parker and Kyle Jones grabbed the only skin of the night with a birdie on the par-3 12th hole, good for $400.

2010 Chippewa Scratch Week 15 – August 23rd: Scramble Back 9
T1st – Petracca – Marr 32 $60 PP $116 GC
T1st – Mallette – Kracker 32 $60 PP $116 GC
T1st – Kohler – Skripac 32 $60 PP $116 GC

Skins
Parker – Jones #12 $400

Sr. Skins
VanNostram – Merrow #10 / #14 $32
Larizza – Davis #13 $16