Ohio Golf Journal August 2018

)N A TOTAL OF EVENTS WERE HELD BEGINNING *UNE WITH THE 3TONE /AK *UNIOR AND CONCLUDING WITH THE 4*'! &OUNDERS )NVITATIONAL AT )NVERNESS ON *ULY th 3INCE THAT ÚRST EVENT HELD IN THOUSANDS OF YOUTH HAVE LEARNED THE TENETS OF FAIR PLAY HARD WORK AND COMPETITIVE SPIRIT (UNDREDS OF JUNIORS THAT COMPETED IN4*'! EVENTS WENT on to compete at the college level and several have even BECOME GOLF PROFESSIONALS "Y THE TOUR HAD GROWN AND WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE FOUR amigos to manage on their OWN (ELP WAS NEEDED AND THE RIGHT PERSON WAS LOCATED 3PENCER APPROACHED +AREN 3TONE ABOUT OVERSEEING THE 4*'! +AREN HAD A COUPLE OF junior golfers in her house AND WAS A LIKELY CANDIDATE 3HE TOLD 3PENCER “I don’t knowmuch about golf, my game is hit and giggle.” 3HE WAS HOWEVER A NATURAL BORN ORGANIZER AND SHE GOT THE 4OLEDO *UNIOR 'OLF !SSOCIATION RUNNING LIKE A WELL OILED MACHINE +AREN CELEBRATED her 34 th year of being involved WITH LOCAL JUNIOR GOLFERS %VERY YEAR SHE TELLS EVERYONE ITmS HER LAST YEAR BUT SHE STILL SHOWS UP ON THE ÚRST TEE OF THE ÚRST EVENT THE FOLLOWING YEAR *IM -C'ILL FORMER SCHOOL teacher and high school golf COACH IS THE OFÚCIAL $IRECTOR OF THE 4*'! AND HAS BEEN responsible for bringing the SCORING AND RECORD KEEPING into the 21 st CENTURY /THER SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS EVEN LOOK TO THE 4*'! TO LEARN HOW TO MODERNIZE THEIR SCORING PROCEDURES &OR THE LAST FEW YEARS INVERNESS has opened their course to HOST THE ÚNAL EVENT OF THE SEASON AND THE AWARDS DINNER FOLLOWING PLAY +OTNIK &ISH +ASPRZAK AND 3PENCER REGALED THE ASSEMBLY WITH HOW THE 4*'! BEGAN AND WHERE IT HAS COME TODAY 4OLEDO AREA JUNIOR GOLFERS ARE LUCKY INDEED TO HAVE HAD GENTLEMEN WITH THE FORESIGHT to start such a valuable ENDEAVOR 0LUS -C'ILL 3TONE AND THEIR TRUSTY INTERNS KEEP THE EVENTS RUNNING SMOOTHLY %VERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL 4*'! season in 2019 and to see +AREN 3TONE ON THE ÚRST TEE 2018 TJGA Award Winners &RANK 3TRANAHAN "OYS 0LAYERS OF THE 9EAR *ACK (ANUS 3HARON +EIL 'IRLS 0LAYER OF THE 9EAR #AROLINE $AYTON 0AUL (AHN 3PORTSMAN OF THE 9EAR 'RANT 3ONNENBERG +AREN 3TONE 3PORTS WOMAN OF THE 9EAR &RANCESCA 3BERNA Scholarships 0AUL 3ZYMANSKI 3CHOLARSHIP 2ECIPIENT +ATHRYN 2OTH $R %DWARD *ACOB 3CHOLARSHIP 2ECIPIENT 0ATRICK 9OST Ohio Golf Journal