Ohio Golf Journal November 2018

Mike Pickett, Director of Golf at StoneWater Golf Club in Cleveland, has parlayed his artistic abilities into an appearance on Golf Channel for exceptional ability to carve pumpkins. Pickett has always enjoyed drawing and creating art, but his real talents lay in creating beautiful and unusual pumpkin carvings around Halloween. It takes between 40-75 minutes to create one of his MASTERPIECES AND HE ESTIMATES HE CURRENTLY ÚNISHES approximately 200 carvings annually. As his artwork has gained popularity, he has started a new business, Illuminated Carves, to take orders and sell his works of art. Pickett appeared on the October 31st edition of Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. h͘^͘ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵĂƚĞƵƌ Stacy Lewis has Daughter ůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ WƌŽ ŽŶ 'ŽůĨ ŚĂŶŶĞů Two Northern Ohio Team members, Jim Troy, from Mt. Vernon Country Club and Mike Stone from Belmont Country Club, were the only players from either team to win all of their matches. Two Ohio women, Lynn Thompson & 3UZI 3POTLESON BOTH QUALIÚED IN THE Top 64 during the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, held at Orchid Island Beach & Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida. Both, however WERE KNOCKED OUT IN THE ÚRST ROUND OF match play. Toledo native and LPGATour Star Stacy Lewis gave birth to a beautiful baby girl October 25th. Lewis and her husband, Gerrod Chadwell, the women’s golf coach at the University of Houston, are happy to welcome the new addition, Chesnee Lynn Chadwell. Lewis last played in the Marathon Classic in Toledo and hopes to return to THE ,0'! 4OUR AFTER THE ÚRST OF THE YEAR O h i o G o l f J o u r n a l