Ohio Golf Journal August 2020

Robert Gerwin II, Thomas Gryzwinski and Betty Kerby Peppard are the newest members inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at Plumbrook Country Club. Ohio Golf Hall of Fame Inducts 3 New Members Robert Gerwin II Robert Gerwin II played his High School Golf at Saint Xavier in Cincinnati and collegiately at Furman University. Gerwin tried professional golf but regained his amateur status and has had a stunning amateur career. He competed in 35 USGA Championships including 15 U.S. Amateur Championships and 14 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships. In 1997, Gerwin lost in the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur and in 2009 he advanced to the Semi-finals of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. He competed in three British Amateur Championships with his best finish coming in 1998 at Muirfield. He also competed in four St. Andrews Links Trophy Championships and won both the Inverness Mid-Amateur and the Inverness Two-Man Championship twice. Gerwin was victorious in both the 1996 and 2001 Ohio Amateurs. In 1996, he also won the Ohio Mid-Amateur, becoming only the second player to accomplish this feat. Gerwin is a five-time Greater Cincinnati Golf Association Champion and 17-time club champion at The Camargo Club. He currently holds four course records in competition including a 59 at Camargo Club during the club championship. Robert Gerwin II