OhioGolf News Brian Tolnar Named PGA Merchandiser of the Year By NorthernOhio.Golf Mill Creek MetroParks Head Golf Professional Brian Tolnar was named the PGA Merchandiser of the Year for a Public Golf Course. Tolnar, a member of the Northern Ohio Section of the PGA since 2015, was recognized at the PGA Show in Orlando, Florida in January. Mill Creek MetroParks is located in Boardman, Ohio and consists of two 18-hole Donald Ross designed championship courses. A native of Hubbard, Ohio, Tolnar returned to Northeastern Ohio in 2015 after a 12-year stay at two courses near Rochester, N.Y. He attended Youngstown State University and the PGA Professional Golf Management University program in Port St. Lucie. Tolnar oversees both of Mill Creek’s championship courses, as well as, the club’s 900-square foot pro shop. On three occasions (2016-2018-2020) Tolnar was named NOPGA’s Merchandiser of the Year. OSU’s Max Moldovan Named BIG TEN Golfer of the Week Ohio State Sophomore, Maxwell Moldovan claimed his first collegiate victory, which earned his first BIG TEN Men’s Golfer of the Week award. Moldovan won the Nexus Collegiate at The Albany Club in the Bahamas. With high winds in the Bahamas during the tournament, the average score for the three days was 79.87 (+22). Moldovan, from Uniontown, shot rounds of 72-73-77 to finish at +6, 16 shots better than the field average and good enough for a two-shot victory. This was Moldovan’s sixth Top 10 finish of his career and his third consecutive this season. He is the first Buckeye to be named Big Ten Player of the Week since Daniel Wetterich in 2019. Ohio Golf Journal
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