September 2022 Ohio Golf Journal

The Final of the 2022 Northern Ohio PGA Junior League Section Championship was held at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Norwalk. Twenty 13 and under teams played in a stroke play format with three of four scores counting on each hole. The top two teams from the front nine, as well as the top two from the back nine qualified to play each other in the semi-final match. Fox Den & JB Golf shot 98 and Cleveland SE shot 115 to qualify on the front nine. Medina Deegan shot 89 and Medina Union shot 94 on the back nine. Fox Den & JB Golf defeated Cleveland SE and Medina Deegan defeated Medina Union in the other semifinal match. Median Deegan bested Fox Den & JB Golf in the final and earned the right to compete in the Regional PGA Jr. League Championship at Milam Park Golf Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan to be held over Labor Day weekend. Mary Suitca Wins NOPGA’s Ladies Professional Championship For a second consecutive year, Mary Suitca fromTannenhauf Golf Club, won the NOPGA’s Ladies Professional Championship. She won the inaugural event last year at Lakewood Country Club and repeated with a seven-shot win this year at Westfield Country Club. Northern Ohio PGA Junior League Section Championship Jim Troy Repeats as NOPGA Champion Jim Troy spent several years with Honma Golf and is now the Assistant Professional atWindmill Golf Center. Troy proved his golf game can travel as he won the NOPGA Championship for the second consecutive year. He won last year at Beechmont and proved it was no fluke as he bested the field by two shots at Westfield Country Club.

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