Ohio Golf Hall of Fame Announces 4 New Inductees Mitch Camp, Steve Groves, Ken Kintopf and James Popa will be honored in the induction ceremony at Scioto Country Club on September 14. The Ohio Golf Hall of Fame was founded in 1992 and former members include, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, Bob Hope, Tammie Green, John Cook and Ben Curtis among others. Mitch Camp has been a member of the PGA of America since 1986. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, his family moved to Orrville, where he graduated from Orrville High School in 1976. Mitch won the Ohio High School Athletic Association AA Individual Championship in 1975 and was a member of The Ohio State University Men’s Golf Team. In 1980, Mitch was named a 2nd Team AllAmerican and won the Les Bolstad Award for Low Stroke Average in the Big Ten. Before accepting the Assistant Golf Professional job at Fairlawn CC in 1983, Mitch played the Space Coast Golf Tour. In 1989, Mitch became the Director of Golf at Club Walden and has held that position since. Mitch found time to win the Ohio Open twice. He added three NOPGA Section Championships, plus the 2009 Ohio Senior Open, and the 2012 & 2021 Toledo Open Senior Championship. He was also named NOPGA Merchandiser of the Year, as well as NOPGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year on four separate occasions. Mitch served as a board member of the Northern Ohio PGA from 1994 to 2002 and was a member of the NOPGA Junior Golf Committee from 1989 to present. In addition to the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame, Mitch is also a member of the Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame, the Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame and the Orrville High School Sports Hall of Fame. Ohio Golf Journal
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