Steve & Mike Stone Win NOPGA Pro-Pro After a heavy mist lifted to sunshine and blue skies, low scores started to roll in at Firestone Country Club’s South Course. Brothers, Steve Stone and Mike Stone, fired 62 (-8) to blitz the field by four strokes after making nine birdies and a bogey to win the NOPGA Pro-Pro. “We always enjoy Firestone and the course sets up great for our game. We love coming here to play” voiced Steve Stone. With the win, Mike and Steve secure the #2 seed in the Season Long Match Play Championship. Defending champions Dennis Miller and Mark Evans currently hold the top spot. The NOGCSA currently includes 300 members at approximately 154 facilities in Northern Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. In 1923, during a meeting at Westwood Country Club (WCC), the organization that began as the Cleveland District Greenskeepers Association became the Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association. Fred Burkhart, the greenskeeper at WCC, joined Morley as a founding father and was an early influencer in the new organization. That led to the founding of the national GCSAA in 1926 – first known as the National Association of Greenkeepers of America. Superintendents are essential to the game, an absolute necessity in a billion-dollar business. They oversee the playability, the aesthetics and environmental leadership of their respective facility. The NOGCSA chapter includes superintendents and their assistants, golf course equipment managers, turfgrass educators, students pursuing a career in golf course management and representatives of companies that provide golf course products and services. The year-long celebration includes special events for members and invited guests at key locations in Northern Ohio: • May 12, Celebrating Col. Morley – Youngstown Country Club • June 5, Club Officials – Elyria Country Club • September 11, Annual Clam Bake and Scholarship & Research Tournament – Portage Country Club • November 11, Gala Celebration Westwood Country Club To learn more about NOGCSA and their 100th Anniversary celebration visit https://www. nogcsa.com/
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