Columnist: Allen Freeman
Robison Captures Ohio Senior Pro
By Allen Freeman, NEOH Golf Gary Robison birdied three of the last four holes to card a final round 3-under 68 to win his sixth NOPGA Senior Professional Championship at Brookside Country Club. Robison finished with a two-day total of even-par 142 to win by five shots over runner-up Dan Sutton, Director of Golf at Heather Downs Country […]
Laubacher Wins Ohio Senior Amateur
From NEOHGolf.com Tom Laubacher from Aurora posted two rounds of 69-71= 140 to capture a one-stroke victory over Tom Jereb from Painesville at Toledo Country Club to win the Ohio Senior Amateur last month. Solon’s Monty Guest was tied for the lead after a 1-under par first round, but slipped back to finish in third place with […]
NEOH Amateur Results
From NEOHGolf.com For a player to win by six strokes in a big event like the 2020 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship, requires a serious amount of talent. Akron’s Cade Breitenstine just finished his freshman season on the Kent State Men’s Golf Team and won the 90 NE Ohio Amateur at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna […]
County Health Departments Have Final Say
By Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Although Governor Mike DeWine has allowed golf courses to remain open for play, several county health officials around the state took exception to that decision. Various County Health Departments across the state of Ohio decided they didn’t agree with the Governor’s order that all golf courses remain open as outdoor recreation areas, […]
Golf Rounds Up 300% in February
By Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Before the Coronavirus Scare forced people to quarantine in their homes, Cleveland-area golf was experiencing one of its best February’s on record. Several 50+ degree days and an unusually dry February led to an explosive 299.0% increase in rounds played across Greater Cleveland versus February, 2019. The state as a whole […]
Northern Ohio PGA Announces Changes
By Allen Freeman, The Northern Ohio PGA announced the retirement of long-time Executive Director Dominic Antenucci and Junior Golf Director Eileen Antenucci. During their tenure with the Northern Ohio PGA, the pair strengthened and grew the Section, and embodied its mission to promote interest and enjoyment in the game of golf. Among many other notable achievements, the Antenucci’s founded […]
KSU’s Lisa Strom Receives National Recognition
By Allen Freeman Kent State University Women’s Golf head coach Lisa Strom has been named the 2019 LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) National Coach of the Year. The national award winners were selected by the LPGA T&CP membership’s Executive Committee from the pool of the section award winners voted on by officers of the six regional […]
Bridgestone Senior PLAYERS Generates $825,000 for Area Charities
After the final event at Firestone Country Club in 2018, one of the biggest concerns about the loss of the PGA TOUR’s WGC Bridgestone Invitational was its effect on the significant charity dollars for Northeast Ohio. The final Bridgestone Invitational generated $1,028,910 in 2018, which was distributed to 41 local charities. The PGA Champion’s Tour’s Bridgetone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship didn’t […]
Todd Casabella Ranked Top Teacher in Ohio
Barrington Golf Club’s Todd Casabella is the highest ranked Northeast Ohio golf instructor in the ‘2019 Golf Digest Best Teachers by State’ rankings, as listed in the magazine’s December issue. Other Northeast Ohio swing coaches on the list include Jon Jones of Youngstown CC, Mike Emery and Gary Robison of Canton Brookside, Nick Paez of GolfTEC Cleveland West, Rob Moss of Pepper Pike, and Patrick Milkovich of Canterbury. Top 10 Listing […]
Matt Rutland Named NOPGA Director of Competitions
The Northern Ohio PGA’s Selection Committee has named Matt Rutland as Director of Competitions, beginning January 6. Rutland has been a NOPGA member since 2011, serving at Westwood Country Club for nine years. He began his career at The Golf Academy of America in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2006 with stops at Haig Point Golf Club […]