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Mike Stone & Darin de Lelys Win Shaker Shoot-Out
Shaker Heights Country Club hosted the Northern Ohio PGA’s annual Shoot-Out at Shaker. 32 NOPGA Professionals were broken down into 16 teams of two to play a round robin match play event. Four pods of 4 teams competed in three different nine hole matches to see who would advance to the Shoot-Out. The format for the […]
Two Ohio Golfers Make Match Play at USGA Mid-Am
Two Ohio golfers advanced from the 36-hole medal play to make the match play portion of the US Mid-Am held at Sankaty Head Golf in Siasconset, Massachusetts and Miacomet Golf Course in Nantucket. Ryan Gutowski from Akron tied for 15th in the medal portion, but was defeated in the first round of match play by […]
UT’s Barend Botha Wins Toledo Open
The 91st Habitec Toledo Open Presented by Club Car and Century Equipment was conducted at Highland Meadows Golf Club. In all 145 golfers competed in the event conducted by the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America. A Sophomore at the University of Toledo, from South Africa, Barend Botha beat the pros with scores […]
BRANDON JACKSON: TOLEDO’S CADDY EXTRAORDINAIRE
By Mike May If it weren’t for golf, what would Toledo native Brandon Jackson be doing right now with his life? That’s a great question and it’s one which Jackson would rather not like to answer. Golf has given Jackson numerous opportunities in life and continues to give even more. He owes a debt of […]
Toledo Golf Show Making Plans for February 2022.
With COVID concerns easing slightly, the Toledo Golf Show is making plans to host the 2022 show at the Tam-O-Shanter arena, February 18-20. To assure the best location, vendors should book their spots now. Contact Andrew Brown at: andy@buckeywolverinegolf.com.
NOPGA Hosts 16th Annual Assistants Cup Matches
Northern Ohio Section of the PGA held the East-West Assistants Cup Matches at Sand Ridge Golf Club, September 23-24, 2021. The Ryder Cup style competition features the top eight Assistant Club Professionals from the both sides of the Northern Ohio PGA Section. With an 8-8 tie, the East Team retains the Assistants Cup for the […]
Max Watson Wins 115th Ohio Amateur Championship
After Ashland’s Max Watson and Dhaivat Pandya, from Dayton, finished the Ohio Amateur tied at three-under par, Watson won the playoff to win the 2021 Ohio Amateur at Avalon Golf & Country Club. Pandya a senior at Maryland University had made five birdies on the back nine of Avalon Golf Club to get himself into the playoff. Watson made a bogey at the 15th, bounced back with birdies at both 16 and 17 […]
Ali Green Wins 98th Ohio Women’s Amateur
Katie Hallinan defeated 2020 Women’s Ohio Amateur Champions Kristin Jamieson one up to advance to the final match. In the other semi-final Ali Green defeated Jenn David 3-2. Hallinan pushed Green to the very end, but Green survived with a one up win. Green played collegiately at Ashland and is the Head Coach for Lakota East High School Girls Golf […]
Spotleson Wins 3rd Ohio Women’s Mid-Am Title
They have only been holding the Ohio Women’s Mid-Am Championship for five years, but this year Suzi Spotleson defeated Brit Platt to win it for the third time. In June Spotleson also won the Senior Division of the inaugural Northeast Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship hosted by the Northern Ohio Golf Association.
Cara Heisterkamp Wins 2021 Ohio Junior Girls Championship
Cara Heisterkamp of Westlake shot a 6-under par 138 to capture the 45th Ohio Junior Girls Championship at Marion Country Club by five shots over Dublin’s Annika Namjunath. Cara has been an avid golfer since she was three years old and will be a sophomore at Rocky River Magnificat. The weather was an issue both days of the championship and Heisterkamp fought through […]