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Columnist: Ohio Golf News
Two Toledo Golf Companies Are Growing Rapidly
Everyone knows that Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan are hotbeds for golf action. Tee sheets are constantly filled in the summer months at area courses. In the winter, tee times for indoor simulators must be booked more than a week in advance. This infatuation with golf has helped two local companies find their niche in […]
Golf Boom Continues In Ohio & Across the Nation
By Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Golf DataTech is reporting the number of rounds of golf played in the Greater Cleveland area in November 2020 increased a staggering 336.3% versus November 2019. This incredible one-month increase comes after recording four consecutive monthly increases greater than 20%. The pandemic of 2020 has spurred a golf explosion the likes […]
Mill Creek to Host Notah Begay Junior Golf Regional Qualifier
Brian Tolnar, PGA Golf and Recreation Director at Mill Creek MetroParks, has announced that Mill Creek Golf Course in Boardman will host a regional qualifier for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship, August 2-3, 2021, for the second consecutive year. Tolnar is excited to have the qualifier return to Mill Creek, “This event hits our […]
Ohio Golf Association Announces 2021 Schedule
Despite the interference of COVID-19, the Ohio Golf Association was able to complete a full schedule of events in 2020 and they have released the schedule of state championships for 2021. The season will open with Ohio Amateur Qualifiers being held at five locations throughout the month of June with the final qualifier set for […]
2020 Was Beyond Difficult! for NOGA’s Robb Schulze
Robb Schulze, CEO Northern Ohio Golf Associations To say 2020 was a difficult year is a massive understatement. The issues caused by the pandemic were completely different than we at the Northern Ohio Golf Association (NOGA) have ever faced. We initially had no idea where to start, or what to do and we are very proud of how our team came together to find […]
What A Season! for Steve Jurick and Miami Valley Golf Association
Steve Jurick, Executive Director, Miami Valley Golf Association When we look back on this season, I for one, believe, we should all be tremendously grateful to be connected to a sport that by its very nature requires social distancing and, in most cases, the great outdoors. There was a short disruption in our schedules as state government and […]
Matt Lefferts Reviews 2020 Golf in Ohio
Matt Lefferts, Executive Director, Ohio Golf Association During a year that brought so much uncertainty, things were very busy in the golf world. Golf became an activity people could feel safe participating in and proved to be the perfect solution for social distancing requirements. March 12th was the day Governor DeWine closed schools for an extended spring break. Eleven days later he mandated the ‘Stay at Home’ order and closed all non-essential businesses. We learned that golf […]
Brian Tolnar Named PGA Merchandiser of the Year Again
Brian Tolnar, Director of Golf at Mill Creek Golf Club, was named 2020 PGA MERCHANDISER OF THE YEAR by the Northern Ohio PGA Section. The award recognizes a PGA Professional who excels in business in the promotion of golf. This marks the third time in the last five years that Tolnar has won this award in Ohio and the fourth time overall, having won earlier when working in […]
NOGA Launches new Winter Golf Series
The Northern Ohio Golf Association (NOGA) and 1899, a modern indoor golf lounge with locations in Twinsburg and Canton, have launched the NOGA Winter Tournament Series at 1899 starting in November and running through April 2021. 1899 features virtual courses powered by Trackman, the most sophisticated golf performance tracking and enhancing software in the industry. Trackman offers digital […]
Dr. Renee Powell Receives PGA Section Award
Renee Powell has received the 2020 Northern Ohio PGA Section Patriot Award. She has received numerous awards over the years and along with her father, William are the only Father and Daughter to be enshrined into the PGA of America’s Hall of Fame. “I am thrilled to receive this award from the section. Every award anyone receives is so […]