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Columnist: Ohio Golf News
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 […]
COVID-19 Forces NCAA to Cancel Spring Sports
The NCAA Spring Sports schedule was abruptly cancelled last month due to the outbreak and fears of the spread of the coronavirus. All sports fans mourn the loss of “March Maddness,” but every college athlete in every spring sport was gut-punched by an abrupt end to their season. Collegiate athletic coaches become much more […]
Wind Topples Famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ at Inverness Club
When the Solheim Cup visits Inverness Club in Toledo next summer, the course will be missing one of the most iconic trees in the history of golf. In the 1979 U.S. Open that was held at Inverness, Lon Hinkle found a short cut at the par 5 eighth hole. In the first round of the […]
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 […]
Bob Sowards Wins AGAIN!!
Bob Sowards capped off another successful tournament in December and banked $5,000 for winning Event No. 6 of the PGA Tournament Series at PGA Golf Club at Port St. Lucie, Florida. Sowards started the week with a win at the Indian River Grapefruit Pro-Am in Vero Beach, but lost Event No. 5 in a […]
Marathon Classic LPGA Classic Raises $570,000
The 2019 Marathon LPGA Classic Presented by Dana distributed $570,000 to 23 northwest Ohio children’s charities today as a result of this year’s annual tournament. The tournament has now raised $11.5 million for 185 northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan children’s charities since its inception in 1984.
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 […]