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Dana Open to Hold Concert
In keeping with the Dana Open’s goal to generate funds for Toledo-area children’s charities a concert will be held featuring ‘A Girl Named Tom,’ winner’s of The Voice. Toledo’s own Max Boyle will open for the headliners. The concert will be held Tuesday, August 30, at the Huntington Center. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and […]
Dana Open to be Held Over Labor Day
The newly named Dana Open presented by Marathon will be held over Labor Day Weekend, August 29-September 4 at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania. This year the women will be trying to grab a piece of the $1.75 million. The tournament raises funds for local children’s charities. During the tournament’s 37-year history, close to […]
Ohio Golfer Wins JOHN SHIPPEN Invitational
Wyatt Worthington, from Reynoldsburg, Ohio earned an exemption into the Rocket Mortgage Classic by winning the JOHN SHIPPEN National Golf Invitational. Worthington also competed in the inaugural SHIPPEN last year and has played in two PGA TOUR events previously. He qualified for two PGA Championships, the 2016 PGA at Baltusrol and the 2022 PGA at […]
The Kroger Queen City Open to be Held in Cincinnati
The next week after the Dana Open in Toledo, the LPGA moves down I-75 for the Kroger Queen City Open presented by P&G. It will be held at Kenwood Country Club, which was recently completely renovated by Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design. This will be the first time in over 30 years that the LPGA […]
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
The 16th playing of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will showcase the best talent on the Korn Ferry Tour, August 22 – 28, 2022, at The Ohio State University Golf Club’s Scarlet Course. Big names have won the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in the past. Two of 2022 major championship winners on the PGA TOUR […]
Jenn David Captures 2022 Women’s Ohio Amateur Title
Jenn David birdied the first hole and the eighteenth hole to win the 99th Women’s Ohio State Golf Association Amateur Championship. In between, she led in her match with Susan Glassy by as much as three holes, and was never trailed in the match. Glassy had clawed back to even heading into the final hole, […]
Sutton Wins Toledo Spring Amateur
Sam Sutton, a junior at St Francis High School, came back from a three-shot deficit after the first round, to capture the Great Lakes Spring Am held last month at the Maumee Bay State Park Golf Course. Sutton, son of golf pro Dan Sutton of Heatherdowns Country Club, opened with a 5-over par, 77, […]
T.J. Brudzinski Wins Ohio Senior Amateur
T.J. Brudzinski from Columbus, carded 64-72 to win the 2022 Ohio Senior Amateur by two shots over Painesville’s Thomas Jereb. Contested at Youngstown Country Club Terry Wamack was solo third, Dave Antill fourth. Four players tied for fifth place, Rick Harmon, Mark Guadagni, Ken Kinkopf and Mark Brolin. Sovik Takes Super Senior Title In the […]
Ohio Teens Excel at Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
New Albany High School Teammates Make It to Semi-Finals of Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Kelly Hollenbaugh and Anna Ritter members of the New Albany Girls Golf Team were the 27th seed after the medal round of the USGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship in Puerto Rico. They made it all the way to the semi-finals before being […]
Country Music Star Eric Church to Perform at Memorial
The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, an official PGA TOUR event founded and hosted annually by Jack Nicklaus, announced that 2020 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and 10-time GRAMMY nominee Eric Church will headline the 2022 edition of the Tournament’s annual benefit concert, Thursday, June 2, at KEMBA Live! in Columbus. Since its inception, the benefit […]