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2022 Ohio Golf Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Bob Sowards and Gary Taylor to be inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in August. The Hall of Fame was founded in 1992. Former members include, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Hope, Tammie Green, John Cook and Ben Curtis among others. The induction ceremony will be held at Plum Brook Country Club, in Sandusky, Monday, […]
Charles Chernock Wins Firestone Country Club Contest
By Fred Altvater The winner of the Firestone Country Club drawing was Charles Chernock, from Hamilton, Ohio. Charles plays to a 17 handicap and competes in a league on the Mill Course at Winton Woods. He enjoys playing several courses in the Cincinnati area, Miami Whitewater, Sharon Woods, Circling Hills and Indian Ridge. Two of […]
Renee Powell Honored with Charlie Sifford Award
Renee Powell was honored at the World Golf Hall of Fame ceremonies prior to The PLAYERS Championship in March with the inaugural Charlie Sifford Award. Renee has received numerous awards over the years, but this one was especially important to her. Charles Sifford was a long-time family friend of both Renee and her father. Sifford […]
Rachel Rohanna Joins Shaquille O’Neal to Promote EPSON Tour
Former Ohio State Golfer and LPGA Tour member Rachel Rohanna Virgili will join NBA star Shaquille O’Neal in a series of online commercials promoting the EPSON Tour (formerly the Symetra Tour). After giving birth to her daughter, Rachel lost her LPGA Tour card and had to go back to the EPSON Tour to requalify. She […]
OSU’s Aneka Seumanutafa Competes at Augusta National Women’s Amateur
OSU’s Aneka Seumanutafa was in the field for the third annual Augusta National Women’s Amateur. After the first round at Champions Retreat Seumanutafa was tied for ninth with a solid one-over par 73. Only four shots back of the leader, Benedetta Moresco, from Italy. A second round 81 moved her outside the top 30, thus […]
Dayton’s NCR Country Club to Host U.S. Senior Women’s Open
Annika Sorenstam will be on hand to defend her U.S. Senior Women’s Open title, August 25-28, when the USGA holds the 4th edition of this popular event at NCR Country Club. England’s Laura Davies won the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, in 2018 at the Chicago Golf Club. Helen Alfredsson hoisted the trophy, in 2019, […]
Inverness To Host 2029 U.S. Amateur
For an encore after conducting the successful 2021 Solheim Cup, the famed Inverness Club in Toledo was granted the 2029 U.S. Amateur Championship. The Inverness Club is truly one of the great private clubs in the country. Golfweek ranks it as the best course in Ohio and it has hosted four U.S. Opens and two […]
Brian Tolnar Named PGA Merchandiser of the Year
By NorthernOhio.Golf Mill Creek MetroParks Head Golf Professional Brian Tolnar was named the PGA Merchandiser of the Year for a Public Golf Course. Tolnar, a member of the Northern Ohio Section of the PGA since 2015, was recognized at the PGA Show in Orlando, Florida in January. Mill Creek MetroParks is located in Boardman, Ohio and consists […]
2021 Bridgestone Senior PLAYERS Raised $840K for Charity
The 2021 Bridgestone Senior PLAYERS Championship raised $840,000 for Northeastern Ohio charities. It was the largest charitable donation made in one year and brought the total amount raised for charity through professional golf tournaments held at Firestone Country Club to over $30 million.
ProMedica & The USGA Ink Long Term Agreement
By: Fred Altvater When you start a new high-profile job, you want to make a big impression, especially when you are Michael Whan coming into a situation with an old guard USGA membership that is ready to jump on any mistake and crucify you, before you even get started. Whan, who last year left the […]