August closes with NOGA's Stroke Play East and the Turkeyfoot Championship...

TOURNAMENT REPORT:

Kevin Larizza and Mike Simpson 2019 Chippewa Champion

Simpson Wins Chippewa Championship

Green's Mike Simpson finished even par over 36 holes at this annual test to win his first-ever Chippewa Championship. GAME STORY & RESULTS > | PHOTOS >

Senior Portage County Am

Brunswick's Randy Crider shot 4-under par 66 at Windmill Lakes to storm the 60-69 Division, while Geoffrey Burge won the 50-59 group and Gerald Musiel earned a playoff win in 70+. GAME STORY & RESULTS >

MORE RESULTS:

- Richard Campbell won the Championship Flight at the Golfweek Am Tour event at The Quarry in Canton;

- Canton's Denise Callahan made it to the Round of 64, while Canton's Suzi Spotleson was nipped in the Round of 32 in the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Am;

- the 54-hole NOPGA Professional Championship is underway, finishing Weds;

- the High School Golf season is rolling, so the check many results from this week!

WEEKLY SERIES RESULTS:

Cleveland Skins | Chippewa Scratch

CALL FOR ENTRIES:

- the 36-hole Turkeyfoot Championship is this Sat Aug 31 - and Sun Sep 1, with the Ladies Turkeyfoot Championship on Sunday as well;

- the final NOGA Interclub Team Championship is Thur, Sep 5 at Glenmoor CC;

TOURNAMENTS ON DECK:

- Cleveland Metroparks Golf hosts the always well-attended Bill Barbour Cup, a 6/6/6 format 2-player event at Sleepy Hollow on Sun, Sep 8;

- the Golfweek Am Tour plays Boulder Creek in its divisions-by-handicap stroke play format to on Sun, Sep 8;

- the NOGA Patriot's Cup is an 18-hole Stableford event at Firestone North, benefitting the Folds of Honor on Mon, Sep 9;

- the Senior Chippewa Championship is an 18-hole stroke play event in three age divisions on Wed, Sep 11, with a steak dinner after for the insane price of $50;

- the Turkeyfoot Fall 2-M Jumble is a 9/9/9 event on Sat, Sep 14.

NEWS & NOTES:

- the late Bob Wharton used vision and leadership to guide the Northern Ohio Golf Association to great things. His drive is why he will be inducted into its Hall of Fame this September. Read the NEOH Golf Life story by Tim Rogers on Wharton's legacy.

COURSE MEMBER OF THE WEEK:

Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links, Green

Loads of Golf Remains

Yes, August is coming to a close. But September and October are spectacular golf months in Northeast Ohio. There are plenty of big events still to come in 2019, with a number of season-long series leaderboards yet to be determined...

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Allen Freeman
Northeast Ohio Golf
https://NEOHgolf.com
golf@NEOHgolf.com