On a cool and drizzly day, Joe Hedrick of Barberton and Ross Beal of Uniontown each shot even-par 72 to tie for the victory in the ADGA Open stroke play event at Raintree Country Club on Sunday.
Hedrick played a steady round of 36-36, while Beal made a nice comeback on the final nine with a 2-under par 34. The pair nipped Tony Serra, Jim Cea and Chris Okeson by a shot.
The win is Beal’s second of the ADGA season, and Hedrick’s first. But Hedrick has been on a roll, as he won last week’s Turkeyfoot club championship by five shots.
Hedrick, who also won the Senior Division by two shots, would have won the event outright except for a missed tap-in from about 6 inches while trying to reach over a player’s line. (Ah, golf.)
An announcement on the date of the ADGA Golfer of the Year will be made available soon; watch NEOHgolf.com and ADGAgolf.com for details on this final ADGA event of the season.
2008 ADGA OPEN RESULTS, Sunday, September 7, 2008
Raintree Country Club, Uniontown, 6,886 yards Par 72
1. JOE HEDRICKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 36-36-72Â Â Â Â Â Â $375.00
ROSS BEALÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-34-72Â Â Â Â Â Â $375.00
3. TONY SERRAÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-35-73Â Â Â Â Â Â $250.00
JIM CEAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 37-36-73Â Â Â Â Â Â $250.00
CHRIS OKESONÂ Â Â Â Â Â 37-36-73Â Â Â Â Â Â $250.00
6. RANDY SKORMANÂ Â Â 40-34-74Â Â Â Â Â Â $125.00
MATT MABIEÂ Â Â Â Â Â 36-38-74Â Â Â Â Â Â $125.00
8. AL FREEMANÂ Â Â Â Â Â 35-40-75Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â 90.00
9. TOM STACKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 35-41-76Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â 80.00
DAVE TRIERÂ Â Â Â Â Â 40-36-76Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â 80.00
11. MIKE ARMOURÂ Â Â Â Â Â 39-38-77
CHRIS MINEARÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-39-77
MARK THOMASÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-39-77
ROB LOOMISÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-39-77
AARON CREWSEÂ Â Â 39-38-77
MIKE HARTÂ Â Â Â Â Â 37-40-77
DEAN MAPLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â 41-36-77
FRED MILLERÂ Â Â Â Â Â 41-36-77
19. TIM DAVISÂ Â Â Â Â Â 42-36-78
RUSHI OZAÂ Â Â Â Â Â 40-38-78
21. JEFF JENKINSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 40-39-79
22. TOM SEEVERÂ Â Â Â Â Â 39-41-80
JERAMI KARGÂ Â Â Â Â Â 40-40-80
TOM BAUGHÂ Â Â Â Â Â 40-40-80
25. RICH SLIVINSKIÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-43-81
STEVE FIESTÂ Â Â Â Â Â 41-40-81
TOM LIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 42-39-81
29. TOM STILLERÂ Â Â Â Â Â 44-39-83
KURT WILLGUESÂ Â Â 40-43-83
MARK CICCARELLOÂ Â Â 41-42-83
RICH LOWERYÂ Â Â Â Â Â 39-44-83
33. NICKOLAS FIOREÂ Â Â 42-44-86
34. DEMOND GLADMANÂ Â Â 49-45-94
SENIORS
1. JOE HEDRICKÂ Â Â Â Â Â 36-36-72Â Â Â Â Â Â $175.00
2. ROB YANKOÂ Â Â Â Â Â 39-35-74Â Â Â Â Â Â $125.00
3. TOM STACKÂ Â Â Â Â Â 35-39-76
4. FRED MARTINÂ Â Â Â Â Â 39-39-76
5. JIM NISKANENÂ Â Â Â Â Â 38-41-79
6. JIM TARTERÂ Â Â Â Â Â NC
SKINS
Hole 1Â Â Â TOM BAUGH Â Â Â BIRDIE
Hole 18Â JIM CEAÂ Â Â Â Â Â EAGLE
— Tim Davis & Allen Freeman
