Stories from Tours and Associations that are no longer active.
Chris Okeson came out of the gate birdie-eagle-birdie, and that sizzling hot start put him and partner Rob Schustrich on their way to earning half of the carry-over skins pot, a one shot win at Week 11, and a huge jump up the season-long money list of the Chippewa Scratch League.
As the last group of the day was still grinding it out on the golf course in search of a win, Lucas Murray of East Sparta was sitting in the clubhouse waiting.
Starting the day tied for ninth place and five shots off the lead, Murray’s final round six-under par 65 at the Sanctuary Golf Club in North Canton was an incredible turn-around, giving him a three shot victory in the 2010 Stark County Amateur Golf Championship with a 54-hole total of even par 215.
Results from Round 2 of the 54-hole Stark County Amateur Golf Championship, played on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Seven Hills Country Club in Hartville.
2010 Stark County Amateur Golf Championship
Round 1 Results from Ohio Prestwick Country Club
Friday, July 23, Par 72, 7103 yards
Steve Blackburn Jr., the reigning Greater Cleveland Skins Game Champion, made a bold move this week at Quail Hollow Country Club: he made the only skin of the night.
Blackburn Jr. made a “statement eagle” on the 490-yard par-5 8th hole on the Weiskopf Course, hitting driver then 7-iron to two feet.
Dave Trier and Mike Lynch broke the hearts of eight teams, as they grabbed the top spot in Week 10 of the 2010 Chippewa Scratch League as one of the very last groups of the evening.
Posting a score of 5-under par 30 in the scramble format on the front side, the pair kicked the 16 players who shot 4-under par into “Chumpchangeville” by a single made putt.
