Stories from Tours and Associations that are no longer active.
Chris Okeson and Rob Shustrich ripped up the front nine in the scramble format at Chippewa Monday, posting a 7-under 28 to nip fellow competitors Ty Kovach and Allen Freeman by a single shot. Okeson and Shustritch trailed by one standing on the eighth tee, but clutch birdies on the last two holes swung the event their way.
Play was stopped after a significant rainstorm hit the Championship Golf Association’s stroke play event at Ironwood Golf Course on Saturday. After a brief time in the clubhouse, CGA Director Jeff Jenkins called the remainder of the day a washout and decided the event would revert to the nine holes that all players had completed as final.
That decision didn’t sit well with some of the players who were making a charge on the back nine.
Thunder crackled around the Wicked Woods Golf Course in Newbury on Thursday, but the rains held off.
Good thing for Mark Julius of Painesville Township.
Celebrating his birthday, Julius used a little luck to make a big climb to the top of the 2010 Greater Cleveland Skins Game leaderboard — and he did it all in just one hole.
The Medalist Tour has canceled its Mahoning County Classic scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at Doughton Golf Club in Hubbard. The small number of player registrations and a golf course that might not be well suited to a professional event led to the late decision.
But on the flip side, that’s good news for the players who are competing in the next tournament…
Final results from The Championship Golf Association’s Modified Stableford event, played Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Tanglewood National Golf Club in Bainbridge. Points: 1 for par; 3 for birdie; 5 for eagle:
On a beautiful night at Powderhorn Golf Course in Madison this Thursday, three skins were won in the 20-man field, making each skin worth $153.33.
Ron Carimi of Geneva made a birdie on the long par-4 first hole, cashing for the first time ever in the Greater Cleveland Skins Game.
