First round leader Jim Muething from Maketewah Country Club backed up his opening 5-under par 67 with a 1-under par 71 to win the GCGA Metropolitan Senior Championship at Walden Ponds Golf Club in Hamilton.
Finishing three shots behind was Peter Betzold, who made a hole-out eagle-2 at the par-4 17th to finish at 3-under par total 141.
In the Super Senior Division, first-round leader Dan DeVore from Hamilton Elks Golf Club shot 68-71=139 (-5) to earn a one-shot win over Jeffrey Sparks from The Grizzly Course, who kept the heat on with a finishing 69.
Congratulations to the 77th Metropolitan Senior Men’s Championship Flight Champions 🏆
Don Grill Flight: John Fryman
John Wood II Flight: Peter Betzold
Bill Dupree Flight: Jerry Schott
Tony Blom Flight: Jeffrey Sparks pic.twitter.com/ahA6wMVtWF
— Greater Cinci Golf (@GCGA) July 16, 2025
— photos and socials courtesy of GCGA
FINAL RESULTS: Greater Cincinnati Golf Association
2025 GCGA Metropolitan Senior Championship
Walden Ponds Golf Club, Hamilton
Monday, July 14 – Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
1 Jim Muething, Maketewah Country Club 67 – 71 = 138
2 Peter Betzold, The Grizzly Course 69 – 72 = 141
3 Keith Brackenridge, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 73 – 70 = 143
T4 Dave Antill, Marquee Club 74 – 70 = 144
T4 Mark Stocker, Coldstream Country Club 74 – 70 = 144
T6 Paul Favorito, Coldstream Country Club 74 – 71 = 145
T6 Paul Denicolo, Coldstream Country Club 73 – 72 = 145
T6 John Fryman, Rattlesnake Ridge GC 71 – 74 = 145
T9 Dave Meiering, Clovernook Country Club 76 – 70 = 146
T9 Derek Gustafson, Sharon Woods Golf Course 73 – 73 = 146
T11 Andy Boedecker, EClub Miami Valley 75 – 72 = 147
T11 Mitch Mahoney, Four Bridges Country Club 75 – 72 = 147
T13 Ed Steiber, Miami View Golf Club 77 – 71 = 148
T13 Chad Ingle, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 73 – 75 = 148
T15 Randy Ross, Snow Hill Country Club 79 – 70 = 149
T15 Dan Meade, Miami View Golf Club 76 – 73 = 149
T15 Tim Sorrows, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 72 – 77 = 149
T18 Brian Sweeney, Elks Run Golf Club 77 – 73 = 150
T18 Paul Peyton, Sharon Woods Golf Course 72 – 78 = 150
20 Benjamin Blemker, The Acres 75 – 76 = 151
T21 John Broekema, Oasis Golf Club 78 – 74 = 152
T21 John Herbert, Miami View Golf Club 76 – 76 = 152
T21 Ben Stevens, Terrace Park Country Club 75 – 77 = 152
24 Dan Koenig, Sharon Woods Golf Course 74 – 79 = 153
25 Tim McLaughlin, Stillmeadow Country Club 83 – 72 = 155
T26 Chris Straley, Coldstream Country Club 83 – 73 = 156
T26 Mike Frey, Stillmeadow Country Club 80 – 76 = 156
28 Rick Harmon, Friendly Meadows G C 75 – 82 = 157
29 John Dicker, Oasis Golf Club 78 – 80 = 158
T30 David Lockard, Maketewah Country Club 83 – 77 = 160
T30 Brad Sweeney, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 80 – 80 = 160
T30 J. Lance Bell, Hidden Valley Golf Club 80 – 80 = 160
T30 Anthony Boeing, Miami Whitewater Forest Golf C 78 – 82 = 160
T34 Eric Yost, Boone/Lassing 82 – 80 = 162
T34 Randy Wilburn, California Golf Course 81 – 81 = 162
T36 Chris Woycke, Beckett Ridge Country Club 84 – 79 = 163
T36 Dan Merz, Miami Whitewater Forest Golf C 78 – 85 = 163
T38 Tom Helwig, The Mill Course 83 – 81 = 164
T38 Joe Denk, Pine Hills Golf Club 81 – 83 = 164
T38 Paul Phillips, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 79 – 85 = 164
41 Brian McCants, Wyoming Golf Club 82 – 83 = 165
42 Casey March, Sugar Ridge Golf Club 82 – 85 = 167
T43 Robert Huston, Tri County Golf Ranch 81 – 87 = 168
T43 Don Hershey, Sharon Woods Golf Course 80 – 88 = 168
45 Ted (Tetsuya) Maruishi, The Links at Rising Star 85 – 84 = 169
46 Robert Stobart, Boone/Lassing 78 – 93 = 171
47 Dan Vosel, Elks Run Golf Club 87 – 86 = 173
48 David Mosley, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 92 – 85 = 177
49 Dave Hughes, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 91 – 87 = 178
50 James Tolliver, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 91 – 91 = 182
51 Braden Powers, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 90 – 101 = 191
52 Rodger Tolliver, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 106 – 100 = 206
WD Scott Richards, Oasis Golf Club 73 – WD
WD Dennis Kendall, Elks Run Golf Club 81 – WD
WD Jack Wooten, Boone/Lassing WD
WD Jeff Caley, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC WD
WD Bob Spencer, Terrace Park Country Club WD
WD James Volpenhein, Maketewah Country Club WD
WD Kevin Flynn, Sharon Woods Golf Course WD
WD James Cole, Coldstream Country Club WD
WD Lance Lucas, Triple Crown Country Club WD
SUPER SENIOR DIVISION
1 Dan DeVore, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 68 – 71 = 139
2 Jeffrey Sparks, The Grizzly Course 71 – 69 = 140
3 David Argus, Blue Ash Golf Course 72 – 73 = 145
4 Jerry Schott, Summit Hills Country Club 70 – 76 = 146
5 Don Niehaus, Golf Courses at Kenton County 74 – 73 = 147
T6 Thomas Turner, Wyoming Golf Club 77 – 71 = 148
T6 Doug Gage, Shaker Run Golf Club 77 – 71 = 148
T6 GREG Keyes, Miami View Golf Club 76 – 72 = 148
T6 Raymond Sovik, Marquee Club 73 – 75 = 148
T6 Gordon Willins, Miles of Golf Players Club 71 – 77 = 148
11 Rex Conn, Bel-Wood Country Club 72 – 77 = 149
T12 Rich White, TPC Rivers Bend 80 – 71 = 151
T12 Forrest Holger, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 76 – 75 = 151
T12 Dean Staber, Stonelick Hills Golf Club 75 – 76 = 151
T12 Gerald Leshner, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 73 – 78 = 151
16 Randy Reifers, The Grizzly Course 77 – 75 = 152
17 Edward McCoy, Indian Ridge Golf Club 76 – 78 = 154
18 Darrel Grissom, Walden Ponds Golf Club 77 – 78 = 155
T19 Rock Robinson, Stonelick Hills Golf Club 83 – 74 = 157
T19 Phil Russo, The Grizzly Course 82 – 75 = 157
T19 Tim Potts, Green Crest Golf Club 80 – 77 = 157
T19 Mark Boothby, The Grizzly Course 73 – 84 = 157
23 James Hood, Clovernook Country Club 82 – 76 = 158
T24 Steve Neely, Miami View Golf Club 80 – 80 = 160
T24 Jeff Jena, Clearcreek-the Practice Center 78 – 82 = 160
26 Tom Keltner, Browns Run Country Club 81 – 81 = 162
27 Tom Leonard, Summit Hills Country Club 82 – 81 = 163
28 Don Hubbard, Golf Courses at Kenton County 82 – 84 = 166
29 Rob Flanigan, Boone/Lassing 83 – 84 = 167
30 Jeff Thompson, Vineyard Golf Course 91 – 84 = 175
31 Bill Crellin, California Golf Course 112 – 98 = 210
WD Biff Arnold, Heritage Club 79 – WD
WD Terry Johnson, Cincinnati Golf Club WD
WD Greg Mcfarland, Browns Run Country Club WD
