The 96th Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship was certainly one to remember. For the second year in a row, Barberton’s Nolan Haynes claimed his spot at the top of the leaderboard, shooting 69 on Monday for a three-day total of 2-under par. Haynes is the first back-to-back NEOA Champion since 1991.
This victory was no easy feat for the current Kent State player. Haynes finished day 1 T7 after carding a 1-over, 71, on Saturday. Sunday’s 2-under 68 propelled him to the final pairing, giving Haynes a shot at the title.
Monday’s round for both Logan Sutto and Haynes was nearly identical as the pair both finished with 69s. Haynes and Sutto then entered a sudden-death playoff, where Haynes ultimately prevailed after 1 hole.
Back-to-back seems to have a good ring to it this year. The Senior Division champion, Howard Clendenin, is also a familiar face at the NEOA. Clendenin carded a 2-over par, 72, to finish a successful tournament, earning him the Senior title for the second year in a row.
However, Dave Antill wouldn’t make this win an easy one for Clendenin. The pair, both finishing 4-over for the tournament, entered a sudden-death playoff following their rounds. After just 1 playoff hole, Clendenin earned his spot on the podium.
The Mid-Amateur Division was a tight race throughout the day. The leaderboard continued to shift through the final holes, but ultimately, Powell native Jon Kaplan took the title. His 3-over par, 73 on Monday, drove him to the top of the pack.
Ray McNiece ran away with the title in the Super Senior Division. McNiece led the tournament all 3 days and finished the tournament just 2 shots clear of Akron’s Tom Skidmore.
After a 1-year hiatus of the Women’s Division, the ladies were back and ready to play this weekend. Sabrina Coffman of Brunswick finished just 2 shots clear of second place.
Coffman started the weekend 5 shots back and went to work on Sunday to climb her way up the leaderboard. After carding a 1-over, 71 on Sunday, Coffman took the momentum into Monday’s round. Her 4-over, 74, earned her the title of the 5th Northeast Ohio Women’s Amateur Champion.
FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio Golf Association
2026 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship
Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna – Par 70
Saturday, May 30 – Monday, June 1, 2026
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
1 Nolan Haynes, Barberton, Ohio, 71-68-69—208 $800.00
2 Logan Usto, Monclova, Ohio, 70-69-69—208 $550.00
T3 Dillon Pendergast, Mogadore, OH, 69-71-71—211 $425.00
T3 Myles Murphy, Maumee, Ohio, 68-71-72—211 $425.00
T5 Mason Deal, Perrysburg, Ohio, 74-70-68—212 $308.33
T5 Liam Curtis, Kent, Ohio, 69-70-73—212 $308.33
T5 Nick Pisker, Strongsville, Ohio, 68-72-72—212 $308.33
8 Silas Kirkpatrick, Clinton, Ohio, 73-72-71—216 $250.00
9 Blaze Tanner, Twinsburg, Ohio, 72-70-75—217 $225.00
T10 Jon Kaplan, Powell, Ohio, 74-71-73—218 $175.00
T10 Nathan Menapace, New Philadelphia, OH, 71-74-73—218 $175.00
T10 Braden Herlich, Akron, Ohio, 76-67-75—218 $175.00
T13 Troy Chapman, Lexington, OH, 73-74-72—219 $75.00
T13 Julian Dugan, Rocky River, Ohio, 76-70-73—219 $75.00
T13 Jake Ryan, Akron, OH, 73-73-73—219 $75.00
T13 Vincent Borros, Strongsville, Ohio, 72-73-74—219 $75.00
T17 Sam Fowler, Hudson, Ohio, 75-69-76—220
T17 Zach Gassman, Painesville, OH, 71-72-77—220
18 Austin Mariani, Fowler, Ohio, 75-73-73—221
T20 Jordan Weaver, Brunswick, Ohio, 75-74-73—222
T20 Lucas Liberatore, Fairview Park, Ohio, 73-74-75—222
T20 Dean Upholez, Strongsville, Ohio, 74-74-74—222
T20 Austin Wilhoit, Stow, Ohio, 72-72-78—222
24 Chris Pollak, Aurora, OH, 74-73-76—223
25 Kyle Smith, Akron, OH, 76-73-75—224
T26 Jarrod Kasunic, Massillon, Ohio, 73-75-77—225
T26 Joseph Gonzalez, Millersburg, Ohio, 70-77-78—225
T26 Hunter Lowder, Brewster, Ohio, 77-72-76—225
T29 Mark Mokros, Canton, Ohio, 73-75-78—226
T29 Greg Manuel, Rocky River, Ohio, 77-72-77—226
31 Brian Smith, Amherst, OH, 73-75-80—228
32 Thomas Mankowski, Canton, OH, 71-77-82—230
CUT Colin Burns, Lakewood, OH, 77-74-72—223
CUT Joshua Clay, North Canton, Ohio, 75-75-74—224
CUT Andrew Grayson, Medina, OH, 72-78-76—226
CUT Joshua Olson, Hudson, Ohio, 73-77-77—227
CUT Andrew Cornell, New Philadelphia, OH, 78-73-80—231
MID-AMATEUR DIVISION
1 Jon Kaplan, Powell, Ohio, 74-71-73—218 $500.00
2 Zach Glassman, Painesville, OH, 71-72-77—220 $350.00
T3 Jordan Weaver, Brunswick, Ohio, 75-74-73—222 $250.00
T3 Lucas Liberatore, Fairview Park, OH, 73-74-75—222 $250.00
5 Colin Burns, Lakewood, OH, 77-74-72—223 $175.00
6 Joshua Clay, North Canton, Ohio, 75-75-74—224 $125.00
T7 Jarrod Kasuniuk, Massillon, Ohio, 73-75-77—225 $87.50
T7 Joseph Gonzalez, Millersburg, Ohio, 70-77-78—225 $87.50
T9 Andrew Grayson, Medina, OH, 72-78-76—226 $16.67
T9 Mark Mokros, Canton, Ohio, 73-75-78—226 $16.67
T9 Greg Manuel, Rocky River, Ohio, 77-72-77—226 $16.67
12 Joshua Olson, Hudson, OH, 73-77-77—227
13 Brian Smith, Amherst, OH, 73-75-80—228
14 Daniel Jurcic, Powell, OH, 72-75-83—230
15 Andrew Cornell, New Philadelphia, OH, 78-73-80—231
SENIOR DIVISION
1 Howard Clendenin, Fairlawn, OH, 73-69-72—214 $425.00
2 Dave Anelli, Dublin, OH, 70-72-72—214 $425.00
T3 David Trier, Stow, OH, 74-71-72—217 $250.00
T3 Brad Steven, Concord, OH, 76-69-72—217 $250.00
5 Peter Betzold, West Chester, OH, 70-76-74—220 $175.00
6 Mark Borlin, Stow, OH, 74-75-72—221 $125.00
7 Robert Schustrich, Windham, OH, 75-76-71—222 $100.00
8 Bob Spino, Uniontown, OH, 76-75-77—228
T9 Tom Skidmore, Akron, OH, 79-75-75—229
T9 Mark Guadagni, Hudson, OH, 75-77-77—229
11 Mike Stiller, Akron, OH, 78-76-76—230
12 Ron Chapman, Olmsted Township, OH, 79-71-81—231
13 Dean Cutlip, Copley, OH, 78-75-80—233
14 Brian Vincellette, Wadsworth, OH, 77-76-81—234
15 Tim Baker, Chagrin Falls, OH, 78-75-83—236
CUT Tom Baugh, Akron, OH, 83-74-77—234
SUPER SENIOR DIVISION
1 Ray McNiece, Cleveland, OH, 74-75-78—227 $250.00
2 Tom Skidmore, Akron, OH, 79-75-75—229 $150.00
3 Randy Wilburn, Deerfield, OH, 75-80-78—233 $100.00
4 Tom Baugh, Akron, OH, 83-74-77—234
5 Tim Baker, Chagrin Falls, OH, 78-75-83—236
WOMEN’S DIVISION
1 Sabrina Coffman, Brunswick, OH, 76-71-74—221 $250.00
T2 Gracyn Vidoivc, Aurora, OH, 71-78-74—223 $125.00
T2 Kristen Belden, Canton, OH, 71-78-74—223 $125.00
4 Elizabeth Pollock, Chagrin Falls, OH, 77-79-75—231
5 Saylor Wharff, Marietta, OH, 81-74-77—232
6 Cheryl Mitchell, Strongsville, OH, 76-76-81—233
7 Anna Machamer, Canal Winchester, OH, 78-80-77—235
8 Grace May, Canton, OH, 87-86-82—255
