Peter Betzold of The Grizzly Course shot 4-under-par over 2 days to win the 78th GCGA Metropolitan Senior Men’s Championship at Clovernook Country Club in Cincinnati. Betzold carded 8 birdies and an eagle for rounds of 70 – 68 and a 2-day total of 138.
In the Super Senior Division, Rich White from TPC Rivers Bend and Mike Sipes from Ivy Hills Country Club tied for the lead at 3-over-par. The pair had identical scores of 71 – 74 for a 2-day total of 145. After a tiebreaker, Sipes was ultimately crowned as champion.
— photos courtesy of GCGA
FINAL RESULTS: Greater Cincinnati Golf Association
2026 78th Metropolitan Senior Men’s Championship
Clovernook Country Club, Cincinnati
Thursday, July 9 – Friday, July 10, 2026
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
1 Peter Betzold, The Grizzly Course 70 – 68 = 138
2 Derek Gustafson, Sharon Woods Golf Course 73 – 68 = 141
3 Peter Samborsky, NCR Country Club 72 – 70 = 142
T4 James Volpenhein, Maketewah Country Club 72 – 71 = 143
T4 Lance Lucas, Triple Crown Country Club 70 – 73 = 143
6 Greg Keyes, Miami View Golf Club 74 – 71 = 145
T7 Paul Peyton, Sharon Woods Golf Course 74 – 72 = 146
T7 Bob Spencer, Terrace Park Country Club 70 – 76 = 146
9 Ed Steiber, Miami View Golf Club 76 – 71 = 147
T10 Paul Favorito, Coldstream Country Club 75 – 73 = 148
T10 Craig Harden, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 75 – 73 = 148
T10 Dan Meade, Miami View Golf Club 72 – 76 = 148
13 Keith Brackenridge, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 75 – 74 = 149
T14 Dave Meiering, Clovernook Country Club 79 – 71 = 150
T14 Tom Helwig, The Mill Course 77 – 73 = 150
T14 Paul Denicolo, Coldstream Country Club 75 – 75 = 150
T14 Jared Baysinger, Traditions Golf Club 74 – 76 = 150
T14 Ed Sulken, Devou Park Golf & Event Center 79
T19 Jeff Franco, The Acres 79 – 72 = 151
T19 Brian Sweeney, Elks Run Golf Club 78 – 73 = 151
T19 Jim Muething, Maketewah Country Club 76 – 75 = 151
T22 Tim Sorrows, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 77 – 75 = 152
T22 Don Hershey, Sharon Woods Golf Course 75 – 77 = 152
T24 Michael Hall, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 77 – 76 = 153
T24 Brad Miceli 76 – 77 = 153
T24 Kent Cashell, Clovernook Country Club 75 – 78 = 153
T24 Chad Ingle, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 72 – 81 = 153
T28 Craig Higgins, Vineyard Golf Course 80 – 74 = 154
T28 Rick Harmon, Friendly Meadows GC 78 – 76 = 154
T28 Jeff Shircliff, Sharon Woods Golf Course 78 – 76 = 154
T28 John Herbert, Miami View Golf Club 78 – 76 = 154
T28 Brian Crowthers, Stonelick Hills Golf Club 76 – 78 = 154
T28 Christopher Walker, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 75 – 79 = 154
T34 Brian Byrne, Miami Whitewater Forest Golf C 83 – 72 = 155
T34 Brad Sweeney, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 78 – 77 = 155
T34 Randall Schneider, The Mill Course 76 – 79 = 155
T34 Jason Shircliff, Sharon Woods Golf Course 75 – 80 = 155
T38 Nick Caliguri, Miami View Golf Club 82 – 74 = 156
T38 Mark Stocker, Coldstream Country Club 80 – 76 = 156
T38 Bill Colopy, Miami Valley Golf Club 79 – 77 = 156
T38 Joe Denk, Pine Hills Golf Club 76 – 80 = 156
T42 Dave Heinrich, Rare Eagle Golf Club 80 – 77 = 157
T42 Michael Smith, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 80 – 77 = 157
T44 Mike Frey, Stillmeadow Country Club 81 – 77 = 158
T44 Bradley Meyers, Ivy Hills Country Club 78 – 80 = 158
T44 Robert Huston, Tri County Golf Ranch 77 – 81 = 158
T47 Brian McCants, Wyoming Golf Club 79 – 81 = 160
T47 KEVIN Grimmer, Maketewah Country Club 76 – 84 = 160
T47 Tim Appleton, Ivy Hills Country Club 73 – 87 = 160
50 Dennis Kendall, Elks Run Golf Club 82 – 79 = 161
T51 Ben Stevens, Terrace Park Country Club 83 – 79 = 162
T51 Matt Harp, The Mill Course 81 – 81 = 162
53 Buzz Deters, Clovernook Country Club 83 – 81 = 164
54 Dennis Dalton, Legendary Run Golf Course 85 – 81 = 166
55 Casey March, Sugar Ridge Golf Club 82 – 86 = 168
T56 David Jones, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 89 – 81 = 170
T56 James Wood, Green Crest Golf Club 84 – 86 = 170
T58 Pat Sucher, Miami Whitewater Forest Golf C 91 – 83 = 174
T58 Harold Gatts, Elks Run Golf Club 90 – 84 = 174
60 Dave Hughes, USGA/Greater Cincinnati GC 95 – 84 = 179
61 Dan Vosel, Elks Run Golf Club 96 – 84 = 180
62 Robert Stobart, Boone/Lassing 90 – 95 = 185
63 Ron Biggs, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 96 – 91 = 187
64 Jeff Kenner, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 93 – 101 = 194
WD David Scheibly, Devou Park Golf & Event Center 80
WD David Mosley, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 80
WD Ken Lafountain, Ivy Hills Country Club 82
WD Danny Holcomb, Friendly Meadows G C
WD Richard Manfredi, Aston Oaks Golf Club
WD Anthony Boeing, Miami Whitewater Forest Golf C
WD Chris Straley, Coldstream Country Club
SUPER SENIOR DIVISION
1 Mike Sipes, Ivy Hills Country Club 71 – 74 = 145
2 Rich White, TPC Rivers Bend 71 – 74 = 145
T3 Kirk Geiling, Four Bridges Country Club 75 – 71 = 146
T3 Gordon Willins, Miles of Golf Players Club 75 – 71 = 146
T3 Jeffrey Sparks, The Grizzly Course 71 – 75 = 146
6 Randy Reifers, The Grizzly Course 73 – 74 = 147
T7 David Argus, Blue Ash Golf Course 76 – 74 = 150
T7 James Hood, Clovernook Country Club 75 – 75 = 150
T9 Paul Staun, Blue Ash Golf Course 80 – 71 = 151
T9 Phil Russo, The Grizzly Course 72 – 79 = 151
T11 Steve Neely, Miami View Golf Club 78 – 74 = 152
T11 Mark Boothby, Elks Run Golf Club 76 – 76 = 152
T11 Roger Johnson, NCR Country Club 76 – 76 = 152
T11 David Lockard, Maketewah Country Club 75 – 77 = 152
T15 Jeff Yancey, Maketewah Country Club 74 – 79 = 153
T15 Ed Sulken, Devou Park Golf & Event Center 82
17 Robert Westendorf, Swing Fit Golf Club 79 – 75 = 154
T18 Forrest Holger, Hamilton Elks Golf Club 78 – 77 = 155
T18 Biff Arnold, Heritage Club 77 – 78 = 155
20 Jim Hunsche, Miami View Golf Club 78 – 80 = 158
21 Greg Rodgers, Hickory Woods Golf Course 79 – 80 = 159
22 Larry Elam, Harmon Golf Club 81 – 83 = 164
23 Don Hubbard, Golf Courses at Kenton County 85 – 82 = 167
24 Thomas Turner, Wyoming Golf Club 82 – 86 = 168
25 Tom Keltner, Browns Run Country Club 88 – 85 = 173
26 George Riddle, The Grizzly Course 89 – 92 = 181
WD Lance Schneider, Hamilton Elks Golf Club
DQ Paul Schulte, Avon Field Golf Course
