It was a beautiful night for golf at Madison Country Club Thursday, and Steve Blackburn Jr. wasted no time trying to make a run at Mike Angie and first place: Blackburn birdied the par-4 first hole and captured a skin worth $84.33.
Gary Zehe had the big night of the week with a double-dip on the par-3 fourth hole, knocking it to six feet for a pin shot and a birdie skin. Pin shots were worth $38.50.
Rounding out the night’s earners, Dave Sotka grabbed a skin with a birdie on the par-4 fifth hole, and Dave DeLong cashed on his first night of competition with a pin shot on the long par-3 ninth hole.
Blackburn Jr.’s skin closes the the gap on leader Mike Angie to just $44.59 with just three weeks left to go in the race for the Thompson Cup.
Next week, the Greater Cleveland Skins Game starts early at 4 p.m. at Fowlers Mill, as we run out of daylight.
GREATER CLEVELAND SKINS GAME LEADERBOARD: WEEK 23
| Player Name | Total | Skins | Skins $ | Pins | Pins $ |
| Mike Angie | $1,238.08 | 7 | $1,049.58 | 5 | $188.50 |
| Steve Blackburn Jr | $1,193.49 | 9 | $1,018.49 | 4 | $175.00 |
| Rob Schustrich | $696.50 | 5 | $661.50 | 1 | $35.00 |
| Dave Sotka | $537.83 | 3 | $360.33 | 4 | $177.50 |
| Eddie Neer | $450.50 | 2 | $391.00 | 2 | $59.50 |
| Gary Zehe | $407.99 | 3 | $281.99 | 3 | $126.00 |
| Steve Blackburn Sr | $397.00 | 2 | $397.00 | 0 | $- |
| George Martin | $388.66 | 2 | $280.16 | 2 | $108.50 |
| Joe Tasca | $388.50 | 3 | $336.00 | 1 | $52.50 |
| Scott Mackar | $375.00 | 2 | $273.00 | 3 | $102.00 |
| John Niedzialek | $351.50 | 2 | $123.50 | 7 | $228.00 |
| Sam Corabi | $316.50 | 2 | $235.00 | 2 | $81.50 |
| Paul Kish | $308.66 | 3 | $270.16 | 1 | $38.50 |
| Mark Foss | $307.00 | 1 | $160.00 | 4 | $147.00 |
| Nick Anagnost | $222.00 | 1 | $138.00 | 2 | $84.00 |
| Allen Freeman | $207.00 | 2 | $207.00 | ||
| Geoff Nicely | $122.66 | 1 | $122.66 | ||
| Jim Lebzelter | $111.66 | 1 | $76.66 | 1 | $35.00 |
| Tom Evans | $98.00 | 1 | $98.00 | ||
| Brian McCullough | $98.00 | 1 | $98.00 | ||
| Paul Kasper | $76.66 | 1 | $76.66 | ||
| Josh Krause | $63.00 | 1 | $63.00 | ||
| Bill Spears | $51.75 | 1 | $51.75 | ||
| Jarrod Dixon | $50.00 | 1 | $50.00 | ||
| Tom Herrmann | $49.00 | 1 | $49.00 | ||
| Russ Rybka | $45.50 | 1 | $45.50 | ||
| Joe DiDonato | $42.00 | 1 | $42.00 | ||
| Dave DeLong | $38.50 | 1 | $38.50 | ||
| Tim Linnnich | $37.50 | 1 | $37.50 | ||
| Anthony Marinelli | $37.50 | 1 | $37.50 |
