29th Annual Matches Set for October 6–8 at Wedgewood
Executive Director David Griffith on Tuesday announced the names of the 16 players and three captains who will represent the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association in the 29th annual Ohio Cup Matches, to be played October 6-8 at Wedgewood Golf and Country Club in Powell, Ohio.
The Ohio Cup is a team event between members of the NOPGA and their counterparts from the Southern Ohio PGA. Similar to the Ryder Cup, match play scoring is the format for three varied competitions – Four Ball, Foursomes and Singles. One point is awarded for a victory. Ties earn one-half point.
Four Ball, also known as Better Ball, means the two players play their own ball for the duration of the hole with the better score being used for the team. Under the Foursomes format players take alternate shots until the ball is holed.
The teams are comprised of nine players from the season-long Ohio Cup Points Lists and one captain’s choice for the Regular Team and five players and one captain’s pick for the Senior Team.
NOPGA Hall-of-Famer Mitch Camp, who guided the NOPGA to a 17-15 victory last year, returns for his second year of captaincy and will be a playing captain. He will be assisted by fellow Hall-of-Famers Tom Waitrovich and Steve Parker.
2025 NOPGA Ohio Cup Team Members
REGULAR TEAM:
Jaysen Hansen (Head Professional, Toledo CC)
Jim Troy (Teaching Professional, The Golf Dome)
Anthony Panepento (Assistant Professional, Canterbury GC)
Randy Dietz (Director of Instruction, Windmill Golf Center)
Mark Sierak (Owner, Optimus Golf)
Nick Gustin (Head Professional, Erie Shores GC)
Cory Kumpf (Director of Golf, Brookside CC)
Adam Lewicki (Head Professional, Portage CC)
Nick Paez (Owner, GolfTEC – Northeast Ohio)
*Jordan Paolini (Assistant Professional, Shaker Heights CC)
SENIOR TEAM:
Mike Stone (Director of Instruction, Belmont CC)
Gary Rusnak (Instructor, 1899 Golf)
Jon Jones (Assistant Professional, Youngstown CC)
Scott Pollack (Managing Partner, 1899 Golf
Mitch Camp (PGA Life Member)
*Tony Adcock (Instructor, Foxy Golf)
* Denotes captain picks.
Ohio Cup History
The NOPGA holds a 17-11 lead in the series, snapping a three-year losing streak last year with an exciting 17-15 victory that came down to the final two matches when the event was played at Westbrook Country Club.
Camp, Dietz, Hansen, Kumpf, Lewicki, Paez, Panepento, Sierak and Troy are repeaters from the 2024 Regular Team, while Camp and Stone return for the Seniors. Pollack and Paolini will be making their Ohio Cup debuts. Adcock, Gustin, Jones and Rusnak return after short absences.
All-Time Ohio Cup Results: NOPGA LEADS 17-11
PAST RESULTS:
2024: NOPGA 17, SOPGA 15 | Westbrook CC
2023: SOPGA 20.5, NOPGA 11.5 | Worthington Hills CC
2022: SOPGA 16.5, NOPGA 15.5 | Barrington GC
2021: SOPGA 18, NOPGA 14 | Pinnacle GC
2020: NOPGA 18.5, SOPGA 13.5 | Firestone CC
2019: NOPGA 18.5, SOPGA 13.5 | Tartan Fields CC
2018: NOPGA 17, SOPGA 15 | Kirtland CC
2017: NOPGA 21.5, SOPGA 10.5 | Kinsale G&FC
2016: SOPGA 16.5, NOPGA 15.5 | Brookside CC (Canton)
2015: SOPGA 16.5, NOPGA 11.5 | Brookside G&CC
2014: NOPGA 15.5, SOPGA 12.5 | Lakewood CC
2013: NOPGA 16.5, SOPGA 11.5 | Kenwood CC
2012: NOPGA 18.5, SOPGA 9.5 | Sand Ridge GC
2011: NOPGA 16, SOPGA 12 | Columbus CC
2010: NOPGA 17, SOPGA 11 | Barrington GC
2009: SOPGA 17.5, NOPGA 10.5 | NCR Country CC
2008: NOPGA 16, SOPGA 12 | Brookside CC (Canton)
2007: SOPGA 16.5, NOPGA 11.5 | Heritage Golf Club
2006: SOPGA 17, NOPGA 11 | Kinsale G&FC
2005: NOPGA 18.5, SOPGA 9.5 | Kinsale G&FC
2004: NOPGA 15.5, SOPGA 12.5 | The Medallion CC
2003: NOPGA 17, SOPGA 11 | The Lakes G&CC
2002: NOPGA 16, SOPGA 12 | The Medallion CC
2001: NOPGA 20, SOPGA 8 | The Lakes G&CC
2000: SOPGA 15, NOPGA 13 | The Medallion CC
1999: SOPGA 13, NOPGA 11 | The Lakes G&CC
1998: NOPGA 16.5, SOPGA 7.5 | Quail Hollow Resort
1997: SOPGA 15, NOPGA 9 | CC of the North
