Teams from Ohio competing at the national Doubles Golf Championship at The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, FL this week did extremely well, finishing first, first, T2 and fourth.
Two-player scramble teams qualified locally for their state championships (Ohio played at Muirfield Village!), with four separate scratch division winners from each district moving on to nationals.
The national finals competition was 27-holes played over two days in Men, Women, Senior (age 60+), and Mixed Team divisions.
In the Mixed Team event, the husband and wife team of Ben Hogenkamp + Deanna Hogenkamp from Dayton represented Miami Valley Golf well, as they shot 16-under par for the 27 holes to win by a whopping 11 shots. The Wittenberg graduates both played golf for the Tigers from 2011 though 2014. Ben was a former P.J. Boatwright intern with MVG in 2013.
The winners of the Senior Division also represented Ohio. Kirk Geiling + Tom Dinkelacker from the Cincinnati area finished in a tie with the Florida team of Steven Frey + Jacob Matthews. They won the scorecard playoff set up in advance of the event start.
In the Women’s Division, Columbus District Golf Association players Tacy McDonough + Evelyn Johnson finished tied for second place at 2-under par. In the Men’s Division, Northern Ohio Golf Association’s Christopher Brown + Brian Smith shot 11-under par to finish fourth.
FINAL RESULTS:
2025 Doubles Golf National Championships
The Bear’s Club, Jupiter, FL
Monday, October 27 – Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
Men’s Division
1 Chris Calabro + Marc Delzio, Metropolitan 32 – 29 – 29 = 90 -18
2 Tyler Hurst + Austin Collins, Florida 31 – 29 – 34 = 94 -14
3 Jake Feliciano + Chris Taroncher, New Jersey 32 – 31 – 33 = 96 -12
4 Christopher Brown + Brian Smith, Ohio 31 – 33 – 33 = 97 -11
5 Sam Holden + Drew Herbert, Vermont 33 – 36 – 33 = 102 -6
T6 Tristan Sanders + Jeff Greenswag, Colorado 35 – 35 – 34 = 104 -4
T6 Henry Okoroike + Jonathan Primm, Illinois 37 – 34 – 33 = 104 -4
Women’s Division
1 Danielle Shelburne + Morgan Humphrey, Florida 31 – 34 – 30 = 95 -13
T2 Tacy McDonough + Evelyn Johnson, Ohio 35 – 36 – 35 = 106 -2
T2 Natasha Anand + Shannon Menard-Okoroike, Illinois 35 – 36 – 35 = 106 -2
4 Anongrak Baffi + Denise Gelfand, Metropolitan 37 – 38 – 34 = 109 +1
5 Karen-Marie Lesko + Susan Horton, Colorado 39 – 38 – 34 = 111 +3
Senior Division
1 Kirk Geiling + Tom Dinkelacker, Ohio 36 – 30 – 30 = 96 -12
2 Steven Frey + Jacob Matthews, Florida 33 – 32 – 31 = 96 -12
3 Andre Bolukbas + Patrick Pierson, Metropolitan 33 – 31 – 33 = 97 -11
4 Greg Otto + Gary Wayne, Colorado 35 – 33 – 33 = 101 -7
5 Michael Marchand + Craig White, Vermont 36 – 38 – 38 = 112 +4
Mixed Division
1 Ben Hogenkamp + Deanna Hogenkamp, Ohio 30 – 29 – 33 = 92 -16
2 Susan Zupnik + Timothy Dapp, Florida 34 – 35 – 34 = 103 -5
T3 Steve Stowell + Diane Stowell, Vermont 35 – 37 – 34 = 106 -2
T3 Matthew Felser + Catherine Toner, Colorado 33 – 35 – 38 = 106 -2
5 Jennifer Papillo + Adam Picard, Vermont 37 – 35 – 35 = 107 -1
6 Paul Evans + Sara Evans, Illinois 37 – 39 – 34 = 110 +2
7 Josh Priar + Stacey Priar, New Jersey 38 – 40 – 37 = 115 +7
