JIM TRESSEL ADDRESSES VETERANS AT LUNCHEON
JACKSON TOWNSHIP: A five-player team headed by Quail Hollow Director of Player Development, Kevin Sullivan, PGA won the second Northern Ohio PGA Hope Cup on Wednesday at Glenmoor Country Club.
The event was a day of celebration for 60 veterans of our Armed Services, who made up 15 teams and were paired with members of the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association who are PGA HOPE trained in a 9-hole scramble that was decided by a shootout between three teams.
PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is a national program that introduces golf to veterans to help enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
Only the veterans participated in the shootout after the 15 teams were split into two groups and played a scramble on Glenmoor’s two nines. The top teams from both nines advanced to the shootout, a 57-yard shot to Glenmoor’s 18th green.
The team from PGA HOPE: Elyria, captained by Valley of the Eagles professional Barry Friedman, PGA, posted a 6-under 30 on the front nine and PGA HOPE: Mentor and PGA HOPE: Chagrin Falls-Men, captained by Matthew Creech, PGA, won the back nine at 5-under 31.
All three advanced to the shootout, which PGA HOPE: Mentor won when Mentor resident and Army veteran Tom Brown knocked his shot to three feet. Navy veteran and Novelty resident Jim Morrison made a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole to get his team into the shootout and Chardon resident Jason Wallingford and Painesville Township’s Rob Sutton also made key contributions.
Former Ohio State coach and former president of Youngstown State University, Jim Tressel, was the guest speaker and delivered a heartfelt and enlightening talk to the crowd during a question and answer session with television personality and golf course owner Jimmy Hanlin, PGA about football, golf, heart, determination and dedication.
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FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
2024 HOPE Cup
Glenmoor Country Club, Canton
Thursday, August 8, 2024
(captains listed first)
FRONT 9:
1. PGA HOPE Elyria (Barry Friedman, Vincent Mancuso, Robert Dickson, Matt Ulcar, Collin Leahy) 30;
2. PGA HOPE Macedonia (Dan Dauk, Therester Cox, William Casper, Raji Welch-Bey, Konrad Kaniowski) 31;
3. PGA HOPE Washington (Mark Sierak, Herman Friedman, Bryan Chaye, Jennifer Baun, Mike Novotny) 32;
4. PGA HOPE Shawnee Hills (Meggie Flanigan, Mark Luciano, Marvin Descott, Hank Milnark, Scott Jones) 33;
T5. PGA HOPE Aurora (Todd Ekstrand, Tim Ekstrand, Daniel Gaudet, Tom Adams, Mark Pancake) 34;
T5.PGA HOPE Medina (Trevor Hazen, Jacob Anders, Shawn Mousourakis, Steve Canfil, Marty Poshedly) 34;
T5: PGA HOPE Ravenna (Ann Ciavarella, Gary Boykin, Paul Heaverly, Trip Heaverly, Sean Redfern) 34;
8. PGA HOPE The Turn (Erin Craig, Matt Crump, Art Davis, Phil Franze, Josh Light) 35.
BACK 9:
T1. PGA HOPE Mentor (Kevin Sullivan, Tom Brown, Rob Sutton, Jason Wallingford, Jim Morrison) 31;
T1. PGA HOPE Chagrin Falls Men (Matthew Creech, Steve Bryant, Kevin Holbrook, Dan Kuenzig, Kevin Kuenzig) 31;
3. PGA HOPE Clearview Men (Meg Glass-Stem, Ted Thomas, Chad Ryan, Aaron Cunningham, Jesse Staaf) 32;
T4. PGA HOPE Chagrin Falls Women (Jenn Creech, Mary Lou Smullen, Lashunda Lee, Ayesha Vaughn) 33;
T4. PGA HOPE Clearview Men (Renee Powell, Hollis Burkes, April Buff, Mindy Cooper, Barb Hickman) 33;
T6. PGA HOPE Mill Creek (David Boos, Rob Rivello, Fred DiPasqua, Fred Larica, Tom Sariski) 35;
T6. PGA HOPE West Toledo (Brad Heilman, Rick Amos, Marty Coombs, Hope Russell, Kenneth Taylor) 35.
