PREVIEW: 29th Ohio Cup Matches

WHEN: October 7-8, 2025

WHERE: Wedgewood Golf & Country Club, 9600 Wedgewood Blvd., Powell, Ohio

THE COURSE: Wedgewood is a Robert Trent Jones design and opened in 1991. It will play to 6,936 yards for the Regular Division and 6,729 yards for the Seniors. Par is 36-36=72 for both.

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THE TEAMS: Each team is composed of 10 players in the Regular Division and six Seniors. One Captain’s Pick is allotted for each side division.

THE FORMAT: The event is similar to the Ryder Cup. There will be eight 2-man matches in Foursomes and Fourball on the first day and 16 singles matches on the final day.

THE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct. 7: Round 1, Tee times from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Round 2, Tee times from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 8: Singles matches beginning at 8:30 a.m.

THE SERIES: The Northern Ohio PGA leads the series, 17-11.

THE TEAMS

Northern Ohio PGA Team

Captains: Mitch Camp, PGA of America Life Member; Tom Waitrovich, PGA of America Life Member; Steve Parker Firestone Country Club

Regular Side: Jaysen Hansen (Toledo Country Club); Jim Troy, (The Golf Dome); Anthony Panepento (Canterbury Golf Club); Randy Dietz (Windmill Golf Center); Mark Sierak (Optimus Golf); Nick Gustin (Erie Shores Golf Course); Cory Kumpf (Brookside Country Club); Adam Lewicki (Portage Country Club); Nick Paez (GolfTec–Northeast Ohio); Jordan Paolini (Shaker Heights Country Club)

Senior Side: Mike Stone (Belmont Country Club); Gary Rusnak (1899 Golf – Twinsburg); Jon Jones (Youngstown Country Club); Scott Pollack (1899 Golf – Twinsburg); Mitch Camp (PGA of America Life Member); Tony Adcock (Foxy Golf Center – Canton).

Southern Ohio PGA Team

Captains: Bob Sowards (Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club); Larry King (Tri County Golf Ranch); Tim Krapfel (Golf Galaxy-Dublin)

Regular Side: Ben Kern (Hickory Hills Golf Club); Chase Wilson (Columbus Country Club); Michael Auterson (Hickory Woods Golf Course); Jared Jones (Scioto Country Club); Andy Montgomery (Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club); Corey Weckerling (Moraine Country Club); Danny Sorgini (Blacklick Woods Golf Course); Jeff Olson (Wedgewood Golf & Country Club); Andrew Martin (Muirfield Village Golf Club); Chris Muse (Hickory Hills Golf Club)

Senior Side: Bob Sowards (Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club); Joe Moore (Beavercreek Golf Club); Sam Arnold (Vineyard Golf Course); Mike Thomas (Sharon Woods Golf Course); Dave Bahr (Maketewah Country Club); Chad Ammer (Maketewah Country Club)

All Time Ohio Cup Results

ROAD YIPS: While holding the overall edge in the series, 17-11, the NOPGA has gone 2-3 in the last five matches – and is 7-8 overall – when the SOPGA hosted the event. The last time the NOPGA won on the road was an 18.5 to 13.5 victory in 2019 when the event was held at The Club at Tartan Fields in Dublin.

LET’S GET STREAKY: The NOPGA owns the longest winning streak in the series, winning five straight from 2001 to 2005 and then again from 2010 to 2014. The SOPGA’s longest winning streak stands at three, winning from 2021 to 2023.

JUST AVERAGE: The average margin of victory in the series is 5.25 points. However, there have been some aberrations. The NOPGA’s largest margin of victory was 12 points (20-8) at The Lakes Golf & Country Club in Westerville in 2001 while the SOPGA won by nine points in 2023 at Worthington Hills.

BEEN THERE: The teams are somewhat even in terms of Ohio Cup experience, with neither team having a discernable edge. As a team the NOPGA has 366 matches under its belt to 360 for the SOPGA. In terms of each team’s top four most experienced players the SOPGA has a 216-195 advantage.

SOPGA TOP FOUR: Bob Sowards (57), Sam Arnold (54), Dave Bahr (54), Jeff Olson (51) = 216.
NOPGA TOP FOUR: Mitch Camp (69), Tony Adcock (54), Jaysen Hansen (51), Cory Kumpf (33) = 195.

LOOKING BACK AT 2024 AT WESTBROOK COUNTRY CLUB
Session I: Fourball Matches: SOPGA 4.5, NOPGA 3.5 (SOPGA leads)
Session II: Foursomes Matches: NOPGA 5.5, SOPGA 2.5 (NOPGA leads, 9-7)
Session III: Singles Matches: NOPGA 8, SOPGA 8 (NOPGA wins, 17-15)
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COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING

In no particular order, here are the Ohio Cup lifetime records of the players competing this week:

NOPGA
Player | Overall | Foursomes | Four Ball | Singles
Hansen 24-21-6 | 10-6-1 | 8-7-2 | 6-8-3
Troy 11-6-4 | 4-0-3 | 3-3-1 | 6-8-3
Panepento 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-1
Dietz 12-5-1 | 5-1-1 | 2-3-1 | 5-1-1
Sierak 9-8-1 | 2-4-0 | 4-2-0 | 3-2-1
Gustin 6-17-7 | 2-5-3 | 2-6-2 | 2-6-2
Kumpf 12-15-6 | 2-8-1 | 6-3-2 | 4-4-3
Lewicki 7-8-0 | 4-1-0 | 1-4-0 | 2-3-0
Paez 6-5-1 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-2-1
Paolini 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
Stone 6-5-1 | 2-1-1 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0
Rusnak 2-6-4 | 0-2-2 | 2-1-1 | 0-3-1
Adcock 20-28-6 | 3-14-1 | 8-8-2 | 9-6-3
Jones 6-9-3 | 1-4-1 | 5-0-1 | 0-5-1
Pollack 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
Camp 40-19-10 | 15-4-4 | 14-6-3 | 11-9-3

SOPGA
Player | Overall | Foursomes | Four Ball | Singles
Kern 2-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-0
Wilson 9-5-4 | 3-2-1 | 4-0-2 | 2-3-1
Auterson 8-8-2 | 4-2-0 | 1-4-1 | 3-2-1
Jones 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0
Montgomery 15-15-9 | 7-5-1 | 2-6-5 | 6-4-3
Sorgini 6-6-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0
Olson 30-18-3 | 8-8-1 | 11-5-1 | 11-5-1
Muse 4-3-2 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-1
Ammer 6-7-2 | 3-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-2-2
Martin 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
Sowards 31-20-6 | 9-9-1 | 12-4-3 | 10-7-2
Bahr 27-15-12 | 8-6-4 | 9-5-4 | 10-4-4
Thomas 11-13-3 | 2-5-2 | 6-2-1 | 3-6-0
Ammer 6-7-2 | 2-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 1-2-2
Moore 9-16-2 | 5-4-0 | 1-7-1 | 3-5-1
Arnold 29-17-8 | 10-6-2 | 7-7-4 | 12-4-2