STRONGSVILLE NATIVE JAKE SCOTT SETS SCORING RECORD TO TAKE EARLY LEAD IN 105TH OHIO OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Strongsville native Jake Scott set a tournament scoring record to take a two-shot lead in the first round of the 105th Ohio Open Championship at Firestone Country Club on Monday.
Scott, 38, birdied four of his first five holes and went on to shoot a 10-under 60 on the Fazio Course in the first of three rounds to determine what can be called the state championship.
His 30-30-60 was one shot better than any round shot on any of the Open’s numerous venues. It bettered the 61 shot by amateur Ryan Gutowski at Westfield Country Club in 2016 and by Alex Weiss in 2019, also at Westfield. It also beat the 62 shot by Barberton amateur Nolan Haynes in the first round at Firestone last year.
Xenia professional Tyler Goecke was alone in second place at 8-under, which he posted on FCC’s North Course, and Kevin Hall, a former Big 10 champion out of Ohio State, was third at 7-under, also on the North.
The par on the more difficult North Course is 72 while it is 70 on the Fazio. The players will switch courses for Tuesday’s second round when the field of 288 will be trimmed to the low 60 scores and ties for Wednesday’s final round on the scenic North.
Seven players are tied for fourth at 6-under, and eight more are at 5-under, including 2022 champion Jordan Gilkison, Ohio State junior Jack Vojtko and Xavier sophomore Kyle Smith.
Scott, a former assistant professional at Elyria Country Club and the 2012 champion of the PGA Assistant’s Championship, has been playing on the Korn Ferry and the PGA Tour Americas since graduating from Cleveland State in 2009. He has twice finished as the Ohio Open runner-up and has finished in the top six three other occasions.
Zac McGrath, of Blue Ash, and the youngest player in the field at age 15, shot a 3-under 67 on the Fazio Course, and Xavier University sophomore Cayse Morgan, who won the Big East tournament as a freshman and was named both freshman and player of the year, shot 66, also on the Fazio Course.
While the North Course is regarded as the toughest between the two, nine of the lowest scores were turned in on the North, with eight coming on the Fazio.
Play resumes Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. on both courses.
RD1 RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
105th Ohio Open Championship
Firestone Country Club, Akron
Monday, June 29, 2026
BlueGolf Hole-by-Hole Results >
1 Jake Scott Strongsville, Ohio 60
2 Tyler Goecke Xenia, OH United States 64
3 Kevin Hall Cincinnati, OH Usa 65
T4 Nolan Haynes (a) Barberton, OH 64
T4 Trevor Binau Columbus, OH United States 64
T4 Ryan Troyer Dover, OH 66
T4 Avery Schneider New Albany, OH United States 64
T4 Vaughn Harber (a) Blacklick, OH US 64
T4 Daniel Wetterich Cincinnati, OH US 64
T4 Finley Bartlett (a) Cincinnati, OH 66
T11 Jake Wittenauer (a) Morrow, OH United States 67
T11 Jack Vojtko (a) Stow, OH 65
T11 Kyle Smith (a) Akron, OH United States 67
T11 Austin Squires Cincinnati, OH 67
T11 Troy Taylor II Westerville, OH Usa 65
T11 Jordan Gilkison Washington Township, OH United States 65
T11 Matthew Mullen (a) Sidney, OH United States 67
T18 Alex Weiss Pickerington, OH United States 66
T18 Julian Dugan (a) Rocky river, OH Usa 68
T18 Ryan Pamer Hudson, OH United States 66
T18 Rick Deichert (a) Shaker Heights, OH 68
T18 Nathan Vonderhaar (a) Mason, OH United States 66
T18 Griffin Mitchell New Albany, OH United States 68
T18 Ryan Gutowski (a) Richfield, OH 66
T18 Bob Sowards Dublin, OH 66
T18 Cayse Morgan (a) North Bend, OH 66
T18 Will Grimmer Dayton, OH United States 66
T18 Solomon Petrie Akron, OH United States 66
T18 Nathan Menapace (a) New Philadelphia, OH 66
T30 Shane Ochs (a) Beavercreek, OH 69
T30 Gunnar McCollins Massillon, OH United States 69
T30 Julian Pina Alvada, OH 67
T30 Connor Gdovin Highland Heights, OH United States 69
T30 Sean McGuire Twinsburg, OH 69
T30 Zac McGrath (a) Blue Ash, OH United States 67
T30 Alexander Eckstein (a) Poland, OH 67
T30 CJ Scohy (a) Bellbrook, OH 69
T30 Nick Piesen (a) Strongsville, OH 69
T30 Hayden Zimmerer St Clairsville, OH United States 67
T30 Mitchell Sargent (a) Troy, OH United States 67
T41 Caleb Davern Grove city, OH United States 68
T41 Dylan Van Fossen Norwich, OH United States 68
T41 Brody Simms (a) Dayton, OH 70
T41 Mitchell Stock (a) Upper Arlington, OH United States 68
T41 Luke Liberatore (a) Fairview Park, OH 68
T41 Ryan Sam (a) Youngstown, OH United States 68
T41 Tom Ballinger (a) Mansfield, OH 70
T41 Gavin Augenstein (a) Lebanon, OH United States 68
T41 Michael Shonk (a) Upper Arlington, OH 70
T41 Brock Montgomery (a) Harpster, OH 70
T41 Logan Sutto (a) Monclova, OH 68
T41 Zach Mandry Solon, OH United States 68
T53 Justin Atkinson Brookfield, OH United States 69
T53 Ken Keller Youngstown, OH United States 71
T53 Garrett Frank (a) Youngstown, OH Usa 69
T53 Nicholas Mollica Dublin, OH 69
T53 Ali Khan Westerville, OH United States 71
T53 Blake Hood (a) Alliance, OH 69
T53 Aashir Patel (a) Ada, OH 69
T53 Adam Horn (a) Milford, OH 71
T53 Ben Smith Westfield Center, OH 71
T53 Ben Fauver (a) Hudson, OH 69
T53 Patrick Myers (a) Westlake, OH 69
T53 Nick Stehle (a) Lexington, OH 71
T65 Joshua Weiner (a) Macedonia, OH 70
T65 Grant Tabar (a) Dayton, OH 72
T65 Nathan Tarter Akron, OH 70
T65 Thomas Mankowski (a) Canton, OH Usa 72
T65 Braden Herstich (a) Akron, OH 70
T65 Mikkel Mathiesen Fairborn, OH United States 70
T65 Daniel Mosher (a) North Canton, OH 70
T65 Jim Troy Strongsville, OH 72
T65 Victor Caliguri (a) Cleves, OH 72
T65 Randy Dietz Tallmadge, OH 70
T65 Leo Walling (a) Powell, OH United States 70
T65 Chase Bokker (a) Columbus, OH 72
T77 Jacob Schroeder (a) Arcadia, OH United States 73
T77 Ajay Morris (a) Cortland, OH Usa 71
T77 Conor Mead Amherst, OH Usa 73
T77 Matthew Nimsuwan Strongsville, OH 71
T77 Zander Gibson (a) Concord, OH 73
T77 Nick Gustin Perry, OH 71
T77 Logan Lagodich Canton, OH Usa 73
T77 Anthony Conaway Clevland, OH 73
T77 Dylan Dunn (a) Stow, OH 73
T77 Kyle Buzaki Stow, OH Usa 71
T77 Kyle Kellogg Columbus, OH 71
T77 Mason Deal (a) Perrysburg, OH 73
T77 Gavin Leen (a) Dayton, OH 71
T77 Tom Buchert Cincinnati, OH United States 71
T77 Connor Curry Mount Vernon, OH 71
T77 Kellen Dean (a) Norwood, OH 71
T77 Howard Clendenin (a) Fairlawn, OH 73
T77 Corey Weckerling Dayton, OH 71
T77 Corbin Bentley (a) Westerville, OH United States 71
T77 Alex Lilly (a) West Chester, OH 71
T77 Tyler Light Dover, OH 71
T77 Kyle Malicki (a) Avon, OH 71
T77 Jaxon Rinkes (a) Carrollton, OH 73
T77 Topher Reed Fairview Park 73
T77 Cory Kumpf Massillon, OH 71
T77 Jordan Paolini Tallmadge, OH 71
T77 Joe Wilson (a) West Chester, OH 73
T77 Dan Belden (a) Massillon, OH 71
T77 Ethan White (a) Chagrin Falls, OH 73
T77 Will Mangas (a) Upper Arlington, OH United States 73
T77 Raffaele Scassa (a) Canton, OH United States 71
T108 Ryan Yoder (a) Amherst, OH 72
T108 Dominic Castelluccio (a) Westlake, OH United States 72
T108 Charlie Pollock (a) Moreland Hills, OH United States 72
T108 Colin Schadek (a) Liberty Township, OH 74
T108 Ben Scheeff (a) Olmsted Twp, OH 74
T108 Justin Roth Brunswick, OH 74
T108 Andrew David (a) Massillon, OH 72
T108 Buster Thomas Cortland, OH 72
T108 Brett Podobinski Dublin, OH United States 74
T108 Cody Miller (a) Columbia Station, OH 72
T108 Tate Armstrong (a) Urbana, OH Usa 72
T108 Carson Bellish (a) Pickerington, OH 72
T108 Mike Auterson Milford, OH 74
T108 Jeffrey Scohy (a) Bellbrook, OH 74
T108 Bradley Chill Jr. (a) Columbia Station, OH United States 74
T108 Chris Muse Springfield, OH 74
T108 Alec Yap (a) Kent, OH 74
T108 Connor Malicki (a) Avon, OH 72
T108 Huston Ritter (a) New Albany, OH 74
T127 Dominik Cosic (a) Painesville, OH 73
T127 TJ Kreusch (a) Kettering, OH United States 75
T127 Joe Puch Medina, OH 73
T127 Peter Hong West Chester, OH United States 73
T127 Adam Krawsczyn Cincinnati, OH United States 73
T127 David Wetterich Cincinnati, OH United States 73
T127 Brandon Conner (a) Cincinnati, OH 73
T127 Riley Wilcoxon Bellefontaine, OH 75
T127 Kaleb Smith (a) Mansfield, OH 73
T127 Toku Fujiwara (a) West Chester, OH United States 75
T127 Andrew Milan (a) North Royalton, OH 75
T127 Jarrod Kasunick (a) Massillon, OH 75
T127 TT Crouch Fredericktown, OH United States 75
T127 Blake Sattler Dover, OH 75
T127 Jake Gilkison (a) Columbus, OH 73
T127 Chris Pollak (a) Aurora, OH 75
T127 Andy Montgomery Plain City, OH 75
T127 Myles Murphy (a) Maumee, OH 73
T127 Zane Aiken (a) Toledo, OH 73
T127 Ross Dietz (a) Botkins, OH 73
T127 Ben Cors Wooster, OH 75
T127 Drew Pierson Cleveland, OH 75
T127 Rajveer Sethi (a) Solon, OH 75
T127 Jack Ward (a) Harrison, OH 75
T151 Ian Haidle Canton, OH 74
T151 Christian Tomak (a) Canton, OH 74
T151 Ryan Dinan (a) Akron, OH 74
T151 Luke Siefker (a) Dublin, OH 74
T151 Bryan Kordupel Poland, OH 74
T151 Tyler Colson (a) Dayton, OH 74
T151 Cayden Durchik (a) Mansfield, OH 74
T151 Sachin Nallapaneni (a) Canfield, OH Usa 74
T151 Zachary Huscusson (a) Canal Fulton, OH 74
T151 Brandon Netzel (a) Cuyahoga Falls, OH 74
T151 Cody Widener (a) Pickerington, OH 76
T151 Ryan Walton (a) Columbus, OH 74
T151 Elijah Zimmerman (a) Medina, OH 76
T151 Ray Dress (a) Medina, OH 76
T151 Jason Nussbaum Canton, OH 74
T151 Nick Paez North Olmsted, OH 74
T151 Mark Pillar (a) Independence, OH 74
T168 Zachary Butcher (a) Medina, OH 75
T168 Jaysen Hansen Twinsburg, OH 77
T168 Jacob McBride Mooresville, NC 77
T168 Jared Toom Chippewa Lake, OH 77
T168 Troy Chapman (a) Lexington, OH 77
T168 Dillon Pendergast (a) Mogadore, OH 77
T168 Jack Flores (a) Worthington, OH 77
T168 DJ Holub Twinsburg, OH Usa 77
T168 Mitchell Soma (a) New Albany, OH 75
T168 Kasey Nafzger (a) Delaware, OH United States 75
T168 Mike Kaido Zanesville, OH 77
T168 Chase Forsyth (a) Poland, OH 75
T168 Josh Pethel (a) Hudson, OH United States 75
T168 Colin Richards (a) Powell, OH 77
T168 Robert Wakeling (a) Hudson, OH 75
T168 Liam Curtis (a) Kent, OH 77
T168 Jake Raichle (a) Beachwood, OH 75
T168 Anthony Panepento Seven Hills, OH 75
T168 Nathan Viverette Cincinnati, OH 75
T187 Austin Wilhoit (a) Stow, OH 78
T187 Hunter Miller Loveland, OH 76
T187 Kevin Sullivan Painesville, OH 76
T187 Brian Myers (a) Wadsworth, OH 78
T187 Richard Denny Germantown, OH 76
T187 Kaden Schuette (a) Independence, OH United States 78
T187 David Podrasky Sunbury, OH 78
T187 Eddie Karam (a) Canton, OH 78
T187 Evan Gray Brunswick, OH 78
T187 Michael Keefe Middleburg Heights, OH United States 78
T187 Jake Walker (a) Marengo, OH United States 78
T187 Jackson Ramer (a) Cleves, OH United States 78
T187 Owen Zimmerman (a) Dublin, OH 78
T200 Jonathan Barber (a) Medina, OH 79
T200 Max Devins (a) Aurora, OH United States 79
T200 Conner Stevens Brookfield Center, OH 79
T200 Griffin Pickett (a) Painesville, OH 77
T200 Tyler McHugh Aurora, OH 77
T200 Danny Chaplow (a) Canfield, OH 77
T200 Brett Bagatti (a) Medina, OH 79
T200 Daniel Terry Wadsworth, OH 79
T200 Cole Corder Dublin, OH 79
T200 Cam Wolfe Dublin, OH 79
T200 Tony Adcock Canton, OH 77
T200 Dan Wasinski Twinsburg, OH 79
T200 Rob Moss Broadview Heights, OH 77
T200 Stephen Gangluff Bellfontaine, OH Usa 79
T200 Max Vanoy (a) Newark, OH United States 77
T200 Kyle Salamon (a) Medina, OH US 77
T200 Carson Foltz (a) Van Buren, OH 79
T200 Luke Johnson (a) Galena, OH 77
T218 Noah Dever (a) New Concord, OH 78
T218 Fritz Houston (a) North Canton, OH 80
T218 Ben Hogan (a) Wellington, OH Usa 78
T218 Jon Jones Warren, OH 80
T218 Zach Burton (a) Dublin, OH 78
T218 Scott Karabin Warren, OH 78
T218 Dan Halley Lewis Center, OH 78
T218 Jackson Sommer (a) Westlake, OH United States 78
T218 Jack Mast (a) Millersburg, OH United States 80
T218 Robert Thompson (a) Norwalk, OH 78
T218 Matt Rura Cortland, Ohio 80
T218 John Bernatovicz (a) Akron, OH Usa 78
T218 Chris Capriolo Westlake, OH 80
T218 Alexander Ritter (a) New Albany, OH 80
T218 Coury Rogers (a) Granville, OH 80
T218 Nicholas Pihl (a) Delaware, OH United States 78
T234 Brandon Boggs Akron, OH 79
T234 Caden Boyd (a) Concord Twp., OH 81
T234 Ian Hardesty Kent, OH 81
T234 Alex Stiegele (a) Westlake, OH 81
T234 Dexter James (a) Hudson, OH United States 81
T234 Brett Eley (a) Wapakoneta, OH 79
T234 Ryan Hvizd (a) Broadview Heights, OH 79
T234 Nathan Miller (a) Youngstown, OH 81
T234 Ben Bridges (a) Mount Vernon, OH 79
T234 Brian Chaney Kingston, OH United States 81
T234 Jacob Rainieri (a) Mogadore, OH 79
T245 Xander Moran (a) Kent, OH 82
T245 Dylan Phillips (a) Chesterland, OH 80
T245 Jacob Ryan (a) Akron, OH United States 80
T245 Ian Weinberg (a) Cleveland Heights, OH 82
T245 Joe Meglen Mentor, OH 80
T245 Ben Skripac (a) Stow, OH 82
T245 Justin Long Ravenna, OH 82
T245 Garett Dillon (a) Alliance, OH 82
T245 Robert Kimmel (a) Shaker Heights, OH 82
T245 Noah Andry (a) Powell, OH 82
T245 Peyton Thomas (a) Westerville, OH 82
T245 Vincent Borros (a) Strongsville, OH 82
T257 Brogan Sullivan (a) Newark, OH 83
T257 Joseph Konczal (a) Holland, OH 83
T257 Grady Tabar (a) Dayton, OH 81
T257 Kyle Lancaster (a) Aurora, OH 81
T257 Addison Cortez Alexandria, OH 83
T257 Mary Suitca Alliance, OH 83
T257 Chris Black Lancaster, OH 81
T257 Robert Koch Medina, OH 81
T257 Alec Adcock Canton, OH 83
T266 Matthew Gregory (a) Medina, OH 84
T266 Tim Hepner Dover, OH 82
T266 Derek Smith Parma, OH 84
T266 Jordan Hoag (a) Mount Vernon, OH 82
T270 Ethan Ritter (a) New Albany, OH 85
T270 Alan Keshock Bedford, OH 85
T272 Julian Myers (a) Dublin, OH 86
T272 Ryan O’Leary (a) Westlake, OH 84
T272 Kelcey Eberle Uniontown, OH 86
T272 Ben Giere (a) Coldwater, OH 86
T272 Peyton Wolf (a) Westlake, OH 86
277 Andrew Fredenburg (a) Niles, OH United States 87
278 Austin Mariani (a) Fowler, OH 88
279 Christopher Utrup (a) Uniontown, OH 89
280 Harrison LaBahn (a) Strongsville, OH 90
T281 Maxwell Meneer Cleveland, OH 91
T281 Emilio Noguez (a) University Heights, OH 91
T283 Nick Sims Urbana, OH 95
T283 William Deck Cincinnati, OH 95
285 Tommy Witschey (a) Wadsworth, OH 94
JWD Joshua Hettrick Hubbard, OH
JWD Aryan Ahlawat (a) Broadview Heights, OH
