Both the Championship and Senior Divisions at the 2025 NOGA Great Lakes Auto Scratch Stroke Play #4 at Glenmoor Country Club finished with a tie at the top.
The final few holes in both Divisions made for some ‘great TV’, too.
First, the Championship Division.
Fairview Park’s Jack Garswood jumped out to a scorching hot start, making five birdies on the front nine to turn in 31. But he cooled down when didn’t make birdie at the short par-5 10th, then made bogeys at the 12th and 14th. The swagger returned with a massive drive and a laser long-iron shot to hit the par-5 15th in two, making an easy two-putt birdie to get back to 4-under par.
A few groups in front of Garswood, Beachwood’s Chris Okeson finished up a tidy round of 3-under par 69, making just one bogey on the day against four birdies — including a key birdie at the par-3 17th.
So Garswood knew the number to beat.
Playing in the same group as Garswood, Lakewood’s Colin Burns took a while to get his round rolling. He turned in 1-over par 37, then made three consecutive birdies on 10-11-12 to get to 2-under on the day. But that three-birdie run was made when Garswood sat at 5-under par, so it still felt a long way behind. Burns’ bogey at 13 made it feel even further behind.
Okeson was already in the house at 3-under par. Garswood was at 4-under par after his birdie at 15. And Burns was 1-under par through 15, seemingly out of it.
But the last three holes flipped the script. Burns finished with birdies on 16 and 18. Garswood made an untimely bogey at 17. So all three players totaled 3-under par 69 for the day — albeit each in a much different way — giving all three a share of the victory.
On the Senior side, even par 72 was good enough for a share of that title.
Aurora’s Greg Myers posted his even par total first, overcoming two bogeys and a TRIPLE-BOGEY-7 at the 11th hole by making five birdies on the day.
Parma’s Paul Krueger toured the front nine in even par after opening bogey-bogey. He then made an eagle-3 at the par-5 10th to jump out to a two shot lead. But bogeys at 15 and 16 brought him back to level par, and he couldn’t convert a look at birdie at the last to take the title outright.
In fact, Mark Borlin, Mike Belacic and Allen Freeman all had birdie looks at the last to join in on the even par total tie, but none of them could get their putt to drop, either.
The Glenmoor event was the last opportunity to earn NOGA Great Lakes Auto Player of the Year points, and today’s finishes did cause some movement in the Top-16 in each division. That ranking determines who earns an invitation to the NOGA Tour Championship, played this coming Sunday and Monday at Firestone Country Club’s Fazio and South Courses. Watch for a post tomorrow with all the POY details…
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FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio Golf Association
NOGA Great Lakes Auto Scratch Stroke Play #4
Glenmoor Country Club, Canton
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
T1 Chris Okeson, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 69 $223.33
T1 Colin Burns, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 69 $223.33
T1 Jack Garswood, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 69 $223.33
T4 Lucas Liberatore, Big Met Golf Course 71 $135.00
T4 Ben Hogan, Oberlin Golf Club 71 $135.00
6 Ian Hardesty, Barrington Golf Club 72 $90.00
7 Vaughn Snyder, Shady Hollow Country Club 73 $85.00
T8 Rick Deichert, Canterbury Golf Club 74 $77.50
T8 Brian Smith, Oberlin Golf Club 74 $77.50
T10 Andrew Grayson, Weymouth & Fox Meadow CC 75
T10 Brett Eley, Shawnee CC 75
T12 Shaun Kloetzer, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 76
T12 Tim Straka, Oberlin Golf Club 76
T12 Brandon Lambert, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 76
T12 Brian Beebe, Firestone Country Club 76
16 Joshua Olson, Silver Lake Country Club 77
T17 Tyler Ankrom, Fairlawn Country Club 78
T17 Andrew Malkus, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 78
T19 Ben Gibson, Oberlin Golf Club 79
T19 Jeff Mihalick, NOGA Club E 79
T19 Daniel Mosher, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 79
T22 Christopher Brown, Lakewood Country Club 80
T22 Michael Schuller, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 80
T24 Adam Arman, Chippewa Golf Club 81
T24 Ryan Sikora, Bob-O-Link Golf Course 81
T24 Cole Pittis, Signature of Solon 81
27 Sam Dietrich, Canterbury Golf Club 83
T28 Joey Collins, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 84
T28 Matthew Roth, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 84
T28 Andy Farrell, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 84
31 Rob Loomis, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 85
T32 Bradley Wise, Lakewood Country Club 87
T32 Robert Thompson, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 87
34 Mike Stefko, Weymouth & Fox Meadow CC 91
35 Brian Cavanaugh, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 93
CHAMPIONSHIP SKINS: $233.33 ea
Jack Garswood – Birdie on 1
Brian Smith – Birdie on 7
Jeff Mihalick – Birdie on 13
SENIOR DIVISION
T1 Greg Myers, Club Walden 72 $205.00
T1 Paul Krueger, Sleepy Hollow Golf Course 72 $205.00
T3 Allen Freeman, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 73 $130.00
T3 Mike Belacic, Firestone Country Club 73 $130.00
T3 Mark Borlin, Silver Lake Country Club 73 $130.00
6 Kurt Peterson, Shady Hollow Country Club 74 $100.00
T7 Tom Skidmore, Firestone Country Club 75
T7 John Toth, Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links 75
T7 Scott Winckowski, Toledo Metro Golf Association 75
10 David Trier, Firestone Country Club 76
T11 Nick Lambos, Brookside Country Club 77
T11 Jim Durr, Silver Lake Country Club 77
T11 Mark Guadagni, Silver Lake Country Club 77
T14 Chris Minear, Good Park Golf Course 78
T14 Dean Cutlip, Firestone Country Club 78
T14 Marc Fried, Signature of Solon 78
T14 Brian Vincelette, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 78
18 Rick Bryson, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 79
T19 John Burchfield, Stone Oak Country Club 80
T19 Tom Baugh, Portage Country Club 80
T19 Jim Grosso, Firestone Country Club 80
22 Nolen Jatich, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 84
23 Mark Ciccarello, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 85
24 Mike Crawford, Bob-O-Link Golf Course 87
25 Lou Boarman, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 89
26 Joe Denk, Pine Hills Golf Club 90
SENIOR SKINS: $105.71 ea
Jim Durr – Birdie on 1
Rick Bryson – Eagle on 6
Paul Krueger – Birdie on 7
Mike Belacic – Birdie on 11
Jim Grosso – Birdie on 13
Mike Belacic – Birdie on 15
Kurt Peterson – Birdie on 18
