Bob Sowards had a plane to catch not long after walking off the 18th green at Dayton Country Club. He didn’t really need to stick around though, because everyone knew his +12 Stableford score was going to hold up. And it did — by a resounding four points– to claim the 2025 SOPGA Stableford Championship.
Sowards shot 65 with four birdies and an eagle to offset his lone bogey. It was a statement round by the guy who’s played in 20 Major Championships, letting everyone across the Southern Ohio PGA Section that he’s still the guy to beat, week in and out.
Sowards defeated Chase Wilson and Austin Schoonmaker by four points. Jon McDonald and Paul Macke rounded out the top five. Jared Jones, who picked up his first win back in the SOPGA Section last week at Clovernook Country Club, fired a respectable +4 Stableford score, good for a share of sixth with Ricky Denny and Corey Weckerling.
The return to form for Sowards is fantastic timing with Bob looking to defend his SOPGA Section Championship next week at Miami Valley Golf Club. Sowards won the 2024 Section Champ at TPC River’s Bend by three shots. He’s won that event eleven times.
Sowards also won the Senior Division of the Stableford Championship. Mike Still and Sam Arnold tied for second with Brad Loomis fourth, then Joe Moore and Tom Bach finishing T5.
— photos and story by Brett Hiltbrand, SOPGA
FINAL RESULTS: Southern Ohio PGA
2025 SOPGA Stableford Championship
Dayton Country Club, Dayton, OH
Monday, August 4, 2025
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Stableford Points: Double Eagle or Better: 8 points; Eagle: 5 points; Birdie: 2 points; Par: 0 points; Bogey: -1 point; Double Bogey or more: -3 points
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
1 Bob Sowards, Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club 12 $1,250.00
T2 Chase Wilson, Columbus Country Club 8 $800.00
T2 Austin Schoonmaker, Golfweek Junior Tour 8 $800.00
4 Jon McDonald, Sycamore Creek Country Club 6 $580.00
5 Paul Macke, PM Golf Lounge 5 $540.00
T6 Corey Weckerling, Moraine Country Club 4 $463.33
T6 Jared Jones, Scioto Country Club 4 $463.33
T6 Richard Denny, Jamaica Run Golf Club 4 $463.33
T9 Mike Stills, Jefferson Golf & Country Club 3 $363.33
T9 Nicholas Scott, Country Club of the North 3 $363.33
T9 Sam Arnold, Vineyard Golf Course 3 $363.33
T12 David Podrask, yGOLFTEC – Dublin 2 $275.00
T12 Griffin Mitchell, The Golf Depot At Central Park 2 $275.00
T12 Brad Loomis, Miami View Golf Club 2 $275.00
T12 Andy Montgomery, Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club 2 $275.00
T16 Andrew Martin, Muirfield Village Golf Club 0 $36.67
T16 Christian Hayden, Granville Golf Land 0 $36.67
T16 Jeff Olson, Wedgewood Golf & Country Club 0 $36.67
T16 Joe Moore, Beavercreek Golf Club 0 $36.67
T16 Alex Martin, Golfweek Junior Tour 0 $36.67
T16 Wyatt Wilson, Long Shots Entertainment 0 $36.67
T22 Chris Black, The View -1
T22 Taylor Holt, The Lakes Golf & Country Club -1
T22 Mitchell Creamer, Tartan Fields Golf Club -1
T25 Cam Wolfe, Heritage Golf Club -2
T25 Max Helgreen, Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club -2
T25 Adam Taulbee, Elks Run Golf Club -2
T25 Chris Muse, Hickory Hills Golf Club -2
T25 Chad Ammer, Maketewah Country Club -2
T25 Ben Chandler, Cincinnati Recreation Commision -2
T25 Mike Kaido, Zanesville Country Club -2
T32 Trent Kopala, GOLFTEC – Dublin -3
T32 Dave Bahr, Maketewah Country Club -3
T32 Mike Thomas, Sharon Woods Golf Course -3
35 Taylor Suggs, Heritage Club -4
T36 Hunter Miller, Losantiville Country Club -5
T36 Ashley Thomas, Mark MacDonald Golf Academy -5
T38 Daniel Sorgini, Blacklick Woods Hills -6
T38 Bob Stephens, PGA Life Member -6
T38 Steven Klick, Beavercreek Golf Club -6
T41 Peter Dornisch, Muirfield Village Golf Club -7
T41 David Wetterich, Wittenberg University -7
T41 Brian Jones, Kenwood Country Club -7
44 Casey Lewis, Sycamore Creek Country Club -8
T45 Doug Wade, Off-Par Golf & Social -9
T45 Dan Halley, GOLFTEC – Dublin -9
T45 Jerome Porter, DICK’S House of Sport – Beavercreek -9
T45 Pat Bernot, GOLFTEC – Easton -9
T49 Melissa Yeazell, Tri County Golf Ranch -10
T49 Michael Mayhugh, Topgolf – Columbus -10
T51 Colin Kelly, Springfield Country Club -11
T51 David Hartke, Losantiville Country Club -11
T51 Jon Balyeat, Kenwood Country Club -11
54 Edgar Leano, NCR Country Club- South Course -12
55 Joe Falardeau, Scioto Country Club -13
56 Jimmy Logue, The Country Club at Muirfield Village -15
57 Chad Middaugh, Muirfield Village Golf Club -18
58 Kyle Sanders, Ivy Hills Country Club -19
WD Ben Kern, Hickory Hills Golf Club
SENIOR DIVISION
1 Bob Sowards, Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club 12 $600.00
T2 Mike Stills, Jefferson Golf & Country Club 3 $465.00
T2 Sam Arnold, Vineyard Golf Course 3 $465.00
4 Brad Loomis, Miami View Golf Club 2 $360.00
T5 Joe Moore, Beavercreek Golf Club 0 $270.00
T5 Tom Bach, Heatherwoode Golf Club 0 $270.00
T7 Chris Black, The View -1 $0.00
T7 Tim Krapfel, Golf Galaxy – Dublin -1 $0.00
T9 Chad Ammer, Maketewah Country Club -2 $0.00
T9 Mike Kaido, Zanesville Country Club -2 $0.00
T11 Dave Bahr, Maketewah Country Club -3 $0.00
T11 Mike Thomas, Sharon Woods Golf Course -3 $0.00
13 Larry King, Tri County Golf Ranch -4 $0.00
T14 Bob Stephens, PGA Life Member -6 $0.00
T14 Steven Klick, Beavercreek Golf Club -6 $0.00
T14 Pat Delaney, PGA Life Member -6 $0.00
T14 Jack Pawelkoski, Miami Valley Golf Club -6 $0.00
18 Brian Jones, Kenwood Country Club -7 $0.00
T19 Jon Decker, Medallion Club – Meadows -8 $0.00
T19 Craig Goldsberry, PGA Life Member -8 $0.00
T19 Rick Towle, PGA Life Member -8 $0.00
22 Jimmy Logue, The Country Club at Muirfield Village -15 $0.00
