The 94th Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship and the 4th Northeast Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship will be conducted this weekend by the Northern Ohio Golf Association at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna from Saturday, June 8th through Monday, June 10th.
This year, both of the NEOAm events will run concurrently as 54-hole individual stroke play tournaments, with gender and age divisions.
The tournament has sold out of all available entry spots for the second consecutive year, so more than 120 men and women competitors will participate in this year’s field.
The tournament has a significant history. Arnold Palmer competed in and won the 1953 Plain Dealer Invitational, the name under which the tournament began. The first round was played at Aurora Country Club, round two at Highland Park, and a few days later, the 36-hole finale was held at Shaker Heights Country Club. Palmer shot 69-68-71-72 for an 8-under par 280 total to win by eight shots. In doing so, he set a new tournament record by five shots.
In 1965, the Northern Ohio Golf Association rescued the then-flagging Plain Dealer Invitational, rebranding it as the Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship to continue its legacy.
In 2017, the tournament format changed from multiple weeks/multiple courses to a single weekend at the same course, and the event’s stature has grown significantly again since then.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS:
Championship: Justin Atkinson, Brookfield 68 – 69 – 67 = 204
Mid-Am: Zach Glassman, Painesville 70 – 67 – 74 = 211
Seniors: Brad Steven, Concord 72 – 66 – 74 = 212
Women: Megan Yoder, Fort Wayne, IN 73 – 78 = 151
Senior Women: Denise Callahan, Canton 74 – 83 = 157
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