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Philanthropic NOPGA Members Respond Again in Smucker’s Birdies & Charity
By Tim Rogers NOPGA Media Akron: It was a great day for golf and a better day for those in need. For the fifth consecutive year nearly 70 members of the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association stepped to the tee – many of them for 72 holes or more — in the…
Read MoreNorthern Ohio PGA Section Foundation Hosts 2nd PGA HOPE Cup at Glenmoor Country Club
Jackson Township: It was the kind of day and the type of golf that every person who ever wore a uniform should – and can — be able to experience. Not any uniform, but a uniform of the United States Army. Or the United States Marines. Or the United States Navy or the United States…
Read MoreNOPGA Foundation honors military personnel with inaugural PGA HOPE CUP at Portage C.C.
By Tim Rogers, NOPGA Contributor Akron, Ohio: It was cold and damp and the wind was whipping around Portage Country Club like it was on a mission. After all the great golfing weather Northern Ohioans had experienced this summer, Wednesday morning was a slap in the face, an insult, an affront. Wednesday morning was not…
Read MoreSection Members unleash Birdie Binge; Raise $165,655 for NOPGA Foundation
By Tim Rogers NOPGA Contributor Avon, Ohio: On a day and during a game in which birdies meant considerably more than just a circled number on a scorecard and an avenue to victory, Section members performed in record-setting fashion. On Monday at Avon Oaks Country Club, birdies meant monetary donations to the NOPGA Section Foundation,…
Read MoreNOPGA Members Raise Pledges of Over $55,000 in Inaugural Smucker’s Birdies for Charity Event
AURORA: It was a gesture of generosity. It was a display of camaraderie. All in the spirit of playing it forward. And, in the end it was a great day of golf and a great day for golf and the charities the game supports. That’s the way it was on Monday (September 28) at Barrington…
Read MoreThe J.M. Smucker Company Renews Sponsorship
Founding Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation Sponsor, The J.M. Smucker Company has renewed its sponsorship of the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation for a third consecutive year. The Northern Ohio PGA and the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation thank The J.M. Smucker Company for its continued support of our mission to make the community a…
Read MoreNOPGA Section Foundation Smucker’s Pro 3 Am Benefited North East Ohio Charities
A beautiful day, a pristine golf course and three deserving charities. It doesn’t get much better than that. And, that’s how it was during the Professional Golfers Association Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation Pro 3 Am Day on the North Course at Firestone Country Club. The Stow-based team of professional Tyler McHugh, Chet Feldman, Cody…
Read MoreThe J.M. Smucker Company Renews Sponsorship
Founding Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation Sponsor, The J.M. Smucker Company has renewed its 2019 sponsorship of the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation. The Northern Ohio PGA and the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation thank The J.M. Smucker Company for its continued support of our mission to make the community a better place through golf…
Read MoreFirst National Bank Renews Its Sponsorship In 2019
First National Bank has renewed its 2019 sponsorship of the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation Pro 3 Am which will be held on June 26, 2019 at Firestone Country Club. The Northern Ohio PGA and the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation thank First National Bank for its continued support of our mission to make the…
Read MoreClearview HOPE Receives $2,500 Donation
The Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation hosted its Inaugural Smucker’s Pro 3 Am on July 5, 2018 at Firestone Country Club (North Course) to benefit the Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation and Clearview HOPE. Due to the generosity of the Title Sponsor, Smucker’s, and the 128 participants who supported the event, as well as, the…
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