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The Northern Ohio PGA is now accepting applications for the 37th Michelob Ultra- Ohio Senior Open. The event will be held on June 1-2 at Firestone Country Club, Akron, OH – Fazio Course. The Northern Ohio PGA will continue with 2 divisions, Senior Plus Division for players 60 years of age and older and a…

The Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America begins its 76th season of competition on Monday, kicking off a schedule that will extend non-stop through the middle of October. A total of 38 tournaments will be held, highlighted by the Section’s 12 ‘major’ events, including the historic Ohio Open, which will be…

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AKRON, Ohio: Whether you are a first timer or a multi-timer winning an event that is regarded as a major will put a smile on your face as wide as the widest fairway. So it was on Wednesday during the final day of the Denny Shute Memorial Match Play Championships at Portage Country Club. Two…

Grove City, Oh. –You could blame it on home-course advantage. But, in the end there was only one reason why the Northern Ohio Section’s five-year winning streak came to an end during the 25th Ohio Cup at the Pinnacle Club on Wednesday. The SOPGA simply played better when it mattered most – during the third-round…

Grove City, Oh. – It was more than nine hours of golf with some great and not so great shots. Day One of the 25th Ohio Cup got a late start because a two hour delay caused by dense fog hovering over the Pinnacle Club. And Day One never did reach its entirety as the…

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio: The Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America will attempt to win for the fifth straight year when the 25th annual Ohio Cup is played at the Pinnacle Golf Club, in Grove City, October 4-6. Coming on the heels of the 43d Ryder Cup, the Ohio Cup is a…

Chardon, Ohio- The East Team will retain the Assistants Cup for the second year in a row. After a slow start in the fourball matches the morning of day one, the East Team made a nice comeback in the Foursome matches to square the match after the first day of competition. The West Team won…

Pepper Pike: Par is a good. No doubt. Jim Troy and Steve Parker showed Tuesday that beating par is better. A lot better. Full Leaderboard Troy and Parker were in select company as the only players in the field of 44 to beat par at The Country Club and it led to winning their respective…