NOPGA 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…
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Mark Sierak and Mike Stone come from behind to win titles in NOPGA Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championships
Mark Sierak and Mike Stone won titles on Tuesday during the final round of the Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championships at The Country Club. ABOUT THE AUTHOR TIM ROGERS Tim is a Contributing Writer for the Northern Ohio PGA. Award-winning golf writer and sports reporter for the Plain Dealer, now retired. Contributor to the Akron Beacon Journal,…
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Balcar and Moss are the respective first-round leaders in NOPGA’s 22d Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championship
Pepper Pike: It takes 36 holes of solid golf to win the Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championship. Click Here For Event Photos for event photos First, there is very little wiggle room on a demanding course like The Country Club. “You can shoot 78 out there real quick,” said one veteran Section player. Second, and on the…
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Section 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,…
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Mike Stone Wins Senior Division of the 93rd Habitec Toledo Open
In the Senior Division, Belmont Country Club Assistant Golf Professional Mike Stone, PGA defeated Bob Sowards, PGA (Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club) in a four-hole playoff after tying at 3-under par 129. Sowards made birdie on the difficult eighteenth hole to shoot 70-71 (-3) to force a playoff with Stone, who made two birdies and…
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Sean McGuire Wins Assistants Championship with Playoff Birdie
Sean McGuire, 29, ended a steamy and sun-baked day – the kind that can zap your energy faster than a tour of Death Valley – with a birdie on the first playoff hole to turn back Brandywine Assistant Professional Michael Balcar, the two-time defending champion, after both had finished regulation play at eight-under 136. DJ…
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Meet Team NOPGA Competing in the Inaugural Junior Ohio Cup
Cleveland, OH – 16 Northern Ohio PGA Junior Tour members competed all season long for a spot to represent the Northern Ohio PGA at the inaugural Junior Ohio Cup presented by Cobra Puma Golf! These players will head to Westfield Country Club’s South Course in Westfield Center, OH October 28-29 to compete against juniors from…
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JASON CARBONE IS SECTION CHAMP; FOUR OTHERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Jason Carbone, Head Golf Professional at Canterbury Golf Club shot a final round 74 to claim victory with a score of 71-70-74-215 in the Northern Ohio PGA Professional Championship. Jim Troy, two time defending champion finished in second by one stroke with a score of 74-71-71-216. In addition to Carbone and Troy, Steve Mulcahy, Jaysen…
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Emily Heikkila Wins Ladies Professional Championship & Carbone takes the lead in Round 2 of Men’s Professional Championship
Emily Heikkila, an Assistant Professional at Trumbull Country Club, shot a final-round 7-over 79 to win the third Ladies Professional Championship by three shots over two-time winner and expectant mother Mary Suitca with a 36-hole score of 13-over 157. Canterbury Head Professional Jason Carbone leads a field of 28 players who made the cut and…
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Randy Dietz and Emily Heikkila Are Early Leaders in NOPGA Section Championships at Tippecanoe
IN THE BOOKS! Randy Dietz and Emily Heikkila Are Early Leaders in NOPGA Section Championships at Tippecanoe By: Tim Rogers, Northern Ohio PGA Contributor Canfield, Ohio: Randy Dietz has been here before. It is uncharted territory for Emily Heikkila. That is what came out of the opening rounds of the Northern Ohio PGA’s Professional Championships…
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