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Playoff Drama Highlights the Finishes of the NOPGA Junior Section Championships

ALLIANCE: What is championship golf without a playoff or two? Or five? The boys and girls turned most of the final day of the NOPGA’s Junior Section Championships into more […]

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Breaking Par Gives, Ambrose, Wu the Leads in Junior Section Championship at Alliance

Alliance, Ohio: You can break bread, break the bank or break loose but on Monday at hilly Alliance Country Club it was all about breaking par. That’s what a pair […]

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THE WAY BOBBY SPINO SAW IT HE WAS DESTINED TO WIN THE OHIO SENIOR OPEN

AKRON: A few weeks ago Bobby Spino was having a casual conversation in the parking lot of Ohio Prestwick Country Club. The topic was the upcoming Ohio Senior Open at […]

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WEATHER PLAYS HAVOC WITH 39TH OHIO SENIOR OPEN; 1ST ROUND CANCELED; NOPGA HOPES TO FINISH THURSDAY

AKRON: Cold temperatures and a persistent, chilling rain left the course unplayable and caused cancellation of the first round of the 39th Ohio Senior Open on Wednesday at Firestone Country […]

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Ohio Launches State Team as Part of USGA’s U.S. National Development Program

Seven states will participate in the initial pilot phase beginning in 2024 (Jan. 17, 2024) – Ohio is launching a state junior golf team that will expand the pipeline for […]

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NORTHERN OHIO PGA WELCOMES LASHUNDA LEE AS SECOND PGA HOPE AMBASSADOR

By Tim Rogers NOPGA Contributor ​On June 3, 1996 Lashunda Lee marched across the stage at Shaw High School in East Cleveland and officially graduated from high school. ​Ten days […]

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SOME PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIRST JUNIOR OHIO CUP AT WESTFIELD COUNTRY CLUB

It is hats off time. It is time to publicly acknowledge the people involved in running a significant golf event. The bottom line is that everyone connected with the first […]

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NORTHERN OHIO PGA PREVAILS IN JUNIOR OHIO CUP; STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE INAUGURAL EVENT

By Tim Rogers NOPGA Contributor WESTFIELD CENTER: It seemed inconceivable that the members of the Northern Ohio PGA team could improve on – or even equal – their first day […]

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NOPGA HAS COMMANDING FIRST-ROUND LEAD OVER SOPGA IN THE INAUGURAL JUNIOR OHIO CUP

By Tim Rogers NOPGA Contributor WESTFIELD CENTER: If Day II of the first Junior Ohio Cup goes as well as Day I, Northern Ohio PGA captain Drew Pierson might be […]

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First time is the charm: Anthony Panepento wins Denny Shute Match Play title in his first attempt

By Tim Rogers, NOPGA Contributor During the final round of the Northern Ohio Professional Championship in August Northern Ohio PGA Executive Director David Griffith watched as Anthony Panepento made his […]

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