Columnist: Allen Freeman
Golf Rounds Up 300% in February
By Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Before the Coronavirus Scare forced people to quarantine in their homes, Cleveland-area golf was experiencing one of its best February’s on record. Several 50+ degree days and an unusually dry February led to an explosive 299.0% increase in rounds played across Greater Cleveland versus February, 2019. The state as a whole […]
Northern Ohio PGA Announces Changes
By Allen Freeman, The Northern Ohio PGA announced the retirement of long-time Executive Director Dominic Antenucci and Junior Golf Director Eileen Antenucci. During their tenure with the Northern Ohio PGA, the pair strengthened and grew the Section, and embodied its mission to promote interest and enjoyment in the game of golf. Among many other notable achievements, the Antenucci’s founded […]
KSU’s Lisa Strom Receives National Recognition
By Allen Freeman Kent State University Women’s Golf head coach Lisa Strom has been named the 2019 LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) National Coach of the Year. The national award winners were selected by the LPGA T&CP membership’s Executive Committee from the pool of the section award winners voted on by officers of the six regional […]
Bridgestone Senior PLAYERS Generates $825,000 for Area Charities
After the final event at Firestone Country Club in 2018, one of the biggest concerns about the loss of the PGA TOUR’s WGC Bridgestone Invitational was its effect on the significant charity dollars for Northeast Ohio. The final Bridgestone Invitational generated $1,028,910 in 2018, which was distributed to 41 local charities. The PGA Champion’s Tour’s Bridgetone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship didn’t […]
Todd Casabella Ranked Top Teacher in Ohio
Barrington Golf Club’s Todd Casabella is the highest ranked Northeast Ohio golf instructor in the ‘2019 Golf Digest Best Teachers by State’ rankings, as listed in the magazine’s December issue. Other Northeast Ohio swing coaches on the list include Jon Jones of Youngstown CC, Mike Emery and Gary Robison of Canton Brookside, Nick Paez of GolfTEC Cleveland West, Rob Moss of Pepper Pike, and Patrick Milkovich of Canterbury. Top 10 Listing […]
Matt Rutland Named NOPGA Director of Competitions
The Northern Ohio PGA’s Selection Committee has named Matt Rutland as Director of Competitions, beginning January 6. Rutland has been a NOPGA member since 2011, serving at Westwood Country Club for nine years. He began his career at The Golf Academy of America in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2006 with stops at Haig Point Golf Club […]
Unis, Wharton & Brick Inducted into NOGA Hall of Fame
By Alan Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Oberlin Golf Club had a full house for the Northern Ohio Golf Association’s 2019 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Everyone in attendance agreed, Carl Unis is a great professional, everyone misses Bob Wharton and Norton Brick knows how to bring down the house. After welcoming notes from NOGA Executive Director Robb […]
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By Allen Freeman 89-year-old Makes Two Holes-in-One Every golfer knows that making a hole-in-one is a rare feat, but making two holes-in-one within a three-day stretch is just too much to comprehend. 89-years-young, Howard Freeman has been a longtime member of Wooster Country Club, but last week may have been the most memorable in his golfing […]
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From Allen Freeman at NEOHGolf.com Turkeyfoot Stableford & Skins Chris Okeson of Cleveland made five birdies on the back nine to storm to victory in the 2019 NEOHgolf.com Turkeyfoot Stableford + Skins on Saturday, April 13. His back nine run included birdies at the final three holes, earning him a total of 24 points on the […]
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Legendary KSU Golf Coach, Herb Page Retires after 41 Years The 2018-19 golf season will be the final one for Kent State University’s Herb Page as men’s head coach and director of golf. On Thursday, Page announced his upcoming retirement and the appointment of Jon Mills as the new men’s golf coach. Page led the Golden Flashes men’s […]