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Bob Sowards Wins AGAIN in Florida
Bob Sowards from the Kinsale Club in Dublin has had several top finishes in Florida in the past and continued his winning ways with a little help this time from his partner Ben Kern. The duo paired up to win the Senior-Junior Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Sowards holed a […]
Troy, Robison & McHugh Earn 2020 NOPGA Awards
Jim Troy Named NOPGA Player of the Year for 2020 With Two victories and nine additional top 10 finishes, Jim Troy was named the Omega Player of the Year by the Northern Ohio PGA. “I felt I did a lot of good things during the season and I am very happy, but I am really […]
Miami Valley Golf Association News
Miami Valley Golf Association announced Austin Greaser is their 2020 Player of the Year. Greaser won the Ohio Amateur Championship this year and was the Junior Player of the Year in 2019. Greaser set an all-time low score of 18 under par for the championship, was invited to play in the US Amateur and is […]
First Tee of Lake Erie’s New Facility Taking Shape
Executive Director of the First Tee of Lake Erie, Adam Reny is excited to see the new Dattilo Family Youth Leadership Center beginning to take shape on the organization’s site near Hill and Reynolds Roads in Toledo. The 15,000 square foot building will include classrooms, a gymnasium, game rooms and office space. In a unique […]
COVID Forces Cancellation of Ohio Golf Shows
Toledo Golf Show Operator Andrew Brown announced in January that the annual Toledo Golf Show would not be held this month. “After closely monitoring the situation with COVID-19, and careful consideration, we regret to announce that the Toledo Golf Show will not be held in 2021. Our primary concern is for the health and safety […]
Two Toledo Golf Companies Are Growing Rapidly
Everyone knows that Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan are hotbeds for golf action. Tee sheets are constantly filled in the summer months at area courses. In the winter, tee times for indoor simulators must be booked more than a week in advance. This infatuation with golf has helped two local companies find their niche in […]
Golf Boom Continues In Ohio & Across the Nation
By Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Golf DataTech is reporting the number of rounds of golf played in the Greater Cleveland area in November 2020 increased a staggering 336.3% versus November 2019. This incredible one-month increase comes after recording four consecutive monthly increases greater than 20%. The pandemic of 2020 has spurred a golf explosion the likes […]
Mill Creek to Host Notah Begay Junior Golf Regional Qualifier
Brian Tolnar, PGA Golf and Recreation Director at Mill Creek MetroParks, has announced that Mill Creek Golf Course in Boardman will host a regional qualifier for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship, August 2-3, 2021, for the second consecutive year. Tolnar is excited to have the qualifier return to Mill Creek, “This event hits our […]
Ohio Golf Association Announces 2021 Schedule
Despite the interference of COVID-19, the Ohio Golf Association was able to complete a full schedule of events in 2020 and they have released the schedule of state championships for 2021. The season will open with Ohio Amateur Qualifiers being held at five locations throughout the month of June with the final qualifier set for […]
2020 Was Beyond Difficult! for NOGA’s Robb Schulze
Robb Schulze, CEO Northern Ohio Golf Associations To say 2020 was a difficult year is a massive understatement. The issues caused by the pandemic were completely different than we at the Northern Ohio Golf Association (NOGA) have ever faced. We initially had no idea where to start, or what to do and we are very proud of how our team came together to find […]