News from around Ohio
Columnist: Golf News
CBS’ Jim Nantz to Receive Award at Firestone
Long time CBS Announcer, Jim Nantz to receive 2018 Ambassador of Golf award at WGC Bridgestone Invitational. Northern Ohio Golf Charities will bestow the 2018 Ambassador of Golf Award to CBS Announcer Jim Nantz during the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in August at Firestone CC. The Ambassador of Golf Award is presented annually to a person […]
NW Ohio Golfer Was #1 Player on Symetra Tour
The Symetra Tour, formerly the Futures Tour, is the developmental tour for the LPGA. They hold a series of tournaments to provide young women professionals the opportunity to learn their craft and earn exemptions to the LPGA Tour. Did You know that in 2007, a young lady from northwest Ohio was the No. 1 player […]
News From Northern Ohio Golf Association
Tournament registration for all NOGA events will open on Sunday, April 1 at the website: noga.org. The first time you register, input your GHIN number and last name. The complete tournament schedule and registration is also available at: https://noga.org/tournaments/ Gift certificate payouts for nearly every Association tournament will increase this upcoming season, including season-long […]
Opportunities to See Professional Golf in Ohio
In addition to being able to compete in a multitude of wonderful amateur events, Ohio golfers have the opportunity to witness a variety of professional golf throughout the summer months. If you want to see some of the best golfers in the world compete, here are the dates you need to mark your calendars. […]
Kent State University Dominates MAC
The Kent State University Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams are in a class all unto themselves and together have compiled some of the most amazing records in NCAA history. KSU Men: Every year, Kent State is the team to beat in the Mid-America Conference (MAC). Since 1993, they have won 19 league titles and have […]
Patrick Flavin Leads Miami University RedHawks
Since Patrick Flavin arrived on the Miami University campus as a freshman in 2015 the fortunes of the RedHawks have soared. That year, Miami broke Kent State’s string of six consecutive MAC Championship titles. Flavin won four of the five individual honors in the events the team played in last fall and is looking to […]
BGSU Men’s & Women’s Golf Teams
Bowling Green State University Men: John Powers, who is a BGSU Alum, was named Head Men’s Golf Coach for the Falcons earlier this year. The job had been vacated by Kevin Farrell, who left to become the men’s golf coach at Mount St. Marys. Powers is inheriting an experienced team with two seniors, four juniors, […]
Xavier University Men’s & Women’s Golf Teams
Men The Xavier Minutemen compete in the Big East Conference. Head Coach Brian McCants, previously an assistant at Indiana and Kansas, is in his second season at Xavier. The Minutemen are in a rebuilding mode with four freshmen on the team. In the team’s first start of the 2018 Spring Season, one of those talented […]
UT Women’s Golf Coach Steps Down
University of Toledo Women’s Head Golf Coach Nicole Hollingsworth stepped down in February. Hollingsworth served 15 years as the program’s head coach. Her teams finished in second place at the MAC Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016. She was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2016. While the search for a new […]