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Ohio Legend Bob Lewis Dies
Ohio Amateur Golfing Legend, Bob Lewis had struggled with lung cancer in recent years and passed at the age of 76. Lewis a long time resident of Pepper Pike received the USGA’s highest honor, the Bobby Jones Award in March. Lewis is a member of the Ohio Golf Association Hall of Fame and the Northern […]
Ohio Girls Golf Foundation Hosts Spring Clinics
To help girls hone their golf skills before the season kicks off, the Ohio Girls Golf Foundation (OGGF) has announced its Spring Clinics throughout the state in April and May. Geared for girls ages 8-18 who are beginning to advanced golfers, these weekly clinics will be taught by LPGA and PGA instructors. “Our clinics examine all aspects […]
Bob Lewis To Receive Bobby Jones Award, USGA’s Highest Honor
The prestigious award annually recognizes an individual who best demonstrates the spirit, personal character and respect for the game exhibited by Jones Bob Lewis always exhibited the highest level of sportsmanship, which endeared him to teammates and opponents alike during a competitive career that spanned more than four decades. The native of Warren, Ohio, demonstrated […]
Avalon Golf & Country Club to host 2021 Ohio Amateur Championship
Avalon Golf & Country Club in Warren, Ohio will host the 115th Ohio Amateur Championship. Designed by legendary golf course architect and Ohio Golf Hall of Fame Member, Pete Dye, the par 72 Avalon Lakes Course can stretched to 7,551 yards and features undulating greens, beautiful terrain, and intimidating water hazards. Avalon Lakes hosted the […]
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 […]
Fans Slowly Being Allowed Back to PGA Tour Tournaments
By Fred Altvater Since golfers were called off the course during The PLAYERS Championship last March, professional golf tournaments have been played with either a very minimal number of fans in attendance, or no fans whatsoever. While it is a treat to be able to see the golf courses as they were meant to […]
Get to Know the 2021 Solheim Cup Captains
Team USA, Pat Hurst Pat Hurst will captain the American Team for the 2021 Solheim Cup to be held at the Inverness Club in Toledo over the Labor Day weekend. She is an experienced choice having been a member of five U.S. squads, plus she served as an assistant captain in 2015, 2017 and the […]
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 […]