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Dr. Renee Powell Receives PGA Section Award
Renee Powell has received the 2020 Northern Ohio PGA Section Patriot Award. She has received numerous awards over the years and along with her father, William are the only Father and Daughter to be enshrined into the PGA of America’s Hall of Fame. “I am thrilled to receive this award from the section. Every award anyone receives is so […]
Fore Hope Promotes Using Golf for Therapy
Golf is experiencing a swell in popularity and participation, thanks to its acceptance as a socially-distanced outdoor activity. The sport provides a much-needed respite from quarantining indoors and yields therapeutic benefits. Mindy Derr has been promoting the value of using golf for therapy through Fore Hope, which she developed in 1989 and continues today. For over 30 years, Derr has combined a love of golf with helping others. People who have experienced, […]
10 Most Maddening Golf Walker Guys
By Ed Schmidt Jr. Walking on the golf course has become increasingly popular because of Covid-19 precautions and other factors. Beware, however, certain golfer guys will still annoy you. Staff Bag Guy He won the staff bag in an incentive sales contest with his company and he’s sure gonna use it, even on a par three course. With his name […]
Top OHIO Golf Stories in 2020
Here are the top seven Ohio golf stories of the year. Renee Powellwas recognized with more awards in 2020, but one of her favoriteswas being chosen to captain the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup Team. Her team of the best junior golfers will face off against the European Junior Solheim Cup Team captained by Annika Sorenstam. The Junior […]
Judd Stephenson to be inducted into Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame
As a young man Stephenson passed on an appointment to the Naval Academy to stay closer to home and attend Ohio University. He was the Head Professional at Avon Oaks Country Club for over 30 years and has received nearly every award possible during his career as a PGA Professional. “This is the highlight of my professional career. […]
REASONS TO LOVE THE MASTERS in NOVEMBER
5 REASONS TO LOVE THE MASTERS in November By Ed Schmidt Jr. 1. It Will Probably Be a Once in a Lifetime Event Unless we have another global pandemic, or calamity, I’m sure we will never see the Masters played in any other month besides April. From a sports perspective, my two favorite memories […]
Sowards Finishes T3 at Senior PGA Professional
Bob Sowards, from Kinsale Golf Club in Dublin, finished tied for third and earned a spot in the 2021 KitchenAid Senior PGA to be held at Southern Hills Golf Club in Tulsa next May. Only 35 of the 264 Senior PGA Club Professionals, that traveled to PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, from across […]
Golf Continues to Thrive in Ohio Amid COVID
From Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com The August 2020 Rounds Played Report has been released by Golf Datatech, and it shows that Greater Cleveland area golf courses have enjoyed 23.8% increase over the round numbers from August 2019. Pleasant summer temperatures and 9% less rainfall than normal helped boost those totals. For the state of Ohio, rounds were up 17% in August vs. […]
Fall is Perfect Time for Golf in Toledo
The days are shorter, plus the nights are cooler, but fall is the perfect time to play golf in Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern Michigan. The five courses of the Arthur Hills Golf Trail, Stone Ridge, Stonebridge, The Legacy, Maumee Bay and Leslie Park are open and ready for golfers. Stone Ridge is the home of the Bowling Green State University […]
Jaysen Hansen Rallies to Win NOPGA Pro
By Allen Freeman, NEOH Golf Beechmont Country Club’s Jaysen Hansen rallied from a five-shot deficit with a final-round 4-under par 68 on Wednesday to win the 2020 Northern Ohio PGA Professional Championship at Westbrook Country Club. Hansen’s 68 was the lowest round of the event and enabled him to pass the top-four second-round leaders with a 54-hole total of […]