Twenty players had high hopes at the start of Thursday’s “Double Down” event at Aurora Country Club, where the event’s entry fee is doubled for the night to $60 per man.
But only four players left with smiles on their faces: three big skins winners and one huge pin shot winner.
Phil Bojc was a happy man when he canned a 15-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 second hole to capture the first skin of the evening — and his first skin of the year! — to take home $306.66.
Joey DiDonato then made the only birdie on the par-4 7th hole to take home a skin.
It was then Mark Julius’s turn as he made a great birdie on the difficult 430 yard par-4 8th hole. With his skin, Julius cracks the four-figure mark on the year and moves into second place on the leaderboard just $234 behind the present leader Eddie Neer, who did not cash on the night.
Since there is only one par-3 hole on the front nine at Aurora CC, the 130-yard 3rd attracted a lot of attention as the pin shot there was worth a cool $280. Rob Skebe hit the big shot to 7-feet to take home the loot for the only pin shot on the evening.
Next week, the Skins Game moves to Tanglewood National in Bainbridge at a great $15 greens fee with cart rate, starting at the earlier time of 4:30 p.m.
Also remember that players who have participated in five or more weekly skins game events have until September 3rd to get their entry in for the 2010 Greater Cleveland Shoot-Out, which will take place on Labor Day Monday, September 6th at Chardon Lakes Golf Club.
2010 GREATER CLEVELAND SKINS GAME LEADERBOARD: WEEK 19
| PLAYER | TOTAL | Skins | Skins $ | Pins | Pins $ |
| Eddie Neer | $1,534.55 | 8 | $1,163.55 | 4 | $371.00 |
| Mark Julius | $1,300.09 | 4 | $1,016.59 | 4 | $283.50 |
| Steve Blackburn Jr | $1,006.83 | 5 | $859.83 | 2 | $147.00 |
| Dave Sotka | $962.91 | 5 | $829.91 | 2 | $133.00 |
| Tom Evans | $837.00 | 2 | $690.00 | 2 | $147.00 |
| Geoff Nicely | $788.70 | 3 | $509.20 | 4 | $279.50 |
| Joe DiDonato | $651.66 | 3 | $651.66 | ||
| Bob Karshner | $540.43 | 3 | $399.43 | 2 | $141.00 |
| Mark Foss | $487.66 | 4 | $364.16 | 2 | $123.50 |
| Rob Skebe | $481.00 | 1 | $138.00 | 2 | $343.00 |
| Carl Quercioli | $453.86 | 4 | $453.86 | ||
| Vince Busa | $444.50 | 1 | $241.50 | 2 | $203.00 |
| Brian Perkins | $337.33 | 4 | $337.33 | ||
| Mike Angie | $330.33 | 1 | $130.33 | 3 | $200.00 |
| Phil Bojc | $306.66 | 1 | $306.66 | ||
| Steve Blackburn Sr | $302.45 | 3 | $302.45 | ||
| Brian Pentek | $299.00 | 1 | $138.00 | 2 | $161.00 |
| Mark Kovacic | $246.60 | 1 | $119.60 | 2 | $127.00 |
| Allen Freeman | $230.75 | 1 | $143.75 | 1 | $87.00 |
| Paul Kish | $222.00 | 1 | $138.00 | 1 | $84.00 |
| Jack Vanadia | $203.50 | 1 | $126.50 | 1 | $77.00 |
| John Niedzialek | $202.50 | 2 | $115.00 | 1 | $87.50 |
| Dale Thompson | $184.00 | 1 | $184.00 | ||
| Ron Carimi | $153.33 | 1 | $153.33 | ||
| Kyle Huss | $138.00 | 1 | $138.00 | ||
| Mike Lynch | $126.50 | 1 | $126.50 | ||
| Dave Smith | $119.60 | 1 | $119.60 | ||
| Mike Sizler | $101.20 | 1 | $101.20 | ||
| Nick Anagnost | $84.00 | 1 | $84.00 | ||
| Rob Shustrich | $63.00 | 1 | $63.00 |
