The Greater Cleveland Skins Game made its first trip ever to Hawthorne Valley Country Club in Solon on Thursday.
On a beautifully warm and sunny evening, one player continued his hot-streak while another padded his season-long lead.
Dave Sotka, who currently holds the top spot on leaderboard for the 2011 season, wasted no time adding to his lead by making a birdie skin on the par-4 1st hole. Sotka extends his lead to $410 heading into next week’s final event of the season, to determine the 2011 Champion and the winner of the Thompson Cup.
Sam Corabi continued his red-hot streak of end-of-the-season skin-winning by draining a side-winding 40-footer for a birdie on the tough 178-yard par-3 5th hole.
And the last skin of the evening went to Joey DiDonato with an improbable chip-in birdie on the long par-4 8th hole.
Skins paid $115 each.
The Mulligan’s pin shot went to John Niedzialek on the 5th hole worth $60, and Steve Blackburn Jr. hit it to 3 feet on the 133 yard par three 7th hole to grab the pin shot worth $45.
Next week is the final “Double Down” night with the Thompson Cup presentation immediately following. Play will start at 4 pm at Powderhorn Golf Course in Madison. With the stakes being doubled, Sotka is not assured of the title yet!!
(Players are reminded that they must have played in six or more events to play in the season ending double down event at Powderhorn.)
2011 GREATER CLEVELAND SKINS GAME LEADERBOARD: WEEK 25
| PLAYER | TOTAL | Skins | Skins $ | Pins | Pins $ |
| Dave Sotka | $1,728.22 | 9 | $1,437.22 | 5 | $291.00 |
| Dan Predovic | $1,318.34 | 8 | $1,033.84 | 4 | $284.50 |
| Carl Quercioli | $1,063.41 | 3 | $599.91 | 5 | $463.50 |
| Mark White | $943.16 | 3 | $708.66 | 3 | $234.50 |
| Steve Blackburn Jr | $876.21 | 9 | $808.71 | 2 | $67.50 |
| Mike Angie | $790.40 | 4 | $535.90 | 5 | $254.50 |
| Sam Corabi | $644.50 | 3 | $644.50 | ||
| Phil Bojc | $553.25 | 4 | $477.75 | 2 | $75.50 |
| Joe Ignat | $513.00 | 2 | $425.50 | 1 | $87.50 |
| Mark Borlin | $491.50 | 2 | $425.50 | 1 | $66.00 |
| John Niedzialek | $488.32 | 2 | $314.32 | 3 | $174.00 |
| Mark Foss | $470.06 | 2 | $302.06 | 2 | $168.00 |
| Brian Perkins | $439.00 | 1 | $230.00 | 4 | $209.00 |
| Joey DiDonato | $417.95 | 3 | $336.95 | 2 | $81.00 |
| Steve Blackburn Sr | $409.40 | 3 | $409.40 | ||
| Joe Zabukovec | $329.95 | 2 | $267.95 | 1 | $62.00 |
| Erron Gomez | $327.00 | 5 | $327.00 | ||
| Geoff Nicely | $311.65 | 4 | $311.65 | ||
| Paul Kish | $266.00 | 1 | $184.00 | 2 | $82.00 |
| Bobby Delcoco | $260.66 | 2 | $260.66 | ||
| Brian Pentek | $253.00 | 3 | $253.00 | ||
| Rob Schustrich | $210.66 | 1 | $168.66 | 1 | $42.00 |
| Danny Marinelli | $176.33 | 1 | $176.33 | ||
| Xiao Di | $161.00 | 1 | $161.00 | ||
| Brian Smith | $157.50 | 1 | $115.50 | 1 | $42.00 |
| Bob Karshner | $124.20 | 1 | $124.20 | ||
| Eddie Neer | $97.75 | 1 | $97.75 | ||
| Allen Freeman | $94.50 | 1 | $94.50 |
