Howard Clendenin of Seville posted a bogey-free 5-under par 67 at the challenging Seven Hills Golf Club in Hartville on Saturday to take the lead after the first round of the 2016 Akron District Golf Association Stroke Play Tournament.
Clendenin leads by a whopping four shots over Mike Simpson, Jim Krivanec and Jake McBride, each of whom shot a solid score of 1-under par 71.
In the Senior Division, Tom Seever leads after posting a 74 in the first round. Seever is ahead of Larry Lahnan by two shots heading into tomorrow’s final round.
Round two of the 36-hole event will be played at Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown tomorrow. Round 1 scores and Round 2 starting times are as follow:
ROUND 1 SCORES:
Akron District Golf Association
2016 Stroke Play Tournament
Seven Hills Golf Club, Hartville
Saturday, June 25, 2016
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
Clendenin 34 33 67
Simpson 35 36 71
Krivanek 35 36 71
McBride 34 37 71
Smith 36 37 73
Polick 36 38 74
Marr 38 38 76
Cutlip 41 36 77
Freeman 38 39 77
Fouty 40 38 78
Warren 40 39 79
Berkheimer D. 39 40 79
Hull 42 36 80
Kloetzer 41 39 80
Crewse 36 44 80
Peterson 42 39 81
Vincelette 41 40 81
Karamas 43 38 81
Spino 39 42 81
Li 38 43 81
Schustrich 40 42 82
Baker 43 39 82
Harmon 41 41 82
Berkheimer B. 42 40 82
Hinchliffe 42 41 83
Watkins 42 42 84
Matteson 42 43 85
Barbas 44 42 86
Kovach 46 40 86
Drukendrod 43 45 88
Mooney 47 38 89
Bertka 45 49 94
Sibit 50 49 99
Terry NC
Loftin NC
SKINS: $70 ea
Matteson #7
Simpson #9
K. Hull #12
Bertka #17
Kovach #18
SENIOR DIVISION
Seever 37 37 74
Lahnan 41 35 76
Cea 38 39 77
Huntley 39 38 77
Stack 40 37 77
Thomas 38 40 78
Bell 39 39 78
Zitkovic 38 40 78
Bryson 38 41 79
Marsinek 40 39 79
Borlin 41 38 79
Miller 41 38 79
Skidmore 38 41 79
Yanko 43 41 79
Fleming 42 38 80
Macali 38 42 80
Mendoza 37 43 80
Baugh 41 40 81
Herchek 42 39 81
Davis 39 42 81
Foss 40 43 83
Martin 40 43 83
Niskanen 40 44 84
Tarter 45 40 85
Hedrick 45 42 87
Breen 46 43 89
Thompson 45 44 89
Hull 41 54 95
SENIOR SKINS: $45 ea
Huntley #3
Miller #7
Mendoza #9
Marsinek #10
Yanko #17
Lahnan #18
![Findlay's John Zitkovic tees from the first hole at Seven Hills in the 2016 ADGA Stroke Play Tournament.](https://northernohio.golf/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/JohnZitkovic650w.jpg)
GROUPINGS AND STARTING TIMES, ROUND 2:
Akron District Golf Association
2016 Stroke Play Tournament
Chippewa Golf Club, Doylestown
Sunday, June 26, 2016
9:00 Hedrick, Hull, Tarter
9:08 Foss, Niskanen, Breen
9:16 Sibit, Terry, Loftin
9:24 Mooney, Bertka, Matteson
9:32 Barbas, Kovach, Drukenbrod
9:40 Baker, Hinchliffe, Watkins
9:48 Mendoza, Martin, Thompson
9:56 Baugh, Herchek, Macali
10:04 Harmon, Berkheimer B, Schustrich
10:12 Li, Spino, Davis
10:20 Vincelette, Karamas, Kloetzer
10:28 Hull, Crewse, Peterson
10:36 Skidmore, Yanko, Fleming
10:44 Marsinek, Borlin, Miller
10:52 Thomas, Zitkovic, Bryson
11:00 Cea, Bell, Huntley
11:08 Seever, Lahnan, Stack
11:16 Foutty, Warren, Berkheimer D
11:24 Marr, Cutlip, Freeman
11:32 McBride, Smith, Polick
11:40 Clendenin, Simpson, Krivanek