The Stark County Am is in the books, with the Portage and Summit County Ams upcoming. Plus see the latest Cleveland Am qualifiers and loads of junior champs...

Down to the Wire Finish at Stark Co Am

Gunnar McCollins earned a comeback victory with a Sunday 69 over first round leader Kyle Smith, winning on the 36th hole; Dave Oates (50+), Tom Laubacher (60+) and Rick Merrow (70+) won their Senior Divisions.
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Farina Wins at Seneca

First round co-leader Ben Farina backed up a Saturday 71 with a hard-fought 76 on Sunday to win the Seneca Course Championship. A score of 155 was required for players to advance to the Cleveland Amateur Championship. RESULTS >

Tom Laubacher, 2023 NOGA Scratch Stroke Play #2

Laubacher Torches Silver Lake

Tom Laubacher posted a 66 in winning the Senior Division of the NOGA Scratch Series Stroke Play #2 at Silver Lake; Daniel Belden and Ben Hogan shared the Championship Division title with a score of 70. RESULTS >

CALL FOR ENTRIES:

- Sat/Sun, July 29-30: CMG Shawnee Hills Championship + CLE Am Q, Bedford Hts
- Sat/Sun, July 29-30: Portage County Amateur, Windmill Lakes/Racoon Hill
- Sat, Aug 5 - Sun, Aug 6: Summit County Amateur, Good Park, Akron
- Mon, Aug 7 - NOPGA RC Miller Pro-Pro-Am-Am, Alliance CC
- Mon, Aug 7 - Turkeyfoot 4-Ladies Scramble, Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links, Akron
- Fri Aug 11 - Sun Aug 13 - The Greatest Golfer Championships, Youngstown area
- Fri Aug 11 - Sun Aug 13 - Cleveland Amateur Championship, Manakiki

MORE: Tournament Calendar | Junior Tournament Calendar | Charity Calendar

NEWS & NOTES:

- The Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation awarded high school seniors Halle Ellis of North Canton and Fletcher Clark of Massillon with $10,000 scholarships for higher education during the Kenny Novak Pro-Am;

- Akron's Cade Breitenstine and Medalist Jack Vojtko from Stow qualified out of OSU Scarlet in Columbus for the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills one day after Akron's Solomon Petrie qualified at Moraine CC in Dayton;

- Andrew + Ryan Malkus won the Championship Division, BJ Claus + David Neely the Seniors in the NOGA Scratch Four-Ball #3 at Toledo Country Club;

- Glenmoor Country Club’s Meg Glass-Stem, PGA, Sheri Egnotovich, Sheila Moorhead and Melissa Dillon shot 18-under par 126 to win the NOPGA's Janice Moodie Pro-3 Lady at Avon Oaks;

- Max Vitale (Boys U17), Kate Sowers (Girls U17), Matt Morrone (Boys U14) and Alex Conley (Girls U14) won their divisions in The Greatest Golfer Junior Championships;

- See results from the North Coast Junior Tour events at Chardon Lakes and Legend Lake;

- See results from the Northern Ohio PGA Junior Tour events at Manakiki, GlenEagles, plus the Futures Tour Championship at Mud Run and Collegiate Series events at Collegiate Series at Youngstown and Manakiki;

- Lou Boarman selected Brian Harman and Thomas Detry for his Open Championship fantasy roster, and lapped the field with his prescient picks in the most recent Zoar Golf Club PGA TOUR Fantasy Series event;

- See some great photos from First Tee Akron's "Putting with Police" event;

- Check out the NOGA POY Standings & Match Play Brackets: Player of the Year; Individual Scratch Match Play; Four-Ball Scratch Match Play; Individual Net Match Play; Four-Ball Net Match Play; Old Pal Net Match Play.

CALL-FOR-ENTRIES: Summit County Am

The 49th Annual Summit County Amateur Championship at Good Park Golf Course in Akron is less than two weeks away! Get your entry in now as the field is filling fast. This two-day, 36-hole stroke play championship features one of the biggest skins pots of the year. Entry deadline with payment is Wed, Aug 2nd or when the field is filled at 168 players, so don’t delay... ENTRY DETAILS >

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