On a cool and drizzly day, Joe Hedrick of Barberton and Ross Beal of Uniontown each shot even-par 72 to tie for the victory in the ADGA Open stroke play event at Raintree Country Club on Sunday.
Hedrick played a steady round of 36-36, while Beal made a nice comeback on the final nine with a 2-under par 34. The pair nipped Tony Serra, Jim Cea and Chris Okeson by a shot.
The win is Beal’s second of the ADGA season, and Hedrick’s first. But Hedrick has been on a roll, as he won last week’s Turkeyfoot club championship by five shots.
Hedrick, who also won the Senior Division by two shots, would have won the event outright except for a missed tap-in from about 6 inches while trying to reach over a player’s line. (Ah, golf.)
An announcement on the date of the ADGA Golfer of the Year will be made available soon; watch NEOHgolf.com and ADGAgolf.com for details on this final ADGA event of the season.
2008 ADGA OPEN RESULTS, Sunday, September 7, 2008
Raintree Country Club, Uniontown, 6,886 yards Par 72
1. JOE HEDRICK 36-36-72 $375.00
ROSS BEAL 38-34-72 $375.00
3. TONY SERRA 38-35-73 $250.00
JIM CEA 37-36-73 $250.00
CHRIS OKESON 37-36-73 $250.00
6. RANDY SKORMAN 40-34-74 $125.00
MATT MABIE 36-38-74 $125.00
8. AL FREEMAN 35-40-75 $ 90.00
9. TOM STACK 35-41-76 $ 80.00
DAVE TRIER 40-36-76 $ 80.00
11. MIKE ARMOUR 39-38-77
CHRIS MINEAR 38-39-77
MARK THOMAS 38-39-77
ROB LOOMIS 38-39-77
AARON CREWSE 39-38-77
MIKE HART 37-40-77
DEAN MAPLE 41-36-77
FRED MILLER 41-36-77
19. TIM DAVIS 42-36-78
RUSHI OZA 40-38-78
21. JEFF JENKINS 40-39-79
22. TOM SEEVER 39-41-80
JERAMI KARG 40-40-80
TOM BAUGH 40-40-80
25. RICH SLIVINSKI 38-43-81
STEVE FIEST 41-40-81
TOM LI 42-39-81
29. TOM STILLER 44-39-83
KURT WILLGUES 40-43-83
MARK CICCARELLO 41-42-83
RICH LOWERY 39-44-83
33. NICKOLAS FIORE 42-44-86
34. DEMOND GLADMAN 49-45-94
SENIORS
1. JOE HEDRICK 36-36-72 $175.00
2. ROB YANKO 39-35-74 $125.00
3. TOM STACK 35-39-76
4. FRED MARTIN 39-39-76
5. JIM NISKANEN 38-41-79
6. JIM TARTER NC
SKINS
Hole 1 TOM BAUGH BIRDIE
Hole 18 JIM CEA EAGLE
— Tim Davis & Allen Freeman
