Beal, Hedrick Tie 2008 ADGA Open

ADGAOn 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

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