Crewse Sails to a Four Shot Victory at the 2011 Chippewa Championship

Final Foursome at the 2011 Chippewa Championship
Aaron Crewse putts out at 18 as Matt Heestand, Kurt Peterson and Mike Simpson look on.

Chippewa ChampionshipWith scores for the vast majority of the field soaring with the increasing winds, the rising temperatures and the infamous tournament hole locations, Aaron Crewse of Green, Ohio calmly and coolly went about his business, leaving his ball in just the right spot hole after hole.

Taking a two shot lead into the final round, Crewse played steady, solid golf, posting a 2-over par 73 on Sunday — the second lowest round of the day — and earned a four shot victory in the 2011 Chippewa Championship with an impressive even par total of 142, his first win in the event.

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Crewse Grabs First Round Lead at Chippewa

Aaron Crewse Chippewa Championship 2011 Round 1
Aaron Crewse pitches up the 14th green in the first round of the Chippewa Championship

Chippewa ChampionshipAaron Crewse of Green posted a steady round of 35 – 34 = 69 to grab the first round lead of the 2011 Chippewa Championship on Saturday in Dolyestown at two-under par.

Crewse also earned ‘hole of the day’ kudos as well: the birdie-three he put together on the super-extended 520-yard par-4 18th netted him a skin — and maybe close to a two shot gain on the field average as well.

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Oates Goes Back-to-Back at the 2011 Summit County Amateur; Wins the Event for the Fifth Time

Aaron Crewse - 2011 Summit Co Am
Crewse makes his tournament-tying effort on the final hole at the 2011 Summit County Am.

Summit County Amateur Golf ChampionshipDefending champion Dave Oates started the second round of the 2011 Summit County Amateur Golf Championship making bogey, then double-bogey.

Yup, three over par after the first two holes. Chili-choppin’ hacker stuff. Two shots back at the start of the day, now five shots back after just two holes.

It didn’t matter.

Dave Oates 2011 Summit Co Am

Oates rallied with four birdies on that same nine (the back nine at Good Park, where all the leaders start) and finished the day with a 2-under par score of 69 and a 1-under par 141 total to win his second consecutive Summit County Amateur title — amazingly, his fifth career win in the event.

But it’s not like Oates won going away, and that the day didn’t have it’s drama. Because it did, especially coming down to the final few holes.

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