Kent State player John Furlong of Medina posted an even-par 71 at Aurora on Wednesday to jump into first place after two rounds of the 2010 Northeast Ohio Amateur Invitational presented by the Northern Ohio Golf Association.
Combined with his first round score of 1-under par 70 at Quail Hollow on Monday, Furlong sits two shots ahead of Mac McLaughlin (who posted the day’s best round at Aurora with a 2-under par 69) and three in front of first-round leader Rob Schustrich.
The 80th edition of the Northeast Ohio Amateur Invitational got off to a fast start with some excellent play at Quail Hollow Country Club’s Weiskopf-Morrish Course in Concord on Monday.
The team of Tom Ballinger and Steve Kistner posted a 5-under par 67 to win the 2010 Ashland Am-Am by one shot on Sunday, edging out three other teams.
It was only fitting that on a day filled from start to finish with scattered thunderstorms, the leaderboard for the 10th anniversary edition of the Ungvary Memorial Jumble was scattered with tied teams.
On an absolutely spectacular Sunday for golf in Northeast Ohio, a pair of teams shared the top spot in the Akron District Golf Association’s 3-Man Shamble at Lake Forest Golf Club in Hudson.
The team of Nick Lambos, Mike Simpson and Kurt Peterson tied for the win with the team of Randy Skorman, Dean Cutlip and Allen Freeman. Both teams finished at 13-under par 131 in the part scramble/part better ball format, where players select the best tee shot and play out individually from there, counting the two best scores for the team.
Professional Rob Moss partnered with am Joe Lombardi to win the Northern Ohio PGA’s Pro-Scratch Am tournament at Mayfield Country Club on Monday. The pair shot a 6-under par 65 in the better ball format to win by a single shot over two teams. Complete results here.
