Northeast Ohio Golf

PD Features Story on Chappy

The Cleveland Plain Dealer devoted this week’s ‘nine questions’ golf page section to Akron golf-guy-extraordinaire Dave Chapple and his 30 years of artistic work on tournament scoreboards all over Northeast Ohio. Dave is the man! Check out the story here.

Northeast Ohio Golf

It’s Like a PGA Tour Event, Only Guys from Northeast Ohio That We All Know Are Playing In It…

USGAThe groupings and starting times for the 36-hole June 4th Columbus, Ohio U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier have been released, and because it’s being played the week after the Memorial Tournament it’s a who’s-who of Tour players who aren’t exempt into the U.S. Open. But there are some recognizable Northeast Ohio golfer names sprinkled in as well:

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Northeast Ohio Golf

Aurora City Council Agrees to Purchase and Close Aurora Golf Club Using Ohio Taxpayer Money

In their meeting Monday night, the Aurora City Council approved an agreement to use Ohio EPA taxpayer funds to give a whopping $3.9 million to current Aurora Golf Club owner Hunter Banbury, so together they can shut down the golf course and turn it into a park and river restoration project.

Even with the inflated $3.9 million dollar purchase price, Banbury still retains ownership of the 10 commercially-zoned acres around the clubhouse and its main buildings — a sweetheart deal by any definition. Banbury paid $2.5 million for the entire property in 2007.

So what, if anything, can still be done?

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