Two days after the event was played, the final results from Sunday’s 5-Man Scramble at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield are still not yet finalized for release, as a question has been raised about the validity of the amateur status of one of the players on a top finishing team that had a PGA professional on its roster.
YANKEE RUN’S TEAM REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED; UPDATE FOLLOWS…
Gerry Hammond understands the demands of professional golf. From first-hand experience, Hammond knows that preparing and playing well is just one part of the formula for success. But there is also a financial side to address, and that insight led the PGA professional to create the Xempt Player Series (XPS).
And on May 31st, players from Northeast Ohio can take their shot in Hammond’s mini-tour concept by competing in the XPS qualifier at NCR Country Club in Kettering.
Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Brecksville, the home course for this year’s Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship, and the formerly-private-but-now-public Hawthorne Valley Golf Club in Solon have joined the ranks of “Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play” for 2011.
Northeast Ohio Golf knows how to take care of its players! If you’re looking for entry information about competitive events in 2011, check out all the cool new features of the completely overhauled Tournament Calendar:
Northeast Ohio golf pros looking for some interesting regional professional tournaments with national implications (and the promise of some big money to boot) should review the offerings from the newly formed Xempt Player Series and the newly reconfigured National Pro Golf Tour.
For the first time ever, Northeast Ohio Golf seemed to generate as much interest from golf ‘news’ stories as from tournament coverage stories. (Candidly, let’s hope that’s not the case in 2011.)
Here’s a rundown of the top stories from both categories for the 2010 golf season in Greater Cleveland and Akron.
