Chippewa Golf Club owner Kevin Larizza is asking the players for their thoughts in deciding just how difficult the pin positions should be set for this weekend’s Chippewa Championship! Larizza has placed an online poll on his Chippewa GC website and is letting you vote!
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A Request to Kevin Larizza Regarding the Upcoming Chippewa Championship
In the past, Chippewa Golf Club owner Kevin Larizza has set a few of his championship’s hole locations in what only can be described as “ironman scramble pins”. This setup has led often to huge scores for a number of players, as the sloping greens of Chippewa can send even well-played pitches and putts racing off down the hills.
Kevin has pulled back on this practice a bit in the last couple of years. But here and now I ask Kevin directly to eliminate “ironman pins” from the Chippewa Championship all together: the quality golf course conditions that superintendent Brad Stewart provides should stand alone as the challenge of the event.
Munson Trustees Waffle on Fowlers Lunacy
The Munson Township trustees had their first public meeting last night about the proposed purchase and closing of Fowlers Mill Golf Course for water restoration and the creation of a rural park. A whopping crowd of over 200 people showed up at the meeting to voice their disgust over this idea, and the Munson Township trustees did their best to placate the crowd by downplaying and/or deferring their decision as final. But they didn’t squash the idea, either.
Pins & Skins Event Sunday in Ashtabula
Guys on the east side looking for a competitive event this weekend have a $100 Pins & Skins event option on Sunday. Jarrod Dixon will run the game as a 1:30 shotgun start August 15th at the Harbor Golf Club (formerly the Ashtabula Country Club, a pretty good golf course).
Plain Dealer Whitewashes Fowlers Mill Sale Issue
The Plain Dealer published a story in its Metro section today by Pat Galbincea about the potential sale of Fowlers Mill Golf Course to the Munson Township trustees, who would use $5 million in grant money from the Ohio EPA to close the course and turn it into a park in the name of water cleanup. [PD story here.]
With all due respect to my friend Pat, this story whitewashes the real issues behind the proposal and incorrectly states several facts.
NEOHgolf.com Sticker Magic
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