Malone College’s NAIA National Champion Justin Lower ran away from the field Sunday in the final round of The Eastern Ohio Amateur Championship at River Greens Golf Club in Coshocton. Lower, a senior at Malone, matched Saturday’s 27-hole score of 6-under par with an identical score of 102 to post a 12-under par 204 total.
Stew Jameson, a former Ohio University standout, was second – for the second year in a row – at 210 (-6). Jordan Grubb was third with a 211. Richie Schembechler and Lynn Martin were next at 213; Martin also took the Senior Amateur Trophy.
Jon Mathias was sixth at one under par. There were four players tied for 7th place: Darren Phipps, Craig Bennington, Brad Lucas and Brandon Frame were all 1-over par.
In the Senior Division, Lynn Martin’s 213 was good for the victory; Ray Sovik was second with a 220; Jeff Sparks was third at 222 and Mark Mickley was fourth at 228.
Top 20 Results: 2010 Eastern Ohio Amateur Golf Championship
River Greens GC, Coshocton, Ohio – Par 72 – August 21 – 22, 2010
SCORE Player, Hometown
204 Justin Lower, Canal Fulton
210 Stew Jameson, Worthington
211 Jordan Grubb, No. Canton
213 Lynn Martin, Findlay
213 Richie Schembechler, Massillon
215 Jon Mathias, Columbia, SC
217 Darren Phipps, Hartville
217 Brandon Frame, Elizabeth, WVa.
217 Brad Lucas, Worthington
217 Craig Bennington, Worthington
218 Tony Brown, Ironton
219 Taylor Harle, Delaware
219 Ryan Meade, Westerville
220 Ray Sovik, Dublin
221 Rob Schustrich, Windham
221 Tim Cunningham, Fredricktown
222 Jeff Sparks, Cincinnati
222 John Kingora, Waynesburg, Pa.
223 Dustin Alcorn, Massillon
224 Brian Beebe
224 Ben Adams, Westerville
