MOUNT VERNON’S JIM TROY WINS SECOND NOPGA ASSSISTANT’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Jim Troy was the only player with back-to-back sub-par rounds on Tuesday and cruised to a six-shot victory in the 2019 Northern Ohio PGA Assistant Professional Championship at the Mayfield Campus of Mayfield Sand Ridge Country Club.
It was the second straight Assistant’s Championship in Ohio for Troy, who prevailed in 2018 at Fairlawn Country Club.
Troy, who played at the University of Nebraska, had rounds of 68-67 for a 36-hole score of 7-under par 135.
Belmont Country Club’s Mike Stone, winner of the Section’s Professional Championship last week at Portage Country Club, finished second with rounds of 68-73—141.
The Country Club’s Collin Slattery (70-72-142) finished third to earn one of three alternate spots to the 43rd National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, to be played at the PGA Golf Club, in Port St. Luce, Fla., in November.
Portage assistant Adam Lewicki (70-73–143) and Bowling Green State University head coach John Powers (75-69-144) earned the final two alternate spots.
The National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship brings together a field of 132 contestants representing the PGA of America’s 41 nationwide Sections and features a total purse of $150,000. All rounds will be played on the Wanamaker Course. A cut after 36 holes of play to the low 70 scorers and ties will be made.
FINAL RESULTS:
2019 Northern Ohio PGA Assistants Championship
Mayfield Country Club, South Euclid | Par: 71
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
QUALIFIERS:
1 Jim Troy Mt. Vernon CC 68-67–135 -7 $1,400.00
2 Mike Stone Belmont CC 68-73–141 -1 $1,000.00
ALTERNATES:
3 Collin Slattery The Country Club 70-72–142 E $850.00
4 Adam Lewicki Portage 70-73–143 +1 $750.00
T5 John Powers Bowling Green State Unive 75-69–144 +2 $566.67
DID NOT QUALIFY:
T5 Cory Kumpf Brookside 69-75–144 +2 $566.67
T5 Kyle Kellogg Mt. Vernon CC 73-71–144 +2 $566.67
8 Matthew McMahon Lakewood 72-74–146 +4 $450.00
9 Randy Dietz Windmill Golf Center 75-72–147 +5 $450.00
T10 Jon Jones Youngstown 73-75–148 +6 $375.00
T10 Holden Pahr The Country Club 70-78–148 +6 $375.00
T12 Patrick Milkovich Canterbury 75-74–149 +7 $216.67
T12 Sam Wilding Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 73-76–149 +7 $216.67
T12 Tyler McHugh Fox Den GC 70-79–149 +7 $216.67
15 Asa Donaldson Shawnee CC 76-74–150 +8
16 Zac Cork Pepper Pike Club, The 75-76–151 +9
T17 Ian Haidle Shady Hollow 75-78–153 +11
T17 Nick Orr Canterbury 75-78–153 +11
T17 Cody Tuttle Sharon 77-76–153 +11
20 Mark Scott Jr. Westfield Group CC 74-80–154 +12
21 Kevin Moskevich Westfield Group CC 78-77–155 +13
22 Dave Coleman Highland Meadows GC 79-79–158 +16
T23 Jordan Paolini Shaker Heights 84-75–159 +17
T23 Thomas Lydic Pepper Pike Club, The 86-73–159 +17
25 Joey Kurtz Belmont CC 85-76–161 +19
T26 Adam Stinogle Beechmont 76-86–162 +20
T26 Joshua Diemer Chagrin Valley 83-79–162 +20
T28 Blake Nienhuis Canterbury 82-83–165 +23
T28 Collin McEndree Portage 85-80–165 +23
T28 Warren Brocklehurst Ellsworth Meadows 76-89–165 +23
31 Brian Suydam Beechmont 89-82–171 +29
32 Ryne Kitchen Northstar GC 88-85–173 +31
33 Ryan Penwell Beechmont 87-88–175 +33
34 Thomas Duris Stone Oak CC 92-84–176 +34
