Mark Sierak and Mike Stone come from behind to win titles
Mark Sierak rallied from a three-shot deficit and Mike Stone came from two shots back on Tuesday to win titles in the 22nd Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championships at The Country Club.
Sierak, co-owner of Optimus Golf in Solon and former long-time head professional at Barrington Golf Club, shot a final-round 1-under 71 to win the Championship Division with a 36-hole total of 2-under par 142.
Stone, assistant professional at Belmont Country Club in Maumee, won the Senior Division title in a one-hole playoff after finishing regulation play at one-under par 72-71-143.
It was the first victory for both in this event, conducted by the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association, and the final in-house stroke-play tournament of 2023.
Sierak, 45, began the day in third place, three strokes behind first-round leader Michael Balcar, an assistant at Brandywine Country Club.
Stone, 51, trailed Pepper Pike Club head professional and first-round leader Rob Moss by two shots.
The lead in the Championship Division changed hands all day, with Balcar, Sierak, Beechwood Country Club head professional Jaysen Hansen, GolfTEC co-owner Nick Paez, and Willie’s Custom Golf Center teaching professional Blake Sattler owning or sharing a piece throughout the day.
Sierak took sole possession of the lead when he birdied the 540-yard 16th hole and the 385-yard 17th. That came after a crucial par-save on the 414-yard 15th, with a marvelous chip from 45 yards right of the green and a testy left-to-right 6-foot putt.
Stone and Club Walden Director of Golf Mitch Camp (71-72) finished regulation tied at 143, but Stone prevailed with a par on the 355-yard first hole.
Sattler, Paez and Balcar finished in a tie for second and PGA Life Member Tom Waitrovich (73-71) finished third in the Seniors.
FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
2023 Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championships
The Country Club, Pepper Pike, Ohio
Monday, September 25 – Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Championship Division Results:
1. Mark Sierak, Optimus Golf, $1,500.00, *71-71-142 -2
2. Blake Sattler, Willie’s Custom Golf Center, $933.33, *73-70-143 -1
2. Nick Paez, GolfTEC – Cleveland West, $933.33, *72-71-143 -1
2. Michael Balcar, Brandywine Country Club, $933.33, *68-75-143 -1
5. Jordan Schroeder, Findlay Country Club, $700.00, *72-72-144 E
6. DJ Holub, Pepper Pike Club, $516.67, *72-73-145 +1
6. Sean McGuire, Pepper Pike Club, $516.67, *72-73-145 +1
6. Jim Troy, The Golf Dome, $516.67, *71-74-145 +1
9. Jaysen Hansen, Beechmont Country Club, $375.00, *72-74-146 +2
9. Rob Moss, Pepper Pike Club, $375.00, *70-76-146 +2
11. Jon Jones, Youngstown Country Club, $300.00, *75-72-147 +3
12. Randy Dietz, Windmill Golf Center, $250.00, *73-75-148 +4
13. Anthony Panepento, Canterbury Golf Club, $175.00, *75-74-149 +5
13. Cory Kumpf, Brookside Country Club, $175.00, *75-74-149 +5
15. Nick Gustin, Erie Shores Golf Course, $75.00, *77-73-150 +6
15. William McKinley, Sharon Golf Club, $75.00, *73-77-150 +6
Out of the Money:
17 Willie Yacknow, X-Golf Broadview Heights 72 – 79 = 151
T18 Jason Carbone, Canterbury Golf Club 78 – 74 = 152
T18 Garrett Korte, Northern Ohio PGA 79 – 73 = 152
20 Jordan Paolini, Shaker Heights Country Club 74 – 80 = 154
T21 David Morgan, Westfield Group Country Club 80 – 76 = 156
T21 Kevin Quinn, The Country Club 75 – 81 = 156
T23 Justin Pollock, The Toledo Country Club 77 – 80 = 157
T23 Jason Nussbaum, Congress Lake Club 76 – 81 = 157
25 Joe Meglen, StoneWater Golf Club 79 – 79 = 158
26 Andy Silverman, Canterbury Golf Club 82 – 77 = 159
T27 Jared Toom, GolfTEC-Stonebrook 84 – 76 = 160
T27 Steve Bordner, The Country Club 79 – 81 = 160
T27 Emily Heikkila, Trumbull Country Club 79 – 81 = 160
T27 Adam Lewicki, Portage Country Club 77 – 83 = 160
31 Drew Pierson, The Clubhouse 79 – 82 = 161
32 Collin McEndree, Club Walden 82 – 80 = 162
33 Scott Siler, Red Tail Golf Club 81 – 83 = 164
34 Daniel Terry, Chippewa Golf Club 80 – 89 = 169
35 Trent Maxwell, Windmill Golf Center 87 – 86 = 173
Senior Division Results:
1. Mike Stone, Belmont Country Club, $1,000.00, *72-71-143 -1 x
2. Mitch Camp, Club Walden, $800.00, *71-72-143 -1
3. Tom Waitrovich, PGA Of America Life Member, $600.00, *73-71-144 E
4. Tony Adcock, 1899 Indoor Golf, $450.00, *73-72-145 +1
5. Rob Moss, Pepper Pike Club, $350.00, *70-76-146 +2
6. Jon Jones, Youngstown Country Club, $200.00, *75-72-147 +3
6. Gary Trivisonno, PGA Of America Life Member, $200.00, *73-74-147 +3
Out of the Money:
8 Gary Rusnak, 1899 Golf CLE East 74 – 75 = 149
T9 Tom Atchison, PGA Of America Life Member 75 – 78 = 153
T9 Kevin Sullivan, Quail Hollow Country Club 74 – 79 = 153
11 Dan Sutton, Heather Downs Country Club 79 – 77 = 156
12 Scott Pollack, 1899 Golf CLE East 76 – 83 = 159
13 Mike Rankin, Westbrook Country Club 81 – 79 = 160
14 Daniel Terry, Chippewa Golf Club 80 – 89 = 169
