First round leader Justin Atkinson of Brookfield put on a clinic at the 93rd Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship on Monday: how to play in windy, wet and chilly conditions.
After relinquishing the lead in Sunday’s second round, Atkinson, who plays golf for University of Findlay, shot a 3-under par 67 in Monday’s finale to win by a whopping five shots over Brody Simms of Dayton, who plays at Cleveland State.
The weather was a factor, as the wind swirled, the rain came down off-and-on, and the temperatures hovered closer to 60 than to the 80+ they had been for the first two rounds.
Atkinson finished at 6-under par 204, while Simms was the only other Championship Division player to finish under par for the three days at 209 (-1).
“The putter was good all week,” said Atkison on his key to victory. “I made a lot of 15-20 footers, especially today starting off the day. I made 15-footers on the first two holes just to save par. Then after that, I made some birdies and got it rolling.”
Painesville’s Zach Glassman shot 74 at Windmill Lakes on Monday to finish at 1-over par 211 and in third place overall, while concurrently taking the top spot in the Mid-Amateur Division for players age 25+. Glassman bested Canton’s Vaughn Snyder by one shot for the Mid-Am title.
Snyder and second-round leader Kyle Buzaki of Stow finished in a tie for fourth place in the Championship Division.
“The first two days I really struck it well,” said Glassman of his tournament. “Then a 180 today: I really did not hit it well. Short game and putter is what saved me. It was one of those days, but I’m glad I was able to come out on top.”
In the Senior Division, Concord’s Brad Steven overcame the worst of the day’s weather well enough to shoot 74, earning a three-shot win over Marc Fried of Solon. Steven finished at 2-over par 212 for the 54 holes.
“The weather was tough from beginning to end,” said Steven. “Got off to a bit of a rough start, but then I settled myself and played really well through the middle of the round. I made a bad mistake on 16 that led to a double, and made a mess of 17. But I was able to bring it home, so it’s a nice win.”
Northeast Ohio Women’s Amateur
The finale of the 3rd Northeast Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship was played today at Windmill Lakes, and the two first-round leaders were able to convert their advantages into victory.
Megan Yoder, who plays golf for the University of Dayton and lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, backed up her first round 73 with a Monday 78, good for a three shot win over Rachel DiDonato, Akron, who closed with a 74.
“I didn’t play that well today, especially after coming off a good round yesterday,” said Yoder. “But conditions were tough and I was able to pull it out.”
In the Senior Division, Canton’s Denise Callahan held on for a one shot win over Dawn Swit of Chagrin Falls.
“The conditions were tough with the wind and the cooler temperatures,” said Callahan. “So it just made it tricky. It’s great just to be done, because the conditions were really super tough.”
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FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio Golf Association
2023 Northeast Ohio Amateur Championship
Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna
Sat, June 10 – Mon, June 12, 2023
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
1 Justin Atkinson, Brookfield 68 – 69 – 67 = 204 $800.00
2 Brody Simms, Dayton 70 – 67 – 72 = 209 $600.00
3 Zach Glassman, Painesville 70 – 67 – 74 = 211 $500.00
T4 Vaughn Snyder, Canton 70 – 72 – 70 = 212 $425.00
T4 Kyle Buzaki, Stow 71 – 65 – 76 = 212 $425.00
6 Jacob Sylak, Mineral Ridge 73 – 70 – 70 = 213 $350.00
T7 Brandon Jatich, North Canton 72 – 68 – 74 = 214 $287.50
T7 Yadhu Urs 70 – 70 – 74 = 214 $287.50
T9 Ben Cors, Wooster 72 – 72 – 71 = 215 $225.00
T9 Joshua Clay, North Canton 71 – 72 – 72 = 215 $225.00
T9 Zander Gibson, Concord 71 – 71 – 73 = 215 $225.00
12 Jeff Blechschmidt, Cleveland 72 – 70 – 74 = 216 $175.00
13 Mason Frazier, Wooster 71 – 71 – 75 = 217 $150.00
T14 Bryce Reed, Sunbury 79 – 69 – 70 = 218 $112.50
T14 Jack Herceg, Dublin 70 – 75 – 73 = 218 $112.50
T16 Tyler Ankrom, Akron 77 – 73 – 70 = 220
T16 Jake Yarbrough, Dublin 75 – 72 – 73 = 220
T16 Dean Austalosh, Campbell 76 – 72 – 72 = 220
T16 Tyler Andersen, Columbiana 75 – 72 – 73 = 220
20 Andrew Kaye, Avon Lake 71 – 74 – 76 = 221
21 Ian Hardesty, Kent 76 – 71 – 75 = 222
T22 Kyle Freudeman, Canton 77 – 71 – 75 = 223
T22 Ben Hogan, Wellington 74 – 74 – 75 = 223
24 Zach Miller, Harrod 75 – 73 – 76 = 224
T25 Michael Witmer, Brecksville 75 – 75 – 75 = 225
T25 Ryan Sam, Canfield 74 – 71 – 80 = 225
27 Andrew Grayson, Medina 77 – 72 – 77 = 226
28 Michael Porter, McDonald 74 – 72 – 81 = 227
29 Blake Solomon, Dublin 70 – 80 – 78 = 228
T30 Michael Klaric III, Peninsula 72 – 76 – 81 = 229
T30 Andrew Malkus, Maple Heights 73 – 76 – 80 = 229
CUT Camden Solomon, Dublin 72 – 81 – 75 = 228
CUT Eric Wonkovich, Lakewood 76 – 77 – 77 = 230
CUT Zach Panek, Bay Village 77 – 75 – 83 = 235
CUT Liam Doyle, Rocky River 75 – 76 = 151
CUT Dylan Dunn, Stow 78 – 74 = 152
CUT Bradley Chill, Columbia Station 79 – 73 = 152
CUT Ryan Chipps, Painesville 73 – 79 = 152
CUT Brady Gazarek, Delaware 73 – 80 = 153
CUT Zehnder Gibson, Sugarcreek 72 – 82 = 154
CUT Nash Linder, Grove City 78 – 76 = 154
CUT Joshua Prok, Akron 80 – 74 = 154
CUT Blake Hood, Alliance 75 – 79 = 154
CUT Brian Smith, Amherst 79 – 75 = 154
CUT Cole Christman, Canfield 75 – 79 = 154
CUT Rob Loomis, Akron 77 – 77 = 154
CUT Matt Stephan, Uniontown 75 – 80 = 155
CUT Ayden Richmond, Geneva 82 – 74 = 156
CUT Chris Okeson, Beachwood 77 – 80 = 157
CUT Mason Deal, Perrysburg 80 – 77 = 157
CUT Gavin Stutz, Wooster 78 – 79 = 157
CUT Chasen Poole 79 – 78 = 157
CUT Liam Ottaway, Pepper Pike 76 – 82 = 158
CUT Cooper Taylor, Cincinnati 78 – 81 = 159
CUT Brian Tischler, Cleveland 82 – 77 = 159
CUT Luke Schreck, Seville 78 – 82 = 160
CUT Nicholas Adams, Parma Heights 76 – 85 = 161
CUT Brian Poe, Hudson 80 – 81 = 161
CUT Brian Beebe, Uniontown 80 – 82 = 162
CUT Max Crookston, Stow 85 – 78 = 163
CUT Matthew Roth, North Royalton 87 – 77 = 164
CUT Cory Gasaway, Mogadore 84 – 80 = 164
CUT Marshall English, Jefferson 84 – 81 = 165
CUT Miles Miller, Dublin 82 – 83 = 165
CUT Kota Ando, Ashland 87 – 82 = 169
CUT Sam Heredos, Bay Village 90 – 81 = 171
CUT Alex DeGirolamo, Stow 96 – 83 = 179
CUT Desmond Norris, Garfield Heights 94 – 87 = 181
CUT Randall Krisby, Cleveland 99 – 102 = 201
MID-AMATEUR DIVISION
1 Zach Glassman, Painesville 70 – 67 – 74 = 211 $500.00
2 Vaughn Snyder, Canton 70 – 72 – 70 = 212 $400.00
3 Joshua Clay, North Canton 71 – 72 – 72 = 215 $300.00
T4 David Hilditch, Avon 70 – 71 – 75 = 216 $225.00
T4 Jeff Blechschmidt, Cleveland 72 – 70 – 74 = 216 $225.00
T6 Adam Mastone, Avon 75 – 73 – 74 = 222 $162.50
T6 Ian Hardesty, Kent 76 – 71 – 75 = 222 $162.50
8 Ben Hogan, Wellington 74 – 74 – 75 = 223 $125.00
9 Andrew Grayson, Medina 77 – 72 – 77 = 226
T10 Camden Solomon, Dublin 72 – 81 – 75 = 228
T10 Devon Goldberg, Cuyahoga Falls 75 – 76 – 77 = 228
T12 Michael Klaric III, Peninsula 72 – 76 – 81 = 229
T12 Andrew Malkus, Maple Heights 73 – 76 – 80 = 229
14 Eric Wonkovich, Lakewood 76 – 77 – 77 = 230
15 Zach Panek, Bay Village 77 – 75 – 83 = 235
CUT Joshua Prok, Akron 80 – 74 = 154
CUT Brian Smith, Amherst 79 – 75 = 154
CUT Rob Loomis, Akron 77 – 77 = 154
CUT Josh Dankovich, Boardman 77 – 78 = 155
CUT Rob Venrose, Poland 81 – 75 = 156
CUT Chris Okeson, Beachwood 77 – 80 = 157
CUT Eric Russ, Painesville 79 – 80 = 159
CUT Brian Tischler, Cleveland 82 – 77 = 159
CUT Nicholas Adams, Parma Heights 76 – 85 = 161
CUT Brian Poe, Hudson 80 – 81 = 161
CUT Brian Beebe, Uniontown 80 – 82 = 162
CUT Andy McMacken, Fairview Park 84 – 79 = 163
CUT Matthew Roth, North Royalton 87 – 77 = 164
CUT Garrett Bontempo, Chagrin Falls 88 – 80 = 168
CUT Sam Heredos, Bay Village 90 – 81 = 171
CUT Alex DeGirolamo, Stow 96 – 83 = 179
SENIOR DIVISION
1 Brad Steven, Concord 72 – 66 – 74 = 212 $500.00
2 Marc Fried, Solon 70 – 71 – 74 = 215 $400.00
3 Mark Borlin, Stow 68 – 72 – 76 = 216 $300.00
4 Robert Schustrich, Windham 75 – 72 – 72 = 219 $250.00
5 Tom Laubacher, Aurora 75 – 69 – 76 = 220 $200.00
6 David Trier, Stow 74 – 73 – 75 = 222 $175.00
7 Brian Schubert, Bellevue 74 – 76 – 73 = 223 $150.00
8 Monty Guest, Solon 74 – 71 – 79 = 224 $125.00
9 Mark Guadagni, Hudson 74 – 75 – 76 = 225
T10 Chris Minear, Akron 78 – 74 – 74 = 226
T10 Jim Durr, Silver Lake 76 – 71 – 79 = 226
T10 John Burchfield, Sylvania 74 – 74 – 78 = 226
T13 Dean Cutlip, Copley 74 – 74 – 80 = 228
T13 Allen Freeman, Brecksville 78 – 71 – 79 = 228
15 Kurt Peterson, Bolivar 71 – 78 – 80 = 229
T16 Scott Winckowski, Oregon 76 – 75 – 79 = 230
T16 Tom Skidmore, Akron 76 – 73 – 81 = 230
18 Daniel Malloy, Avon 75 – 77 – 79 = 231
19 Randy Wilburn, Deerfield 78 – 75 – 87 = 240
WD Paul Lagrotteria, Elyria 75 – 76 – WD
CUT Mike Crawford, Sheffield Lake 76 – 78 = 154
CUT Roger Tolley, Willard 78 – 76 = 154
CUT Tom Baugh, Akron 78 – 76 = 154
CUT Robert Wadsworth, Uniontown 78 – 77 = 155
CUT Matt Timmons, Shaker Heights 79 – 76 = 155
CUT Michael Austalosh, Campbell 77 – 81 = 158
CUT Rick Bryson, Akron 81 – 79 = 160
CUT Ben Aveni, Painesville 77 – 85 = 162
CUT Joe Denk, Fairview Park 83 – 80 = 163
CUT David Stover, Pepper Pike 85 – 78 = 163
CUT Paul Ferguson, Lakewood 77 – 89 = 166
CUT Ron Hulett, Brecksville 83 – 84 = 167
CUT Lou Boarman, Mogadore 82 – 85 = 167
CUT Ed Marsinek, Ravenna 89 – 83 = 172
CUT Mark Brook, Rootstown 88 – 90 = 178
CUT Brian Cullen, Medina 93 – 88 = 181
WD Jeffrey Knox, Brecksville 80 – WD
FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio Golf Association
2023 Northeast Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship
Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna
Sun, June 11 – Mon, June 12, 2023
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
1 Megan Yoder, Fort Wayne, IN 73 – 78 = 151 $200.00
2 Rachel DiDonato, Akron 80 – 74 = 154 $100.00
3 Lexis Fickel, Louisville KY 75 – 80 = 155 $50.00
4 Cari Hetler, Green 80 – 80 = 160
5 Emily Holzopfel, Rayland 82 – 83 = 165
6 Malonie Moeller, Richfield 84 – 89 = 173
SENIOR DIVISION
1 Denise Callahan, Canton 74 – 83 = 157 $200.00
2 Dawn Swit, Chagrin Falls 76 – 82 = 158 $100.00
3 Gail Hackett, Canton 86 – 78 = 164 $50.00
T4 Diane Sabo, Painesville 84 – 82 = 166
T4 Fiona Connor, University Heights 86 – 80 = 166
6 Becka Kasapis, Stow 79 – 89 = 168
