TROY COASTS TO HIS THIRD PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS
CANFIELD — Jim Troy shot a final-round one-under 71 on Wednesday and cruised to a 9-shot victory in the 47th Northern Ohio PGA Professional Championship at Tippecanoe Country Club.
The victory marked the third time in the last four years that Troy, a Strongsville resident and teaching professional at The Golf Dome, has won the event.
He also was the runner-up last year and becomes the fourth player in NOPGA history to win the Professional Championship three times, joining World Golf Hall-of-Famer Denny Shute, NOPGA Life Member Tom Atchison, and long-time area pro Frank Beley.
With rounds of 71-65-71, Troy, a five-time NOPGA Player-of-the-Year, was the only player in the field of 58 to shoot three rounds under par and his 65 was the lowest by five shots.
Windmill Golf Center instructor Randy Dietz shot his third consecutive 72 for a 54-hole total of even-216 to finish second and Optimus Golf owner and former Barrington head professional Mark Sierak finished solo third at 73-74-70=217.
By virtue of their finish, Troy, Dietz, and Sierak automatically qualified for the 57th PGA Professional Championship, to be held in April at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Toledo Country Club head professional Jaysen Hansen and Portage Country Club instructor Steve Parker tied for fourth place at 219. Hansen defeated Parker in a two-hole playoff to determine the fourth qualifier from Northern Ohio. Parker joins Mike Stone, Sean Kenily and Jon Jones as an alternate.
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FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
2024 NOPGA Professional Championship
Tippecanoe Country Club, Canfield
Monday, August 12 – Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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*QUALIFIED: 57th PGA Professional Championship
*1 Jim Troy The Golf Dome 71-65-71–207 -9 $7,500.00
*2 Randy Dietz Windmill Golf Center 72-72-72–216 E $4,000.00
*3 Mark Sierak Optimus Golf 73-74-70–217 +1 $3,000.00
*T4 Jaysen Hansen The Toledo Country Club 74-71-74–219 +3 $1,850.00
**ALTERNATES: 57th PGA Professional Championship
**T4 Steve Parker Portage Country Club 71-74-74–219 +3 $1,850.00
**T6 Mike Stone Belmont Country Club 70-76-74–220 +4 $1,300.00
T6 Tom Waitrovich PGA Of America Life Member 73-72-75–220 +4 $1,300.00
**8 Sean Kenily Union Country Club 74-76-72–222 +6 $1,100.00
**T9 Jon Jones Youngstown Country Club 72-74-77–223 +7 $950.00
T9 Tom Atchison PGA Of America Life Member 76-72-75–223 +7 $950.00
T11 Cory Kumpf Brookside Country Club 79-75-70–224 +8 $775.00
T11 Dennis Miller PGA Of America Life Member 74-78-72–224 +8 $775.00
T11 Adam Lewicki Portage Country Club 75-74-75–224 +8 $775.00
T11 Mark Bixler Kirtland Country Club 72-73-79–224 +8 $775.00
15 Kevin Sullivan Quail Hollow Country Club 73-75-77–225 +9 $650.00
T16 Rob Moss Pepper Pike Club 76-75-75–226 +10 $600.00
T16 Nick Paez GolfTEC – Cleveland West 73-78-75–226 +10 $600.00
T16 Drew Pierson The Clubhouse 74-73-79–226 +10 $600.00
T19 Gary Rusnak 1899 Indoor Golf – Twinsburg 76-76-75–227 +11 $525.00
T19 Gary Trivisonno PGA Of America Life Member 74-78-75–227 +11 $525.00
T19 Anthony Panepento Canterbury Golf Club 80-72-75–227 +11 $525.00
T22 Tony Adcock 1899 Indoor Golf – Canton 76-78-74–228 +12 $462.50
T22 Mitch Camp PGA Of America Life Member 78-72-78–228 +12 $462.50
24 Jared Toom GolfTEC-Stonebrook 78-74-77–229 +13 $425.00
T25 Scott Pollack 1899 Indoor Golf – Twinsburg 81-73-76–230 +14 $375.00
T25 Greg Andrego Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course 77-74-79–230 +14 $375.00
T25 William McKinley Sharon Golf Club 74-75-81–230 +14 $375.00
T28 Steve Bordner The Country Club 75-78-78–231 +15 $300.00
T28 Nick Gustin Erie Shores Golf Course 76-76-79–231 +15 $300.00
T28 Milton Carswell Stone Oak Country Club 75-78-78–231 +15 $300.00
T31 Mary Suitca Tannenhauf Golf Club 80-74-83–237 +21 $237.50
T31 Tony Milam North Coast Junior Tour 78-75-84–237 +21 $237.50
