Stormy skies and a rain-shortened event made for a small field on Thursday at Quail Hollow. But Steve Blackburn Jr. made a charge up the leaderboard by capturing the only skin and a pin shot at the Weiskopf Course.
The field played six holes before the skies unloaded. Three holes were birdied, but two of those birdies were canceled on holes 1 and 6.
Blackurn’s birdie on the par-4 fourth hole, where he knocked his second shot just two feet away, held for the only skin worth $105. Blackburn also took the pin shot on the par-three third hole worth $14.
Mike Angie, the current Skins Game leader, grabbed the pin shot on the fifth hole for $14 — and he needed it to maintain a VERY slim lead of $11 over Blackburn as the chase continues for the Thompson Cup.
Next week, the Greater Cleveland Skins Game travels to Fowlers Mill Golf Course starting at 4:30 pm. Complete schedule here. Just two more weeks to try to qualify for The Greater Cleveland Shoot-Out — event and entry details coming soon…
GREATER CLEVELAND SKINS GAME LEADERBOARD: WEEK 18
| Player Name | Total | Skins | Skins $ | Pins | Pins $ |
| Mike Angie | $985.33 | 4 | $828.33 | 4 | $157.00 |
| Steve Blackburn Jr | $974.16 | 5 | $799.16 | 4 | $175.00 |
| Rob Schustrich | $665.00 | 4 | $630.00 | 1 | $35.00 |
| Eddie Neer | $450.50 | 2 | $391.00 | 2 | $59.50 |
| Steve Blackburn Sr | $397.00 | 2 | $397.00 | ||
| George Martin | $388.66 | 2 | $280.16 | 2 | $108.50 |
| Joe Tasca | $388.50 | 3 | $336.00 | 1 | $52.50 |
| Sam Corabi | $316.50 | 2 | $235.00 | 2 | $81.50 |
| Dave Sotka | $315.50 | 1 | $138.00 | 4 | $177.50 |
| Paul Kish | $308.66 | 3 | $270.16 | 1 | $38.50 |
| Mark Foss | $307.00 | 1 | $160.00 | 4 | $147.00 |
| Gary Zehe | $285.16 | 2 | $197.66 | 2 | $87.50 |
| John Niedzialek | $263.50 | 1 | $92.00 | 4 | $171.50 |
| Allen Freeman | $207.00 | 2 | $207.00 | ||
| Scott Mackar | $195.00 | 1 | $135.00 | 2 | $60.00 |
| Geoff Nicely | $122.66 | 1 | $122.66 | ||
| Jim Lebzelter | $111.66 | 1 | $76.66 | 1 | $35.00 |
| Tom Evans | $98.00 | 1 | $98.00 | ||
| Brian McCullough | $98.00 | 1 | $98.00 | ||
| Paul Kasper | $76.66 | 1 | $76.66 | ||
| Josh Krause | $63.00 | 1 | $63.00 | ||
| Jarrod Dixon | $50.00 | 1 | $50.00 | ||
| Tom Herrmann | $49.00 | 1 | $49.00 | ||
| Russ Rybka | $45.50 | 1 | $45.50 | ||
| Tim Linnnich | $37.50 | 1 | $37.50 | ||
| Anthony Marinelli | $37.50 | 1 | $37.50 |
