NOPGA WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT OHIO CUP BY DOMINATING SINGLES MATCHES ON SECOND DAY
Members of the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America (NOPGA) dominated singles play on Wednesday to win their fourth straight Ohio Cup, with an 18.5 to 13.5 victory over their counterparts from the Southern Ohio PGA (SOPGA) on the South Course of Firestone Country Club.
Oddly, the NOPGA won by the identical score in 2019.
The NOPGA entered the second day of competition trailing by one point after Tuesday’s first two rounds of Four-Ball and Foursomes. But they won nine of the 16 singles matches to outscore the SOPGA, 11-5, in raising its overall record to 16-8.
The SOPGA, which led by three points after the first round but could not capitalize, will play host to the event in 2021 at a site to be determined.
In singles play the NOPGA won nine matches, lost three and tied – or halved – four.
Pepper Pike Head Golf Professional Rob Moss, Barrington Head Golf Professional Mark Sierak and Tony Adcock of Seven Hills, led the NOPGA by winning all three of their matches.
Jeff Olson, General Manager of the Golf Club of Dublin, went 3-0 in his matches for the SOPGA.
The NOPGA’s Gary Robison, Director of Golf at Brookside Country Club, went 2-0-1.
The SOPGA’s Andy Montgomery (Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club), Daniel Sorgini (Blacklick Woods Metro Golf Course), Caleb Wittig (Zanesville Country Club), Chase Wilson (Columbus Country Club), Craig Goldsberry (PGA of America Lifetime Member) and the NOPGA’s Tom Atchison (Salem Golf Club) won two of three matches.
2020 marked the first captaincy by Gary Trivisonno for Team NOPGA in the Ohio Cup Matches. While his on-course strategy was impeccable in victory, his post-round performance needs a bit more practice:
FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
24TH OHIO CUP MATCHES
Firestone Country Club South Course, Akron
Tues & Weds, October 6-7, 2020
(KEY: 1 point for a win; .5 point for a tie)
CAPTAINS:
Northern Ohio PGA – Captain Gary Trivisonno
Southern Ohio PGA – Captain Cory George
SINGLES:
Rob Moss (NOPGA) def. Tim Krapfel, 3-and-1;
Jeff Olson (SOPGA) def. Jaysen Hansen, 3-and-2;
Joe Meglen (NOPGA) halved Sam Arnold;
Gary Rusnak (NOPGA) halved Chris Black;
Randy Dietz (NOPGA) def. Kyler Booher, 3-and-2;
Tom Atchison (NOPGA) def. Bob Stephens, 3-and-2;
Mark Sierak (NOPGA) def. Doug Wade, 2-up;
Nick Gustin (NOPGA) def. Joe Moore, 2-and-1;
Tony Adcock (NOPGA) def. Dennis Wells, 4-and-2;
Craig Goldsberry (SOPGA) def. Steve Stone, 1-up;
Dave Bahr (SOPGA) halved Mitch Camp;
Bob Sowards (SOPGA) halved Gary Robison;
Cory Kumpf (NOPGA) def. Daniel Sorgini, 3-and-2;
Jim Troy (NOPGA) def. Chase Wilson, 3-and-2;
Andy Montgomery (SOPGA) def. Adam Lewicki, 8-and-6;
Mike Stone (NOPGA) def. Caleb Wittig, 6-and-4.
NOPGA wins, 9-3-4.
FOUR-BALL:
Sam Arnold-Kyler Booher (SOPGA) def. Adam Lewicki-Jaysen Hansen, 1-up;
Bob Sowards-Andy Montgomery (SOPGA) def. Joe Meglen-Nick Gustin, 3-and-2;
Rob Moss-Tony Adcock (NOPGA) def. Tim Krapfel-Dennis Wells, 3-and-2;
Daniel Sorgini-Caleb Wittig (SOPGA) def. Randy Dietz-Cory Kumpf, 5-and-4;
Jeff Olson-Chase Wilson (SOPGA) def. Jim Troy-Mike Stone, 1-up;
Dave Bahr-Bob Stephens (SOPGA) halved Gary Rusnak-Steve Stone;
Chris Black-Craig Goldsberry (SOPGA) def. Mitch Camp-Tom Atchison, 1-up;
Gary Robison-Mark Sierak (NOPGA) def. Joe Moore-Doug Wade, 2-up.
SOPGA wins, 5.5-2.5
FOURSOMES:
Lewicki-Hansen def. Arnold-Booher, 4-and-3;
Moss-Adcock def. Krapfel-Wells, 3-and-2;
Troy-M. Stone halved Sowards-Montgomery;
Sorgini-Wittig def. Meglen-Gustin, 4-and-2;
Olson-Wilson def. Dietz-Kumpf, 1-up;
Rusnak-S. Stone halved Bahr-Stephens;
Camp-Atchison def. Black-Goldsberry, 2-and-1;
Robison-Sierak def. Moore-Wade, 2-and-1.
NOPGA wins, 5-3.
FINAL SCORE:
NOPGA 18.5
SOPGA 13.5
