WHAT: 94th Habitec Toledo Open
WHEN: Monday and Tuesday, September 9-10, 2024
WHERE: Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania
WHO: The field is limited to 144 players. Approximately 40 members of the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association have entered.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Brendon Doyle (Louisville, Ky.) shot rounds of 64-68=132 (-12) to win the Regular Division, while NOPGA member Mike Stone (Perrysburg) shot 73-68=141 (-3) and defeated Bob Sowards (Dublin) in a 4-hole playoff to win the Senior Division. The event was held at Belmont Country Club, where Stone serves as Director of Instruction.
A LITTLE HISTORY: The event has been won by several players who went on to notable careers, such as Byron Nelson (1940-41-42-43) and Frank Stranahan (1951, 1954, 1963). Valentine Chiaverini, who was the head professional at Valleywood Golf Club in Swanton for approximately 40 years, holds the record for winning with six titles (1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953).
THE NORTHEAST CONNECTION: Northeast Ohio has produced many Toledo Open champions: Jack Ferenz (1985), Karl Zoller (1986), Gary Rusnak (1987,1989), Rob Moss (1991-92), John Moldovan (2001), Ryan Armour (2002), Jon Mills (2003), Chris Wollmann (2006), Pete Skirpstas (2016) and Nathan Tarter (2017).
2023 REVISITED: Former Ohio Open champion and current NOPGA Assistant Championship winner Michael Balcar (Brandywine Country Club) finished fourth last year and Nathan Tarter, assistant professional at Chippewa Golf Club, was eighth . . . In the Senior Division, PGA Life Member Tom Atchison was third, Pepper Pike head professional Rob Moss was fifth, Portage Country Club instructor Steve Parker was sixth, 1899 Golf Instructor Gary Rusnak was ninth and 1899 Golf Instructor Tony Adcock and Heather Downs Director of Golf Dan Sutton tied for 10th.
RD1 GROUPINGS & STARTING TIMES:
94th Habitec Toledo Open
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania
Monday, September 9, 2024
# Time Name
1 8:00 Anthony Conaway, Clevland, OH
Douglas Piesko, Davison, MI
Cam Lippoldt, Midland, MI
10 8:00 Jake Miller, Richmond, IN
Andrew Bruns (a), Germantown, OH
Tim Pearce, Birmingham, MI
1 8:10 Brett Eley (a), Wapakoneta, OH
Kegan Riley, Toledo, OH
TJ Shehee, Longmont, CO
10 8:10 Palmer Yenrick, Oregon, OH
Kyle Rybicki, White Lake, MI
Ben VanScoyk, Grand Rapids, MI
1 8:20 Marshall English (a), Jefferson, OH
Michael Busse, Rochester Hills, MI
Francisco Manzanilla, Jupiter, FL
10 8:20 Jamison Webster (a), Adrian, MI
Nick Metaxas (a), Dearborn, MI
Matt Heuerman (a), Naples, FL
1 8:30 Milton Carswell, Toledo, OH
John Powers, Bowling Green, OH
Drew Pierson, Cleveland, OH
10 8:30 Collin Smith, White, MI
Connor Curry, Mount Vernon, OH
Daniel Mosher, Canton, OH
1 8:40 Ian Martin, Saline, MI
David Wetterich, Cincinnati, OH
Jaysen Hansen, Twinsburg, OH
10 8:40 Tommy Prato (a), Dearborn, MI
Garrett Meeks (a), Dublin, OH
Brendan Gielow, Asheville, NC
1 8:50 Andrew Dorn, Cincinnati, OH
Collin Hoops (a), Bowling Green, OH
Cole Moore, Huntington, WV
10 8:50 Zak Knoll, Commerce, MI
Nathan Viverette, Cincinnati, OH
Ryan Chipps (a), Painesville, OH
1 9:00 Michael Balcar, Toledo, OH
Kevin Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Avery Schneider, New Albany, OH
10 9:00 Jeff Nichols, Mesa, AZ
Connor Jones, Shelby Twp., MI
Brett Coluccio, Sylvania, OH
1 9:10 Beau Breault, Howell, MI
Logan Lagodich, Canton, OH
Nathan Tarter, Akron, OH
10 9:10 Riley Wilcoxon, Bellefontaine, OH
Tom North, Brazil, IN
Logan Holt, Phoenix, AZ
1 9:20 Jason Moscone, Marine City, MI
Will Anderson, Portage, MI
Trent Tipton, Pinehurst, NC
10 9:20 Nicholas Graf (a), Maumee, OH
Garrett Willis, Fort Wayne, IN
Andrew Arft, Zellwood, FL
1 9:30 Eric Lilleboe, Okemos, MI
Patrick Deardorff, Clarkston, MI
Scott Yancy III, Saint Cloud, FL
10 9:30 Joel Cutlip, Myrtle Beach, SC
James Lasher, Bethel Park, PA
Julian Pina, OH
1 9:40 Rafael Guerrero (a), San Luis Obispo, CA
Jerred Barley (a), Tipton, MI
Paul Wackerly, Minerva, OH
10 9:40 Reese Sato (a), San Luis Obispo, CA
Justin Roth, Olmsted Twp., OH
Nick Sanscrainte, Allen Park, MI
1 9:50 Parker Mapes (a), San Luis Obispo, CA
Dylan Van Fossen, Norwich, OH
Kyle Petrovich (a), Royal Oak, MI
10 9:50 Luke Montoya (a), Arroyo Grande, CA
Grant Haefner, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jake Kneen, South Lyon, MI
1 12:30 DJ Holub, Twinsburg, OH
Blake Sattler, Dover, OH
Randy Dietz, Tallmadge, OH
10 12:30 Tom Atchison, Silver Lake, OH
Mike Stone, Perrysburg, OH
Roy Hobson, Plain City, OH
1 12:40 Nick Mollica, Dublin, OH
Ken Keller, Youngstown, OH
Jordan Paolini, Tallmadge, OH
10 12:40 Mitch Camp, Aurora, OH
Jon Jones, Warren, OH
Steve Stone, Maumee, OH
1 12:50 Antonio Bodziony, Concord, OH
Nick Sims, Urbana, OH
Jeremie Lopez, Canton, MI
10 12:50 Joe Podolski (a), Worthington, OH
Scott Pollack, Chagrin Falls, OH
Tony Adcock, Canton, OH
1 1:00 Richard Denny, Germantown, OH
Daniel Terry, Wadsworth, OH
Robert Thompson (a), Norwalk, OH
10 1:00 Steve Parker, Akron, OH
Nick Myers, Sylvania, OH
Alan Fadel (a), Perrysburg, OH
1 1:10 Adam Lewicki, Macedonia, OH
Anthony Panepento, Wooster, OH
Joe Meglen, Mentor, OH
10 1:10 Timothy Ailes, Delaware, OH
Gary Rusnak, Painesville, OH
Gary Trivisonno, Aurora, OH
1 1:20 Brian Owens, Reminderville, OH
Dan Wasinski, Twinsburg, OH
Joshua Diemer, Cleveland Heights, OH
10 1:20 Kevin Sullivan, Painesville, OH
Tony Milam, Concord Township, OH
Ian Harris (a), Bloomfield Hills, MI
1 1:30 Mark Bixler, Willoughby, OH
Jim Troy, Strongsville, OH
Drew Shell, Cleveland, OH
10 1:30 JR Rotarius Sr., Creve Coeur, MO
Douglas Alexander, Dallas, TX
John Bascuk, Waterville, OH
1 1:40 Austin Depperschmidt, Brecksville, OH
Tim Hepner, Dover, OH
Nick Vick, Birmingham, MI
10 1:40 Bobby King, Bay Village, OH
James Duncan (a), Scarborough, ON
Michael Ross (a), Hinckley, OH
1 1:50 Joseph Juszczyk, Dearborn Heights, MI
Hayden Zimmerer, Dayton, OH
Tyler Copp, Ann Arbor, MI
10 1:50 Leo Szczepanski (a), Seven Hills, OH
David Games (a), Cleveland, OH
Terry Tyson (a), Perrysburg, OH
1 2:00 Matthew Wininger, Westerville, OH
Jordan Bohannon, Southfield, MI
Cam Wolfe, Dublin, OH
10 2:00 Russell Papa, Aurora, OH
Michael Wilson (a), Perrysburg, OH
Matthew Akers (a), Lima, OH
1 2:10 Nick Paez, Rocky River, OH
Nick Gustin, Perry, OH
Jake Scott, Strongsville, Ohio
10 2:10 Jimmy Dales, Northville, MI
Jonny Filler, Fort Wayne, IN
Tyler McHugh, Aurora, OH
1 2:20 David Reiter, Brunswick, OH
Zachary Miner, Toledo, OH
Dylan Dunn (a), Stow, OH
10 2:20 Benjamin Dapkus (a), Beverly Hills, MI
Lenny Trotta, Beverly Hills, MI
Mat Little, Warren, MI