Gary Rusnak crafted a bogey-free 66 at Lakewood Country Club to grab a two-shot lead over Mitch Camp and Nick Szymanski in the 2021 Northern Ohio Senior PGA Professional Championship.
Tony Adcock made a hole-in-one on the 12th hole at Lakewood.
The top four Senior players after tomorrow’s second round will earn a spot in the Senior PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club Wanamaker & Ryder Courses in Port St. Lucie, FL on October 21-24, 2021.
ROUND 1 RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
2021 Northern Ohio Senior PGA Professional Championship
Lakewood Country Club, Westlake | Par: 71 Distance: 6476
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Sr Section Championship: Qualifiers 4 Alternates 4
1 Gary Rusnak 1899 Golf, CLE East 33-33–66 -5
T2 Nick Szymanski South Toledo GC 34-34–68 -3
T2 Mitchell Camp Club Walden 33-35–68 -3
T4 Scott Pollack 1899 Golf, CLE East 34-35–69 -2
T4 Rob Moss Pepper Pike Club 34-35–69 -2
T4 Tom Atchison Salem GC 33-36–69 -2
T4 Tony Adcock Seven Hills CC 35-34–69 -2
8 Dan Sutton Heather Downs CC 35-35–70 -1
T9 Daniel Terry Chippewa GC 35-36–71 E
T9 Dennis Miller PGA Of America Life Member 36-35–71 E
T9 Greg Smith Westbrook CC 35-36–71 E
T9 Steve Stone McDivots Driving Range 36-35–71 E
13 Tom Waitrovich Lakewood 36-36–72 +1
T14 Jon Jones Youngstown 35-38–73 +2
T14 Tony Milam North Coast Jr Tour 40-33–73 +2
T14 Gary Trivisonno PGA Of America Life Member 36-37–73 +2
T17 David Mottice Silver Lake 36-38–74 +3
T17 Jim Karr Weymouth Club 37-37–74 +3
T17 Andy Santor The Country Club 39-35–74 +3
T17 Joseph Borawski Brookside 37-37–74 +3
T17 Steve Mulcahy Shawnee CC 36-38–74 +3
T17 Terry Shell PGA Of America Life Member 38-36–74 +3
T23 Kevin Sullivan GolfTEC – Brecksville 38-37–75 +4
T23 Mike Rankin Westbrook CC 38-37–75 +4
25 Eric Morgan Plum Brook CC 38-38–76 +5
26 Jeff Myers Riverview GC 38-41–79 +8
27 David Dinan Windmill Golf Center 41-40–81 +10
28 Charles Goodwin FoxCreek Golf and Racquet 44-39–83 +12
29 Robert Atkinson Cutting Edge 46-39–85 +14
WD Steve Parker Portage +4
![Jennifer Creech](https://northernohio.golf/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JenniferCreech_1080x608.jpg)
The Country Club’s Jenn Creech leads the Women’s Section Championship after she fired a 73 (+2).
ROUND 1 RESULTS: Northern Ohio PGA
2021 NOPGA Women’s Professional Championship
Lakewood Country Club, Westlake | Par: 71 Distance: 5784
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
1 Jennifer Creech The Country Club 37-36–73 +2
2 Mary Suitca Tannenhauf GC 37-37–74 +3
3 Tiana Jones Topgolf – Cleveland 38-39–77 +6