Broadview Heights’ AJ Borisa had golf’s version of a walk-off home run to win the 2021 NOHIO.GOLF Championship at Raintree.
Sitting at even par for the day after 17 holes, Borisa smashed a drive between the bunker right and the water left on the par-5 18th, pin-hunted a long iron to the flagstick sitting over a bunker on a downhill slope on a saddleback green fronted by more water, then drained the six foot putt for eagle to win the title and a skin.
Now that’s a finish!
Borisa’s eagle gave him a 2-under par score of 70, good for a one shot victory over Larry Lahnan of Aurora. Lahnan made birdie on both par-3 holes on the back nine, the second of which earned him a skin of his own.
Medina’s Ron Skirpstas tied with Fairlawn’s Shaun Kloetzer as low NOHIO.GOLF Club member at even-par 72, with Skirpstas earning the nod for the NOGA Tournament of Champions as club representative.
Jeremy Knight of Streetsboro earned back-to-back skins after a tough start, making eagle at the par-5 seventh hole then stuffing home a birdie at the long over-the-water par-3 eighth.
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FINAL RESULTS:
2021 NOHIO.GOLF Championship
Raintree Golf & Events Center, Green
Friday, September 3, 2021
AJ Borisa 35 – 35 = 70 $350.00
Larry Lahnan 37 – 34 = 71 $250.00
Ron Skirpstas * 36 – 36 = 72 $122.50
Shaun Kloetzer * 36 – 36 = 72 $122.50
Lou Boarman * 35 – 39 = 74 $52.50
Robert McMahon 36 – 38 = 74 $52.50
Allen Freeman * 36 – 39 = 75
Jeremy Knight * 40 – 35 = 75
Doug Fleming 39 – 37 = 76
Mike Crawford 39 – 37 = 76
Bobby Harmon * 41 – 36 = 77
Mitch Levengood * 36 – 41 = 77
Brant Harbert * 38 – 41 = 79
Steve Feist 40 – 39 = 79
Brian Beebe 37 – 43 = 80
Joe Sutter 39 – 41 = 80
Justin Trzebuckowski * 40 – 42 = 82
Tim Heavner 40 – 44 = 84
Adam Arman 41 – 43 = 84
Rob Loomis * 41 – 43 = 84
Zoran Karic 39 – 46 = 85
Jarryd Ridgeway 52 – 48 = 100
Glyn Price 41 – NC
Dan Terry * DNS
* – NOHIO.GOLF Club Member
SKINS: $120 ea
Jeremy Knight – Eagle 3, Hole #7
Jeremy Knight – Birdie 2, Hole #8
Larry Lahnan – Birdie 2, Hole #16
AJ Borisa – Eagle 3, Hole #18
