NOGA Club East member Ryan Wirtz posted one of two rounds under par at Sand Ridge Golf Club in the Northern Ohio Golf Association’s Great Lakes Auto Scratch Stroke Play #1. Wirtz would finish with a 1-under par score of 71 to claim the victory in the Championship Division.
Starting on the 10th hole, Wirtz finished his first nine with an eagle-3 on 18 to cap off a 34 on his opening nine. Wirtz would avoid any significant trouble, posting no score higher than a bogey, which was not easy on the course today.
Since Wirtz opted out of the Season Long Match Play bracket, the number one overall seed will be Jeff Blechschmidt. Jeff was able to claim the top spot by shooting an even par-72 round at his home course.
The only other player in the field to shoot under par was Aurora’s Doug Hauenstein, a NOGA Club East member. With five birdies on his scorecard, Doug was able to win the Senior Division and also clinch the number one seed in the Season Long Match Play.
Those who opted in will be slotted into season-long individual match play in the Championship and Senior Divisions. MATCH PLAY BRACKETS >
Photo Gallery: 2024 NOGA Scratch Stroke Play #1 + MPQ >
FINAL RESULTS: Northern Ohio Golf Association
2024 NOGA Great Lakes Auto Scratch Stroke Play #1
+ Season Long Match Play Qualifier
Sand Ridge Club, Chardon, Ohio
Monday, May 20, 2024
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
Championship Division
1 Ryan Wirtz, NOGA Club E 71 $280.00
T2 Zach Glassman, NOHIO.GOLF Club 72 $190.00
T2 Matthew Fuller, Toledo CC 72 $190.00
T2 Jeff Blechschmidt, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 72 $190.00
T2 Chris Okeson, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 72 $190.00
T6 Timothy Moore, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 73 $120.00
T6 Brian Smith, Oberlin Golf Club 73 $120.00
T6 Jesse Fox, Signature of Solon 73 $120.00
T9 Thomas Bell, Stone Ridge Golf Club 74 $80.00
T9 Ben Hogan, Oberlin Golf Club 74 $80.00
T9 Zander Gibson, North Coast Junior Tour 74 $80.00
12 Ian Hardesty, Barrington Golf Club 75 $60.00
T13 Christopher Brown, Lakewood Country Club 76 $22.50
T13 Andrew Grayson, Weymouth & Fox Meadow CC 76 $22.50
T13 Michael Dota, Red Tail Golf Club 76 $22.50
T13 Tyler Ankrom, Fairlawn Country Club 76 $22.50
T17 Jeff Sawitke, Quail Hollow Country Club 77
T17 Ryan Brawley, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 77
T17 Brian Tischler, Quail Hollow Country Club 77
T17 Brian Beebe, Firestone 77
T17 Patrick Steffen, NOGA Club E 77
T17 Michael Doherty, Sleepy Hollow Golf Course 77
T17 Jeff Pawlowski, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 77
T17 Jack Garswood, NOGA Club E 77
25 Cody Miller, Columbia Hills Golf & Swim 78
T26 Shaun Kloetzer, NOGA Club E 79
T26 Ryan Augustitus, NOGA Club E 79
T26 Andrew Malkus, NOGA Club E 79
T26 Matthew Roth, NOGA Club E 79
T26 Greg Reece, Stone Oak Country Club 79
T26 Rick Deichert, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 79
T26 Adam Mastone, Elyria Country Club 79
T33 Brian Vincelette, Weymouth & Fox Meadow CC 80
T33 Joshua Olson, Silver Lake Country Club 80
T35 Rocco Lombardi, Firestone Country Club 81
T35 John Moon, Stonewater Golf Club 81
T35 Justin Trzebuckowski, NOGA Club E 81
T35 Paul Krueger, NOGA Club E 81
T39 Ryan Brennan, Portage Country Club 82
T39 Trevor Cohen, Quail Hollow Country Club 82
T39 Adam Arman, Chippewa Golf Club 82
T42 Chris Eggleton, Portage Country Club 83
T42 Tom Jalbert, NOGA Club 83
T44 Kevin Burns, Lakewood Country Club 84
T44 Jeff Mihalick, Plum Brook Country Club 84
T44 Brandon Kutrubs, Sleepy Hollow Golf Course 84
47 Chris Horne, Elyria Country Club 85
T48 Josh Miller, NOGA Club E 86
T48 Ryan Malkus, NOGA Club E 86
T50 Jake Holland, NOGA Club E 87
T50 Barry Rice, Jr, Avon Oaks Country Club 87
52 Mike Stefko, Mayfield Sand Ridge Club 88
53 Zach Panek, Northern Ohio GC 90
T54 Emily Baumgartner, Club Walden 91
T54 Robert Thompson, NOGA Club W 91
56 Michael Brenner, NOHIO.GOLF Club 92
57 Nathan Kreutzer, NOHIO.GOLF Club 93
58 Doug Phillips, NOGA Club E 96
CHAMPIONSHIP SKINS: $266.67 ea
Michael Doherty – Eagle on 3
Andrew Malkus – Birdie on 9
Ryan Brawley – Birdie on 13
Senior Division
1 Doug Hauenstein, NOGA Club E 71 $250.00
2 Brian Schubert, Eagle Creek Golf Club 73 $200.00
3 Tom Laubacher, Club Walden 74 $170.00
T4 Chris Minear, Good Park Golf Course 75 $104.00
T4 Jim Durr, Silver Lake Country Club 75 $104.00
T4 Tom Baugh, Portage Country Club 75 $104.00
T4 Mike Belacic, Westfield Country Club 75 $104.00
T4 Scott Saari, Bob-O-Link Golf Course 75 $104.00
T9 Brian Sparrow, Canterbury Golf Club 76 $30.00
T9 Robert Schustrich, Trumbull Country Club 76 $30.00
T9 Dean Cutlip, Firestone Country Club 76 $30.00
T9 John Toth, Fox Den Golf Course 76 $30.00
T13 Terence Marthe, Quail Hollow Country Club 77
T13 John Burchfield, Stone Oak Country Club 77
T13 Barry Cohn, Beechmont Country Club 77
T13 Rick Bryson, NOGA Club E 77
T17 Ray McNiece, NOGA Club E 78
T17 Mark Borlin, Silver Lake Country Club 78
T17 Matthew Akers, Shawnee CC 78
20 Tim Baker, Chagrin Valley Country Club 79
T21 Allen Freeman, NOGA Club E 80
T21 David Trier, Firestone Country Club 80
T21 Joe Denk, Pine Hills Golf Club 80
T21 Scott Winckowski, Toledo Metro Golf Association 80
T25 Tom Zulick, Stone Ridge Golf Club 81
T25 David Dees, NOGA Club E 81
T27 Ken Lurie, Beechmont Country Club 82
T27 Robert Wadsworth, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 82
T27 Rick Merrow, NOGA Club E 82
T30 David Stover, The Country Club 83
T30 Joseph Kovach, Columbia Hills Golf & Swim 83
T30 Jim Groh, Sharon Golf Club 83
33 Mark Ciccarello, NOGA Club E 84
T34 Mark Guadagni, Silver Lake Country Club 86
T34 Mike Crawford, Bob-O-Link Golf Course 86
36 Lou Boarman, NOHIO.GOLF Club 89
T37 Stephen Tischler, Pine Hills Golf Club 90
T37 Paul Ferguson, USGA/Northern Ohio GC 90
WD Jeffrey Knox, Canterbury Golf Club WD
WD Saumil Jhaveri, Avon Oaks Country Club WD
DQ Ron Alexander, USGA/Northern Ohio GC DQ
NS Gil Van Bokkelen, Ellsworth NS
SENIOR SKINS: $226.67 ea
Mark Guadagni – Birdie on 9
Allen Freeman – Birdie on 13
Jim Durr – Birdie on 17