A top-ten finish in the Greater Cleveland Amateur Championship has moved Steve Blackburn Jr. into the lead on the 2016 Cleveland Metroparks Golf Player of the Year standings with 134 points.
Brian Polick slipped into second place earning no points at the GCAC; he stayed at 116 points.
Nick Anagnost is now in third place, 1 point behind with 115. Nick earned 29 points with a solo fifth at the GCAC.
Making a late-season charge is 4-time CMG Player of the Year David Sotka who earned top-ten points in each of this last three events to now hold fourth place with 107.
Rocketing up to fifth position with his win last weekend at Sleepy Hollow in the GCAC is Ryan Stefanski with 90 points.
The last four events of the Cleveland Metroparks Golf Series for this year are:
Stroke Play – Shawnee Hills – August 27
Bill Barbour 2-Player – Sleepy Hollow – September 10
2-Player Scramble – Big Met – September 24
Tour Championship – Manakiki – October 15
Go to clevelandmetroparks.com/golf to sign up for these events.
2016 CMG PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS
Top 30 through the Cleveland Amateur Championship:
1 Steve Blackburn Jr. 134
2 Brian Polick 116
3 Nick Anangost 115
4 David Sotka 107
5 Ryan Stefanski 90
6 Jack Garswood 86
7 Jacob Appleby 78
8 A.J. Borisa 75
9 Bill Speirs 65
10 Robert Schustrich 61
T11 Peyton White 45
T11 Brian Smith 45
T11 Mark Borlin 45
14 Allen Freeman 40
15 Tim Cebula 38
T16 John Williams 37
T16 Austin Zoller 37
T16 Doug Barber 37
T19 Gage Basiletti 36
T19 Chris Okeson 36
T21 John Baggott 35
T21 Jackson Farling 35
23 Phil Latsko 33
24 Mike Witmer 31
T25 Charles Milo 27
T25 Ty Kovach 27
T25 Erron Gomez 27
T25 Eric Wonkovich 27
T25 Jimmy Wild 27
T30 Mike Beres 25
T30 Matthew Roth 25
T30 Bill Schaefer 25
T30 Phil Bojc 25
SENIOR DIVISION
1 Allen Freeman 98
2 Mike Beres 71
3 Andrew Jendre 62
4 Mark Borlin 61
5 Mark Foss 52
6 Paul LaGrotteria 34
7 Steve Blackburn Sr. 29
T8 Tom Lauderbacher 28
T8 Scott Saari 28
T8 Larry Lahnan 22
T8 Phillip Jendre 20
T12 David Peck 16
T12 Jim Cea 13
T14 Ron Bell 13
T14 Rodney May 13
16 Pat Tyrrell 10
T17 Michael Mintz 8
T17 Barry Cohn 8
19 Ray Durban 7
20 Ray McNiece 6
T21 Bob Roberts 6
T21 David Stover 5
T21 John Iosue 4
T21 Tony DeJesus 4
T21 Randy Crider 4
