A T7 finish by Steve Blackburn Jr. at the Greater Cleveland Amateur Championship allowed him to leapfrog into first place on the 2018 Cleveland Metroparks Golf Player of the Year leaderboard with 105 points.
David Sotka is now in second with 87. Andy Grayson made a big move going from 13th to 3rd with his T2 finish at the Cleveland Am.
Allen Freeman remains in first place in the Senior Division, but his lead has been cut to 23 point as Rob Schustrich is now in second with 70 points after a solid Cleveland Am showing.
Points are still up for grabs this weekend at the Seneca Stroke Play. After that the final point events are: Shawnee Hills Stroke Play on Saturday, August 25; Bill Barbour Cup at Sleepy Hollow on Sunday, September 9; Big Met 2-Player Scramble on Saturday, September 22; and the CMG Tour Championship at Manakiki on Saturday, October 13.
2018 CMG Player of the Year Standings thru Cleveland Am
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION:
1 Steve Blackburn Jr. 105
2 David Sotka 87
3 Andy Grayson 86
4 Michael Klaric 81
5 Jack Garswood 70
T6 James Weikamp 69
T6 Ryan Stefanski 69
8 Allen Freeman 65
9 Brian Smith 60
10 A.J. Borisa 59
T11 Matt Paterini 56
12 Robert Schustrich 53
13 Grant Godfrey 50
14 Dan Predovic 47
T15 Niko Anagnost 45
T15 Jared Wilson 45
17 Jimmy Wild 44
18 Alex Kocin 41
T19 Ryan Augustitus 38
T19 Anton Krecic 38
20 Matthew Kreider 37
21 Matt Roth 36
22 Drake Tobias 35
T23 Scott Chinnawatt 33
T23 Dylan DeWiit 33
T23 Austin Powell 33
T23 Chris Okeson 33
28 Jeff Deal 31
29 Mark Borlin 30
T30 Ryan Coleman 29
T30 Phil Bojc 29
SENIOR DIVISION:
1 Allen Freeman 93
2 Rob Schustrich 70
3 Mark Borlin 53
4 David Trier 51
5 Jim Cea 49
6 George Allen 37
T7 Larry Lahnan 36
T7 Mike Beres 36
T9 Steve Blackburn Sr. 35
T9 Mark Foss 35
T11 Randy Crider 25
T11 David Stover 25
T13 Steve Bedell 20
T13 Frank Livak 20
T13 Dean Cutlip 20
16 Tom Skidmore 18
17 Jim Hercheck 16
18 Doug Fleming 13
19 Scott Saari 12
20 Brian Sokol 10
