The Matt Mishler Junior Portage County Amateur tees off for the event’s 17th season on July 24 at Windmill Lakes and July 25 at Sunny Hill Golf Course.
The event welcomes youth golfers in three divisions for both boys and girls: age 12 and under, 13-15 and 16-19.
Junior golfers receive $10 in gift certificates ($5 at each course) on the final day of competition. Gift certificates for both Sunny Hill and Windmill Lakes are presented to the champions.
This season, the Fairways at Twin Lakes and Birdie Shack are the title sponsors for the Matt Mishler Junior Amateur and the Portage County Kids Amateur.
The registration deadline for the event that often provides a sneak peek into the best golfers of the upcoming high school and middle school golf seasons is July 20.
Questions may be directed to [email protected] or call/text 330-206-9083. Registration forms are available at pcagolf.net or at host golf courses.
Southeast ready for the season to begin
Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation director Danielle Monas (Nicholson) welcomed members of the Southeast girls golf team to Windmill Lakes as part of the Clubs For Kids program, providing sets of golf clubs to youth golfers to help grow the game.
Dan Dauk, PGA Professional at Windmill Lakes Golf Club, spent two hours with the Pirates, giving the girls putting and hitting lessons and helping them navigate their new golf clubs for their best choices on the golf course.
Cindy Fesemyer, coach of the Pirates, said that it was a wonderful afternoon for the girls.
“They had the best time and are so proud of the new clubs,” said Fesemyer, who also expressed her appreciation to the Northern Ohio PGA Foundation.
Maddie Kost also qualifies for the Optimist International
And then there were two.
Following the announcement that James Morgan, a Southeast boys varsity golfer, qualified for the 2023 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship, another Portage County golfer has qualified for the prestigious event.
Maddie Kost of Kent placed first in her age division at the Ohio South region to earn her spot at the 2023 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship at Doral Resort in Miami, Fla.
Kost is a member of the always-successful Kent Roosevelt varsity golf team.
Ohio Open tees off Monday
The 102nd Ohio Open tees off at Westfield Country Club in Westfield Center beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday.
The Ohio Open is hosted by the Northern Ohio Professional Golfers Association.
Portage County golfers competing in the prestigious event include: Aurora’s Mitch Camp, Max Devins, Tyler McHugh and Russell Papa; Kent Roosevelt’s Ryan Yip and Ian Hardesty; Mogadore’s Cory Gasaway, Benjamin Lansinger, Dillon Pendergast and Nathan Tarter and Ravenna’s Spencer Crone, Cole Hostetler and Justin Long.
The wealth of talent representing Portage County includes current professionals, Kent State golfers and recent high school standouts.
Tournament Calendar
(Please call 330-206-9083 or email [email protected] to add an event to the calendar.)
PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEURS
Register at host courses, online at pcagolf.net or via Venmo and Paypal. Call 330-206-9083 for information.
93rd PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEUR, July 29-Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna; July 30-Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent. Registration deadline $90 by July 10, $100 by July 26th.
Portage County, Open and Women’s Divisions.
53rd PORTAGE COUNTY SENIOR AMATEUR, Aug. 26-Raccoon Hill, Kent; Aug. 27-Windmill Lakes, Ravenna. Registration deadline $90 by Aug. 6, $100 by Aug. 23rd Divisions: age 50-59, 60-69, 70 and older, women.
KIDS AND JR. AM TITLE SPONSORS: Fairways at Twin Lakes and Birdie Shack, Kent.
27th MATT MISHLER PC JUNIOR AMATEUR, July 24-Windmill Lakes, Ravenna; July 25-Sunny Hill, Kent. Registration deadline: July 20. $60 for divisions ages 16-19 and 13-15, $45 ages 12 and under.
9th PORTAGE COUNTY KIDS AM, July 23 at Sunny Hill Golf Course, Kent. Boys and girls grades 8-9 and 6-7 $20 for nine holes; grades 4-5 $20 for six holes; grades 3 and under $15 for four holes. Deadline: July 19.
LOCAL SCRAMBLES, EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS
July 26-28: 102nd Ohio Open, Westfield Country Club, Westfield Center. (Deadline June 19, register at www.thenorthernohiopga.com.)
July 22: 28th Pfeiffer Scramble, Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna.
July 28: Olive Tree Family Foundation Third Annual Golf Outing, Raintree Golf and Event Center. (Four person scramble, $100 per person; registration at olivetreegolf.com, call Troy Luckenbaugh 330-671-0073.)
Aug. 12: 10th Danny Writtenberry Memorial Golf Outing, Olde Dutch Mill, Lake Milton. (Deadline July 10, call Bruce Leifeit 330-885-1327.)
Aug. 18: 37th Hattie Larlham Golf Classic, Sugar Bush Golf Classic. (Registration: $650/foursome; hattielarlham.org.)
JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
(The Northern Ohio PGA has a host of tournaments throughout northern Ohio for all ages and skills. Local tournaments are included here. For a complete list and to register online, log on to www.thenorthernohiopga.com and click “junior golf.”)
July 5-6: Windmill Lakes, Ravenna 36-hole NOPGA JR. Series Championship.
July 7: Fox Den, Stow 18-hole NOPGA Jr. Series.
July 25-26: 40th NOPGA Jr. Tour Championship at Club Walden, Aurora.
Aug. 14: 18-Hole Collegiate Series, Barrington Golf Club, Aurora.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS (Log onto www.NOGA.org for registration information.)
June 29: 123rd US Women’s Amateur Qualifier, Chagrin Valley Country Club, Moreland Hills.
July 6: 123rd US Amateur Qualifier, Weymouth Country Club, Medina.
July 26: 68th US Senior Amateur Qualifier, Sand Ridge Golf Club, Mayfield.
Aug. 3: 36th US Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifier, Kirtland Country Club, Kirtland.
Aug. 3: 42nd US Mid-Amateur Championship, Kirtland Country Club, Kirtland.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Roosevelt’s Maddie Kost qualifies for Optimist International