Each year we try to host a dinner to give out our season ending awards and honor some of former superstars with Hall of Fame inductions. It really makes for a special evening and the event is designed for all NCJT members to attend! This year we are rescheduling the awards dinner due to scheduling conflicts. August 12th was the original date and the new date with be Thursday, December 16 at Pine Ridge. Purchase Dinner Tickets HERE.
The season will end with our Tour Championship at Quail Hollow and shortly after that event we will post a report listing everyone that has earned a season ending award. Those awards will be presented at the HOF and Awards Dinner. Other award pickup and shipping options will be available for those that cannot attend the dinner presentations.
We are hopeful that all NCJT members will apply for the Denny Spaulding Scholarship, which will be announced next week at the JR-4AM event. The deadline to apply is July 1st. The instructions to apply are on the JR-4AM Scholarship Golf Classic info page.
We also need all our top junior players to play in the event. If you can shoot better than 85, please signup today and help us showcase the North Coast Junior Golf Tour.
Antonio Bodziony defeated Jackson Stover (4&3) in the finals of the Boys 16-19 division. Antonio birdied #1 and Jackson birdie #2 to set the tone. On the fourth hole things started to unravel for Jackson, he three putted the 4th, hit OB on the #5, lost to a birdie on #6, three putted again on #7 and bogeyed #8 to lose five in a row to Antonio. Jackson won the next two holes to cut the lead to 3. They both birdied their 11th hole of the day. Antonio was able to move the lead back to 4 up with 5 to play. Jackson evenually ran out of holes and lost the match 4&3. This was Antonio’s second Match Play Championship.
Jackson on the left, Antonio on the right
Boys 15 & Under
Drew Torzok defeated Sven Nielsen (2&1) in the finals of the Boys 15 & Under division. This was a competitive match with plenty of fairways and greens hit by the two. Every hole came down to who can make their putt. Drew was 2 up with two to play and hit his second shot over the green on hole #8 (17th of the match), while Sven was eyeing a 10 foot birdie putt. Drew had a great chip from a tough spot over the green and sunk about a 3 foot putt to win the championship. That was a great performance by Drew!
Drew on the left, Sven on the right
Girls 19 & Under Division
Molly McGreal defeated Gracyn Vidovic (6&5) in the finals of the Girls 19 & Under division. Molly got off to a great start and a big lead in the final match. Gracyn fought hard to keep the match going, but it wasnt enough.
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First, everyone on tour should be focused and applying for the Denny Spaulding Scholarships, the deadline to apply is July 1st. The JR-4AM is the big event that supports the scholarship. Scholarships will be valued up to $2,000.
This event is designed to support the Denny Spaulding Scholarships and a way to showcase NCJT to the amateur golfing community of Northeast Ohio. We encourage all of our junior tour families to support this event in some way. Please consider bringing a foursome to play or you could recruit some foursomes from your business network. Everyone enjoys a chance to play at Sand Ridge, so please get your foursome together and enter here.
The Sand Ridge Junior Invitational is one of the top junior tournaments in Ohio and draws many elite juniors from around the state. NCJT are eligible to play as long as there average score is under 100. If you know any elite junior players that are not NCJT members and may not be unaware of this event, please have them send a request to play to tmilam@ncjt.org as soon as possible. Event deadline is July 6 for non-members.
2021 will be the 30th Anniversary of the NCJT Tour Championship. It’s a 36 hole major championship that is meant to crown the champion golfer for the North Coast Junior Golf Tour each year. Many members of the NCJT Hall of Fame have won this championship, including two current PGA Tour Players, Jason Dufner and Jason Kokrak. It’s the event you don’t want to miss!
The Jim Dawson Match Play at Punderson on Monday and Tuesday June 28-29 still has some open slots in the boys divisions. There are 5 slots open in the Boys 16-19 division and 3 slots open in the boys 15 & Under division. To secure a slot in the field we are accepting new entries on a first come bases. We need to post the final brackets and tee times by Sunday, so we will accept new entries until 9pm on Saturday, June 27 or until all slots are filled. After that the bracket will be closed and tee times/brackets will be posted. To enter go to the Jim Dawson Match Play event and enter with code “jimdawson”.
North Coast Junior Tour – Pine Ridge + Mini 6/24/2021 – Pine Ridge Country Club Par 71, 5952 Yards
Boys 16-19
Zachary Ashba (Jefferson) finished 1st place in the boys 16-19 division at Pine Ridge with a 75 (+4). Zachary got off to a rough start, making 3 double bogeys through his first six holes, until making his first birdie on 9. Zachary never looked back, he shot -3 on his back 9. He finished with 3 straight birdies to win by one stroke. Cooper Bryan (Pepper Pike) and Ryan Chipps (Painesville) tied for 2nd place with 76’s (+5). Cooper shot -3 on his back 9 making 5 birdies, but it wasn’t enough to tie with Zachary. Ryan played well throughout his round, shooting 38-38, and made 4 birdies.
Boys 15 & Under
Nick Tianello (Rocker River) finished 1st place in the Boys 15 & Under Division shooting 76 (+5). Nick bogeyed his first 3 holes to start his round but settled in after stringing together a couple of pars in a row and making birdie on hole 8. He made 2 birdies on the back 9. Vince Giancola (University Hts) finished 2nd place with a 83 (+12). Vince got off to a rough start, where he made an 8 on the first hole. He settled in after the first hole to secure 2nd. Mason Feather (Conneaut) finished 3rd place.
Girls 19 & Under
Tara Thomas (Erie, PA) finished 1st place in the girls 19 & Under Division shooting 83 (+9). Tara made 1 birdie and made 4 straight pars to finish her round and securing 1st place. Kandace Kellon (Shaker Hts) finished 2nd place with a 88 (+14). Kandace finished her round strong, making an eagle on the 17th hole.
Mini Tour
Aiden Curtis (Mentor) and Lincoln Miller (Concord) tied for 1st Place in the Mini Tour Division with 43 (+6). Aiden made 2 birdies and 2 pars and Lincoln also had 2 birdies and 2 pars on his round. Jaxson Trebets (Chesterland) finished 3rd place with a 47 (+10). Jaxson made 1 birdie.
Aiden on the left, Lincoln on the right
North Coast Junior Tour – Pine Ridge + Mini 6/24/2021 – Pine Ridge Country Club Par 71, 5952 Yards
Boys 16-19 Zachary Ashba, 2022, Jefferson, OH 43-32–75 Ryan Chipps, 2022, Painesville, OH 38-38–76 Cooper Bryan, 2022, Pepper Pike, OH 44-32–76 Jackson Kubic, 2023, Shaker Hts, OH 41-37–78 Matt Blumenthal, 2022, Beachwood, OH 36-43–79 Cullan Jackson, 2022, Painesville, OH 42-38–80 Peyton O’Keefe, 2022, Moreland Hills, OH 42-38–80 James O’Neill, 2023, Beachwood, OH 40-41–81 Michael Clark, 2023, Andover, OH 43-40–83 Kyle Campbell, 0, Massillon, OH 43-40–83 Jackson Stover, 2022, Pepper Pike, OH 45-39–84 Michael J. Coyne, 2022, University Hts, OH 44-40–84 Quinn Petersen, 2022, Chardon, OH 44-40–84 Evan Lewis, 2021, Mentor, OH 50-35–85 Vince Vombergar, 2023, Kirtland, OH 47-38–85 Matthew McCormac, 2023, Shaker Hts, OH 47-41–88 Joseph Raicevich, 2023, Chardon, OH 42-46–88 Joshua Furman, 2023, Jefferson, OH 49-43–92 Alex Lavin, 2021, Chesterland, OH 44-48–92 Henry Hagopian, 2022, Mentor, OH 53-45–98 Ben Daher, 2023, Highland Hts., OH 53-50–103
Boys 15&U Nick Tianello, 2024, Rocky River, OH 38-38–76 Vince Giancola, 2023, University Hts, OH 44-39–83 Mason Feather, 2025, Conneaut , OH 45-40–85 Jimmy Hoose, 9, Wickliffe , OH 43-42–85 Aidan McKito, 2024, Willoughby , OH 43-44–87 Jack Petrus, 2024, Rocky River, OH 50-40–90 Andrew Betz, 2024, Mentor, OH 46-44–90 Adam Carafa, 2024, Painesville, OH 48-44–92 Luke Petrus, 2024, Rocky River, OH 46-48–94 Charlie Hagopian, 2024, Mentor, OH 54-45–99 Alex Mylen, 2023, Cleveland Hts , OH 52-47–99
Antonio Bodziony and Thomas Priore finished strong to capture the JB Four-Ball Classic Cup by 3 strokes, but it was much tighter than the final score reflects. Bodziony/Priore bogeyed #1 while playing partners Tony Milam and Aidan McKito had tap-in birdie, so they started 2 back after the first hole. From there they played the remaining 8 holes on the front nine in 3 under and were tied at two under for the lead with Milam/McKito. On #10 Bodziony/Priore made bogey to fall one back, but from that point on they dominated as all others faded. They played the last 8 holes in 3 under par and they back-to-back birdies on the last two to seal the 3 stroke victory. They also tied the tournament record at 34-33–67 (-4). The only team that played steady all the way to the finish was Victor Prokop and Dominik Cosic with a 35-35—70. Prokop/Cosic had 5 birdies and really had a chance until the final hole, were they had a bogey to the Bodziony/Priore birdie. That 2 shoot swing created the 3 stroke victory, but they were only one stroke apart going to #18, so it was much closer that the final score shows. Congratulations to Antonio and Thomas, their names will be added to the JB Four-Ball Classic Cup.
North Coast Junior Tour – Manakiki 6/22/2021 – Manakiki Golf Course Par 72, 6173 Yards
Boys 16-19
Antonio Bodziony (Willoughby) finished in First Place at Manakiki with a 71 (-1). Antonio got off to a good start, making birdie on the 1st hole. He made a birdie on the 9th hole to shoot a even par front nine. Antonio took advantage of the short par 5s on the back nine to get him to an under par round. Kyle Campbell (Massillon), Grant Mylen (Cleveland Hts), and Jackson Stover (Pepper Pike) tied for 2nd place with a 78 (+6) Kyle had 2 birdies, Grant had 1 birdie, and Jackson had 1 birdie.
Boys 15 & Under
Mason Feather (Conneaut) and Aidan McKito (Willoughby) tied for 1st place in the boys 15 & Under Division with 78s (+6). Mason had 3 birdies on his round and Aidan had 2 birdies. Alec Miller (Shaker Hts) finished 3rd with a 81 (+9).
Mason on left, Aidan on right
Girls 19 & Under
Kandace Kellon (Shaker Hts) finished 1st place in the girls 19 & Under Division with a 86 (+14). Kandace parred 5 of her first 7 holes to give her a big lead going into the back 9. Gracyn Vidovic (Reminderville) finished 2nd Place with a 94 (+22). Molly McGreal (Independence) Finished 3rd with a 103.
North Coast Junior Tour – Manakiki 6/22/2021 – Manakiki Golf Course Par 72, 6173 Yards
North Coast Junior Tour – Signature of Solon 6/17/2021 – Signature of Solon Par 72, 5844 Yards
Boys 16-19
Zachary Ashba (Jefferson) finished in First Place at Signature Of Solon with a 73 (+1). Zachary got off to a hot start, making birdie on his second hole of the day. He shot even par on the front nine, and made two more birdies on the back. Dominik Cosic (Painesville) finished 2nd with 75 (+3). Dominik had 2 birdies. Ryan Chipps (Painesville) and Jackson Kubic (Shaker Hts) finished tied for 3rd with 78’s.
Boys 15 & Under
Adam Sands (Chagrin Falls) took 1st Place and shot the low round of the day with 72 (E), it was also his low round on tour. Adam made one birdie and one bogey along with 16 pars for his round. Parker Barrett (Aurora) finished 2nd with a 74 (+2). Parker made 5 birdies. Charlie Tzefronis (Pepper Pike) finished in 3rd place with a 79.
Girls 19 & Under
Ella Wong (Pepper Pike) shot her career best 72 (E) to win the girls division. After finishing her front nine +1 she made two birdies on the back to shoot even par on the day. Gracyn Vidovic (Reminderville) finished 2nd place with a 101.
North Coast Junior Tour – Signature of Solon 6/17/2021 – Signature of Solon Par 72, 5844 Yards
The JB Four-Ball Classic at Quail Hollow on June 23
The JB Four-Ball Classic is a true golf classic. Current and Former NCJT players are eligible to make up a team. It’s a scratch event with no handicaps. Only one player on the two-man Four-Ball team needs to be an NCJT player or Alumni, the other player can be anyone at any age. We are hoping to build a reunion style golf classic that will mingle players from the past with players of today. This will create a great spirit of golf that will cultivate year after year.
This event is named in memory of the late Mr. Jim Brown (founder and owner of the Classic Auto Group). Jim Brown (JB) has been a long time supporter of Greater Cleveland golf and the North Coast Junior Tour. Many in our community have benefited from contributions made by the Brown Family and we are pleased to honor JB with an event that will bring together young and old. The annual winners will be added to the JB Four-Ball Classic trophy, making it a prestigious award. This event includes golf, cart, a breakfast box, a steak dinner and awards. Cost is $110 per player. Shotgun start at 10:30am. For more details Click Here.
Jim Dawson Match Play – Qualifier at Manakiki on June 22
All players wanting to play in the Match Play, other than exempt players, should be signed up for the Match Play Qualifier at Manakiki on June 22. By playing in the Qualifier, your Manakiki score will seed you into the Match Play Bracket for the Jim Dawson Match Play on June 28-29 at Punderson. If you cannot play in the Qualifier at Manakiki, then you can take your chances and sign-up for the Jim Dawson Match Play directly, however you must hope the bracket doesn’t become full with qualifiers and exempt players. It’s likely it won’t, but that can happen and that would eliminate you from the tournament. Both the Qualifier and the Match Play Event Information pages clearly outline the registration process, so hopefully all the non-exempt entries currently in the Match Play directly understand the circumstances.
Things to know about the Match Play registration:
Only one registration is required, either the Qualifier at Manakiki or the Match Play at Punderson (exempt players only)
To play in the Qualifier, you must signup for both the Manankiki event and the Qualifier on June 22
Qualifiers advance to the Match Play at Punderson without an additional entry (you only play the $65 once for the Match Play)
If you have entered incorrectly, please email us before 4pm on June 21 and we’ll correct it for you
On Tuesday at Lost Nation – we broke 4 hour golf again
Twice in first three events we have broke the 4 hour golf mark with the last flagstick in-the-hole for the last group of the field on the final hole. At Punderson our final flag in time was 3 hours, 48 minutes and at Lost Nation it was 3 hours and 36 minutes. Every time we break the 4 hour mark with the last flag stick of the field, the whole field at the next event receives a pack of Skittles. We call it “Skittles for Skedaddlers”. So, all players at Signature of Solon get Skittles for the Lost Nation performance tomorrow. Last year we set the tour record with seven under 4 hour events. Based on the great start, 2021 maybe another record setting year!
