On Sunday, 23 golfers descended upon Manakiki Golf Course in Willoughby, Ohio and competed in the 2nd edition of the Golden Age Classic. The weather was a little sketchy at first but it turned out to be a perfect day for golf. The course was in incredible condition and allowed for some very low scores.

No one went lower than Ryan Yoder from Amherst, Ohio, who fired a tournament low three under par 69 in the Men’s A flight. Yoder was in good shape after shooting 37 on the front, but he caught fire on the back and removed all doubt as he signed for 32. He had bogey on the very difficult 10th hole and did not drop another shot for the remainder of round. After a par on number 11, he birdied both of the back-to-back par 5s, parred holes 14 and 15, and finished with three straight birdies. Gil Van Bokkelen of Hudson had a terrific round of 75, including two birdies, to take second place. Jerry Du’s 79 was good enough for third place. Du is an incoming junior at Hudson High School.

Low scores were the norm in the Women’s flight. Julia Gulla, a recent graduate of Nordonia High School, took home the trophy as she shot a one over par 73. Gulla’s front nine included a birdie on hole 6, mixed in with five pars and three bogeys. Similar to Yoder, she tore up the back nine, shooting a one under par 35. She bogeyed the 10th hole, birdied both of the short par 5s, then finished with par on the final five holes. Emmy Burling, a Hudson graduate who will be Gulla’s teammate at John Carroll University, finished in second place with a solid round of 77, which included two birdies in the first five holes. Julia Van Bokkelen, also a 2025 Hudson graduate, shot even par 36 on the front nine and ended up shooting an 80 to take the bronze.

In the Men’s B flight, Phil Burling of Hudson was the champion. Burling shot 41 on the front and 44 on the back to total and 85 and win by six shots over the 2024 champion Fangming Du, also of Hudson. Burling made five pars and did not score worse than double bogey on any hole. Du’s 91 was good enough for second place and Al Evangelista of Cleveland finished third with a 93.

It was a terrific day for golf as usual at Manakiki. We are looking forward to the 2026 Golden Age Classic!

Scores

Women’s Red
First Name	Last Name	Front	Back	Total	Place
Julia	Gulla	38	35	73	1
Emmy	Burling	38	39	77	2
Julia	Van Bokkelen	36	44	80	3

Men’s A
First Name	Last Name	Front	Back	Total	Place
Ryan	Yoder	37	32	69	1
Gil	Van Bokkelen	37	38	75	2
Jerry	Du	39	40	79	3
Bobby	Bolin	40	40	80	4
Michael	Ambrosino	42	39	81	5
Michael	Labenz	41	40	81	5
Alex	Shaw	42	39	81	5
Cole	Chluda	41	43	84	8
Jackson	Choi	44	41	85	9
Tim	Ali	46	40	86	10
Luke	Harris	49	41	90	11
Jim	Ali	46	47	93	12
Jake	Varga	46	47	93	12

Men’s B
First Name	Last Name	Front	Back	Total	Place
Phil	Burling	41	44	85	1
Fangming	Du	46	45	91	2
Al	Evangelista	46	47	93	3
Doug	Benzel	48	47	95	4
Brandon	Harris	54	43	97	5
Kevin	Van Bokkelen	51	54	105	6