Last week, the Northeast District Athletic Board released the sites for Sectional and District Tournaments. This year’s Sectional sites and assignments will look very similar to last year’s. The big change is that the Girls Division II District Tournament will now be held at Good Park Golf Course in Akron on October 2nd.
The assignments are available via a Google Sheet on the NEDAB Website, which is linked below. Please note, these are subject to change.
Boys Sectional and District Assignments
Girls Sectional and District Assignments
Boys Sectionals
Division 1
Quail Hollow- October 2nd
Grey Hawk- October 2nd
Windmill Lakes- October 2nd
Good Park- October 3rd
Tannenhauf- October 3rd
Division 2
Quail Hollow- September 26th
Windmill Lakes- September 26th
The Elms- September 27th
Pine Hills- September 27th
Division 3
Salem Hills- September 26th
Bunker Hill- September 26th
Riverview- September 27th
Girls Sectionals
Division 1
Fox Den- October 2nd
Old Avalon- October 2nd
Springvale- October 3rd
The Elms- October 4th
Division 2
Punderson- September 26th
The Pines- September 27th
Pine Lakes- September 28th
Boys Districts
Division 1
Pine Hills- October 9th
Division 2
Windmill Lakes- October 3rd
Division 3
Tannenhauf- October 5th
Girls Districts
Division 1
Brookledge- October 11th
Division 2
Good Park- October 2nd
Attached you will find a registration form for the Portage County Amateurs including the Matt Mishler Junior Portage County Amateur and the Kids Am.
The dates at the end of July are fast approaching.
Just a reminder: The Kids Am is a great first tournament for junior golfers from age 6 and under through ninth grade. Coaches, high school golfers and graduates are on the course at Sunny Hill to help with rules and scorecards if needed.
The Junior Amateur includes youth in several divisions including 12 and under, 13-15 and 16-19 for both boys and girls.. If you have team members playing in the tournament you would like to watch, please let me know and I can arrange to include them in consecutive tee times.
High school golfers are welcome to play in the Portage County Amateur. We have found the adult golfers enjoy seeing the prep golfers and competing against the talented high school students from across northeast Ohio.
The Kids Am is at Sunny Hill Golf Course (Brimfield) for one day; four, six or nine holes depending on the grade.
The Junior Am plays two consecutive days at Windmill Golf Course (Ravenna) and Sunny Hill, 18-holes for 13-19 each day and nine holes each day for 12 and under but youth golfers used to playing 18-holes may move up an age division.
The Amateur competes at Raccoon Hill (Kent) and Windmill Lakes.
Registration is available via mail-in, on-site at host golf courses or visiting the website PCGolf.net for online registration and payment.
This is the 93rd season for the Portage County Amateur, the 17th Junior Amateur and the ninth Kids Am. (The Amateurs also host the Senior Amateur at the end of August for men and women ages 50 and older.)
If you have any questions, would like to register numerous members of your team or need additional information, please do not hesitate to text (330-206-9083) or return email (golffam2@gmail.com).
Looking forward to seeing the junior golfers during the month of July.
The Amateurs appreciate the golf courses providing a great experience for the youth golfers as well as the Fairways at Twin Lakes and Birdie Shack (Kent) for sponsoring this season’s Kids and Junior Amateur.
Susan Jenior
Laurel School in Shaker Heights is looking for a JV golf coach this upcoming season. It is a paid position and will go from July 31-September 19. There are 6-7 girls on the JV roster that are excited to play golf this season. Please contact Marti Hardy at mHardy@LaurelSchool.org if interested.
By Krystine Frisch, Avon Lake High School Girls Varsity Golf Coach
The Ohio Girls Golf Foundation is hosting its high school showcase on Monday, July 31 at Avon Oaks Country Club. Incoming freshmen are invited to play as well as out-going seniors, so girls have the opportunity to play for five years.
This year LPGA Tour Professional Barb Mucha will headline this premier golf event, which consists of game improvement clinics, an 18 hole individual and team tournament, plus an awards dinner.
Former player and scholarship recipient Emma Davies has only good things to say about the event. “I loved the OGGF event because it was so organized and it was an amazing way to bond with your team before the school year starts. I also loved how they included pre-freshman year and post-senior year because it was a great way to meet more people,” Davies said.
Her former teammate Maggie Owens had this to say: “OGGF was one of my favorite tournaments while playing golf in high school. This was a fun and calming tournament to play during the summer. Since this tournament was before the season had begun, it was always an event that my teammates and I looked forward to. Overall, it was a refreshing and relaxing day that started out with clinics and warming up, followed by an 18-hole tournament, “ Owens said.
Liv Ritter will be a senior and has played in the OGGF. “It’s a good ready-to-go tournament. It is a great pre-season event before the season starts. It gave me advice to improve my short-game…which is half of my game. My short game is important.”
For information on the clinic and tournament, click on this link: Ohio Girls Golf Foundation Showcase.
Wadsworth High School is in need of a girls varsity golf coach (and a boys JV golf coach) for the 2023-24 season. The Grizzlies compete in the National Division of the Suburban League and have a solid program history. Wadsworth has a good amount of depth as a program and looks to return most of last year’s starting lineup. Please share with anyone interested in taking over this program. If interested, please contact Wadsworth Athletic Director Brad Musgrave at bmusgrave@wadsworthschools.org.
Lake Forest Country Club is making an investment to establish a caddie program at the club.
Well established caddie programs have at their core a solid training program, caddies who love the game, and players who understand that walking is a better golf experience. In addition to being a great way for a teen to earn money, they also learn responsibility, make connections in their community, and gain a deeper appreciation for the game of golf.
Lake Forest Country Club has partnered with ClubUp, a leading provider of caddie solutions, to establish a caddie program at the club. We are looking for prospective caddies who would like to participate in a formal training program to develop the skills needed to be an effective caddie and to provide caddying services at the club this summer. Interested participants will be expected to attend training the evenings of May 9-10 at Lake Forest (100 Lake Forest Drive, Hudson.) Training will include some classroom style learning as well as outdoors, on-course training. Participants will learn the finer points of caddying and the basics of the course to prepare them to caddie. Caddies will be certified after completing training and passing a test.
After certification, caddies will have access to an app where they can be hired by golfers to provide caddying services. Members will request a caddie when they make a tee time (typically a week ahead of the date of play.) The tee time system will automatically notify all certified caddies that the loop is available. Caddies can review the date and time and decide if they want to accept the offer. After the round, caddies will receive feedback on their performance via the app.
Caddies are considered independent contractors and are not employees of Lake Forest. The caddie fees are negotiated between the caddie and the golfer prior to the round. Suggested ranges of fees are provided to both the caddy and the golfer and are based on relative experience and skill of the caddie.
Please pass this note along to anyone who may be interested in caddying this summer. Anyone interested in attending training is asked to email LFCCCaddie@gmail.com to notify us of your interest. Further information will be sent to anyone interested.
Sincerely
Gary Grant
Golf Committee Chair
Lake Forest Country Club
Attention girls high school coaches who are looking for matches or tournaments, or coaches who are looking for teams for a tournament you are hosting. See below for a scheduling request form, responses, and a list of tournaments. Please contact bolinr@hudson.k12.oh.us with any questions.
This page has a quick form that you can fill out with your requests. Your responses will appear on a separate page and you can get in touch with other coaches who are looking to schedule. Please just follow the instructions on the form and your responses should appear within a few minutes of you submitting.
This is where the responses to the form, along with contact information, will appear. Contact the appropriate coach to schedule a match or sign up for a tournament.
We are trying to keep an up to date, comprehensive list of tournaments for coaches to look at. Tournaments on this page are listed as Openings, Full, Waiting List, Unknown, or may have specific restrictions. If you have any additions or changes to make, contact bolinr@hudson.k12.oh.us.
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