The Joe Haase Cup will be held on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 at Firestone CC (North Course). The teams competing in the 2021 Joe Haase Cup are:
Toledo Junior Golf Association
Central Ohio Junior Golf Academy
Northern Ohio PGA Juniors
North Coast Junior Tour (Defending the Cup)
The team makeup and qualifying positions for the 2021 Cup will be as follows:
Boys 17-19 – 6 players
1
Wyatt Chapman
Mentor , OH
2
William Fankhauser
Avon, OH
3
Connor Warns
Avon Lake , OH
4
Joey Kubic
Shaker Heights, OH
5
Dominik Cosic
Painesville, OH
6
Grant Mylen
Cleveland Hts., OH
1st Alt
Tyler Schwenk
Eastlake, OH
2nd Alt
Zachary Ashba
Jefferson, OH
3rd Alt
Ryan Chipps
Painesville, OH
Boys 16 & Under – 6 players
1
Sachin Singh
Shaker Heights, OH
2
James O’Neill
Beachwood, OH
3
Ian Sullivan
Orange Village, OH
4
Parker Barrett
Aurora, OH
5
Jackson Kubic
Shaker Heights, OH
6
Ethan Roberts
Shaker Heights, OH
1st Alt
Julian Dugan
Rocky River, OH
2nd Alt
Drew Torzok
Kirtland, OH
3rd Alt
Vince Giancola
University Hts, OH
Girls 19 & Under – 6 players
1
Ella Wong
Pepper Pike, OH
2
Lauren Bangasser
Concord Twp, OH
3
Aubrie Rush
Avon, OH
4
Chloe Steger
Chagrin Falls, OH
5
Layla Gilbert
Chagrin Falls, OH
6
Kate Petersen
Chardon, OH
1st Alt
Kandace Kellon
Shaker Heights, OH
2nd Alt
Mattie Muckleroy
Uniontown, OH
3rd Alt
Maggie Milam
Concord, OH
4th Alt
Cristina Joseph
Moreland Hills, OH
NCJT qualifiers will receive an official invite on January 15th and will have until February 5th to claim their spot on the team. We look forward to building another great team to defend the cup!
All awards that were ordered and arranged for pickup at Sunny Street Cafe are ready for pickup. Check-in at the front counter for pickup!
Sunny Street Cafe is an American breakfast and lunch restaurant and is located at: 7531 Crile Road, Concord TWP, OH 44077: 440-392-9800. Sunny Street is open for dine-in and carry-out and is currently operating on temporary hours due to Covid-19: Open 7AM (daily), Close 1:30PM (weekdays), Close 2:00PM (weekends). If you want to combine a great meal with your trophy pickup you can dine-in or use the Online Ordering website for a carry-out: https://sunnystreetconcord.hrpos.heartland.us/menu
If you didn’t order your award by the Dec. 1st deadline and would still like it, we are offering a second chance. You can order for pickup at Sunny Street Cafe in Concord (FREE) or to have it shipped to you pay the shipping and handling fee at the NCJT Online Pro Shop. Both options can be arranged HERE. Deadline will be January 1, 2021. Pickup and shipping will occur after January 15th.
JOE HAASE CUP
We have great news about the Joe Haase Cup! Last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic, additionally two junior tours (Southwest and Lake Erie) shutdown operations for good. So, it looked like the end, but after months of trying for find two new junior programs to fill the spots, we are happy to announce that the Toledo Junior Golf Association and the Central Ohio Golf Academy Tour will join Northern Ohio PGA Juniors and NCJT for the 2021 Joe Haase Cup. The event will be at held at Firestone CC on May 9th (a Mothers Day Tradition). All NCJT qualifiers will receive invites on January 15th. And the best news of all is NCJT is still holding the Cup. We won the cup in 2019 and have retained it ever since!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Juniors and their Families!
Sad news once again about the Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner scheduled for December 3rd. Based on Ohio’s high rate of infections and the fact that Ohio’s Governor is considering more lockdowns, we are being forced to cancel the Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner.
Even though we will miss seeing everyone at this special event, we do have a good plan to distribute awards to those wanting them. This year we are offering two methods to get your award.
You can order your plaque for pickup at Sunny Street Cafe in Concord. The cost is FREE. Ordered plaques will be available for pick-up after Dec. 15th.
You can select to have your plaque shipped for $15. Please make sure to let us know if you have a change of address from what is on file with us.
The last day to place your order will be December 1st and all awards will be delivered by December 21st. If we don’t hear from you, we will not produce your award.
A full list of 2020 Award Winners can be downloaded below. If you are listed, then you can order your award as instructed above.
To fully understand how the award process works, here’s a copy of the Award Table from the Tour Manual:
AWARDS Each tour member is eligible to receive a Season-long Awards Plaque which will include all the players Top 3 finishes that qualify as a finishing place. The number of finishing places to be awarded is based on field size, as follows:
Award Table
Number of Players
No. of Places
15 Players or more
3 Places
8 to 14 Players
2 Places
3 to 7 Players
1 Places
Season-long Award Plaques will be awarded in person at the Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner. Plaques will only, be awarded at the banquet, to the player that have registered for the banquet by the deadline date listed for the event. Players that cannot attend the banquet will be given notice on how to receive their award (shipping charges will apply). The Annual Award and Hall of Fame Dinner will be held annually in Mid-August and will be listed on the tour schedule.
Kokrak is a former NCJT player and a NCJT Hall of Famer
Jason Kokrak won the CJ Cup against the world’s top players on Sunday, October 18, 2020. He birdied the 18th hole to beat Xander Schauffele by 2 strokes. This big win was Jason’s 1st on the PGA Tour and earned him an invite to The Masters. Jason played 4 years on NCJT and won the NCJT Tour Championship in 2001. Jason has been on tour for 10 years and has been close to winning several times, but now that he has cracked into the winner’s circle he may become a dominate figure on tour for many years to come. Congratulations Jason! The junior tour is very proud of you!
Round 1 – 7/27/2020 – Quail Hollow CC – Par 71, 6354 Yards Round 2 – 7/28/2020 – Quail Hollow CC – Par 71, 6303 Yards
William Fankhauser wins the 36-Hole NCJT Tour Championship in the Boys 16-19 Division with rounds of 70-80–150. Round 1 was played on the Weiskopf Course and William took a four-stroke lead with a 32-38–70. He had 4 birdies and an eagle in his first round. Round 2 was played on the Devlin Course and things got interesting when William went double, triple, double over holes 6, 7 & 8 and ended his first nine with 44 strokes. This allowed Dominik Cosic to take a one stroke lead to the final nine holes. On the final nine William played strong and was one under through the first five holes. Dominik played the first five on the back nine in 4 over, that included an OB triple bogey on #13, to drop 4 back. But it was over yet, on holes 15 & 16, William went 3 over with an OB on the par 3 #15 and the lead was back to one stroke with two holes to play. On #17 Dominik had a bogey to drop two back and on the final hole William made a smart play on his second shot to hole high in the center of the green as Dominik ended up just short of the green. Dominik needed a chip-in and a three putt from William to pull off the comeback and he almost got the chip-in with a great chip to less than a foot, but William ended it in style by rolling in his 12 foot birdie putt to finish with a three stroke victory.
Dominik Cosic finished 2nd place with a 74-79–153. Thomas Coyne finished 3rd place with rounds of 77-78–155.
Boys 16-19 William Fankhauser, 2022, Avon, OH 70-80–150 Dominik Cosic, 2023, Painesville, OH 74-79–153 Thomas Coyne, 2019, University Hts, OH 77-78–155 Grant Mylen, 2021, Cleveland Hts., OH 84-74–158 Richard Jacobs, 2019, North Palm Beach, FL 84-75–159 Nolan King, 2022, Avon, OH 81-78–159 Owen Hinkle, 2021, Loudonville, OH 79-81–160 Joey Kubic, 2021, Shaker Heights, OH 84-78–162 Matt Blumenthal, 2022, Beachwood, OH 83-80–163 Wyatt Chapman, 2020, Mentor , OH 80-83–163 Antonio Bodziony, 2020, Mentor, OH 79-86–165 Tyler Schwenk, 2021, Eastlake, OH 82-84–166 Zachary Ashba, 2022, Jefferson, OH 88-78–166 Ryan Chipps, 2022, Painesville, OH 85-84–169 Jackson Stover, 2022, Pepper Pike, OH 85-85–170 Tommy Vrablic, 2022, Avon, OH 87-87–174 Victor Alfieri, 2022, Kirtland, OH 102-83–185 Connor Hedrick, 2021, Painesville, OH 92-93–185 Quinn Petersen, 2022, Chardon, OH 87-99–186 Alex Lavin, 2021, Chesterland, OH 94-101–195 Cullan Jackson, 2022, Painesville, OH 110-97–207
James O’Neill wins the Boys 15 & Under Division with rounds of 80-78–158. After round 1, James was in 2nd place behind Ethan Roberts, but he played a steady round of golf in his final round to claim 1st place. Sachin Singh came in 2nd place with rounds of 86-73–159. He needed to make birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff with James, but Sachin made a par. Ethan Roberts came in 3rd place with rounds of 77-93–170. Ethan was in the lead after the first round, but struggled to get anything going for his final round.
Boys 15&U James O’Neill, 2023, Beachwood, OH 80-78–158 Sachin Singh, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 86-73–159 Ethan Roberts, 2025, Shaker Heights, OH 77-93–170 Jackson Kubic, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 82-89–171 Parker Barrett, 2024, Aurora, OH 86-88–174 Drew Torzok, 2024, Kirtland, OH 90-85–175 Joshua Furman, 2023, Jefferson, OH 90-87–177 Jeffrey-Paul Jacobs, 2023, North Palm Beach, FL 84-100–184 Marcus Berrios, 2023, Concord, OH 90-100–190 Ian Sullivan, 2023, Orange Village, OH 96-96–192 Vince Giancola, 2023, University Hts, OH 88-106–194 Tyler Sauric, 2023, Eastlake, OH 100-103–203 Alex Mylen, 2023, Cleveland Hts , OH 102-104–206 Joseph Raicevich, 2023, Chardon, OH 111-108–219 Mason Martina, 2025, Parma Hts, OH 136-138–274
Lauren Bangasser wins the Girls 19 & Under Division with rounds of 80-80–160. A highlight of her rounds came on the first day, where she holed out for birdie from about 70 yards on hole 10. She played two solid rounds of golf to beat Kate Peterson who shot rounds of 96-102–198.
The Annual Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner at Pine Ridge has been postponed to December 3rd due to the pandemic and the issues related to holding indoor group gatherings. We are hopeful that by Thanksgiving the pandemic world will be in a much better place, as we look forward to hosting special recognition’s for our award winners from the 2020 season and our 2020 Class to the NCJT Hall of Fame.
2020 Thank You!
2020 was certainly a challenging season and we’d like to thank everyone for doing their part to make it all work out. Even with all the challenges of the times, we had a great season on tour! We were so happy to host all the wonderful junior golfers that came out to play the great game of golf with us this season. Best of luck to all on the upcoming fall golf season!
It’s time for the Tour Championship at Quail Hollow! This year’s championship is being played on Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28 over both courses. The Weiskopf Course is a modern layout that was designed by Ohio’s own Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish. It opened in 1996 and is well known as a premiere course in top notch condition. The Devlin course opened in 1972 and was designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge. The Devlin has a long track record of hosting some of Ohio’s most prestigious events; The Ben Hogan Tour, the Nike Tour, the Ohio Open, the US Am Qualifier, the Northern Ohio PGA Section Championship, a host of High School tournaments and the NCJT Tour Championship (28 times).
Past Champions include: Jason Dufner, Jason Kokrak, Nick Palladino, Nick Popely, Jake Scott, Dan Rush, Michael Trivisonno, Lauren Weaver and David Ludlow, as well as many other super stars from NCJT. Who will be the next Tour Champion to join the ranks among Northeast Ohio’s junior golf greats! If you haven’t signed up, please do so by Friday at 6pm. Tee times will be posted by Saturday morning.
Here are some things to know:
Caddies are permitted, however we will not be providing caddie bibs this year due to safety concerns.
Lunch will be served after golf each day for the players only. Caddies can find food and beverage service at the pool snack bar.
Quail Hollow has a good practice facility and players should arrive no sooner than 1 hour prior to their tee time to warm-up.
All players that believe they can break 100 are eligible to play.
7/22/2020 – Chardon Lakes Golf Course Par 71, 6210 Yards
Joey Kubic wins the Boys 16-19 Division with a 36-38–74. He got off to a hot start, holing out for eagle from 120 yards on the first hole! He made a bogey on the next hole, then followed it with a double bogey. It was a roller coaster round for him. On hole 8 Joey chipped in for birdie to finish with an exciting front 9. Grant Mylen finished in 2nd place with a 39-38–77. Connor Hedrick finished 3rd with a 38-40–78.
Boys 16-19 Joey Kubic, 2021, Shaker Heights, OH 36-38–74 Grant Mylen, 2021, Cleveland Hts., OH 39-38–77 Connor Hedrick, 2021, Painesville, OH 38-40–78 Ryan Chipps, 2022, Painesville, OH 40-40–80 Evan Lewis, 2021, Mentor, OH 40-41–81 Zachary Ashba, 2022, Jefferson, OH 40-41–81 Quinn Petersen, 2022, Chardon, OH 41-43–84 Connor Keefe, 2022, Highland Hts, OH 41-43–84 Jackson Stover, 2022, Pepper Pike, OH 40-46–86 Richard Jacobs, 2019, North Palm Beach, FL 42-46–88 Cullan Jackson, 2022, Painesville, OH 42-48–90 Alex Lavin, 2021, Chesterland, OH 47-45–92 Desmond Norris, 2020, Garfield Heights, OH 48-45–93 Anthony Dolata, 2022, Aurora , OH 50-51–101 Travis Johnson, 2021, Chesterland, OH 55-51–106 Jacob Potts, 2021, Parma, OH (WD)
James O’Neill wins the Boys 15 & Under Division with a 40-40–80. He had a steady round of golf with 10 pars. Ian Sullivan finished 41-41–82 to place 2nd. Drew Torzok came in 3rd place with a 40-43–83.
Boys 15&U James O’Neill, 2023, Beachwood, OH 40-40–80 Ian Sullivan, 2023, Orange Village, OH 41-41–82 Jeffrey-Paul Jacobs, 2023, North Palm Beach, FL 43-40–83 Drew Torzok, 2024, Kirtland, OH 43-40–83 Parker Barrett, 2024, Aurora, OH 44-39–83 Jackson Kubic, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 40-44–84 Lucas Dietrich, 2024, Rocky River, OH 41-45–86 Elliot Thome, 2024, Shaker Hts., OH 41-47–88 Charlie Tzefronis, 2024, Pepper Pike, OH 46-43–89 Ethan Roberts, 2025, Shaker Heights, OH 45-45–90 Tyler Sauric, 2023, Eastlake, OH 48-43–91 Vince Giancola, 2023, University Hts, OH 47-46–93 Matthew McCormac, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 48-46–94 Alex Mylen, 2023, Cleveland Hts , OH 44-51–95 Joseph Raicevich, 2023, Chardon, OH 44-58–102 Andrew Betz, 2024, Mentor, OH 55-52–107 Marcus Berrios, 2023, Concord, OH 55-53–108 Cole Webster, 2023, Gates Mills, OH 53-56–109 Daniel Capka, 2024, Rocky River, OH 50-60–110 Vince Mandato, 2023, Eastlake, OH 65-56–121 Frankie Walland, 2023, Chardon, OH (WD)
Ella Wong wins the Girls 19 & Under Division with a 40-42–82. She got off to a slow start with a bogey on hole 1 and a double bogey on hole 2. She finished her round strong making two hard earned pars on hole 17 and 18. Kandace Kellon finished 2nd Place with a 42-44–86.
Girls 19&U Ella Wong, 2023, Pepper Pike, OH 40-42–82 Kandace Kellon, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 42-44–86 Kate Petersen, 2023, Chardon, OH 40-47–87 Emily Capitosti, 2024, Perry, OH 68-70–138
Aiden Curtis wins the Mini Tour 12 & Under Division with a 52 (+17). Bryson Purdef came in 2nd place with a 55 (+20).
7/21/2020 – Madison Country Club Par 71, 6145 Yards
Grant Mylen and Ayden Richmond tied for 1st Place in the Boys 16-19 Division with 74’s (+3) today at Madison Country Club. Grant played pretty steady golf for his round with a lot of pars and two birdies, but finished bogey- bogey. Ayden made 2 double bogeys, but his 5 birdies kept him in the tournament. Dominik Cosic finished 3rd with 76.
Boys 16-19 Ayden Richmond, 2022, Geneva, OH 39-35–74 Grant Mylen, 2021, Cleveland Hts., OH 36-38–74 Dominik Cosic, 2023, Painesville, OH 38-38–76 Richard Jacobs, 2019, North Palm Beach, FL 42-35–77 Joey Kubic, 2021, Shaker Heights, OH 41-36–77 Tommy Vrablic, 2022, Avon, OH 44-35–79 Domenic Pilla, 2022, Highland Heights, OH 41-38–79 William Fankhauser, 2022, Avon, OH 40-40–80 Brock Bean, 2022, Dorset, OH 42-41–83 Zachary Ashba, 2022, Jefferson, OH 46-38–84 Ryan Chipps, 2022, Painesville, OH 39-45–84 Kole Opalko, 2022, Rock Creek , OH 48-37–85 Jackson Stover, 2022, Pepper Pike, OH 44-42–86 Connor Hedrick, 2021, Painesville, OH 43-44–87 Hunter Metz, 2022, Geneva, OH 45-43–88 Cullan Jackson, 2022, Painesville, OH 44-51–95 Jacob Potts, 2021, Parma, OH 51-55–106
Sachin Singh wins the Boys 15 & Under Division with a 40-37–77. He played consistent golf until he made a triple bogey on the par 5 hole 8. Sachin had two birdies on the day. Second place went to Ethan Roberts 37-42–79. Ethan was even par after chipping in for birdie on hole 10, and bogied 6 of his last 8 holes . Parker Barrett finished 3rd with a 81.
Boys 15&U Sachin Singh, 2023, Shaker Heights, OH 40-37–77 Ethan Roberts, 2025, Shaker Heights, OH 37-42–79 Parker Barrett, 2024, Aurora, OH 41-40–81 Drew Torzok, 2024, Kirtland, OH 43-40–83 Ian Sullivan, 2023, Orange Village, OH 46-38–84 Alex Mylen, 2023, Cleveland Hts , OH 44-42–86 Joshua Furman, 2023, Jefferson, OH 45-43–88 Tyler Sauric, 2023, Eastlake, OH 45-45–90 Marcus Berrios, 2023, Concord, OH 47-49–96 Vince Giancola, 2023, University Hts, OH 51-46–97 Joseph Raicevich, 2023, Chardon, OH 51-54–105 Elliot Thome, 2024, Shaker Hts., OH 56-51–107 Vince Mandato, 2023, Eastlake, OH 71-46–117
Lauren Bangasser played well once again at Madison Country Club with a 38-41–79. She had 2 birdies for her round, along with 9 pars. One of her birdies was on hole 7 where she almost holed out for eagle from 120 yards out.
Coleson Purdef wins his first event with NCJT shooting a 47 (+10) in the Mini Tour Division. Coleson started with a double bogey, but he settled in and made 4 pars in his next 5 holes. Bryson Purdef finished 2nd place with a 50 (+13).
Mini Tour 12&U Coleson Purdef, 2027, Concord, OH 47—47 Bryson Purdef, 2028, Concord, OH 50—50 Aiden Curtis, 2028, Mentor, OH 52—52 Thomas Fussaro, 2031, Hinsdale, IL 52—52 Jaxson Trebets, 2031, Chesterland, OH 63—63
NCJT players are moving along these days. We had another fast pace at Madison CC today. 3 hours and 39 minutes was the official pace of the last pairing in the field. Which means all groups ahead played at least as fast. Congratulations to the entire field and the reward is another “Skittles for Skiddaddlers” day tomorrow at Chardon Lakes. Everyone at the Chardon Lakes event will receive the Skittles reward. It’s a pay it forward type reward!
Playing at a good pace helps players get into a good rhythm, a good frame of mind and eliminates negative thoughts. Those are all good traits for playing better golf. This also means players are anticipating and thinking ahead, which leads to a higher level of focus. Rhythm and focus usually produce great results; better shots and improved scoring. Keep it up NCJT!
3 Hours and 20 minutes is a NEW ALL-TIME RECORD for NCJT
One of the missions of the North Coast Junior Tour is to create tournament players out of the junior golfers that play on tour. To become a real tournament player is to know and practice good “Spirit of the Game” procedures and efficiencies. When all of our tournament players a up to speed and playing with these Spirit of the Game traits we start to achieve amazing Pace of Play results. We measure the pace of the field by the last pairings time, which means everyone ahead of them had to do equally as good or better on pace of play.
This week had two great achievements in pace of play. First, at Little Mountain on Wednesday, July 15, we recorded a 3 hour and 52 minute time for the last group of the day (the 10:30 AM group). Then on Thursday, July 16 at Black Brook we set a new all-time record of 3 hours and 20 minutes for the last group of the day (the 10:10am group), they finish at 1:30 pm on the button. Our prior record was 3 hours and 38 minutes at Pine Ridge in 2013.
Breaking the 4 hour mark is common on NCJT, last year we did it 6 times. In 2020, we have two back to back events under the 4 hour mark and we expect to see a few more over the last 4 tournament rounds of the season. Any time we break 4 hours all the players at the next event receive the “Skittles for Skidaddlers” award (a pack of Skittles).
