Nevele Grande Divots
By Dom Dastoli

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Geoff’s Goodies
· For the week, Geoff Sisk played the back nine in a collective 9-under par, including five birdies, two eagles and no bogeys.

· Sisk’s 196 total was not only good enough for a six stroke victory but it also established the lowest 54 hole total this season, surpassing Shannon Sykora’s 198 total in the Passaconaway Open.

· Sisk eagled the par 4, 17th hole during the first round.

Canadian Tour Connection

· Canadian Tour members Rob Oppenheim, Tele Wightman and Scott Hawley all registered top 10 finishes this week, paced by Oppenheim’s solo 3rd finish. With only one event remaining on the Canadian Tour schedule, the trio is scheduled to appear in the final three Cleveland stops of the season.

Miscellaneous Madness

· Last year, Sean O’Hair earned just over $21,000. Through just seven events this season, he has already doubled last year’s total, racking in over $42,000.

· Shannon Sykora and Scott Hawley, both of whom shot opening 7-under par 63’s, combined to post a best ball score of 12-under par 58 during the first round.

· Shannon Sykora was 6-under par through 5 holes on the back nine during Wednesday’s first round.

· For the second consecutive tournament, the 30 barrier was broken. Last week, Sean O’Hair came home in 6-under par 29 to force a playoff with Shannon Sykora, who carded a 6-under par 29 in the first round this week.

· Dating back to the 2002 season, Eric Egloff has made 24 of 26 cuts on the Cleveland Golf Tour.

Season Bests!

Streakers!

· Dating back to his victory in last month’s Cranston Open, Corey Harris has now fired nine consecutive rounds of par or better. His average score during the streak has been 69.44

· Speaking of streaks, Sean O’Hair is also in the midst of a pretty impressive season long run. Dating back to the season opening Atkinson Open, O’Hair has kept it at par or better in 19 of 21 rounds, highlighted by 13 rounds in the 60’s.

Stat of the week
· Johnny Bloomfield, who finished tied for11th, played The Nevele’s front and back nine’s in polar opposite fashion for the entire week. His collective score on the front side was an abysmal 7-over par. Contrarily, Bloomfield tore apart the back nine each day, never coming home in worse than 33 strokes, highlighted by a 5-under par 30 in Thursday’s second round.

Final word
· “I’m feeling like a golfer now. I feel like a low round is just around the corner. It’s just a question of keeping it going,”-Jason Trahan, commenting on the progress he has made throughout the course of the season. After missing the first five cuts of the year, Trahan, who still teaches at the Roland Stafford Golf School in Windham, NY, has tied for 23rd and 21st in his last two events.