Josh Hollar watches his tee shot during Thursday’s Lima City Golf Championships at Bluffton Golf Club.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
BLUFFTON — Kyle Ball’s experience in the Lima City Men’s Golf Championship consists of one day and two rounds.
But that one day on Thursday at the Bluffton Golf Club was a very memorable one.
Ball – the No. 32 seed after shooting an 82 in Thursday morning’s Championship Flight qualifying round – knocked off the No. 1 seed Joe Hobensack, who also was last year’s runner-up in the city tournament.
“This morning in my first round I think I was a little bit shaky – not making good putts, not hitting good tee shots, I was getting into trouble. I had two penalty strokes against me and shot 82, which is definitely not what I’m capable of,” Ball said.
“I definitely was glad to have a shot at redemption and barely sneaked in. I was the last seed to get into this round. I was definitely glad for a second chance,” he said. “I’ll take it. He is a very good golfer. It’s definitely an honor to move on and play another day.”
Ball moved to Lima from Bellevue four years ago but had not played in the city tournament before.
“I played in a couple tournaments up there (Bellevue) but this is the first time I’ve been able to get off work to play in the Lima city tournament. I’ve got four kids and a busy work schedule so I had to plan ahead. I looked at the dates and it was about a year in the making to make sure I had these dates off so I could play,” he said.
Zach Miller, last year’s champion, Guillermo Garron, who just finished his freshman season at UNOH, and Hobensack shot 71 to lead the Championship Flight qualifying round. Hobensack got medalist honors on a tie-breaker.
Miller, who plays for the University of Findlay, advanced to the second round of match play with a 7-and-6 win over Bryan Kohli on Thursday afternoon.
“I didn’t hit a whole lot of greens, I was kind of scrambling the whole round this morning. I played a lot better in the match play part. I made five birdies in the 12 holes we played,” he said.
Miller said being the returning champion is not something he thinks about. “I just go out and play,” he said.
Next up for Miller is a Friday morning match against Josh Hollar, his high school golf coach at Allen East, who is a two-time city champion. Miller defeated Hollar in the first round of match play last year.
Other winners in Thursday’s Championship Flight in match play were: Carson Harmon 3-and-2 over Brady Schroeder; Luke Turner 6-and-5 over Carter Schimmoeller; Braden Beachy 6-and-5 over Dylan Meyer; Kayne Richardson 6-and-5 over John Sizemore; William Seech 2-and-1 over Brian Kuhlman; Spencer Stubbs over Scott Geier 4-and-3; Bret Eley over K.C. Knoch 2-up; Josh Hollar over Hunter Jolliff 5-and-4; James Schipper over Britton Hall 2-and-1; Steve Creps over Brian Norton 1up, 19 holes; Guillermo Garron over Chance Campbell 5-and-4; Todd Burkholder 1-up, 20 holes over Logan Dray; Bennett Christy over Justin Akers 1-up; and Zack Stechschulte over Brayden Bottles 2-and-1.
Thursday’s Results
Championship Flight
at Bluffton Golf Club
Qualifying Round
Joe Hobensack 71, Zach Miller 71, Guillermo Garron 71, Kayne Richardson 72, Spencer Stubbs 73, Justin Akers 74, James Schipper 74, Luke Turner 74, Braden Beachy 74, Steve Creps 75, Zach Stechschulte 75, K.C. Knoch 76, Brian Kuhlman 76, Logan Dray 76, Josh Hollar 76, Brady Schroeder 76, Carson Harmon 76, Hunter Jolliff 77, Todd Burkholder 77, William Seech 77, Bret Eley 77, Braydon Bottles 78, Brian Norton 78, Dylan Meyer 79, Carter Schimmoeller 79, Britton Hall 80, Bennett Christy 80, Scott Geier 80, John Sizemore 81, Chance Campbell 82, Bryan Kohli 82, Kyle Ball 82, Nick Miller 83, Jacob Suter 84, Michael Franks 84, Christopher Cotner 89, Chris Bils 89, Josh Dyer 93.
Match Play
Championship Flight: Kyle Ball def. Joe Hobensack 2-and-1; Carson Harmon def. Brady Schroeder 3-and-2; Luke Turner def. Carter Schimmoeller 6-and-5; Braden Beachy def. Dylan Meyer 6-and-5; Kayne Richardson def. John Sizemore 6-and-5; William Seech def. Brian Kuhlman 2-and-1; Spencer Stubbs def. Scott Geier 4-and-3; Brett Eley def. K.C. Knoch 2-up; Zachary Miller def. Bryan Kohli 7-and-6; Josh Hollar def. Hunter Jolliff 5-and-4; James Schipper def. Britton Hall 2-and-1; Steve Creps def. Brian Norton 1-up, 19 holes; Guillermo Garron def. Chase Campbell 5-and-4; Todd Burkholder def. Logan Dray 1-up, 20 holes; Bennett Christy def. Justin Akers 1-up; Zach Stechschulte def. Brayden Bottles 2-and-1.
at Hidden Creek
First Flight: Pat Stolly def. Michael Sarno, 1 up; BJ McPheron def. Jason Sarno, 2 up; Clay Plaugher def. Nick Thomas, 2 & 1; Levi Hoy def. Rob Fletcher, 5 & 3; Marc Tobias def. Josh Gaines, 3 & 1. Josh Buetner, Tony Moore and Carter Frey received byes.
Second Flight: Jeromey Wilson def. Zach May, 3 & 2; Andy Hobensack def. Michael Borges, 3 & 1; Shane Conrad def. Ben Stolly, 7 & 6; Sean Anderson def. Braden Goodwin, 1 up; Rich Dackin def. Douglas Collins 2 & 1; Chris Kelley def. Steve Taflinger, 1 up; Cole Shisler def. Jack Shivley, 3 & 2; Tug Taviano def. Mark Swords, 3 & 2.
Third Flight: Dominic Crea def. Eyon Berney, 3 & 2; Brent Jones def. Justin Gorman, 4 & 2; Tyler Claus def. Brian Irons, 4 & 3; Tyler Moore def. Tyler Hawk, 3 & 2; Robert Mulcahy def. Zack Graymire, 1 up; Jeremy Krieg def. David Kindle, 7 & 5; Ryan Conaway def. Trenton Lee, 4 & 3; Jerry Frey def. James Childress, 5 & 4.
Super Senior: Willie McGuire def. Frank Pugh, 7 & 5; Mike Miller def. Russ Thomas, 3 & 2; Douglas Kent def. John Simindinger, 3 & 2; Jim Troyer def. Randy Prince, 5 & 4; Jeffrey Orphal def. Kevin Mangas, 6 & 5; Joseph Bailey def. Michael Szymanski, 5 & 3; Bob Moser def. Raymond Rigali, 3 & 2. Dennis Thompson received a bye.
Super Seniors Plus: Dan Garlock def. Mark Bollinger, 7 & 6; Stephen Creps def. Mike Bollinger, 6 & 5; Mike Allen def. Dennis Watt, 7 & 6; Jim Odenweller def. Larry Sidener, 8 & 7; Robert Hollar def. Larry Lewis, 6 & 4; John McDonald def. Randall Mason, 6 & 5; David Webb def. Dan Reinicke, 3 & 2; Pete Hubbell def. Anthony Hobensack, 3 & 2.
Senior Open: Edward Nolte def. Keith Ramblin, 1 up; Eric Worsham def. Paul Moss, 7 & 6; Keith Augustus def. Patrick Heffley, 6 & 5; Todd Coil def. Timothy Clark, 7 & 6; Dan Bradford def. Vincent Ozier, 2 up; William Cole def. David Hall, 8 & 6; Jim Sherrick def. Rob Mitchell, 2 up. Tim Grigsby received bye.
Senior Championship: Matthew Akers def. Todd Keysor, 6 & 5; Jeff Koverman def. Roger Kuhlman, 4 & 3. Troy Breidenbach, Dennis Medeiros, Dean Meyer, Lee Bowman and Greg Bunn received byes.
Friday’s Schedule
At Colonial Golfers Club
Round of 16
Championship Flight: 7:30 a.m. – Ball vs. Harmon; 7:37 a.m. – Turner vs. Beachy; 7:44 a.m. – Stubbs vs. Eley; 7:51 a.m. – Richardson vs. Seech; 7:58 a.m. – Garron vs. Burkholder; 8:05 a.m. – Christy vs. Stechschulte; 8:12 a.m. – Schipper vs. Creps; 8:19 – Miller vs. Hollar.
Quarterfinals
Championship Flight: Noon – TBD; 12:07 p.m. – TBD; 12:14 p.m. – TBD; 12:21 p.m. – TBD.
First Flight: 11:14 a.m. — Josh Buetner vs. Pat Stolly; 11:21 a.m. — BJ McPheron vs. Clay Plaugher; 11:28 a.m. — Tony Moore vs. Levi Hoy; 11:35 a.m. — Carter Frey vs. Marc Tobias.
Second Flight: 10:46 a.m. — Jeromey Wilson vs. Andy Hobensack; 10:53 a.m. — Shane Conrad vs. Sean Anderson; 11 a.m. — Rich Dackin vs. Chris Kelley; 11:07 a.m. — Cole Shisler vs. Tug Taviano.
Third Flight: 10:18 a.m. — Dominic Crea vs. Brent Jones; 10:25 a.m. — Tyler Claus vs. Tyler Moore; 10:32 a.m. — Robert Mulcahy vs. Jeremy Krieg; 10:39 a.m. — Ryan Conaway vs. Jerry Frey.
Super Senior: 8:26 a.m. — Dennis Thompson vs. Willie McGuire; 8:33 a.m. — Mike Miller vs. Douglas Kent; 8:40 a.m. — Jim Troyer vs. Jeffrey Orphal; 8:47 a.m. — Joseph Bailey vs. Bob Moser.
Super Seniors Plus: 8:54 a.m. — Dan Garlock vs. Stephen Creps; 9:01 a.m. — Mike Allen vs. Jim Odenweller; 9:08 a.m. — Robert Hollar vs. John McDonald; 9:15 a.m. — David Webb vs. Pete Hubbell.
Senior Open: 9:22 a.m. — Tim Grigsby vs. Edward Nolte; 9:29 a.m. — Eric Worsham vs. Keith Augustus; 9:36 a.m. — Todd Coil vs. Dan Bradford; 9:43 a.m. — William Cole vs. Jim Sherrick.
Senior Championship: 9:50 a.m. — Troy Breidenbach vs. Matthew Akers; 9:57 a.m. — Dennis Medeiros vs. Gary Karch; 10:04 a.m. — Dean Meyer vs. Jeff Koverman; 10:11 a.m. — Lee Bowman vs. Grag Bunn.
Reach Jim Naveau at 567-242-0414.
