The 12th year of Farmers National Bank Greatest Golfer Youngstown schedule is announced.
Like every year prior, we’ve tweaked the lineup. And well — we’re kinda giddy.
Our big 2021 push is this:
We want to host 400 players in 2021’s signature 54-hole Farmers Bank tourney Aug. 13-15.
This goal begins the transition to making Greatest Golfer a destination event for regional golfers.
The Valley is a great place to live, with great golf to show off. We would like to leverage our 11 years as a local event and draw players looking for a greatest place to visit and compete.
Our “invite” component will continue with locals inviting friends from wherever, and having preferred tee times for that.
But we will also have promotions with Cleveland and Pittsburgh partners to appeal to those crowds. Our first partnership is with NorthernOhio.Golf — the leading golf event website in northern Ohio.
Here’s a look at what we’ve cooked up for 2021.
• We are adding 3 standalone 1-day events starting May 15 at Links at Firestone Farms. We will have July and September events, too, at courses TBD. These will be 2-player best ball events. But maybe we’ll do a singles to open the season. A sponsor is needed.
• We will restore the Men’s 16-19 Division and also install a Men’s 20+ division.
• We are adding a second course to Friday and a second course to Saturday play. Welcome Reserve Run and Links at Firestone Farms to those slots.
• We are toying with flipping our HBK/Golf HQ long drive/par 3 event — putting the Par 3 in the daylight and having the long drive at night under the lights. Stay tuned.
— Our 2nd Caprice Health Care Greatest Day of Golf charity marathon will happen.
— We have a new partnership with NorthernOhioGolf.com, and will enjoy some nice exposure throughout all northern Ohio for this thing we call Greatest Golfer.
Registration will begin in mid-April on TheGreatestGolfer.com
Feel free to email us with some feedback as we nail down this baby.
All of this growth will happen with us securing a few new sponsors. If we can fund it, we will do it. So especially email us for that. Email to
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Introducing your tentative 2021 season:
ADULTS
2-man shootouts
Sponsor needed!!
• Saturday, May 15, 8 a,m.
Links at Firestone Farms
Greatest Launch, 2-man best ball handicapped
Cash prizes from percentage of field and entry in Greatest Golfer.
Registration opens in April.
• Saturday, July 31, 8:30 a.m.
Riverview Golf Course
Greatest Mid-Summer 2-man best ball handicapped
Cash prizes from percentage of field and entry in Greatest Golfer.
Registration opens in April.
• Saturday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.
Yankee Run Golf Course
2-man best ball handicapped
Cash prizes from percentage of field and entry in Greatest Golfer.
Registration opens in April.
• Wednesday, Aug. 11
Golf HQ Long Drive/Par 3 Shootout
Tippecanoe Country Club
Registration in July
• Friday, Aug. 13
The 12th Annual Farmers National Bank Greatest Golfer Youngstown
Mill Creek Golf Course and Reserve Run
Day 1 play
Registration opens in May
• Saturday, Aug. 14
The 12th Annual Farmers National Bank Greatest Golfer Youngstown
Youngstown, Trumbull, Tippecanoe and Avalon country clubs and Links at Firestone Farms
Day 2 play
• Sunday, Aug. 15
The 12th Annual Farmers National Bank Greatest Golfer Youngstown
The Lake Club
The Championship Round — Top 100 players
2nd Annual Caprice Health Care
Greatest Day of Golf
Sunrise-Sunset golf fundraiser
Benefits Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown and 2 new charities
Monday, June 21, 2021
Trumbull Country Club
• Saturday, Sept. 25-26, 2021
2nd Annual GLS Greatest Golfer DC
Details to come