85th Chippeways begins Friday at MCC

The 85th Chippeways match play golf tournament, postponed in June, takes place Friday through Sunday at Maysville Country Club.

First round matches will be played on Friday, the quarterfinals on Saturday and the semifinals and finals on Sunday.

Eric Schumacher won the tournament for the sixth time last year.
Three other former champions- Joe Traxel, Drew Traxel and Jackson Frame- are also in the championship flight.

Here are the first round pairings for the championship flight:

Eric Schumacher vs. Eric Davis
Chase Thornhill vs. Scott Ward

Corey Richmond vs. Matt Stoneburner
Connor Taylor vs. Christian Vinings

Nicholas Chabot vs. Joe Traxel
Clay Johnston vs. Josh Weber

Drew Traxel vs. John Hoh
Paul Huber vs. Jackson Frame

Jackson Frame wins second straight Chippeways and 3rd in four years

Jackson Frame won the Chippeways golf tournament at Maysville Country Club for the second straight year and the third time in four years.

Frame sank a long birdie putt on No. 17 to beat five-time champion Eric Schumacher 3 and 1 in the championship match of the 83rd Chippeways this afternoon.

Earlier today in the semifinals, Frame defeated Troy Grooms and Schumacher beat Drew Traxel.

Frame is the first back-to-back champion since Mark Blakefield won three straight in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Frame joins Schumacher, Blakefield, Gary Magee and Bob Curtis as the only golf golfers who have won at least three Chippeways championships. Curtis is a four-time champion.

Maysville Country Club members have won the last seven Chippeways and 17 of the last 18.

Schumacher and Traxel win KSGC 2-Man Scramble at 31 under par

Eric Schumacher and Drew Traxel won the Kenton Station Golf Course Two-Man Scramble with a two-day total of 31-under 109. They shot a 54 on Saturday and 55 on Sunday.

Logan McIntosh and Bobby Kearney, and Bill O'Mara and Jake O'Mara tied for second place at 20-under.

Schumacher had a hole-in-one on No. 17 Saturday. Kearney aced No. 3 on Sunday.

In the First Flight, Jackson Frame and Robert Walton, and Matthew Grayson and Steve Grayson tied for first place at 20-under.

Other flight winners include:

Second Flight

David Graham and Jordan Hughes (14-under)

Third Flight

Kasey Warnock and Johnny Evans (12-under)

Fourth Flight

Russ Young and Tyler McHugh (5-under)

Fifth Flight

Eric Bravard and Joey Clos (even par)

Jackson Frame wins 2nd Chippeways in three years

Jackson Frame won the Chippeways golf tournament at Maysville Country Club for the second time in three years.

Frame defeated Bill O'Mara in 20 holes in the championship match this afternoon.

O'Mara was 2-up through nine holes and 1-up through 16.

Frame evened the match on No. 17.

The win on the 20th hole, with a par, gave Frame his only lead of the match.

Earlier today in the semifinals, Frame beat Troy Grooms, and O'Mara defeated Drew Traxel.

Drew Traxel wins Chippeways

After three runnerup finishes, Drew Traxel broke through today to win his first Chippeways championship at the Maysville Country Club. Traxel made a five-foot birdie on No. 18 to beat his uncle, Joe Traxel, 1-up in the championship match. The match was all square through 15 holes. Drew went 1-up with a par on 16. Joe birdied 17 to even the match. Drew's match-winning putt on 18 was just his second birdie of the day. The match was played in windy conditions. Drew's dad, Charlie Traxel, was the 1970 Chippeways champion. Joe Traxel is a two-time champion. Drew beat three-time champion Eric Schumacher in the semifinals earlier in the day. Joe was a winner over tournament medalist Deron Feldhaus in the other semifinal. Here is a list of the other flight winners:

First Flight John Hoh
Second Flight Mark Stoneburner
Third Flight Kenny Ray Haggard
Fourth Flight Rick Hartman
Fifth Flight Howard Barger
Sixth Flight Ray Helton
Seventh Flight Jeff Hopkin
Eighth Flight Al Faris

Consolation
Championship Flight Brent Curtis
First Flight Jim Tichenor
Second Flight David Orme
Third Flight Brian Simpson
Fourth Flight Chad Haggard
Sixth Flight Chris Carter
Seventh Flight Bill Barnett
Eighth Flight Jim Campbell