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High school golfer makes three aces in 24 swings during alumni golf outing

Joseph Maloof, 15, had never made a hole-in-one before this week. Now he has three.

If you have trouble believing this story, don’t feel bad. Joseph Maloof’s own mother thought he was joking when he told her about his day at the Thomas F. Koch ’88 Alumni Golf Outing benefitting Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) earlier this week.

The 15-year-old sophomore from Avon, Ohio, is a member of the two-time defending state champion boys golf team at Saint Ignatius and was participating in the annual charity event. Maloof was parked on the 120-yard par-3 16th hole at Lakewood Country Club, and groups in the outing could use his tee shot if they made a $20 donation to charity. Koch passed away while attending the school, and all profits from the event go to a scholarship established in his memory.

Of the 24 groups to use his tee shot, three walked away with a one on the scorecard as Maloof made not one, not two, but three aces during the outing, all with his 50-degree wedge.

“After I finished the outing it didn’t feel real. I came home, took a shower, ate dinner and went to bed like nothing happened that day,” he said. “The next day it started kicking in I’m like, ‘Wow, I really made three holes-in-one?’”

Maloof missed the green with his first two attempts, but on the third he figured out the issue. The Avon, Ohio, native landed his ball just beyond the pin and spun it back into the hole for not just his first hole-in-one of the day, but his first ever.

“The whole group was going crazy and it felt weird because I’ve never experienced or even seen a hole-in-one on TV or with my friends,” said Maloof, a member at Lakewood. “So it felt weird but also felt great because it was my first hole-in-one ever.”

His second hole-in-one came just a few swings after the first, and the final ace was near the end of the day.

“The first one we were all like screaming and shouting. The second one, only me and my teammate Bradley Chill saw it drop. The people that were in the group didn’t see it go in,” Maloof said. “Both of us were just laughing and they didn’t know what was going on until they found out it went in. Then they all started screaming and hugging me.”

Maloof held on to the first two balls he made aces with, but he doesn’t have the third.

“One of the guys told me to hit one of their balls and I made one of theirs. I didn’t want to be rude and say, ‘Can I keep it?’” explained Maloof. “I probably should have.”

Saint Ignatius golf tryouts are next Monday and Maloof is feeling good about his chances of making varsity and helping the Wildcats win a third consecutive state title. After all, he knows a thing or two about three-peats.

Cleveland Frontline Elite putters

Golfers would want more forgiveness and stability on mis-hit putts, this is for you.

Gear: Cleveland Frontline Elite putters
Price: $249.99 (steel shaft), $299.99 (ALL-IN steel/graphite shaft) and Lamkin Sinkfit Pistol grip
Specs: Stainless steel body with aluminum sole plate, tungsten face, vibration-dampening tape and steel weights
Available: February 22

Who It’s For: Golfers would want more forgiveness and stability on mis-hit putts.

The Skinny: The Cleveland Frontline Elite putters have tungsten faces and forward-positioned sole weights to shift the center of gravity to the front of the heads and boost stability.

The Deep Dive: Tungsten is a very handy material for golf equipment designers to use when they are making drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons because it is extremely dense. Heavier than stainless steel and significantly heavier than titanium or aluminum, tungsten allows designers to concentrate a lot of weight into a small area and shift a club’s center of gravity (CG) location without making the club bigger.

Cleveland Golf is now using tungsten in its Frontline Elite putters to do the same thing but in a new way. There are five different head shapes in the Frontline Elite family, and all of them have been made with a 30-gram metal-injection-molded (MIM) tungsten face. Combined with milled steel weights that have been added to the front heel and toe areas of the sole, the tungsten-weighted face helps to pull the CG location significantly more forward, which according to Cleveland’s research, reduces face rotation and twisting on off-center hits. That should result in putts that roll along your intended line more often, even when you hit the ball outside the center of the face.

Cleveland Frontline Elite putters have a tungsten face that helps to shift the CG location forward. (Cleveland Golf)

To soften the feel of impact, Cleveland added a layer of vibration-dampening tape behind the tungsten-infused insert. There is also a vibration-dampening adhesive layer under the aluminum sole plate.

To enhance distance control, Cleveland made the Frontline Elite putters with its Speed Optimized Face Technology (SOFT) grooved face. Each club has a unique groove pattern that is designed to reduce ball speed in the middle (where the strike is most efficient) and enhance ball speed in the heel and toe areas, effectively normalizing ball speed over the entire hitting area.

To help golfers create a more-consistent stroke, Cleveland has added weight under the handle of the Frontline Elite putters to counterbalance them and reduce the usage of your hands and wrists.

Finally, in addition to a standard steel shaft, the Frontline Elite putters are available with a UST Mamiya ALL-IN shaft that combines graphite and steel to create more stiffness and consistency.

The Frontline Elite putters come in five different head styles, ranging from the heel-toe weighted blade 1.0 and 8.0 to mallets like the wing-style Elvado, semi-circular CERO and square-style RHO.

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Cleveland CBX Full-Face 2 wedges

The CBX Full-Face 2 wedges have special grooves for extra spin, perimeter weighting for forgiveness and a TPU insert to enhance feel.

Gear: Cleveland CBX Full-Face 2 wedges
Price: $169.99 each with True Temper Dynamic Gold 115 Spinner Tour Issue steel shafts and Lamkin Crossline 360 grips.
Specs: Cast stainless steel with face-roughening treatment and vibration-absorbing gel backpiece. Even lofts 50 degrees to 60 degrees

Available: Feb. 3

Who It’s For: Golfers who want more forgiveness than traditional wedges without sacrificing spin.

The Skinny: The CBX Full-Face 2 has the largest face of any Cleveland wedge, and combined with perimeter weighting, tour-level grooves, surface-roughening treatments and a water-repellant treatment, it blends forgiveness and control.

The Deep Dive: Most golfers don’t consider wedges to be the kind of clubs where you will find a lot of technology. Drivers have moveable weights, irons often have exotic materials and putters can be milled and shaped into wild creations, while wedges have looked roughly the same for decades. The Cleveland CBX Full-Face 2 wedges, however, have a lot of technologies designed into them to make them more playable and forgiving while also helping golfers get better, more-consistent results around the greens.

Cleveland CBX Full-Face 2 wedges — The CBX Full-Face 2 wedges have the largest hitting area of any Cleveland wedge. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The CBX Full-Face 2 wedges have a high-toe design and the largest hitting area of any Cleveland wedge. It’s 13 percent larger than the RTX Full-Face, and unlike that wedge, the CBX Full-Face 2 has perimeter weighting.

Instead of being made entirely from stainless steel, the heel area and hosel of the CBX Full-Face 2 have a vibration-damping material Cleveland calls ZipCore that is less dense. That shifts more weight toward the toe side and, along with the added mass high in the toe area, pulls the center of gravity more to the middle of the hitting zone.

To help golfers create more spin on chips, pitches and approach shots, Cleveland designers gave the CBX Full-Face 2 wedges UltiZip grooves. They are sharper, deeper and packed more closely together than the ZipGrooves in Cleveland’s CBX Full Face wedge, which allowed designers to add two more grooves to the hitting area.

To help golfers maintain spin on shots hit from wet turf and rough, Cleveland gave the CBX Full-Face 2 wedges HydraZip, a laser-milling pattern added between the main grooves. The design is more open in the 50- and 52-degree models to make those clubs behave more like extensions of a golfer’s irons, and the HydraZip pattern is denser in the 54-, 56-, 58- and 60-degree wedges to allow for more spin on shots hit around the greens.

Cleveland added a vibration-dampening thermoplastic polyurethane insert to the back of each club to enhance the feel.

Finally, the CBX Full-Face 2 has been made with loft-specific sole designs. The 50- and 52-degree wedges have full soles with extra bounce behind the leading edge, so the club works through the turf and maintains speed on approach shots. The 54- to 60-degree wedges have a C-shaped sole design with material removed from the heel and toe areas, so golfers can open the face and add loft while still getting the leading edge under the ball.

Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges

Cleveland’s RTX 6 ZipCore wedges aim to increase spin in wet and dry conditions thanks to surface roughening treatments and new grooves.

Gear: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges
Price: $169.99 each with True Temper Dynamic Gold Spinner shaft and Lamkin Crossline 360 grip.
Specs: Cast stainless steel. Available in four sole grinds and even lofts from 46 to 60 degrees.
Available: Jan. 20

Who It’s For: Golfers who want to maximize spin around the green from a variety of lies.

The Skinny: With different surface-roughening treatments and groove configurations based on each wedge’s loft, Cleveland’s RTX 6 ZipCore wedges aim to increase spin in wet and dry conditions.

The Deep Dive: Developing a solid short game is challenging because there are so many different shots and situations around greens. Most golfers are comfortable with the basics, but what about chips from tight lies, bunker shots from wet sand or flop shots from thick rough, to name just a few awkward shots?

With the release of the RTX 6 ZipCore wedges, Cleveland is trying to offer a family of wedges that can handle a more comprehensive range of shots and deliver more spin and consistency in both wet and dry conditions.

From the back and in the address position, the RTX 6 ZipCore wedges look like the classic Cleveland “588-inspired” clubs golfers have loved for decades. The most significant difference between the new RTX 6 ZipCore wedges and previous Cleveland wedges is in the hitting area, thanks to a technology the company calls HydraZip.

Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges — The RTX 6 ZipCore wedges have different grooves and face-roughening treatments based on loft. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

For several generations of wedges, Cleveland has added surface-roughening treatments in the form of laser-etched microgrooves. Now designers are combining a face-blasting treatment and different laser-etching patterns based on each club’s loft to help create more friction. Between the main grooves in the 46- and 48-degree wedges is an open pattern of lines because these clubs are usually hit from the fairway on full-swing approach shots.

In the 54-, 56-, 58- and 60-degree wedges, the design is tighter to maximize the effect because sand wedges and lob wedges are golfers’ go-to clubs when they need extra spin around the greens.

The gap wedge lofts, with lofts of 50 and 52 degrees, have surface-roughening patterns that are moderately packed for versatility.

Cleveland also updated the main grooves, which it calls UltiZip grooves. There are numerically more grooves on each wedge to get more edges on the ball for increased bite and spin.

Cleveland said the combination of the new HydraZip treatment and UltiZip grooves produces slightly more spin on dry shots, while in wet conditions the new RTX 6 ZipCore wedges can create up to 43 percent more spin for added control.

Control is also enhanced by an update to the ZipCore technology that debuted in 2021 in the RTX5 wedges. Instead of making each wedge using the same stainless steel, Cleveland uses a lightweight material that soaks up excessive vibrations. That enhances the feel and shifts more weight to the perimeter for extra stability. The weight saved using the alternative material is redistributed to the heel area in the form of a piece that extends through the hosel and into the lower portion of the head. The bar helps offset the weight in the toe area and allows designers to shift the center of gravity to the center of the hitting zone.

Finally, the Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges are made in four sole configurations, with three different grinds available, to help golfers deal with various turf conditions.

The Mid grind is available in lofts from 46 to 60 degrees and has 10 degrees of bounce. With moderate relief in the heel and toe areas, it was designed to be a good option in a wide variety of conditions.

The Full grind is available in lofts from 54 to 60 degrees and has 12 degrees of bounce. It has a wider design and excels in softer conditions, and should be a good choice for golfers with a steep attack angle.

The Low grind is only available as a 58- and 60-degree option and has 6 degrees of bounce. It has significant heel and toe relief, allowing it to be opened while allowing golfers to get the leading edge under the ball. It is intended for golfers with a shallow attack angle and those who play in firm, hard conditions. The Low+, which is the fourth configuration, is a new offering for the 54- and 56-degree clubs with the same general shape as the Low but with 8 degrees of bounce.

Bills’ Jordan Phillips calls Matt Milano Defensive Player of Year post-Browns win

#Bills’ Jordan Phillips calls Matt Milano Defensive Player of Year post-#Browns win

The Bills relocated from Orchard Park to Detroit on Saturday to face the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field on Sunday, due to heavy snow in the Buffalo area.

The team has been shorthanded on the defensive side of the ball, dating back to this time last season when CB1 Tredavious White sustained a season-ending injury that has sidelined him since. Earlier this year, S Micah Hyde also was lost for the season as well, and more recently short-term injuries have left Leslie Frazier’s unit without the likes of CB Kaiir Elam and DEs Greg Rousseau and AJ Epenesa, who was hurt against the Browns.

Another big absence on Sunday was captain and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds who was out with a groin injury.

Needless to say with one of the NFL’s top rushing teams lining up across from them, the absence of stoppers like Rousseau and Edmunds left a void that needed to be filled.

And linebacker Matt Milano stepped up to answer the call.

Milano logged his first sack and first fumble recovery of the season to go with three tackles for loss and 12 tackles total which matched a career-high en route to a 31-23 Bills victory.

His three tackles for loss are part of seven total in his past four games.

During a postgame locker room interview with reporters, the Q&A was briefly interrupted by defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, who chimed in with his mid-season assessment.

“Defensive Player of the Year. Matt Milano. Make sure you all start saying that,” Phillips said.

“He makes the big play. He doesn’t miss tackles. Interceptions. Touchdowns. You name it,” the DT elaborated with WGR-550 radio. “You can’t tell me anybody that’s playing better defensive football than Matt Milano. He’s consistent. He’s a leader. You can count on him every week. Tell me who plays better?”

Milano was part of the defensive effort that held Browns RB Nick Chubb to 14 rushes for a career-low 19 yards on nine or more carries and his worst average since two three-yard plays in his rookie season. Aside from one 12-yard run, Chubb only averaged 1.4 yards per rush. Chubb had one 12-yard carry, but only seven total rushing yards on his other 13 attempts.

He also helped lead a drive-ending defensive stop effort that gave Buffalo back possession by way of a turnover on downs.

When Cleveland had its first offensive drive of the second half QB Jacoby Brissett ran a quarterback sneak play at the Buffalo 27-yard line on 3rd-and-1 and again on 4th-and-1.

Both times he was stuffed by the Bills defense, and their offense would score again on their ensuing drive.

The team traveled back to Buffalo until Wednesday when they’ll return to the Motor City to prepare for a Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Lions.

As the defense figures to see the return of several of those stars and starters from injury, Milano will have even more support around him as he continues his 2022 campaign.

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Josh Allen on Bills run game: ‘If we can run it like that we’re gonna continue to’

Josh Allen on #Bills run game: ‘If we can run it like that we’re gonna continue to’

The Buffalo Bills bested the Cleveland Browns in Detroit on Sunday, and while the snow on the ground in Orchard Park displaced the contest, it was the ground attack in the dome at Ford Field that helped the Bills get the 31-23 win.

Bills running backs Devin Singletary and James Cook both contributed 86-yards apiece en route to 172 total yards rushing.

The ground support took the pressure off of quarterback Josh Allen, who is playing while recovering from an elbow sprain.

“If we can run it like that we’re gonna continue to run it. That’s no secret,” Allen said to the media after the game. “Very impressed by the way we ran the football.”

Singletary averaged 4.8 yards per run on 18 carries as well as a TD, the RBs third rushing touchdown in his last two games.

Cook had a career day, logging 86 yards on only 11 carries which included a 29-yard run while averaging 7.8 yards per rush.

“We’ve just got to keep building each and every week,” Cook said via The Buffalo News. “The more balance we have, the better we can be – the more dangerous we can be. We showed that we can do it, now we’ve just got to keep doing it.”

The winning effort by the Bills offense on the ground marked the first time two of the teams’ running backs netted 85-plus yards rushing in the same contest since Dec. 24, 2016, versus Miami when LeSean McCoy (128 yards) and Mike Gillislee (91 yards) piled it on against the Dolphins.

Allen, who is currently the Bills’ leading rusher this season with 71 carries for 483 yards and four TDs, talked about the impact the ground support had in Buffalo’s offensive performance.

“It’s huge,” Allen added. “Understanding the game plan and what we were trying to do, they found holes, and our offensive line blocked their tails off. So again, that’s going to help us out going forward, and we can continue to utilize our run game and it’ll be successful for us.”

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Cleveland HB Soft Milled putters

Cleveland’s newest putter family blends the precision of milling with unique face technology.

Gear: Cleveland HB Soft Milled putters
Price: $199.99 each with steel shaft, $249.99 with UST Mamiya All-In graphite/steel shaft
Specs: Stainless steel with CNC-milled faces
Available: November 18

Who It’s For: Golfers who want the look and feel of classic milled putters but at a more budget-friendly price.

The Skinny: Instead of milling the entire head, which is costly, Cleveland has milled the faces of the HB Soft Milled putters to enhance feel and create a more-precise hitting area while also offering a more-stable shaft option.

The Deep Dive: Many of the highest-quality putters on the market are milled from a single piece of stainless steel. This process involves a computer controlling a fast-spinning bit as it passes back and forth, shaving tiny pieces of metal off the block. The process often takes hours, but the benefit is a putter head made as precisely as possible. The downside is milled putters usually cost $350 or more, putting them out of reach for many golfers.

For several years, Cleveland has been offering tried-and-true putter designs at prices that most golfers can afford. With the release of the new HB Soft Milled putter family, the brand is trying to bring the high quality of milling to the masses.

Cleveland HB Soft Milled 4 putter — The grooves in the HB Soft Milled putters are designed to improve distance control. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

There are 10 different head shapes in the HB Soft Milled family, and each head is cast, which involves pouring melted metal into molds to create the clubhead. However, the back and front of each head are then milled. This blend of casting and milling reduces waste and costs but elevates precision.

All 10 putters feature Cleveland’s Speed Optimized Face Technology (SOFT), a milling design added to the hitting area of each club. The circular milling pattern is designed to normalize ball speed over a more extensive portion of the hitting area, with densely-packed grooves in the center and grooves that are farther apart in the heel and toe areas. Each pattern is slightly different on each head, based on the stroke type each putter is designed for (slight arc or straight).

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While custom fitters can give the HB Soft Milled putters any grip you like, Cleveland offers the clubs with different grips based on the swing type each club is optimized for. Heel-toe weighted blades like the 1, 4 and 8P, along with the 5, 10.5 and 11S mallets, are ideal for slight-arc strokes, so Cleveland gave them Golf Pride PRO ONLY Red Star grips that have a pistol-shaped grip designed to help turn the putter over through the putting stroke. The 8P blade, 10.5C, 11 and 14 mallets are better suited for golfers who make a straight stroke, so Cleveland gave them Golf Pride PRO ONLY Green Star grips that are ovular-shaped to help quiet the player’s hands.

The Cleveland HB Soft Milled 10.5 putter. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Finally, Cleveland offers all the HB Soft Milled putters with a steel shaft and an optional graphite and steel shaft designed by UST Mamiya. The All-In shaft is 26 percent stiffer to reduce flex and increase stability. According to UST Mamiya, golfers using it see up to 10 percent more consistency in face angle at impact.

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New England vs Cleveland Prediction, Game Preview

New England vs Cleveland game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Sunday, October 16

New England vs Cleveland prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Sunday, October 16

New England vs Cleveland How To Watch

Date: Sunday, October 16
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH
How To Watch: CBS
Record: New England (2-3), Cleveland (2-3)
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New England vs Cleveland Game Preview

Why New England Will Win

So did the Patriots find something in Bailey Zappe?

That’s a major stretch, but he was fine, the rest of the team stepped up its game considering the quarterback issues, and the Patriots got a stunning 29-0 win over Detroit.

Helping the newbie’s cause is the running game that should take all the pressure off. Damien Harris might be hurting, but Rhamondre Stevenson should be able to pound away on a Cleveland defense that’s struggling against the run.

It was good to start the season, but Atlanta and the Chargers ran at will for over 200 yards each. Now it’s New England’s turn. As long as Zappe can be a true game manager …

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Why Cleveland Will Win

Here comes the Cleveland pass rush to get to 4.

The Browns might be struggling all of a sudden against the run, but the pass rush is still strong, the pass defense hasn’t been awful, and they should be able to keep the score down the game close – if they don’t take an early lead.

Detroit couldn’t run against the Patriots last week, but that’s not happening this week. Baltimore and Green Bay got physical on the New England front, and Cleveland is about to do the same. The NFL’s best running game should take over early, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Just when you think Bill Belichick has lost it and the team is about to go into the tank, it pitches a gem like it did last week.

Cleveland is hardly anything great – the two wins are against bad Carolina and Pittsburgh teams – but the ground attack should be able to own the game for long stretches.

Here’s the problem for the Browns – turnovers. It doesn’t have a big problem with them, but they’re 2-0 when they don’t give the ball away and 0-3 when they do.

New England has forced two takeaways in each of the last four games.

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New England vs Cleveland Prediction, Line

New England 23, Cleveland 20
Line: Cleveland -2.5, o/u: 43
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
New England vs Cleveland Must See Rating: 3

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What the Browns are getting in Isaac Rochell

What the Browns are getting in Isaac Rochell #Browns

The Cleveland Browns are continuing to make moves in free agency and have decided to add depth to the defensive line. It is no secret that the interior of the defensive line is viewed as a tad bit of a weakness, but perhaps adding Isaac Rochell will help fix that.

In an effort to add more veteran bodies to the line, Cleveland signed Isaac Rochell, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Rochell previously spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, but that’s enough of his past. Let’s take a dive into what he can bring to the Browns.

What the Browns are getting in Javon Wims

What the Browns are getting in Javon Wims #Browns

The Cleveland Browns continue making moves in free agency and have decided to add more depth to their receiving corps. The receivers look to be extremely solid this season with the addition of a few draft picks and a big name in Amari Cooper, but another underrated signing has arrived in Javon Wims.

Javon Wims is a name a few people may remember from his reasonably successful career during his time at SEC power, Georgia. Wims actually saw some meaningful starting snaps for the Chicago Bears. Wims was a seventh-round selection by Chicago in 2018. He was in Chicago until 2021, when he joined the Las Vegas Raiders and was eventually released after the season, but that’s enough of his past, let’s take a dive into what he can bring to the Browns.