Vechiarelli is Greatest, at last; Leonard wins again

If you were looking at Tippe, Trumbull, Youngstown or Oak Tree golf courses Saturday for the best action Saturday in Greatest Golfer of the Valley, you might have wanted to look over Poland way, too

In the Seniors and SuperSeniors finals at The Lake Club, two great battles ensued.

In Super Seniors, the division has known only one winner for 3 years of Greatest Golfer: Ed Antonelli.

Not any more:

Dominic Vechiarelli dueled Antonelli on Saturday, and bested him by one stroke to claim Greatest Golfer of the Valley champ for 2013.

Vechiarelli’s granddaughter, Christina Cooper, won the junior girls title in July for the family’s second Greatest Golfer title of 2013.

In Seniors, Bob Leonard returned to the Greatest winner circle he first claimed in 2010. He launched a comeback over 2-day leader Tim Porter.

SENIORS

Robert Leonard Kennsington Golf Club and Grille 81 71 71 223

Gary Woods Salem Hills Golf and Country Club 83 73 70 226

Tim Porter Tippecanoe Country Club 76 75 76 227

Tom Korner Salem Golf Club 80 73 76 229

Pete Bennett Tippecanoe Country Club 82 79 75 236

Barry Piper Bronzwood Golf Club 87 75 79 241

Harry Andes Avalon at Squaw Creek 82 82 77 241

Orlando Santiago Old Dutch Golf Course 86 77 81 244

Raymond Vershum Mill Creek Golf Course 85 76 84 245

SUPER SENIORS

Dominic Vechiarelli Mill Creek Golf Course 81 76 72 229

Ed Antonelli Avalon Lakes Golf Course 79 78 73 230

Donald Sicafuse Vagabond 79 80 73 232

Thomas Kinkela Tippecanoe Country Club 80 81 77 238

George Repasky Parto's Driving Range 81 78 83 242

John E. Dunn Lake Club 84 80 78 242

Albert Pacella Mill Creek Golf Course 86 78 81 245

John Clacko Jr. Salem Hills Golf and Country Club 84 84 78 246

Bob Lidle Lake Club 81 83 87 251