Jordan Rogers and Steven Sveda teed off early Sunday, got a lead early, and held on with a 64 to be low team in the Belleria Pizza Spring 2-player at Links at Firestone Farms.
Forty teams from the Valley, Cleveland, Akron and Pittsburgh competed. The event kicked off the 14th summer of Greatest Golfer. Next weekend, Greatest continues with ‘Joe’ Dickey Junior play beginning at The Lake Club.
Rogers/Sveda edged out by a shot the formidable pair of Garrett Frank and Griffin Todd, who said a par on a par 5 was a hole they wished they had back.
The teams of Jason Dickey and Blake Prince, and Dave Morgan and John Talbot carded 66s to tie for 3rd.
In Flight B, Billy and Charles Loomis brothered up for a 71 to win their flight by a shot over three teams: Randy and Bill Braham (more brothers), and Brandon Schmitt and Matthew May, and the father-son duo of Jay and Sky Pappas.
Flight C saw a tie at 72 between the Chad Bailey / Tim Snow team and the Jeff Mast / Jeff Meyers team. Mast was a unique highlight of the day (See it on Instagram) doffing the socks and shoes to go knee-deep in a pond to salvage par. It didn’t work. But it made for great video.
Splitting 3rd place with a 74 were the teams of Donald DiClaudio / Nick Shelton and Paul Keller / Aaron Meyers.
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Sunday’s scores are posted below. The money looks like this:
FLIGHT A
Jordan Rogers / Steven Sveda 64
Garrett Frank / Griffin Todd 65
Jason Dickey / Blake Prince 66
Dave Morgan / John Talbot 66
Allen Freeman / Justin Trzebuckowski 67
Ryan Stefanski / Jimmy Wild 68
John Toth / Trevor Consavage 70
Carl DeSiato / Dylan Todd 70
John Franks / Corey Hines 73
Joe Bordonaro / Joseph Cubellis 73
Danny Phillips / Luke Eyster 73
Chris Eddinger / Tim Eddinger 75
FLIGHT B
Billy Loomis / Charles Loomis 71
Randy Braham / Bill Braham 72
Brandon Schmitt / Matthew May 72
Sky Pappas / Jay Pappas 72
Jamie Palumbo / Mike Rohall 74
Eric McClenaghan / Robert McClenaghan 76
David Cooper / Ron Polinsky 77
Robert Grey / Chad Grey 77
Hunter Todd / Nick Setting 77
Nico Mancuso / David Rach 77
Ray Polombi / Cody Vocature 77
Robert Odvar Jr. / Robert Odvar Sr. 78
Matthias Tayala / Derrick Vicars 80
Casey Croysdale / Daniel Horacek 81
FLIGHT C
Chad Bailey / Tim Snow 72
Jeff Mast / Jeff Meyers 72
Donald DiClaudio / Nick Shelton 74
Paul Keller / Aaron Meyers 74
Hank Morris / Jay Moore 76
Corey Susany / Tom Skook 78
Peter Modelski / Patrick Modelski 81
Matt Bostian / Derick Fletcher 81
Jeff Longo / Tyler Stanley 81
Dave Smith / Doug Smith 84
Dan Tul / Michael Hoffman 88
Joe Canann Jr / Jim St. George 88