Keim and Ciacchini take Better-Ball Championship

The ninth annual Better-Ball Championship began this year's season with a trip to State College, and Toftrees Golf Resort. Since its inauguration in 1991 at Hillcrest Country Club, the Better-Ball Championship has seen the team of Joe Cordaro and Bruce Stephen, Nevillewood, in the winners circle three times. However, with this dynamic duo absent, along with the defending champions Andy Achenbach, LuLu, and Lee McEntee, Doylestown, we stood ready to crown a new champion.

A heavy overnight thunderstorm drenched the 7034 yard layout of Toftrees Golf Resort, forcing players to display their long iron skills. With a sizable lead and a second round even par 72, Jim Keim and David Ciacchini, Kawkwa won the 1998 Better-Ball Championship with a five under-par 139. A team of Davids, Higinbotham and DeNezza from Hannastown, recorded two rounds under par to finish in second place at three under-par 141.

TEAM	Club	1st Round	2nd Round	Total Score
Jim Keim/ David Ciacchini	Kahkwa	67	72	139
David Hannatown/ Dave DeNezza	Hannastown	71	70	141
Nick Verrechio/ Scott Phillis	Rolling Green/ Scranton	71	72	143
Bob Allshouse/ Vince Zachetti	Hannastown	73	70	143
Greg Marshalek/ George Marshalek, Jr.	Whitford	73	70	143
Scott Simonson/ Mark Salvia	Lake Shore	73	71	144
Byron Whitman/ Joe Antos	Moselem Springs	72	72	144
Pete Toole/ Brian Boltz	Media Heights/ Lebanon	71	73	144
Bill Baloh/ Arnie Cutrell	Greensburg	76	69	145
Ed Podufal/ Ralph Bincarowsky	Lake Shore	71	74	145
Wally Swiger/ Dennis O'Brien	Huntingdon Valley	74	71	145
Andrew Ploszay/ Bruce Trainor	Chester Valley/ Aronimink	73	73	146
Doug Fugate/ Timothy Weyand	Lake View/ Kahkwa	73	73	146
Jeff Davis/ Pete Smith	Kahkwa	71	75	146
Thomas Howe/ Michael Lynch	Honesdale/ Scranton	70	76	146
John Robinson/ Steve Spuhler	Lu Lu	70	76	146
Gregory Ferguson/ Artie Fink, Jr.	Sinking Valley	71	76	147
John Olszewski/ Ken DonLavage	Wyoming	75	72	147
John Newswanger/ Chip Kappeser	Conestoga	71	77	148
Matt Vilsack/ Tim Kane	Duquesne/ St. Clair	75	74	149
Kevin McClellan/ George Becker, III	Doylestown	74	76	150
Homer Capotis/ Gregory Ashton	Lake View	75	75	150
Carlyle Robinson/ Tom Gauntlett	Fox Hill/ Irem Temple	74	76	150
Jeffrey Hayes/ David Giles	Berkshire	78	72	150
Eugene Chiavacci/ Len Coleman	Glemnmaura National/ Emanon	79	72	151
Tony Bertini/ Fran Villela	Dubois	75	77	152
Robert Fitzpatrick/ Drew Panebianco	Lu Lu/ Talamore	76	76	152
Gregory Gaul/ John Clough	Merion/ Spring-Ford	74	79	153
Ed Strickler/ Steve Hudson	Huntingdon Valley	79	74	153
David Hewett/ David First	Lake View/ Gospel Hill	77	77	154
Harlowe Prindle/ Larry Hirsh	York/ Blue Ridge	75	79	154
Edward Knight/ James Fruehan	Elmhurst/ Scranton	77	78	155
John Gallo/ David Murgas	North Fork	79	76	155
George Masich,/ James Roberts	Berwick	77	78	155
Scott Lephart/ R.R. Nelson	Longue View	79	77	156
Garth Harris/ Dale Hollobaugh	DuBois	79	81	160
Don Erickson III/ John Benson	DuBois/ Punxsutawney	0	0	DNS
Paul Schlactheher/ Joseph Cordaro	Nevillewood	0	0	DNS

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