RUSSELL, Pa. — The Wednesday Travel League was able to kick off the 2024 season much earlier than expected, thanks to rare playable winter conditions.

The Feb. 7 event, held at Cable Hollow Golf Course, is now the second earliest calendar-year event in league history.

There was a three-way tie for low score between Tom Sacilowski, Josh Hilliker and Robert Calph at 83. After a two-hole tiebreaker, Calph was declared the overall winner. Calph is now tied with Al Etzel for second most all-time victories with 61 apiece. By tieing for the low score, Hilliker earned his 24th career victory (10th place all-time), and Sacilowski, last season’s overall points champion, earned his first career victory. Ed Tofil finished a stroke behind the winners with 84.

Sacilowski led the front nine with 40 and Hilliker led the back nine with 38. The B Flight winner was Jeff Nelson. The winner of the Bruce “Java” Chrabasz Commissioner’s Award was Dave Franklin.

Untied birdies were recorded by: A Flight — Hilliker (Nos. 2, 16), Tofil (No. 3) and Sacilowski (Nos. 4, 6, 10); B Flight — Jeff Marsowicz (No. 1), Gary Haase (No. 6), Pete Pinkoski (Nos. 12, 18) and Nelson (No. 15).

Closest to the pin were: Pinkoski (No. 2), Marsowicz (No. 5), Sacilowski (No. 11) and Danny Kubera (No. 17). Winners of the Steeplechase were: Ray Lindquist (in his league debut) in A Flight and Marsowicz in B Flight.

Top point winners were: Sacilowski (21), Pinkoski and Marsowicz (15 apiece) and Hilliker (9).

League members are asked to check their email periodically for information on the next event.