Michael Porter, a Branch 764 member,  achieved Greatest Golfer  status this summer  by winning a prestigious  golf tournament, the Youngstown Joe Dickey Electric Junior Championships, as described in the Tribune Chronicle July 19 Edition:

A par on the final hole helped lift Michael Porter to a one-stroke victory over Jake Sylak in the 2020 Greatest Golfer Youngstown Joe Dickey Electric 17U juniors championship Saturday at Avalon Lakes Golf Course … Porter, who was tied with Sylak for the lead at 77 heading into Saturday’s final round, shot 73 for a two-day total 150. Sylak, who won last year’s 17-U event and was also the 14-U champ in 2016, finished as runner-up … For Porter, who was playing in his fourth championship and was runner-up in 14U play his first year, the 18th hole was a real nail-biter.

“On the final hole, I hit my drive that barely cleared the bunker but ended up in the fairway,” said Porter, who attends McDonald High School and won his first GGY title. “I hit the green with my No.6 iron, needing to make about a 40-foot putt for birdie. I left it about two-feet short and ended up with par.

Michael Porter from McDonald hits a shot during the final round of the U17 division of the Greatest Golfer of Youngstown Joe Dickey Electric junior championships. Photo & caption, courtesy of Tribune Chronicle from original submission by Dianna Oatridge.

“I’ve played well all year and the last five years I’ve been close. The hard work really paid off today.”

• Abridged from “McDonald’s Porter edges Sylak from Mineral Ridge in Greatest Golfer,” by Greg Gulas, pages C1 – 2, July 19, 2020. Reprinted with permission from the Tribune Chronicle.
  Submitted to Jednota by Branch 764 President & Proud Grandmother Rosemary Heald.