Saucon Valley CC’s McCool tops Senior Amateur leaderboard
WAYNE, Pa.–The Golf Association of Philadelphia resumed and completed the first round of its 36th Senior Amateur Championship on Wednesday at St. Davids GC (par 70, 6,370 yards), a day after inclement weather forced a suspension of play. A total of 64 players returned to complete the opening round.
The field for Thursday’s second round was cut to the low 45 players and ties for Division’s 55-59 and 60-older (the only divisions eligible for the overall championship) and the low 10 and ties for the Super-Senior Division (65 and over).
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Craig Scott of Huntingdon Valley CC
is one of many players in the hunt. |
The second and final round will begin tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.
The cut fell at 80 for the first two divisions as well as 80 for the Super-Senior bracket.
After the first round of play, Robin McCool of Saucon Valley CC stands atop the leaderboard with an impressive 2-under-par 68. McCool carded an eagle, a birdie and a bogey. The most impressive part about McCool’s round was the fact he played the final nine holes in 1-under par despite a persistent and sometimes intense rain on Tuesday.
McCool’s front side included eight pars and a chip-in on No. 2 (par 4, 436 yards) from about 35 feet. He made the turn at 1-under par. On the back nine, McCool opened with a par before carding the shot of the day on No. 11 (par 5, 542 yards) when he holed a bunker shot from the front, left greenside bunker for an eagle.
"It released and went in," McCool said.
He finished with six more pars and his lone bogey, that as a result of a three putt on No. 15 (par 4, 443 yards).
"It was a nice steady round," said McCool, 55, of Bethlehem, Pa. "I had only a couple bad shots."
It’s been a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde kind of year for McCool.
McCool’s had top finishes in the Senior Division of the Debaufre Players Trophy at Philadelphia CC; the Chesapeake Cup at Caves Valley GC with partner Gary Daniels and a record-setting victory in the Saucon Valley Country Club Senior Club Championship. Intermingled with that success has been disappointments in the Chapman Cup (Gross) and U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier.
"I’ve expected to play better but I’ve kind of disappointed myself," said McCool. "I seem to play well in every other tournament."
However, McCool’s better days may be ahead thanks to a posture change. McCool said he’s bending over more at the waist and that has resulted in more consistency.
That is a bad sign for the rest of the field.
Tom DiCinti of Little Mill CC stands alone in second place after carding an even-par 70. DiCinti opened with a 1-under-par 34 on the front nine before finishing in 1-over 36.
DiCinti, 57, of Voorhees, N.J., recorded four birdies and four bogeys. Not bad considering it was the first time he saw the golf course.
"You just want to be around the leaders to give yourself a chance," said DiCinti. "It should be a good run to the finish."
Wally Swiger of Huntingdon Valley CC stands alone in third place after carding a 1-over-par 71. Swiger had two bogeys and a birdie, including a three-putt bogey on the final hole (No. 18, par 392 yards).
It’s been a trying summer for Swiger, who cut his left hand on a chainsaw blade in May after he fell in his shed and landed on it.
"I’m starting to make a little bit of a comeback," said Swiger, 57, of Maple Glen, Pa. "I’ve been working on my game."
Mike Nilon of Philadelphia CC and Craig Scott of Huntingdon Valley CC, the 2004 Senior Amateur Champion, are tied in fourth place after recording 2-over-par 72s. David Brookreson of Huntingdon Valley CC, the reigning Senior Amateur Champion and two-time Senior Player of the Year, and Frank McFadden of Overbrook GC are lurking after shooting 73s.
|
Overall |
|
Name |
Club |
Gross |
Net |
|
Robin McCool |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
68 |
70 |
|
Thomas Dicinti |
Little Mill Country Club |
70 |
70 |
|
Wally Swiger |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
71 |
68 |
|
Craig Scott |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
72 |
72 |
|
Michael Nilon |
Philadelphia Country Club |
72 |
69 |
|
David Brookreson |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
73 |
74 |
|
Francis McFadden |
Overbrook Golf Club |
73 |
74 |
|
Andy Thompson |
Overbrook Golf Club |
74 |
74 |
|
William Lawler |
Fox Hill Country Club |
74 |
75 |
|
Charles McClaskey |
Wyncote Golf Club |
74 |
74 |
|
Ed Chylinski |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
75 |
75 |
|
Ted Beringer |
Philadelphia Country Club |
75 |
70 |
|
Donald Ashley |
Philadelphia Country Club |
76 |
74 |
|
Frank Treml |
Sandy Run Country Club |
76 |
72 |
|
Kevin Scanlon |
Stonewall |
76 |
75 |
|
Martin Klagholz |
Aronimink Golf Club |
76 |
73 |
|
Michael Egan |
Lookaway Golf Club |
76 |
72 |
|
Michael Howanski |
DuPont Country Club |
76 |
71 |
|
Michael Rose |
Philmont Country Club |
76 |
75 |
|
Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
76 |
76 |
|
Richard Smith |
Philadelphia Country Club |
76 |
75 |
|
Richard White |
Jericho National Golf Club |
76 |
73 |
|
Charles Jones |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
77 |
75 |
|
Neil McDermott |
Llanerch Country Club |
77 |
73 |
|
Dennis Rouse |
Trenton Country Club |
77 |
75 |
|
James Goldstein |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
78 |
75 |
|
James Sullivan, Sr. |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
78 |
74 |
|
Jon Mabry |
Moorestown Field Club |
78 |
73 |
|
Michael Dougherty |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
78 |
76 |
|
Michael Quinn |
Edgmont Country Club |
78 |
77 |
|
Robert Billings |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
78 |
76 |
|
Frank Polizzi |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
78 |
77 |
|
Carl Everett |
Merion Golf Club |
79 |
76 |
|
Charles Whipple |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
79 |
73 |
|
Gregory Gaul |
Merion Golf Club |
79 |
73 |
|
John Snyder |
Waynesborough Country Club |
79 |
73 |
|
William Weinfeld |
JC Melrose Country Club |
79 |
75 |
|
Andrew Guinan |
Applebrook Golf Club |
80 |
78 |
|
Joseph Grubb, III |
Honeybrook Golf Club |
80 |
76 |
|
Rick Pogany |
Burlington Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Terrence Sawyer |
Yardley Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Charles McDowell |
Wilmington Country Club |
80 |
79 |
|
Dennis Perna |
Spring Ford Country Club |
80 |
76 |
|
Scott Yard |
Whitford Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Terry Fair |
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve |
80 |
77 |
|
|
|
Failed to qualify |
|
Bernie Zbrzeznj |
Whitemarsh Valley |
81 |
77 |
|
Daniel Burton |
Bent Creek Country Club |
81 |
79 |
|
Jeb Baker |
DuPont Country Club |
81 |
75 |
|
Lee Cook |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
Paul Russell |
Squires Golf Club |
81 |
75 |
|
William Vostinak |
Lehigh Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
James Haynie |
Lu Lu Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
John O'Sullivan |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
81 |
76 |
|
Ken Gaskill |
Burlington Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
John Kernan |
Riverton Country Club |
82 |
80 |
|
Kenneth Olinick |
Spring Ford Country Club |
82 |
77 |
|
Michael Rowland |
Lehigh Country Club |
82 |
82 |
|
Mike Metz |
Fox Hill Country Club |
82 |
80 |
|
Naz Gagliardi |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
82 |
75 |
|
David R Gale |
Stonewall |
82 |
79 |
|
Robert Wicker |
Little Mill Country Club |
82 |
75 |
|
Jack Holland |
Whitford Country Club |
83 |
79 |
|
Richard Bunn, Sr. |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
83 |
80 |
|
J. Peter Pierce |
Philadelphia Country Club |
83 |
78 |
|
John MacDonald |
Medford Lakes Country Club |
83 |
75 |
|
O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. |
Pine Valley Golf Club |
83 |
82 |
|
Ed Roberts |
Old York Road Country Club |
84 |
78 |
|
Joel McFadden |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
84 |
80 |
|
John Cech |
Riverton Country Club |
84 |
79 |
|
Peter Stanley |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
84 |
79 |
|
Charles Caparo |
Plymouth Country Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Felton Walker |
Little Mill Country Club |
85 |
78 |
|
John Patton |
Pine Hill Golf Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Joseph Virdone |
Philadelphia Country Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Lawrence Capuzzi, Sr. |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Robert Davy |
Medford Village Country Club |
85 |
76 |
|
Ron Mittendorf |
Blue Bell Country Club |
86 |
78 |
|
Byron Milner |
Overbrook Golf Club |
86 |
81 |
|
Jack Donnelly |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
86 |
79 |
|
Michael Civitello |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
86 |
81 |
|
Thomas Mairone |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
87 |
81 |
|
Fred Olt |
Little Mill Country Club |
87 |
82 |
|
Christopher Frazier |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
88 |
82 |
|
Gary M Gordon |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
89 |
85 |
|
Len Orlando |
Concord Country Club |
98 |
92 |
|
Art Brosius |
Dupont Country Club |
NC |
NC |
|
George May |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Don Donatoni |
White Manor Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
John Rowe |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Paul Yeakel |
Waynesborough Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Eugene Maginnis, Jr. |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Bob Harris |
Blue Bell Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Arthur Jacoby |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Chuck Wilkins |
Little Mill Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Douglas Dick |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Gus Barber |
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Joseph Shevlin |
North Hills Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Michael Fox |
Philadelphia Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Robert Murphy |
Wilmington Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Stephen Crescenzo |
Wyncote Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Steve Broome |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
David Jordan |
Woodbury Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Andrew Beechko |
Country Club of Scranton |
WD |
WD |
|
Bill Wolhar |
Wilmington Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Charles Rogalla |
Country Club of Scranton |
WD |
WD |
|
Curt Fromal |
The Springhaven Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Edward Pappas |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Jarrett Kling |
Merion Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Joseph Maxwell |
Hartefeld National |
WD |
WD |
|
Robert O'Rourke |
Little Mill Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Robert Schiller |
Old York Road Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Thomas O'Rourke |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Vernon Kelly, Jr. |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
WD |
WD |
|
|
|
WD-withdrawal; NC-no card |
|
Flight report |
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Class 55-59 |
|
Name |
Club |
Gross |
Net |
|
Robin McCool |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
68 |
70 |
|
Thomas Dicinti |
Little Mill Country Club |
70 |
70 |
|
Wally Swiger |
Huntingdon Valley |
71 |
68 |
|
Craig Scott |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
72 |
72 |
|
Michael Nilon |
Philadelphia Country Club |
72 |
69 |
|
David Brookreson |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
73 |
74 |
|
Francis McFadden |
Overbrook Golf Club |
73 |
74 |
|
Andy Thompson |
Overbrook Golf Club |
74 |
74 |
|
William Lawler |
Fox Hill Country Club |
74 |
75 |
|
Ed Chylinski |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
75 |
75 |
|
Ted Beringer |
Philadelphia Country Club |
75 |
70 |
|
Don Donatoni |
White Manor Country Club |
76 |
76 |
|
Donald Ashley |
Philadelphia Country Club |
76 |
74 |
|
Frank Treml |
Sandy Run Country Club |
76 |
72 |
|
Kevin Scanlon |
Stonewall |
76 |
75 |
|
Martin Klagholz |
Aronimink Golf Club |
76 |
73 |
|
Michael Egan |
Lookaway Golf Club |
76 |
72 |
|
Michael Howanski |
DuPont Country Club |
76 |
71 |
|
Michael Rose |
Philmont Country Club |
76 |
75 |
|
Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
76 |
76 |
|
Charles Jones |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
77 |
75 |
|
Neil McDermott |
Llanerch Country Club |
77 |
73 |
|
James Goldstein |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
78 |
75 |
|
James Sullivan, Sr. |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
78 |
74 |
|
Jon Mabry |
Moorestown Field Club |
78 |
73 |
|
Michael Dougherty |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
78 |
76 |
|
Michael Quinn |
Edgmont Country Club |
78 |
77 |
|
Robert Billings |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
78 |
76 |
|
Carl Everett |
Merion Golf Club |
79 |
76 |
|
Charles Whipple |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
79 |
73 |
|
Andrew Guinan |
Applebrook Golf Club |
80 |
78 |
|
George May |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Joseph Grubb, III |
Honeybrook Golf Club |
80 |
76 |
|
Rick Pogany |
Burlington Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Terrence Sawyer |
Yardley Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Bernie Zbrzeznj |
Whitemarsh Valley |
81 |
77 |
|
Daniel Burton |
Bent Creek Country Club |
81 |
79 |
|
Jeb Baker |
DuPont Country Club |
81 |
75 |
|
Lee Cook |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
Paul Russell |
Squires Golf Club |
81 |
75 |
|
William Vostinak |
Lehigh Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
John Kernan |
Riverton Country Club |
82 |
80 |
|
Kenneth Olinick |
Spring Ford Country Club |
82 |
77 |
|
Michael Rowland |
Lehigh Country Club |
82 |
82 |
|
Mike Metz |
Fox Hill Country Club |
82 |
80 |
|
Naz Gagliardi |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
82 |
75 |
|
Jack Holland |
Whitford Country Club |
83 |
79 |
|
Richard Bunn, Sr. |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
83 |
80 |
|
Ed Roberts |
Old York Road Country Club |
84 |
78 |
|
Joel McFadden |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
84 |
80 |
|
John Cech |
Riverton Country Club |
84 |
79 |
|
Charles Caparo |
Plymouth Country Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Felton Walker |
Little Mill Country Club |
85 |
78 |
|
John Patton |
Pine Hill Golf Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Ron Mittendorf |
Blue Bell Country Club |
86 |
78 |
|
Thomas Mairone |
McCall G&Country Club |
87 |
81 |
|
Len Orlando |
Concord Country Club |
98 |
92 |
|
Eugene Maginnis, Jr. |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Bob Harris |
Blue Bell Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Arthur Jacoby |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Chuck Wilkins |
Little Mill Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Douglas Dick |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Gus Barber |
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Joseph Shevlin |
North Hills Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Michael Fox |
Philadelphia Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Robert Murphy |
Wilmington Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Stephen Crescenzo |
Wyncote Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Steve Broome |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
|
|
Class 60-older |
|
Name |
Club |
Gross |
Net |
|
Charles McClaskey |
Wyncote Golf Club |
74 |
74 |
|
Richard Smith |
Philadelphia Country Club |
76 |
75 |
|
Richard White |
Jericho National Golf Club |
76 |
73 |
|
Dennis Rouse |
Trenton Country Club |
77 |
75 |
|
Frank Polizzi |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
78 |
77 |
|
Gregory Gaul |
Merion Golf Club |
79 |
73 |
|
John Rowe |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
79 |
75 |
|
John Snyder |
Waynesborough Country Club |
79 |
73 |
|
Paul Yeakel |
Waynesborough Country Club |
79 |
75 |
|
William Weinfeld |
JC Melrose Country Club |
79 |
75 |
|
Charles McDowell |
Wilmington Country Club |
80 |
79 |
|
Dennis Perna |
Spring Ford Country Club |
80 |
76 |
|
Scott Yard |
Whitford Country Club |
80 |
77 |
|
Terry Fair |
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve |
80 |
77 |
|
James Haynie |
Lu Lu Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
John O'Sullivan |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
81 |
76 |
|
Ken Gaskill |
Burlington Country Club |
81 |
78 |
|
David R Gale |
Stonewall |
82 |
79 |
|
Robert Wicker |
Little Mill Country Club |
82 |
75 |
|
J. Peter Pierce |
Philadelphia Country Club |
83 |
78 |
|
John MacDonald |
Medford Lakes Country Club |
83 |
75 |
|
O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. |
Pine Valley Golf Club |
83 |
82 |
|
Peter Stanley |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
84 |
79 |
|
Joseph Virdone |
Philadelphia Country Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Lawrence Capuzzi ,Sr. |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
85 |
78 |
|
Robert Davy |
Medford Village Country Club |
85 |
76 |
|
Byron Milner |
Overbrook Golf Club |
86 |
81 |
|
Jack Donnelly |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
86 |
79 |
|
Michael Civitello |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
86 |
81 |
|
Fred Olt |
Little Mill Country Club |
87 |
82 |
|
Christopher Frazier |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
88 |
82 |
|
Gary M. Gordon |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
89 |
85 |
|
Art Brosius |
Dupont Country Club |
NC |
NC |
|
David Jordan |
Woodbury Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Andrew Beechko |
Country Club of Scranton |
WD |
WD |
|
Bill Wolhar |
Wilmington Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Charles Rogalla |
Country Club of Scranton |
WD |
WD |
|
Curt Fromal |
The Springhaven Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Edward Pappas |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Jarrett Kling |
Merion Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Joseph Maxwell |
Hartefeld National |
WD |
WD |
|
Robert O'Rourke |
Little Mill Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Robert Schiller |
Old York Road Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Thomas O'Rourke |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Vernon Kelly, Jr. |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
WD |
WD |
|
|
|
Super-Senior (65 and over) |
|
Name |
Club |
Gross |
Net |
|
Joseph Scott, Jr. |
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club |
72 |
68 |
|
Robert Proto |
Little Mill Country Club |
73 |
69 |
|
Louis Pace |
Medford Village Country Club |
75 |
70 |
|
Charles Carter |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
76 |
70 |
|
James Sherratt |
Old York Road Country Club |
76 |
72 |
|
Jay Howson, Jr. |
St. Davids Golf Club |
76 |
74 |
|
Ernest Eichenberg, III |
Waynesborough Country Club |
77 |
68 |
|
Richard Genoni |
Waynesborough Country Club |
77 |
67 |
|
Ralph Coscia |
Spring Ford Country Club |
79 |
69 |
|
Frank DiGiacomo |
Merchantville Country Club |
80 |
73 |
|
Harvey McCumber |
Wilmington Country Club |
80 |
76 |
|
Wade Hersperger, Jr. |
Pine Hill Golf Club |
80 |
74 |
|
Walter Lenhard, III |
Stonewall |
80 |
75 |
|
Thomas Morgan |
Riverton Country Club |
81 |
75 |
|
Warren Deakins |
Philadelphia Country Club |
82 |
74 |
|
Ben Sack |
Overbrook Golf Club |
83 |
74 |
|
Thomas Conboy |
Sandy Run Country Club |
83 |
78 |
|
Jim Callaghan |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
84 |
77 |
|
Donald Hoegel |
Little Mill Country Club |
85 |
75 |
|
Ralph Giannattasio |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
85 |
77 |
|
Bob Manfre |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
86 |
74 |
|
Richard Kenville |
Burlington Country Club |
87 |
81 |
|
Edward Noble |
Tavistock Country Club |
88 |
78 |
|
Joseph Herzog |
Sandy Run Country Club |
88 |
75 |
|
Roger Wilke |
Wilmington Country Club |
89 |
81 |
|
John DePaul |
Sandy Run Country Club |
92 |
79 |
|
John Easton, Jr. |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
95 |
83 |
|
William Bayles, Jr. |
Phoenixville Country Club |
95 |
90 |
|
Jay Kocher |
Wilmington Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
David Jones |
Heidelberg Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
George Becker, Jr. |
Doylestown Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Gerald Owens |
North Hills Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Herbert Gordon |
Doylestown Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
William Fager |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
|
|
|
WD-Withdrawal; NC-no card |
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