McCall G&CC’s Neumann takes Fall Net in scorecard playoff
HONEY BROOK, Pa.–Walt Neumann of McCall G&CC, a veteran of Golf Association of Philadelphia Net Championships, finally did it. A 10-year circuit veteran and perennial Net Championship contender, Neumann carded a net 4-under-par 66 on Monday at Honeybrook GC (par 70, 6,065 yards) and survived a scorecard playoff to take the 62nd Fall Net Championship. Neumann, a 7 handicap, and Kip Barto of Heidelberg CC, an 8 handicap, both posted 66s, sending the duo to the USGA’s scorecard tiebreaking procedure, the back nine total. Neumann took the top prize posting a net 32 on the back nine compared to Barto’s 34.
"I started to think about it on 16-17-18 but I told myself someone always goes real low and that calmed me down," said Neumann, 43, of Upper Moreland, Pa. "I’ve played in at least one of these for 10 years. I like to play in these tournaments and I look forward to it."
Neumann, who finished with a gross score of 3-over-par 73 carded three birdies on the day, including a short one on No. 18 (par 4, 355 yards) that, unbeknownst to him at the time, clinched the victory. He hit his 56-degree wedge from 110 yards to two feet.
"I told myself to stay aggressive," said Neumann of his final birdie. "I wasn’t going to play safe."
Neumann, an 11-year veteran lineman at PECO, registered a 15-foot birdie on No. 7 (par 4, 336 yards) and another on No. 12 (par 5, 561 yards).
Barto, 57, of Reading, Pa., carded a gross score of 74.
"I figured it was a good score," said Barto. "I didn’t have any idea what it would take to win this."
Barto has two birdies, both on the front nine, before closing out with a 4-over-par 39.
Neumann had a 38 on the front before coming inward in even par.
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Overall
Low Net
1. Walt Neumann, McCall G&CC, 66
Class A (CH 0-7)
1. Dennis Perna, Spring Ford CC, 72
1. Frank Petrecco, Yardley CC, 72
Senior Division
1. Bill Smith, Sandy Run CC, 73
Class B (CH 8-9)
1. Kip Barto, Heidelberg CC, 66
2. Robert Berenholz, White Manor CC, 68
Senior Division
1. Vincent Kraft, Lehigh CC, 74
Class C (CH 10-12)
1. Christian Flowers, Hershey’s Mill GC, 67
2. Mark Pfeffer, Hidden Creek GC, 68
Senior Division
1. Edward Witczak, Moorestown Field Club, 70
Class D (CH 13-and-over)
1. Scott Kim, White Manor CC, 68
2. David Kline, Honeybrook GC, 70
Senior Division
1. Robert Murray, McCall G&CC, 72
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Class A |
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Name |
Club |
Net |
Gross |
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Walt Neumann |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
66 |
73 |
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Dennis Perna |
Spring Ford Country Club |
72 |
76 |
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Frank Petrecco |
Yardley Country Club |
72 |
79 |
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Bill Smith |
Sandy Run Country Club |
73 |
77 |
|
Rick Custer |
Spring Ford Country Club |
74 |
76 |
|
Steve Rathman |
Heidelberg Country Club |
75 |
82 |
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Mark Edmondson |
Medford Village Country Club |
75 |
75 |
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Lawrence Dolan |
Sandy Run Country Club |
77 |
83 |
|
Mark Hodgson |
Links Golf Club |
78 |
84 |
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John Patton |
Medford Lakes Country Club |
78 |
85 |
|
Trent Scott |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
79 |
86 |
|
Robert Felter |
Lancaster Country Club |
79 |
86 |
|
John Scott |
West Chester Golf & Country Club |
79 |
86 |
|
Robert Powelson |
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club |
80 |
86 |
|
Jerry Barr |
Lehigh Country Club |
83 |
90 |
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Class B |
|
Name |
Club |
Net |
Gross |
|
Kip Barto |
Heidelberg Country Club |
66 |
74 |
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Robert Berenholz |
White Manor Country Club |
68 |
76 |
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Robert Wheeler |
Hartefeld National |
74 |
82 |
|
Jerry Clavin |
JC Melrose Country Club |
74 |
82 |
|
Robert Fernandez |
Jericho National Golf Club |
74 |
82 |
|
Vincent Kraft |
Lehigh Country Club |
74 |
83 |
|
Frank Dano |
Meadia Heights Golf Club |
75 |
83 |
|
Joseph DeAngelis |
Jericho National Golf Club |
76 |
85 |
|
Stephen Silvano |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
76 |
85 |
|
Christopher Camp |
Stonewall |
76 |
85 |
|
John Lamanna |
Lu Lu Country Club |
78 |
86 |
|
Michael Perilli |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
78 |
86 |
|
Terry Radcliffe |
Lancaster Country Club |
82 |
90 |
|
Stephen Sader |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
83 |
91 |
|
Harry Crouch |
Moorestown Field Club |
83 |
92 |
|
Mark Hershhorn |
White Manor Country Club |
83 |
92 |
|
Michael McCorriston |
Jericho National Golf Club |
85 |
93 |
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Class C |
|
Name |
Club |
Net |
Gross |
|
Christian Flowers |
Hershey's Mill Golf Club |
67 |
77 |
|
Mark Pfeffer |
Hidden Creek Golf Club |
68 |
80 |
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Jeffrey Henderer |
Aronimink Golf Club |
70 |
80 |
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Edward Witczak |
Moorestown Field Club |
70 |
82 |
|
Scott Dichter |
Meadia Heights Golf Club |
71 |
82 |
|
Donald Kern |
Jericho National Golf Club |
72 |
83 |
|
Richard Senker |
Stonewall |
72 |
83 |
|
William Dalton |
Overbrook Golf Club |
75 |
85 |
|
Edward Noble |
Tavistock Country Club |
75 |
86 |
|
Joseph McLane |
Ashbourne Golf Club |
77 |
87 |
|
Steve Gallagher |
Five Ponds Golf Club |
77 |
87 |
|
Kyran Connelly |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
79 |
91 |
|
Rick Ames |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
79 |
89 |
|
David Steele |
Lancaster Country Club |
80 |
92 |
|
J. Stacey Redican |
Sandy Run Country Club |
81 |
93 |
|
John DeCarlo, M.D. |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
81 |
93 |
|
Joe Wolos |
Ashbourne Golf Club |
82 |
92 |
|
Steven Melnick |
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve |
83 |
95 |
|
Keith McQueen |
Spring Mill Country Club |
84 |
96 |
|
Peter Zukowski |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
89 |
99 |
|
Brian Jasperse |
Jericho National Golf Club |
NS |
NS |
|
William Hagel |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
WD |
WD |
|
Charles Minter |
Trenton Country Club |
WD |
WD |
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Class D |
|
Name |
Club |
Net |
Gross |
|
Scott Kim |
White Manor Country Club |
68 |
82 |
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David Kline |
Honeybrook Golf Club |
70 |
91 |
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Robert Murray |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
72 |
92 |
|
James Margerison |
Overbrook Golf Club |
72 |
88 |
|
John Daub |
DuPont Country Club |
74 |
90 |
|
Frank Hanna |
JC Melrose Country Club |
74 |
87 |
|
Roland Thomas, Jr. |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
74 |
88 |
|
Gus Pedicone |
Sandy Run Country Club |
74 |
97 |
|
Mike Kyle |
Bala Golf Club |
76 |
89 |
|
Gian Rodriguez |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
77 |
92 |
|
Joe Dowling |
Concord Country Club |
77 |
95 |
|
Rob Freudenheim |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
77 |
90 |
|
Edward Wudyka Jr. |
Hershey's Mill Golf Club |
78 |
93 |
|
Thomas Laudenslager |
Hershey's Mill Golf Club |
78 |
97 |
|
John O'Rourke |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
78 |
95 |
|
Robert Sinton |
Radley Run Country Club |
78 |
96 |
|
Erwin Antoni, Sr. |
Sandy Run Country Club |
78 |
94 |
|
Thomas Lee |
Sandy Run Country Club |
78 |
94 |
|
Alan Kovnot |
Yardley Country Club |
78 |
95 |
|
Brian Mulvenna |
Greate Bay Country Club |
80 |
96 |
|
Richard Wood, Jr. |
Gulph Mills Golf Club |
81 |
96 |
|
Francis Sbandi, Esq. |
Edgmont Country Club |
82 |
95 |
|
Preston Seidel |
DuPont Country Club |
83 |
106 |
|
George Hilley |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
83 |
99 |
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WD-withdrawal; NS-no show |
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