*Round 2 tee times
*DiCinti’s eagle on Day One
Links GC’s DiCinti stands alone atop Senior Amateur leaderboard
WALLINGFORD, Pa.–Thomas DiCinti of Links GC carded Tuesday’s lone sub-par round at The Springhaven Club (par 70, 6,492 yards) and stands alone atop the Senior Amateur Championship scoreboard. The 59-year-old resident of Voorhees, N.J., finished at 1-under 69 and is two shots clear of Francis McFadden of Overbrook GC and Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. of Saucon Valley CC.
Reigning Senior Amateur Champion titleholder Ray Thompson of Overbrook GC was disqualified after only 1½ holes when he failed to correct a wrong ball situation before beginning play of his ensuing hole.
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O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. of Pine Valley GC shot
a 68 in the Super-Senior Flight. |
The second and final round begins at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Hovering atop the Senior Amateur Championship leaderboard is nothing new for DiCinti. In 2006, he was in second place after one round before eventually finishing seventh.
"Having been there before, I’ve learned not to put pressure on yourself," said DiCinti, whose best Senior Amateur finish was a tie for seventh in 2006. "I’ve learned to let the round unfold in front of you and just play your game. You don’t let somebody else dictate what you are going to do. That’s basically the way I have to play it. I’ve done this before and been here before. I’ve been second banana a couple of times and now I know what it takes."
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| The Allan Sussel Memorial Trophy. |
In total, DiCinti’s round was a bit up-and-down with a fantastic hole-out eagle sparking his jump up the leaderboard. *Click here for video.
DiCinti birdied two of his first three holes, he chipped it to a foot on No. 2 (par 5, 544 yards) and knocked a 5-iron to eight feet on No. 3 (par 3, 190 yards), before bogeying No. 7 (par 4, 440 yards) to make the turn at 1-under-par 34. DiCinti birdied No. 10 (par 4, 424 yards) with a gap wedge from 112 yards and bogeyed No. 11 (par 4, 452 yards) after hitting his tee ball in the left rough to open his final nine. Another bogey on No. 16 (par 3, 157 yards) dropped DiCinti to even par before his 60-degree wedge from 94 yards on No. 17 (par 4, 365 yards) hopped two feet past and spun back into the hole for eagle. DiCinti, however, hit a poor drive on No. 18 (par 4, 371 yards) that resulted in a closing bogey.
"It hit a foot short of the hole went two feet past and spun back in," said DiCinti. "It was just a great shot to watch."
O.Gordon Brewer, Jr., of Pine Valley GC and Pine Valley, N.J., holds a four-shot lead in the Super-Senior Flight after carding an impressive 2-under-par 68 (par 70, 6,146 yards). Brewer, 71, carded five birdies and three bogeys en route to shooting three strokes better than his age from the shorter tees.
"It was one of those rounds that was pretty good," an understated Brewer said. "I hit it good. There were no long putts or chip-ins. It was a pretty solid round of golf. Five birdies and three bogeys."
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Founded in 1897, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) is the oldest regional golf association in the United States and serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. Its 135 Member Clubs and 56,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. The purpose of the Association is simple: To promote, protect and preserve the game of golf in the region.
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Ages 55-59 |
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Name |
Club |
Gross |
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Thomas DiCinti |
Links Golf Club |
69 |
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Francis McFadden |
Overbrook Golf Club |
71 |
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Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
71 |
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Craig Scott |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
72 |
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Daniel B. Burton |
Bent Creek Country Club |
72 |
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Gary Daniels |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
72 |
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James Sullivan, Sr. |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
72 |
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Michael Quinn |
Edgmont Country Club |
72 |
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Robert Billings |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
72 |
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Bennett Meyer |
Philmont Country Club |
73 |
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Charles Jones |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
73 |
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Martin Klagholz |
Aronimink Golf Club |
73 |
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Roc Irey |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
73 |
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Bob Majczan |
Lookaway Golf Club |
74 |
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Thomas Mallouk |
Lookaway Golf Club |
74 |
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Andy Thompson |
Overbrook Golf Club |
75 |
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David Taylor |
Radley Run Country Club |
75 |
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Matthew Bellis |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
75 |
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Michael Dougherty |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
75 |
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Robert Ockenfuss |
Indian Valley Country Club |
75 |
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Andrew Guinan |
Applebrook Golf Club |
76 |
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Eugene Maginnis, Jr. |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
76 |
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Kevin Scanlon |
Stonewall |
76 |
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Michael Moser |
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club |
76 |
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Mike Miklinevich |
Greate Bay Country Club |
76 |
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Richard Umani |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
76 |
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Robert Fritz |
Ravens Claw Golf Club |
76 |
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Vincent Scarpetta, Jr. |
Glenmaura National Golf Club |
76 |
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Bill Henry |
Olde York Country Club |
77 |
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Donald Ashley |
Philadelphia Country Club |
77 |
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Drew Panebianco |
Talamore Country Club |
77 |
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Ed Chylinski |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
77 |
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John Gonsior |
Five Ponds Golf Club |
77 |
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Joseph Grubb |
Honeybrook Golf Club |
77 |
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Mark Quigley |
Lu Lu Country Club |
77 |
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Jeb Baker |
DuPont Country Club |
78 |
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Dave Jacobson |
JC Melrose Country Club |
79 |
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John Turner |
The Springhaven Club |
79 |
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Pete Widdoes |
Inniscrone Golf Club |
79 |
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Robert Lodovici |
Links Golf Club |
79 |
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Wally Swiger |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
79 |
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Andy Goldman |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
80 |
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John Samerjan |
Hopewell Valley Golf Club |
80 |
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Lee Cook |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
80 |
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William Vostinak |
Lehigh Country Club |
80 |
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Jeff Ranck |
Huntsville Golf Club |
81 |
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John Emmel, Jr. |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
81 |
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Craig Aronchick, M.D. |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
82 |
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Rick Gaydos |
Woodbury Country Club |
82 |
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Charles Johanson |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
83 |
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James Prendergast |
Spring Ford Country Club |
83 |
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Stephen Crescenzo |
Wyncote Golf Club |
83 |
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Michael Harms |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
84 |
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Thomas Mairone |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
84 |
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Alan Van Horn |
Lu Lu Country Club |
85 |
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Chris Gallagher |
West Chester Golf & Country Club |
85 |
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Michael Howanski |
DuPont Country Club |
85 |
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Richard Speranza |
Jericho National Golf Club |
85 |
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Joseph Dulka |
DuPont Country Club |
86 |
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Joseph Dollinger |
Lu Lu Country Club |
92 |
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Andrew Worek |
Yardley Country Club |
WD |
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Bill Burkavage |
Country Club of Scranton |
WD |
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Joseph Mclean |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
WD |
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Paul Keating |
Aronimink Golf Club |
WD |
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Robin McCool |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
WD |
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Ronald Cusick, Sr. |
Tavistock Country Club |
WD |
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Raymond Thompson |
Overbrook Golf Club |
DQ |
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Ages 60 and over |
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Name |
Club |
Gross |
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Ted Beringer |
Philadelphia Country Club |
72 |
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Don Donatoni |
White Manor Country Club |
73 |
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Frank Polizzi |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
73 |
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Carl Everett |
Merion Golf Club |
74 |
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Michael Rose |
Philmont Country Club |
74 |
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Neil McDermott |
Llanerch Country Club |
75 |
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Joel McFadden |
Honeybrook Golf Club |
76 |
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Terry Fair |
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve |
76 |
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William Lawler |
Fox Hill Country Club |
77 |
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Jack Holland |
Whitford Country Club |
78 |
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Charles Whipple |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
79 |
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James Haynie |
Lu Lu Country Club |
79 |
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Michael Rowland |
Lehigh Country Club |
79 |
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Michael Sofranko |
Wyncote Golf Club |
79 |
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Stephen Daley |
Lu Lu Country Club |
79 |
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Charles Caparo |
Plymouth Country Club |
80 |
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Charles McDowell |
Wilmington Country Club |
80 |
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Jon Mabry |
Moorestown Field Club |
80 |
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Gregory Gaul |
Merion Golf Club |
82 |
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Terrence Sawyer |
Yardley Country Club |
83 |
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Carlyle Robinson |
Fox Hill Country Club |
84 |
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Gibby Young |
Hartefeld National |
84 |
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Robert Murphy |
Wilmington Country Club |
84 |
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Terry Law |
Yardley Country Club |
84 |
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Gordon Bennett |
Northampton Country Club |
85 |
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Joseph Milutis |
Northampton Country Club |
85 |
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W. Scott Yard |
Whitford Country Club |
85 |
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Dennis Perna |
Spring Ford Country Club |
86 |
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Edward Pappas, Sr. |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
86 |
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Ron Mittendorf |
Blue Bell Country Club |
86 |
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John Cech |
Riverton Country Club |
87 |
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John Snyder |
Waynesborough Country Club |
87 |
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Frank Kunze |
Spring Ford Country Club |
88 |
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Fred Olt |
Little Mill Country Club |
95 |
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William Casto |
Coatesville Country Club |
WD |
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Ken Gaskill |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
WD |
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Ages Super-Senior (65 and over) |
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Name |
Club |
Gross |
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O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. |
Pine Valley Golf Club |
68 |
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Jarrett Kling |
Merion Golf Club |
72 |
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Richard Smith |
Philadelphia Country Club |
73 |
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Curt Fromal |
The Springhaven Club |
74 |
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John Owens |
Tavistock Country Club |
75 |
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Andrew Hamilton, III |
The Springhaven Club |
76 |
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Bob Wicker |
Little Mill Country Club |
76 |
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John MacDonald |
Medford Lakes Country Club |
76 |
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Louis Pace |
Medford Village Country Club |
76 |
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Richard Genoni |
Waynesborough Country Club |
77 |
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Robert Proto |
Little Mill Country Club |
77 |
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Bill Weinfeld |
JC Melrose Country Club |
78 |
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Thomas O'Rourke |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
78 |
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Art Brosius |
DuPont Country Club |
79 |
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Joseph Maxwell |
Hartefeld National |
79 |
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Joseph Scott, Jr. |
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club |
79 |
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Lawrence Capuzzi ,Sr. |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
79 |
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Warren Deakins |
Philadelphia Country Club |
79 |
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Edward Noble |
Tavistock Country Club |
80 |
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Herbert Gordon |
Doylestown Country Club |
80 |
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James Sherratt |
Old York Road Country Club |
81 |
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Jay Kocher |
Wilmington Country Club |
81 |
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Thomas Morgan |
Riverton Country Club |
83 |
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Christopher Frazier |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
87 |
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Clay von Seldeneck |
Sunnybrook Golf Club |
88 |
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David Jordan |
Woodbury Country Club |
88 |
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Ernest Eichenberg, III |
Waynesborough Country Club |
89 |
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John Ayres |
Woodbury Country Club |
89 |
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Donald Hoegel |
Little Mill Country Club |
90 |
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Robert Zowney |
Sandy Run Country Club |
94 |
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DQ-disqualification; WD-withdrawal |
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