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| Davis and Randy Mitchell celebrate their victory in the 56th Father & Son (Younger). |
*Junior Division scorecards
*Junior-Junior Division scorecards
*Photo gallery
Wilmington’s Davis and Randy Mitchell take Father & Son (Younger)
WAYNE, Pa. — Wilmington Country Club’s Davis and Randy Mitchell look forward to the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Father & Son (Younger) each year, and for good reason. They won the event’s Junior-Junior Division in 2010 and 2011 and finished as runner-up in the Junior ranks a year ago.
The Mitchell’s impressive run continued Thursday; they fired a 3-under-par 67 to capture the tournament’s 56th edition at a sunny St. Davids Golf Club (par 70, 6,229 yards).
“It’s always a pleasure playing with him,” Davis, 15, an incoming sophomore at The Tatnall School, said. “This is a big event. Whenever we play, we just try our best and bear down. We seem to play well every year. We just had a good time. It’s nice to spend quality time with him.”
“There are no other events like this,” Randy, 52, added. “You can’t beat playing golf with your sons. Davis is a competitor. He hit a lot of high quality shots. I was just along for the ride.”
The Wilmington, Del. residents created scoring chances throughout their tour of the Donald Ross design. On No. 3 (par 4, 338 yards), Randy drilled a wedge 60 yards to 10 feet, and his son cleaned up the birdie putt. Randy stopped a pitching wedge at three feet for a 2 on No. 6 (par 3, 137 yards). Once the Mitchell’s made the turn, Davis’ flatstick caught fire. He executed a 20-footer for birdie on the par 3, 144-yard 10th hole following an 8-iron from his father that settled left of the flagstick. On No. 11 (par 5, 526 yards), Davis smashed a downhill 4-iron 228 yards onto a fairway alcove on the left side. Randy beamed a wedge 40 yards that grabbed the front fringe, and Davis then rolled in a left-to-right breaking 25-footer for birdie.
“I was trying to make it. I felt pretty confident after making the one on No. 10,” Davis said. “I tried to give it a good stroke, and it was a little slow coming out of the fringe and going up the hill.”
A pair of par saves courtesy of dad allowed the Mitchell’s to maintain momentum. Randy swept in a downhill 10-footer on the dogleg left, 402-yard 13th hole and a clutch five-footer on No. 15 (par 4, 425 yards). The Mitchell’s lone blemish occurred on the par 4, 427-yard No. 7. Randy’s drive splashed into the water hazard while Davis caught the right fairway bunker with his strike. Randy’s extrication effort from 175 yards left the team short of the putting surface for its third stroke. Davis didn’t fully accelerate on his uphill chip, and Randy missed a 10-footer to save 4.
“We were fine with it. We knew there were plenty of opportunities out there,” Davis said.
Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Kevin and Ryan Kelly filed an even-par 70 in the morning to place second.
“Ryan drove it great today. He put us in a lot of great spots,” Kevin, 47, said. “With him being 17 [years old], it’s the last year we could play, so it’s nice to put a good round together.”
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| Jacob & Edward Hanzel |
“We had a lot of fun. Dad had a lot of short irons, and he’s good with them,” Ryan, a recent Hatboro-Horsham High School graduate, said.
Junior-Junior
Running Deer Golf Club’s Edward and Jacob Hanzel posted a 3-over-par 73 to win the Junior-Junior Division. The Sewell, N.J. residents carded four birdies against seven bogeys on the day.
“It’s awesome to win with dad,” Jacob, 13, an incoming freshman at Washington Township High School, said.
“The weather was beautiful, the golf course was great and being with your son playing golf [was the best part],” Edward, 45, said. “We made a couple of bomb putts and didn’t miss any short ones.”
One of those bomb putts occurred on the par 3, 127-yard 10th hole. Jacob’s pitching wedge landed 50 feet below the hole location, and Edward canned the ensuing birdie try.
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 143 Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. As Philadelphia’s Most Trusted Source of Golf Information, the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
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Junior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Randy
Mitchell/Davis Mitchell, Wilmington Country Club
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67
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Kevin
Kelly/Ryan Kelly, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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70
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Jack
Gergel/Tom Gergel, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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72
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Carlos
Fullerton/Jim Fullerton, Brookside Country Club of Allentown
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73
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Kevin
Levitsky/Neal Levitsky, Wilmington Country Club
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73
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Jack
Quirk/John Quirk, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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73
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Scott
Elwell/Justin Elwell, Running Deer Golf Club
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74
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Andrew
Desjardins/Jay Desjardins, Waynesborough Country Club
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74
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Paul
Altieri/Daniel Altieri, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
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75
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Jack
Gregor/Michael Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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75
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Mark
Hogan/Mark Hogan, Spring Ford Country Club
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77
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Wally
Swiger/Cole Swiger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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77
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Trey
Croney/Kenneth Croney, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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77
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Donald
Dissinger/Peter Dissinger, Merion Golf Club
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78
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Kevin
Dolan/Quinn Dolan, Rolling Green Golf Club
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78
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Christopher
Chizauskie/Thomas Chizauskie, Concord Country Club/The Springhaven Club
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78
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Jake
Fazio/Michael Fazio, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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79
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Connor
Ruyak/Michael Ruyak, Kimberton Golf Club/French Creek Golf Club
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79
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Frankie
Brigidi/Frank Brigidi, III, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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80
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Perry
Landis/Tucker Landis, Moselem Springs Golf Club
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80
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Christopher
Ade/Matthew Ade, Riverton Country Club
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81
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James
Ryan/Luke Ryan, Waynesborough Country Club
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81
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Brent
Schoeller/Mark Schoeller, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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81
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Ron
Fisher/Thomas Fisher, North Hills Country Club
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81
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Michael
Barychewsky/Michael Barychewsky, Yardley Country Club
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82
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Patrick
Walsh/Michael Walsh, III, Aronimink Golf Club
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82
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Anthony
Cinelli/T.J. Cinelli, Talamore Country Club/Skippack Golf Club
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83
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Thomas
Finn/Patrick Finn, Back Creek Golf Club/Cavaliers Country Club
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83
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Chris
Binet/Brian Binet, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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83
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Jack
Hirsh/Laurence Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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83
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Matt
Loeb/Trevor Loeb, Cherry Valley Country Club
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83
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Jeff
Garrett/Scott Garrett, The Bucks Club
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84
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Jack
Concannon/John Concannon, Concord Country Club
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84
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Ron
Hipple/Hank Kaufmann, Bensalem Township Country Club/Yardley Country Club
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84
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Ralph
Fallows/Trey Fallows, Moorestown Field Club/Laurel Creek Country Club
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84
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Chase
Armor/Greg Armor, Spring Ford Country Club
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84
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Jeffrey
Mehallick/Tyler Mehallick, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
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85
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Jack
Henderson/Jeffrey Henderson, Gulph Mills Golf Club
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85
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Joseph
Rueter/Joseph Rueter, Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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85
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Greg
Ebersole/Steve Ebersole, The Ridge at Back Brook
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86
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Ken
Jones/Timothy Jones, Riverton Country Club
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86
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Charles
Clark/John Clark, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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86
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Hudson
Green/Kyle Green, Bellewood Country Club
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87
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E.
Hansen, III/Buddy Hansen, IV, Blue Bell Country Club
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87
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Christopher
Mezzanotte/James Mezzanotte, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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87
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Michael
Patterson/James Patterson, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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88
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Daniel
Lenhardt/Stephen Lenhardt, Plymouth Country Club
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88
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John
Hunter/Cory Hunter, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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89
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Hugh
Farris/John Farris, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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89
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Douglas
Gregor/Andrew Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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90
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Dan
Duffey/Daniel Duffey, The Bucks Club
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90
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Ryan
McHugh/Stephen McHugh, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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91
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Ryan
Brennan/Matthew Brennan, Sr., Rolling Green Golf Club
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91
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James
Berg/Paul Berg, The Springhaven Club
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92
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John
McCarthy/Matt McCarthy, Tavistock Country Club
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92
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James
Greenhalgh/Alexander Linn, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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92
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Jack
Farris/John Farris, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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93
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Harold
Yahr/Jordan Yahr, Talamore Country Club
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94
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Brian
Gabbett/Colin Gabbett, Bellewood Country Club
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94
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Tim
Irvine/Timothy Irvine, Philadelphia Country Club
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95
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James
Gillespie/James Gillespie, Jr., Concord Country Club
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97
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James
Quinn, III/Jim Quinn, St. Davids Golf Club
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97
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Gerald
Haggerty/Max Haggerty, Little Mill Country Club
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98
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Patrick
Loftus/Patrick Loftus, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club/North Hills
Country Club
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99
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James
Kline/David Kline, Applecross Country Club
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110
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Junior-Junior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Edward
Hanzel/Jacob Hanzel, Running Deer Golf Club
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73
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Andrew
Wallace/Gregg Wallace, Green Valley Country Club
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76
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Colman
Mitchell/Randy Mitchell, Wilmington Country Club
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76
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Matthew
Civitella/Matthew Civitella, Waynesborough Country Club
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77
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Billy
Civitella/Bill Civitella, Aronimink Golf Club
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77
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Bill
Thomas/Win Thomas, Reading Country Club
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79
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Brad
George/Heyward George, Golf Course at Glen Mills
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83
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Matthew
Lafond/Mark Lafond, Blue Bell Country Club
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83
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Joe
Morganti/Joseph Morganti, Llanerch Country Club
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84
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Andrew
Isztwan/Brian Isztwan, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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85
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Brendan
Clark/Christopher Clark, Old York Road Country Club
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86
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David
Pfeiffer/Scott Pfeiffer, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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87
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Douglas
Gregor/Wade Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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87
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Frank
Gregor/Frankie Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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87
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Austin
Patton/Richard Patton, Jr., Concord Country Club
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87
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Andrew
Gallagher/Edward Gallagher, Laurel Creek Country Club
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88
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Jackson
Tappen/Roger Tappen, Cedarbrook Country Club
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88
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Blaine
Deppen/Jack Deppen, Blue Bell Country Club
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88
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Carter
Valerio/Chris Valerio, Philadelphia Country Club
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88
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Liam
Loftus/Patrick Loftus, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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89
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Joseph
Bonini/Frank Bonini, Jr., Phoenixville Country Club
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90
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Mark
Lafond/Kevin Lafond, Blue Bell Country Club
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90
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Brendan
Nolan/Darren Nolan, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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90
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Dennis
Burton/Jack Burton, Stonewall/Overbrook Golf Club
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92
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Nicholas
LaRosa/David LaRosa, Talamore Country Club
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92
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Bennet
Scauzzo/Vincent Scauzzo, St. Davids Golf Club
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93
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Michael
Castaldi/Thomas Castaldi, Llanerch Country Club
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95
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Dean
Bleiler/Russ Bleiler, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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95
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Chuck
Clifford/Drew Clifford, Spring Ford Country Club
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95
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John
McClatchy/Tim McClatchy, Whitford Country Club
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96
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Paul
Bizzaro/Paul Bizzaro, II, Makefield Highlands Golf Club/Deerwood Country Club
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96
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Max
Hansen/E. Hansen, III, Blue Bell Country Club
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96
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Rob
Moses/Robbie Moses, Concord Country Club
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98
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Jack
Fialko/Jeff Fialko, Aronimink Golf Club
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99
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Harry
Bitzberger/Harrison Bitzberger, Penn Oaks Golf Club
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99
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Brendan
Deppen/Brian Deppen, Paxon Hollow Country Club/Skippack Golf Club
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101
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Michael
Bednar/Michael Bednar, Penn Oaks Golf Club
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104
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Brendan
Stang/Eric Stang, Cedarbrook Country Club
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107
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