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| Kevin Mitchell, Sr. and his son Patrick carded a 1-over-par 72 to prevail. |
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Home sweet home: Glenmaura’s Mitchells win Father & Son (Older)
MOOSIC, Pa. — Three golf tournaments for Patrick and Kevin Mitchell, Sr. as a team in 2014, three victories. The Glenmaura National Golf Club duo fired a 1-over-par 72 to win the 103rd Father & Son (Older) on its home course (par 71, 6,321 yards) Monday. The Mitchells paired up to capture the Pocono Farms Member Guest and Jack Frost Blue Ridge Invitational earlier this season.
“We’ve played a lot of golf together, so it’s easy for us to play a lot of different formats,” Patrick, 34, said. “Alternate shot is obviously very difficult, but he swung really well today, and I was there when he needed me. We both played pretty solid.”
“Our goal was to try not to leave par putts more than two or three feet,” Kevin, 59, added. “If the birdie putts went in, great. If they didn’t, don’t leave anybody a knee-knocker, which we didn’t.”
The Mitchells entered Monday’s affair at different points, physically speaking. Kevin continues to rehabilitate a left shoulder injury that he suffered last winter. He didn’t return to the golf course until June. Patrick is fresh off a runner-up finish in Glenmaura National’s club championship over the weekend.
“It was a pretty good warm up for this,” Patrick, a golf coach in the Pocono Mountain School District, said.
Was it ever.
A warmth and affection for their home digs increased the Mitchells’ chances for a third straight title. The Scranton, Pa. residents turned in 1 under thanks to back-to-back birdies on Nos. 6 (par 5, 514 yards) and 7 (par 3, 171 yards). On the first, Kevin powered a rescue from 215 yards onto the front fringe, and his son lagged the eagle attempt into tap-in territory. Patrick then stopped a 7-iron at four feet on the latter. Poor drives on No. 3 (par 4, 405 yards) produced the team’s lone front blemish.
To start its inward tour, the Mitchells missed a pair of makeable birdie putts, which fully stung on No. 12 (par 4, 380 yards). Kevin skulled a wedge from 70 yards to some 70 feet above the hole location. A three-putt brought the Mitchells back to even. But the seven-year Glenmaura members responded with a birdie on the par 4, 385-yard 13th hole, where Patrick hit an 8-iron 170 yards to two feet. Back-to-back bogeys prevented a subpar score. On No. 15 (par 3, 206 yards), the Mitchells chose the lesser of two evils — Kevin’s 3-rescue from the front left bunker instead of Patrick’s 5-iron from the hardwoods just right of the cart path. Patrick splashed out to 30 feet, but his dad couldn’t convert the lengthy par putt. Kevin thought he played a wedge from 112 yards on No. 16 (par 4, 409 yards) perfectly to a front middle hole location.
“I hit it right where I was supposed to, and the first kick should have went left onto to the green and rolled up to the hole,” Kevin, a retired police officer, said. “The first kick went straight into the heavy grass, and Patrick had an against-the-grain chip that he really wasn’t comfortable with.”
“The holes got meatier and meatier as the course went on,” Patrick, a high school teacher, added. “Course knowledge was definitely a big factor today.”
The team of Robert and Rob Billings, the event’s two-time reigning champions, didn’t compete.
Super Senior
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| Phil & Phil Over |
Phil Over of Golden Oaks Golf Club swept in a straightway five-footer for birdie on No. 10 (par 5, 477 yards), the first playoff hole, to assure he and son Phil, who plays out of Penn Oaks Golf Club, a victory in the tournament’s Super-Senior Division (5,967 yards). The Overs defeated Jay Deakins of St. Davids Golf Club and his father Warren of Philadelphia Country Club in a sudden-death playoff. Both teams finished regulation at 4-over-par 75.
“This is a fantastic golf course, so I was excited about that and I was excited to play with dad,” Over, 48, of Malvern, Pa., said. “He putted great. That was the story of the day.”
“It feels delightful. It’s great to win,” Over, 76, of Elverson, Pa., added.
On the first playoff hole, the younger Over knocked a wedge 97 yards to five feet below the flagstick. The Deakins team saw its birdie chance from 20 feet above slip three feet by the cup.
The Father & Son (Older) is open to father and son teams with sons 30 years of age and older.
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Gross
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Championship
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Name,
club
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Score
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Patrick
Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell, Sr., Glenmaura National GC
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72
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Matthew
Finger/Jon Finger, DuPont CC/Snee Farm CC
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75
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Matthew
Genesio/Anthony Genesio,
Chester Valley GC/Spring Mill CC
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79
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Jason
Kowalski/Robert Kowalski, Yardley CC/Philadelphia Publinks
GA
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79
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Bradley
Roberts/Doug Roberts, Little Mill CC/Gillette Ridge GC
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81
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Carmen
Caruso/Charles Caruso, Spring Ford CC/Bellewood CC
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82
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Vaughn
Smith/Vaughn Smith, Penn Oaks GC
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82
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Thomas
Brennan/Thomas Brennan, Five Ponds GC/Blue Bell CC
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84
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Brian
Grimes/Gary Grimes, Chester Valley GC
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85
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Robert
Aronchick/Craig Aronchick,
Rolling Green GC
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87
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Joe
Culley/Brian Culley, The Springhaven Club
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87
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Jeremy
Huttner/James Huttner, Bala GC
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90
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Barry
Goldstein/Jason Goldstein, Commonwealth National GC/Philmont
CC
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103
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Super
Senior
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Name,
club
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Score
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*Phil
Over/Phil Over, Golden Oaks GC/Penn Oaks GC
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75
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Jay
Deakins/Warren Deakins,
St. Davids GC/Philadelphia CC
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75
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Ryan
O'Leary/Robert O'Leary, Mercer Oaks GC/Lookaway GC
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76
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Matt
Skilton/W.Frank Skilton, Manufacturers G&CC
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77
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Neil
Gordon/Herbert Gordon, Five Ponds GC/Doylestown CC
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78
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Jim
Lelii/Vic Lelii,
Doylestown CC/PineCrest CC
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79
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Edmund
Moore, Jr./Ned Moore, Stonewall/Manufacturers G&CC
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80
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Steve
Oh/Shi Oh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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80
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Edward
Roberts/Michael Roberts, Manufacturers G&CC/Old York Road CC
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80
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley GC
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80
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Kenneth
Croney, Jr./Ken Croney, Applebrook GC/Sunnybrook GC
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82
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Joseph
Shevlin/Jonathan Shevlin,
North Hills CC
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82
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Peter
Kyriakodis/Steve Kyriakodis,
Commonwealth National GC
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83
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Bob
Rogers/Robert Rogers, West Chester G&CC
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84
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Gregory
Hurchalla/Charles Hurchalla,
The Springhaven Club/Stonewall
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85
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Steve
Bradley/Mark Bradley, Aronimink GC
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85
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John
Rimm/Jack Rimm, Lehigh
CC/Glen Brook GC
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86
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John
Delp/Jason Delp,
Manufacturers G&CC
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88
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Charles
Kane/Stephen Kane, Rolling Green GC
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89
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Fred
Molden/Erik Molden, Makefield Highlands GC/Nomads GA
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89
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Paul
Watson/Troy Watson, Makefield Highlands GC/Spring
Ford CC
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90
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Keith
Zdimal/Allen Zdimal,
French Creek GC
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91
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Sean
O'Reilly/Timothy O'Reilly, Aronimink GC/Applebrook GC
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92
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Arthur
Augustyn/Bill Augustyn,
Downingtown CC/West Chester G&CC
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94
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Richard
Amoroso/Rich Amoroso, Hershey's Mill GC
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94
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Michael
Woolley/David Woolley, Tavistock CC
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95
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Robert
Murray/Kevin Murray, McCall G&CC/The Bucks Club
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95
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Thomas
Moore, Jr./Thomas Moore, Sandy Run CC
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96
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Gerald
O'Connor, Jr./Gerald O'Connor, Sr., Overbrook GC
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113
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Happ
Capoferri/George Cappoferri, Flourtown CC/Hickory
Valley GC
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122
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Net
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Championship
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Name,
club
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Score
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Matthew
Genesio/Anthony Genesio,
Chester Valley GC/Spring Mill CC
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67
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Carmen
Caruso/Charles Caruso, Spring Ford CC/Bellewood CC
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69
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Matthew
Finger/Jon Finger, DuPont CC/Snee Farm CC
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71
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Patrick
Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell, Sr., Glenmaura National GC
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72
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Vaughn
Smith/Vaughn Smith, Penn Oaks GC
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72
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Jason
Kowalski/Robert Kowalski, Yardley CC/Philadelphia Publinks
GA
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73
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Thomas
Brennan/Thomas Brennan, Five Ponds GC/Blue Bell CC
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74
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Brian
Grimes/Gary Grimes, Chester Valley GC
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76
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Robert
Aronchick/Craig Aronchick,
Rolling Green GC
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78
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Joe
Culley/Brian Culley, The Springhaven Club
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78
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Bradley
Roberts/Doug Roberts, Little Mill CC/Gillette Ridge GC
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81
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Jeremy
Huttner/James Huttner, Bala GC
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90
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Barry
Goldstein/Jason Goldstein, Commonwealth National GC/Philmont
CC
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91
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Super
Senior
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Name,
club
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Score
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Phil
Over/Phil Over, Golden Oaks GC/Penn Oaks GC
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65
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Ryan
O'Leary/Robert O'Leary, Mercer Oaks GC/Lookaway GC
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66
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Jay
Deakins/Warren Deakins,
St. Davids GC/Philadelphia CC
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69
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Matt
Skilton/W.Frank Skilton, Manufacturers G&CC
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69
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Steve
Oh/Shi Oh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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69
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Bob
Rogers/Robert Rogers, West Chester G&CC
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69
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Gregory
Hurchalla/Charles Hurchalla,
The Springhaven Club/Stonewall
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72
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Fred
Molden/Erik Molden, Makefield Highlands GC/Nomads GA
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72
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Jim
Lelii/Vic Lelii,
Doylestown CC/PineCrest CC
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73
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Neil
Gordon/Herbert Gordon, Five Ponds GC/Doylestown CC
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74
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Edmund
Moore, Jr./Ned Moore, Stonewall/Manufacturers G&CC
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74
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Edward
Roberts/Michael Roberts, Manufacturers G&CC/Old York Road CC
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74
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley GC
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74
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Steve
Bradley/Mark Bradley, Aronimink GC
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75
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John
Rimm/Jack Rimm, Lehigh
CC/Glen Brook GC
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76
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Peter
Kyriakodis/Steve Kyriakodis,
Commonwealth National GC
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77
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Joseph
Shevlin/Jonathan Shevlin,
North Hills CC
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78
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Sean
O'Reilly/Timothy O'Reilly, Aronimink GC/Applebrook GC
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79
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Robert
Murray/Kevin Murray, McCall G&CC/The Bucks Club
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79
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Paul
Watson/Troy Watson, Makefield Highlands GC/Spring
Ford CC
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80
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Arthur
Augustyn/Bill Augustyn,
Downingtown CC/West Chester G&CC
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80
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Thomas
Moore, Jr./Thomas Moore, Sandy Run CC
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80
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Kenneth
Croney, Jr./Ken Croney, Applebrook GC/Sunnybrook GC
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82
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Richard
Amoroso/Rich Amoroso, Hershey's Mill GC
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82
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Charles
Kane/Stephen Kane, Rolling Green GC
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83
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Michael
Woolley/David Woolley, Tavistock CC
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84
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John
Delp/Jason Delp,
Manufacturers G&CC
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88
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Gerald
O'Connor, Jr./Gerald O'Connor, Sr., Overbrook GC
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90
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Keith
Zdimal/Allen Zdimal,
French Creek GC
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91
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Happ
Capoferri/George Cappoferri, Flourtown CC/Hickory
Valley GC
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100
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in playoff
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