JACKSON, N.J. — Competition is commonplace at Philadelphia Cricket Club these days. The majestic Flourtown, Pa. venue boasts one the strongest amateur contingents in the Golf Association of Philadelphia.
Included in that competitive collective are members Ryan Gelrod and Marc Mandel, and on Tuesday, the two earned hardware to prove their place. They carded a 5-under-par 67 to take the 43rd Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship at a spectacular Metedeconk National Golf Club (par 72, 6,493 yards). Gelrod and Mandel became the first Philadelphia Cricket representatives in the event’s 43-year history to win.
Two teams — Makefield Highlands Golf Club’s Andrew Strock and Michael Minter, and North Hills Country Club’s Drew Garis and Patrick Murray — finished two shots back. Little Mill Country Club’s Jim Kelleher and Joseph Roeder, the tournament’s defending champions, fired a 2-under-par 70.
“With the fine history of Philadelphia Cricket, it’s a nice accomplishment,” Gelrod, 42, of Ambler, Pa., said. “For me, I’ve never won a GAP event, so it feels great to get a victory.”
“He’s been playing well this year, so I figured we’d have a good chance,” Mandel, 32, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., added.
The Philadelphia Cricket duo made good on its prospects immediately. Mandel lifted a wedge 102 yards to six feet for a birdie on No. 1 (par 1, 390 yards). A fairways and greens formula produced pars on the next five holes before Gelrod scribed red on No. 7 (par 4, 370 yards), where he spun a sand wedge from 95 yards to 10 feet. Gelrod came to his teammate’s aid on the par 5, 528-yard 12th hole. With Mandel out of play, he stuffed a pitching wedge from 117 yards to a foot for a 4. Mandel returned the red favor on the next par 5 (No. 15, 479 yards), sending a 7-iron from 180 yards long right and flipping a wedge to 12 feet. He made a key save on No. 16 (par 3, 170-yards) to maintain the team’s momentum. That same 7-iron positioned Mandel on a hillside short right. He then skied a wedge to three feet. Gelrod inked 5 under on the team’s scorecard thanks to a well-played 17th hole (par 4, 410 yards), where he drilled a wedge 112 yards to 15 feet and drained a 10-inch, left-to-right breaker.
“We ham-and-egged it well together,” Gelrod, who qualified for match play in the GAP Amateur earlier this year, said. “Marc made some tremendous up-and-downs that really kept the round going. We made our birdies where we had chances. Overall, I think we got as much out of that round as was there.”
“We did a good job to keep the bogeys off the scorecard, given the fact that there probably weren’t more than one or two holes where we had two putts inside 20 feet for birdie,” Mandel said.
With their victory Tuesday, Gelrod and Mandel added to Philadelphia Cricket’s hot streak as of late. Cole Berman captured the Joseph H. Patterson Cup earlier this month. Three of its members — John Brennan, Andy Latowski and Robert Savarese, Jr. — will compete in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Saucon Valley Country Club in two weeks.
“It makes you better [playing in that environment],” Gelrod, who works in financial planning, said. “Our Saturday game isn’t far off from the quality of players you see in a GAP event. On top of that, they’re great guys. We have a lot of fun. I just feel really lucky to have that opportunity.”
“It’s definitely made you elevate your game if you want to continue to compete,” Mandel added.
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Gross
results
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Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Ryan
Gelrod/Marc Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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67
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|
Andrew
Strock/Michael Minter, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Drew
Garis/Patrick Murray, North Hills Country Club
|
69
|
|
Christopher
Thude/Jeff Angelucci, Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
|
70
|
|
Jack
Wallace/David Guertler, Philadelphia Cricket
Club/Laurel Creek Country Club
|
70
|
|
Joseph
Roeder/Jim Kelleher, Little Mill Country Club
|
70
|
|
Thomas
Finn/Robert Bechtold, Back Creek Golf
Club/Fieldstone Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Dino
Stathis/David Dorey, Metedeconk
National Golf Club/Tavistock Country Club
|
72
|
|
Jeff
Hanson/Johan vanSchalkwyk, Merchantville Country
Club
|
72
|
|
Dan
Farragut/Garrett Basalyga, Philadelphia Cricket
Club/Cedarbrook Country Club
|
72
|
|
Dave
Marshall/Andy Beittel, Trenton Country Club/Bala Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Bill
Burke/Lewis Sofield, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Alexander
Maguire, Jr./Bob Maguire, Brookside Country Club
|
73
|
|
Kevin
Morita/James Chojnacki, Valleybrook
Country Club
|
73
|
|
Ryan
Hayward/Jim Gavaghan, Jericho National Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Joe
Bellardo/Gene Bellardo,
Yardley Country Club
|
73
|
|
Pat
Curiale/Andrew Dietz, Medford Village Country
Club/Laurel Creek Country Club
|
74
|
|
Neil
Gordon/Jeff Moffat, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
75
|
|
Adam
Bracy/Adam Warner, Rancocas Golf Club/Merchantville
Country Club
|
75
|
|
Brian
Sokolowski/Mark Hodgson, Greate Bay Country
Club/Burlington Country Club
|
75
|
|
James
Wiley/John Patton, Old York Road Country Club/Little Mill Country Club
|
76
|
|
Richard
Moyer/Bernie Pfeiffer, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve
|
76
|
|
Chris
Bevelheimer/Chris Meares,
Sakima Country Club/Running Deer Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Jimmy
Taylor/Steve Oh, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
77
|
|
John
Ward/Mike Miklinevich, Greate
Bay Country Club
|
77
|
|
Kevin
Kornuszko/Mark Lafond, Five
Ponds Golf Club/Blue Bell Country Club
|
77
|
|
Joe
Barbara/Joseph DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf
Club
|
77
|
|
Bradley
Cusick/Bob Arthur, Tavistock Country Club
|
77
|
|
Timothy
Dolan/Jack Hubbert, Galloway National Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Bob
Abramski/John Cech, Talamore Country Club/Riverton Country Club
|
78
|
|
Bob
Angelucci/Michael Cole, Torresdale-Frankford
Country Club
|
79
|
|
Alexander
Maguire, Sr. /Pat Romano, Brookside Country Club
|
79
|
|
William
Rolli/Kenny Engel, Jr., Philadelphia Publinks GA/North Hills Country Club
|
79
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|
Joe
Sandora/Phillip Bartholomew, Yardley Country Club
|
80
|
|
Roy
Gagne/Frank Petrecco, Yardley Country Club
|
80
|
|
Gregory
Buliga/Chris Kornacki,
Yardley Country Club
|
80
|
|
Tom
Krug/Matthew Hilbush, Commonwealth National Golf
Club
|
80
|
|
Dan
Griffith/Dan Walters, Talamore Country Club/The
Bucks Club
|
80
|
|
Sean
Fox/Grant Parnagian, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
80
|
|
Vic
Duva/Michael Arnold, Yardley Country Club
|
80
|
|
Andy
Keys/Ken Large, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
|
80
|
|
Kevin
Koch/Bob Dick, Spring Ford Country Club/Commonwealth National
|
80
|
|
Brian
Klaus/Ronald Cusick, Sr., Tavistock Country Club
|
81
|
|
George
Reby/Philip Heckler, Greate
Bay Country Club/Wildwood Golf & Country Club
|
81
|
|
Brian
Glancey/David Leder,
Jericho National Golf Club
|
81
|
|
David
Blair/Robert Knotz, Gilbertsville Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Gregory
Hurchalla/Josh Wilson, The Springhaven
Club
|
82
|
|
Noah
Kahn/Pat Waters, French Creek Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Mark
Gerdelmann/Matthew Manfred, Blue Bell Country Club
|
82
|
|
Henrik Maxian/Kenneth Antos,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
82
|
|
David
Reinhart/Adam O'Doherty, Bellewood
Country Club/French Creek Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Wayne
Ligato/Gerald Newell, Jr., Fieldstone Golf
Club/DuPont Country Club
|
83
|
|
Scott
Hutchinson/Charles Stines, Lookaway
Golf Club/Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
84
|
|
John
Suender/Ed Borden, Jr., Tavistock
Country Club
|
84
|
|
Mason
Flinn/Mitch Harris, Merion Golf Club/Blue Bell
Country Club
|
84
|
|
Anthony
Maglio, Jr./A.J. Sciarra,
Tavistock Country Club
|
84
|
|
Mark
Weidling/Paul McIntyre, Jericho National Golf Club
|
84
|
|
Chad
Collingwood/Kevin Seese, Spring Ford Country
Club/Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
84
|
|
Werner
Cziriak/David Spirt, Talamore Country Club
|
84
|
|
Richard
Rettinger, Jr./Gerald Willis, Tavistock
Country Club
|
85
|
|
Michael
Decker/Dillon Halls, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
85
|
|
Roger
Smith/Derek Vogt, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/French Creek Golf Club
|
85
|
|
Stephen
Cooper/Phil Dove, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
85
|
|
Ralph
Moscato/Bob Conners, Sea
Oaks Golf Club
|
85
|
|
Peter
Torras/Mark McDermott, Kennett Square Golf & Country
Club
|
86
|
|
Joe
Ernst/John Minnella, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Steve
Tracanna/Gary Ackerman, RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve
|
86
|
|
Jason
Kowalski/Robert Kowalski, Yardley Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
86
|
|
Mike
McLane/Harold Cooperstein, Galloway National Golf
Club/Whitford Country Club
|
86
|
|
Jeremy
Defilippis/Jeff Ervin, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Gregory
Jablonski/Mike Augustin,
Yardley Country Club/Stone Harbor Golf Club
|
87
|
|
D.J.
Spoltore/John DeStefano, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
87
|
|
Stanley
Panasewicz/Alan Roy, Cherry Valley Country Club
|
87
|
|
Doug
Edwards/Eric Kadish, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Michael
Girman/Bruce Shelly, Doylestown Country Club/Spring
Ford Country Club
|
88
|
|
Craig
Chapman/Dan Burns, Cherry Valley Country Club
|
88
|
|
James
Conway/Oren Thomas, IV, Tavistock Country Club
|
89
|
|
Skye
Gibson/Bradley Hewitt, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
89
|
|
Michael
Remus/George Haeberlein,
Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
94
|
|
John
Walko/Conrad Gack, Five
Ponds Golf Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
94
|
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|
Net
results
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
James
Wiley/John Patton, Old York Road Country Club/Little Mill Country Club
|
65
|
|
Drew
Garis/Patrick Murray, North Hills Country Club
|
66
|
|
Christopher
Thude/Jeff Angelucci, Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
|
66
|
|
Jack
Wallace/David Guertler, Philadelphia Cricket
Club/Laurel Creek Country Club
|
66
|
|
Joe
Bellardo/Gene Bellardo,
Yardley Country Club
|
66
|
|
Dan
Griffith/Dan Walters, Talamore Country Club/The
Bucks Club
|
66
|
|
Dino
Stathis/David Dorey, Metedeconk
National Golf Club/Tavistock Country Club
|
67
|
|
Dan
Farragut/Garrett Basalyga, Philadelphia Cricket
Club/Cedarbrook Country Club
|
67
|
|
Bill
Burke/Lewis Sofield, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
67
|
|
Joe
Barbara/Joseph DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf
Club
|
67
|
|
Werner
Cziriak/David Spirt, Talamore Country Club
|
67
|
|
Ryan
Gelrod/Marc Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
68
|
|
Andrew
Strock/Michael Minter, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
68
|
|
Joseph
Roeder/Jim Kelleher, Little Mill Country Club
|
68
|
|
Thomas
Finn/Robert Bechtold, Back Creek Golf
Club/Fieldstone Golf Club
|
68
|
|
Scott
Hutchinson/Charles Stines, Lookaway
Golf Club/Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
68
|
|
Dave
Marshall/Andy Beittel, Trenton Country Club/Bala Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Ryan
Hayward/Jim Gavaghan, Jericho National Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Brian
Sokolowski/Mark Hodgson, Greate Bay Country
Club/Burlington Country Club
|
69
|
|
Bob
Angelucci/Michael Cole, Torresdale-Frankford
Country Club
|
69
|
|
Jeff
Hanson/Johan vanSchalkwyk, Merchantville Country
Club
|
70
|
|
Alexander
Maguire, Jr./Bo Maguire, Brookside Country Club
|
70
|
|
Kevin
Morita/James Chojnacki, Valleybrook
Country Club
|
70
|
|
Vic
Duva/Michael Arnold, Yardley Country Club
|
70
|
|
Mark
Gerdelmann/Matthew Manfred, Blue Bell Country Club
|
70
|
|
John
Ward/Mike Miklinevich, Greate
Bay Country Club
|
71
|
|
Andy
Keys/Ken Large, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
|
71
|
|
John
Suender/Ed Borden, Jr., Tavistock
Country Club
|
71
|
|
Richard
Rettinger, Jr./Gerald Willis, Tavistock
Country Club
|
71
|
|
Pat
Curiale/Andrew Dietz, Medford Village Country
Club/Laurel Creek Country Club
|
72
|
|
Neil
Gordon/Jeff Moffat, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Richard
Moyer/Bernie Pfeiffer, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve
|
72
|
|
Bob
Abramski/John Cech, Talamore Country Club/Riverton Country Club
|
72
|
|
Brian
Klaus/Ronald Cusick, Sr., Tavistock Country Club
|
72
|
|
Gregory
Hurchalla/Josh Wilson, The Springhaven
Club
|
72
|
|
Stephen
Cooper/Phil Dove, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
72
|
|
Chris
Bevelheimer/Chris Meares,
Sakima Country Club/Running Deer Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Bradley
Cusick/Bob Arthur, Tavistock Country Club
|
73
|
|
Sean
Fox/Grant Parnagian, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
73
|
|
Chad
Collingwood/Kevin Seese, Spring Ford Country
Club/Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
73
|
|
Michael
Girman/Bruce Shelly, Doylestown Country Club/Spring
Ford Country Club
|
73
|
|
Jimmy
Taylor/Steve Oh, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
74
|
|
Kevin
Kornuszko/Mark Lafond,
Five Ponds Golf Club/Blue Bell Country Club
|
74
|
|
Timothy
Dolan/Jack Hubbert, Galloway National Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Alexander
Maguire, Sr./Pat Romano, Brookside Country Club
|
74
|
|
Joe
Sandora/Phillip Bartholomew, Yardley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Gregory
Buliga/Chris Kornacki,
Yardley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Kevin
Koch/Bob Dick, Spring Ford Country Club/Commonwealth National
|
74
|
|
Brian
Glancey/David Leder,
Jericho National Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Roger
Smith/Derek Vogt, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/French Creek Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Joe
Ernst/John Minnella, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Gregory
Jablonski/Mike Augustin,
Yardley Country Club/Stone Harbor Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Adam
Bracy/Adam Warner, Rancocas Golf Club/Merchantville
Country Club
|
75
|
|
William
Rolli/Kenny Engel, Jr., Philadelphia Publinks GA/North Hills Country Club
|
75
|
|
Mark
Weidling/Paul McIntyre, Jericho National Golf Club
|
75
|
|
Steve
Tracanna/Gary Ackerman, RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve
|
75
|
|
Mike
McLane/Harold Cooperstein, Galloway National Golf
Club/Whitford Country Club
|
75
|
|
Craig
Chapman/Dan Burns, Cherry Valley Country Club
|
75
|
|
Roy
Gagne/Frank Petrecco, Yardley Country Club
|
76
|
|
George
Reby/Philip Heckler, Greate
Bay Country Club/Wildwood Golf & Country Club
|
76
|
|
David
Blair/Robert Knotz, Gilbertsville Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Henrik Maxian/Kenneth Antos,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
76
|
|
Ralph
Moscato/Bob Conners, Sea
Oaks Golf Club
|
76
|
|
D.J.
Spoltore/John DeStefano,
Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
76
|
|
Doug
Edwards/Eric Kadish, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Tom
Krug/Matthew Hilbush, Commonwealth National Golf
Club
|
77
|
|
Noah
Kahn/Pat Waters, French Creek Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Anthony
Maglio, Jr./A.J. Sciarra,
Tavistock Country Club
|
77
|
|
Michael
Decker/Dillon Halls, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
77
|
|
Stanley
Panasewicz/Alan Roy, Cherry Valley Country Club
|
77
|
|
Skye
Gibson/Bradley Hewitt, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Michael
Remus/George Haeberlein,
Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
77
|
|
David
Reinhart/Adam O'Doherty, Bellewood
Country Club/French Creek Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Mason
Flinn/Mitch Harris, Merion Golf Club/Blue Bell
Country Club
|
79
|
|
Peter
Torras/Mark McDermott, Kennett Square Golf &
Country Club
|
79
|
|
Wayne
Ligato/Gerald Newell, Jr., Fieldstone Golf
Club/DuPont Country Club
|
80
|
|
Jason
Kowalski/Robert Kowalski, Yardley Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
80
|
|
Jeremy
Defilippis/Jeff Ervin, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
80
|
|
John
Walko/Conrad Gack, Five
Ponds Golf Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
80
|
|
James
Conway/Oren Thomas, IV, Tavistock Country Club
|
82
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