The Golf Association of Philadelphia

June 13, 2016

Matt Teesdale of Commonwealth National Golf Club finished at 4-over-par 145 to place second
in the 116th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship Qualifer.

Huntsville’s Ross tops former Temple teammate Teesdale
for 116th BMW Philadelphia Amateur medal

ARDMORE, Pa.–There are many layers to Patrick Ross’ medalist performance in the 116th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship Qualifier. The top of it all, he earned the No. 1 seed in match play.

Add in the enormity of that accomplishment, both personally and golf career wise and the layers stack up.

Howling morning winds calmed a bit in the afternoon under sunny skies Monday, but both Qualifier venues – Merion Golf Club (East, par 70, 6,383 yards) and Philadelphia Country Club (par 71, 6,934 yards) – played in hard-and-fast championship conditions. The scoring average at Merion was 10 shots above par; PCC eight shots above.

When the field of 134 players finished 18 holes at each site, Ross found himself atop the scoreboard at 2-over 143. He edged former Temple University teammate Matthew Teesdale of Commonwealth National Golf Club by two shots. Michael McDermott of Merion Golf Club and Chris Ault of Yardley Country Club tied for third at 146.

The final two match play contestants for the bracket of 32 were determined in a 6-for-2 playoff. The playoff was for players at a score of 154, 13 over. Bill Jeremiah of Bidermann Golf Club and Glenn Smeraglio of Lu Lu Country Club advanced. The playoff went two holes (Nos. 13 (par 3, 109 yards) and 14 (par 4, 413 yards) at Merion).

“It means a lot. Philadelphia golf is so historic, to have your name attached to GAP and to be medalist in something like this is definitely a big accomplishment for me,” said Ross, 24, of Huntsville Golf Club and Dunmore, Pa. “It does mean a lot and knowing that my teammates have done it before me kind of makes me feel a little bit better about myself that I can join them, too.” Former Ross teammates Teesdale and Brandon Matthews have each won multiple Association Majors.

The Round of 32 matches begin at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Merion (East). Ross faces Jeremiah. The Round of 16 matches follow at 12 p.m. The quarterfinals and semifinals are set for Wednesday. The 36-hole final takes place on Saturday.

This is the first time in 62 years Merion (East) has hosted the Amateur.

Ross opened his final Amateur, he told reporters after his round he was turning professional next week in time for the Vermont Open (June 20-22), with a 1-under 70 at Philadelphia Country. He noted that a winding, 20-foot par save on No. 18 (par 4, 390 yards) breathed some life into his first round, one that saw him card two birdies and seven pars to close out with the morning round’s only under-par score. He held a three-shot lead.

He recorded birdies on No. 4 (par 4, 467 yards) with an 8-iron to 10 feet before sinking the putt and then on No. 6 (par 5, 500 yards) dropped a 3-iron from 219 yards to 15-feet and two putted.

“My goal coming in was to try and be medalist,” said Ross. “I didn’t change my game plan at all after the round of Philly Country. You still try to shoot the best possible score.”

At Merion, a triple bogey-bogey on holes No. 6 (par 4, 425 yards) and No. 7 (par 4, 356 yards), respectively, put the medalist honor in doubt before three birdies in the last six holes allowed him to edge Teesdale. All coming on the strength of strong wedge work.

“I really take this as two tournaments, a stroke play and a match play part,” said Ross. “It gives me a lot of confidence going into tomorrow but that’s a new ball game. Everyone has a clean slate.”

Ross entered the Amateur only weeks removed from the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, where he and partner Brandon Matthews were medalists at Winged Foot Golf Club. The two fell in the quarterfinals.

Ross hopes to build upon that success. He’s never advanced further than the second round of match play at the Amateur.

Teesdale posted rounds of 74 (PCC) and 71 (Merion) to place second.

He called his game rusty. Employment searching has led to less time on the range.

“The most important part about a qualifier is qualifying,” said Teesdale, 25 of Maple Glen, Pa. “Getting into the Top 32 was the idea. I played some good golf on the second 18. I felt the game coming around.”

Defending champion Cole Berman of Philadelphia Cricket Club tied for 18th at 151 (76 PCC, 75 Merion). He is the No. 19 seed.

Golf Association of Philadelphia
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 151 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.

Name, club	R1-R2–Total
Patrick Ross, Huntsville Golf Club	70P-73M–143
Matthew Teesdale, Commonwealth National Golf Club	74P-71M–145
Michael McDermott, Merion Golf Club	75M-71P–146
Christopher Ault, Yardley Country Club	79M-67P–146
Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club	76M-71P–147
Brandon Dalinka, The Ridge at Back Brook	75M-72P–147
Michael Davis, Aronimink Golf Club	73P-74M–147
Michael Hyland, Little Mill Country Club	75M-73P–148
Stephen Seiden, Llanerch Country Club	75M-73P–148
Robert Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club	76P-73M–149
Scott Ehrlich, Five Ponds Golf Club	74P-75M–149
Cory Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club	77P-73M–150
R.J. Wren, Applecross Country Club	79M-71P–150
Philip Rothermel, Schuylkill Country Club	78P-72M–150
David Hicks, Wildwood Golf & Country Club	79P-71M–150
Roland Massimino, The Ridge at Back Brook	75P-75M–150
Jay Whitby, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club	77P-73M–150
Matthew Mattare, Saucon Valley Country Club	79M-72P–151
Ben Feld, Green Valley Country Club	79M-72P–151
Cole Berman, Philadelphia Cricket Club	76P-75M–151
Gregor Orlando, Philadelphia Cricket Club	76M-75P–151
Michael R. Brown, Jr., Philadelphia Publinks GA	79M-73P–152
James Kania, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club	77P-75M–152
Carey Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club	74M-78P–152
Peter Barron, III, Stone Harbor Golf Club	79P-74M–153
Michael Carr, Philadelphia Cricket Club	80M-73P–153
Scott McLaughlin, Lu Lu Country Club	79M-74P–153
John Samaha, Old York Road Country Club	83M-70P–153
Kyle Vance, GAP Junior Players Club	77M-76P–153
Dawson Anders, Indian Valley Country Club	77M-76P–153
*Glenn Smeraglio, Lu Lu Country Club	76M-78P–154
*William Jeremiah, Bidermann Golf Club	82P-72M–154

Failed to qualify
*John Brennan, Philadelphia Cricket Club	79M-75P–154
*Ben Bershad, Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club	78M-76P–154
*Ryan Siegler, Makefield Highlands Golf Club	76P-78M–154
*Zachary Barbin, GAP Junior Players Club	76P-78M–154
Michael Tash, Tavistock Country Club	80P-75M–155
Matthew Finger, DuPont Country Club	77M-78P–155
Benjamin Smith, Huntingdon Valley Country Club	79M-76P–155
Don Donatoni, White Manor Country Club	77P-78M–155
Raymond Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club	77P-78M–155
Joseph Fabrizio, Jr., Aronimink Golf Club	76P-79M–155
P.J. Acierno, Lu Lu Country Club	80P-75M–155
Drew Guarino, Old York CC at Chesterfield	80P-75M–155
Anthony Sebastianelli, Glen Oak Country Club	80M-75P–155
Luca Jezzeny, The Bucks Club	80M-75P–155
Robert Bechtold, Fieldstone Golf Club	79P-77M–156
Evan Galbreath, Philmont Country Club	76P-80M–156
Max Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club	77P-79M–156
Ryan Rucinski, Fieldstone Golf Club	82M-74P–156
Conrad Von Borsig, Philadelphia Cricket Club	77P-79M–156
Aaron Fricke, Lancaster Country Club	77P-79M–156
John Barone, Glenmaura National Golf Club	81M-75P–156
Ken Sim, Commonwealth National Golf Club	77P-80M–157
Stephen Dressel, St. Davids Golf Club	80P-77M–157
Benjamin Cooley, Huntingdon Valley Country Club	81P-76M–157
Brian Dempster, Mercer Oaks Golf Course	81M-76P–157
Vinay Ramesh, Lu Lu Country Club	81M-76P–157
Oscar Mestre, Overbrook Golf Club	79M-79P–158
Brad McFadden, Overbrook Golf Club	78P-80M–158
Kyle Martin, Huntingdon Valley Country Club	81P-77M–158
Jalen Griffin, Talamore Country Club	78P-80M–158
Kevin Conners, Jr., Whitford Country Club	80M-78P–158
Jason Loehrs, Philadelphia Publinks GA	80P-78M–158
Jack Melville, Lu Lu Country Club	81M-77P–158
Ryan Beck, Old York Road Country Club	81P-77M–158
Wills Montgomery, Whitford Country Club	79M-79P–158
Brian Gillespie, St. Davids Golf Club	83M-77P–160
Todd Vonderheid, Huntsville Golf Club	81M-79P–160
Brock Kovach, Berkshire Country Club	78M-82P–160
Max Muller, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club	80P-80M–160
Evan Brown, Hartefeld National	80M-80P–160
Ross Pilliod, Gilbertsville Golf Club	80P-80M–160
David West, Applecross Country Club	82M-79P–161
Ryan Gelrod, Philadelphia Cricket Club	84M-77P–161
Daniel Furman, Commonwealth National Golf Club	84P-77M–161
Jimmy Wolfe, Bellewood Country Club	75M-86P–161
Blaine Lafferty, Little Mill Country Club	79P-82M–161
Mark Farley, Lu Lu Country Club	76P-85M–161
Rand Mendez, Fieldstone Golf Club	84P-78M–162
Michael Cook, Applebrook Golf Club	79M-83P–162
Daniel Feeney, Philadelphia Cricket Club	81M-81P–162
Brendan Borst, Philadelphia Cricket Club	86M-76P–162
Kevin Hart, Jr., Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club	76P-86M–162
David Liotta, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club	86P-77M–163
Jack Wallace, Philadelphia Cricket Club	86M-77P–163
Steven Walczak, Wilmington Country Club	78M-85P–163
Stephen Hudacek, III, Glenmaura National Golf Club	86P-77M–163
Sean Torpey, Commonwealth National Golf Club	81P-82M–163
Sam Soeth, White Manor Country Club	83M-80P–163
Mariano Medico, Fox Hill Country Club	82P-81M–163
Trey Croney, Overbrook Golf Club	82M-81P–163
Justin Hare, Five Ponds Golf Club	81P-82M–163
Tyler Smith, Philadelphia Publinks GA	80P-83M–163
Rodney James, Heidelberg Country Club	83P-81M–164
Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club	82M-82P–164
Tom Spano, Llanerch Country Club	80M-84P–164
Edward Kelly, Jr., Old York Road Country Club	80M-84P–164
Jonathan Radick, Northampton Valley Country Club	79P-85M–164
Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club	84M-81P–165
Paul Kovalcheck, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club	84P-81M–165
Joe Kerrigan, Jr., Llanerch Country Club	86M-79P–165
Andrew Gallagher, Laurel Creek Country Club	85P-80M–165
Brian McDermott, Llanerch Country Club	78P-88M–166
Mac Ryan, Overbrook Golf Club	85M-81P–166
Joshua Isler, Chester Valley Golf Club	88M-78P–166
Dan Arison, Applebrook Golf Club	88M-78P–166
J.T. Barker, Saucon Valley Country Club	80P-86M–166
Kenneth Phillips, Lancaster Country Club	89M-78P–167
Scott McNeil, Bala Golf Club	81P-86M–167
P. Chet Walsh, Philadelphia Country Club	81P-87M–168
Mark Ellinger, Whitford Country Club	86M-82P–168
Jason Kowalski, Downingtown Country Club	78P-90M–168
Shamus Gartley, Fox Hill Country Club	81P-87M–168
Liam McGrath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club	87M-81P–168
Gordon Jamieson, Merion Golf Club	84P-85M–169
Grant Skyllas, LedgeRock Golf Club	90M-80P–170
David Waxman, Little Mill Country Club	86M-84P–170
Ron Robinson, Talamore Country Club	89M-81P–170
Alexander Kim, Blue Bell Country Club	87M-83P–170
Austin Barbin, GAP Junior Players Club	85P-85M–170
Ted Matthews, Lu Lu Country Club	88P-82M–170
Scott Storck, Philadelphia Cricket Club	86P-85M–171
Christopher Clauson, Lu Lu Country Club	86M-85P–171
Peter Bradbeer, Merion Golf Club	93M-79P–172
David Colleran, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club	84P-88M–172
Kevin Turner, Radnor Valley Country Club	85M-87P–172
Chris Storck, LedgeRock Golf Club	81P-92M–173
Mark Coassolo, Brookside CC of Allentown	87M-88P–175
Michael Zeng, Applecross Country Club	85M-92P–177
Ryan Carroll, Chester Valley Golf Club	95M-83P–178
Alex Kane, Radley Run Country Club	94M-85P–179
Christian Davis, Glenmaura National Golf Club	84P-96M–180
Lenny Welch, Radley Run Country Club	91P-DQM–DQ

*-determined in playoff
DQ-disqualification
M-Merion Golf Club; P-Philadelphia Country Club

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for 116th BMW Philadelphia Amateur medal