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| Bo and Alexander Maguire, Sr. carded an even-par 72 to prevail. |
Brookside’s Maguires capture 105th Father & Son (Older)
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. — Sciatic nerve pain slowed Alexander Maguire, Sr. and his golf game late this summer. He’s regaining speed, if Thursday is any indication.
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Maguire teamed with his son Bo to take the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 105th Father & Son (Older) at a serene Schuylkill Country Club (par 72, 6,436 yards). The Brookside Country Club members carded an even-par 72 to top a 24-team field in the Championship Flight. Alexander, Sr. and his son and his son Alexander, Jr. also won the the Father & Son tournament (18 & over) title in 2008.
The event’s format is selective drive/alternate shot.
“For a month and a half, I couldn’t swing a club right. I actually started playing left-handed with a driver because it didn’t hurt,” Alexander, Sr., 74, said. “I did play yesterday and I broke 80 for the first time in a while. I felt fine today.”
“He hit it within 20 feet on all the par 3s. That wasn’t our problem,” Bo, 30, added.
A 4 over inward nine was the problem resonating in Bo’s mind. It was more of an inconsequential nuisance in the end. The Maguire team, which played in the morning, prevailed by two strokes.
Starting on the back nine, the Pottstown, Pa. residents grabbed a birdie on No. 11 (par 3, 166 yards), where Alexander, Sr. stopped a 7-iron at 12 feet. A three-hole birdie stretch showcased their early command of exquisite Donald Ross greens. On No. 15 (par 4, 446 yards), Bo drained a 25-footer following Alexander’s wedge setup. He swept in a four-footer on the next hole (par 3, 128 yards) after his dad cleared a guarding bunker with soaring 9-iron. On the par 5, 495-yard 17th hole, the team capitalized on Bo’s length. After using his monstrous drive, Bo flipped a wedge 50 yards to eight feet. The Maguire team turned in a remarkable 4 under.
“It’s funny. We made every putt on the front but missed every one on the back,” Alexander, Sr. said.
“On the front nine, I’m saying, ‘These greens are easy to make putts on. They’re rolling nice,’” Bo said. “And then it got ugly on the other side. Nothing went in.”
It didn’t get ugly, but it certainly wasn’t fashionable. A three-putt on No. 1 (par 4, 395 yards) and four-putt on No. 2 (par 4, 350 yards) added squares (bogeys) to the scorecard. A par 5 (No. 3, 492 yards), however, intervened to slow the skidding. Once again Bo’s driving distance spearheaded a birdie conversion. He splashed the team’s third shot out of the front bunker into gimme range. Back-to-back bogeys forced the Maguire team to settle for an even-par score. A three-putt from the front of the tiered No. 7 (par 4, 387 yards) and “chop shot” on No. 8 (par 550 yards) extinguished a subpar finish.
“Today was good except for the back nine. We had fun,” Alexander, Sr. said. “It was fun until we started putting terribly.”
“The greens are cool here. There’s a lot of undulation and a lot of places where you have to put the ball in the right area,” Bo said. “Brookside has a lot of back-to-front sloping greens but not a lot of hills in the green. This course has a lot of hills and subtle breaks.”
The Maguires work in the same office as investment advisors. Bo is taking classes at Temple University, his father’s alma matter, toward earning CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) status.
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| Gregory & Jay Howson, Jr. |
Super-Senior Division
Gregory and Jay Howson, Jr. returned to the Father & Son winner’s circle after a seven-year absence. The St. Davids Golf Club members carded an even-par 72 to take the tournament’s Super-Senior (par 72, 6,086 yards) title. They won back-to-back trophies in 2008-09.
“It feels great to be back again,” Gregory, 46, of Malvern, Pa., said. “We kept it together on the back nine. We were 2 under at the turn and made two birdies and four bogeys on the back.”
“We put ourselves in position on every hole with our drives. Between us, we drove it very well,” Jay, 78, of Malvern, Pa., said.
The Howson team only missed one green heading out, sprinkling birdies of five and three feet on Nos. 2 (par 4, 320 yards) and 8 (par 5, 480 yards), respectively. Jay’s magnificent 4-hybrid from 156 yards on No. 13 (par 4, 402 yards) stopped a potential downward spiral. Gregory cleaned up the birdie putt.
The Father & Son (Older) tournament is for those 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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Alexander
Maguire, Sr./Bo Maguire, Brookside Country Club
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72
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Matthew
McKeone/Guy McKeone, Moselem Springs Golf Club/Reading Country Club
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74
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Maximillian
Muller/James Muller, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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75
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Robert
Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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78
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Kevin
Frost/Steve Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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78
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Cory
Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country
Club/Down River Golf Course
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78
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Gus
Steiger/Gus Steiger, Sr.,
Great Bear Golf Club
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79
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Trevor
Seufer/Joseph Seufer,
Stonewall
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79
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Gary
Yeager/Royce Yeager, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Cedarbrook
Country Club
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79
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Bradley
Roberts/Douglas Roberts, Little Mill Country Club/Chester Valley Golf Club
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80
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Vince
Lopez/Joe Lopez, Schuylkill Country Club
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80
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Tim
Slizofski/Ronald Slizofski,
North Hills Country Club
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81
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Thomas
Brennan/Thomas Brennan, Sr., Talamore Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club
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82
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Richard
Alessi, Jr./Daniel Alessi,
Llanerch Country Club
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84
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David
Hodas/Sam Hodas, Fieldstone
Golf Club
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87
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Brian
Ginty/Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club
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87
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Rob
Martin/Chris Martin, Rancocas Golf Club
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89
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Paul
Muller/Paul Muller, Lu Lu Country Club
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90
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Fred
Molden/Erik Molden,
Jericho National Golf Club
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91
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Brian
Wigoda/Tom Wigoda, Five
Ponds Golf Club/Silver Creek Country Club
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91
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Gregory
Hurchalla/Charles Hurchalla, Stonewall
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92
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Louis
G. Newett/Chris Newett,
Indian Valley Country Club
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92
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Super
Senior
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Name,
club
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Score
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Jay
Howson, Jr./Gregory Howson, St. Davids Golf
Club
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72
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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74
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Neil
Gordon/Herbert Gordon, Five Ponds Golf Club/Doylestown Country Club
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75
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Jeffrey
Huntzinger/Robert Huntzinger,
Philmont Country Club/RiverCrest Golf
Club & Preserve
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78
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Russell
Naylor/Chris Naylor, Stonewall/The Springhaven Club
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78
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Michael
R. Brown, Jr./Michael R. Brown, Sr.,
Philadelphia Publinks GA/Unaffiliated
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78
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Phil
Over/Phil Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Penn Oaks
Golf Club
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79
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Troy
Watson/Paul Watson, Spring Ford Country Club/J. Wood Platt Alumni Club
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79
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Ryan
O'Leary/Robert O'Leary, Mercer Oaks Golf Course/Lookaway Golf
Club
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80
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Charles
McClaskey/Bryan McClaskey,
Loch Nairn Golf Club/Merchantville
Country Club
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80
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Jay
Deakins/Warren Deakins,
St. Davids Golf Club/Philadelphia Country
Club
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80
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Eric
Fonner/Bill Fonner, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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80
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John
Browndorf/Joel Browndorf,
Metedeconk National Golf Club
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81
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Oren
Thomas, III/Oren Thomas, IV, Tavistock Country
Club
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81
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Joseph
Dulka/Joseph Dulka, Bellewood Country Club/DuPont Country Club
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81
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Greg
Shane/Ron Shane, Fieldstone Golf Club
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82
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Lawrence
Goldberg/Joel Goldberg, Stonewall/West Chester Golf & Country Club
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82
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John
Broadbent, Jr./Richard Broadbent, Jr., LedgeRock Golf
Club
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82
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Steven
Walczak/Steve Walczak, Sr., Wilmington Country Club
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83
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Carmen
Caruso/Charles Caruso, Spring Ford Country Club/Bellewood
Country Club
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84
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Richard
Alessi, Jr./Richard Alessi,
Sr., Llanerch Country Club
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84
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Frank
Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old
York Road Country Club/Lu Lu Country Club
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84
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Conrad
Gack/Christopher Gack, Makefield Highlands Golf Club/Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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84
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Ray
Miller/Rob Miller, Doylestown Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
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85
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Victor
Brown/Stephen Brown, Chester Valley Golf Club
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86
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Ken
Croney, Jr./Kenneth Croney,
Applebrook Golf Club/Sunnybrook Golf Club
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86
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Christopher
Egan/Dennis Egan, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale/Avalon
Golf Club
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86
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Nicholas
Hermansader/Jim Hermansader,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club/Reading Country Club
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88
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John
VanDame, Jr./Barrett VanDame,
Philadelphia Publinks GA/Linfield
National Golf Club
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89
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Peter
P. Dilullo/Peter Dilullo,
Applebrook Golf Club/Waynesborough
Country Club
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89
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Kevin
Turner/Thomas Turner, Radnor Valley Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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89
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Bob
Rogers/Robert Rogers, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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91
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Robert
Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Spring Ford Country Club/Reading Country Club
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96
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Matthew
Baker/James Baker, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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NC
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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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Alexander
Maguire, Sr./Bo Maguire, Brookside Country Club
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68
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Matthew
McKeone/Guy McKeone, Moselem Springs Golf Club/Reading Country Club
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72
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Trevor
Seufer/Joseph Seufer,
Stonewall
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72
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Fred
Molden/Erik Molden,
Jericho National Golf Club
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73
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Maximillian
Muller/James Muller, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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74
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Cory
Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country
Club/Down River Golf Course
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74
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Gary
Yeager/Royce Yeager, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Cedarbrook
Country Club
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75
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Bradley
Roberts/Douglas Roberts, Little Mill Country Club/Chester Valley Golf Club
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75
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Thomas
Brennan/Thomas Brennan, Sr., Talamore Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club
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75
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Brian
Wigoda/Tom Wigoda, Five Ponds
Golf Club/Silver Creek Country Club
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75
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Kevin
Frost/Steve Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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76
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Tim
Slizofski/Ronald Slizofski,
North Hills Country Club
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76
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Richard
Alessi, Jr./Daniel Alessi,
Llanerch Country Club
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76
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Rob
Martin/Chris Martin, Rancocas Golf Club
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76
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Paul
Muller/Paul Muller, Lu Lu Country Club
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77
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Robert
Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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78
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Gregory
Hurchalla/Charles Hurchalla, Stonewall
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78
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Gus
Steiger/Gus Steiger, Sr.,
Great Bear Golf Club
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79
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David
Hodas/Sam Hodas,
Fieldstone Golf Club
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79
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Vince
Lopez/Joe Lopez, Schuylkill Country Club
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80
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Brian
Ginty/Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club
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80
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Louis
G. Newett/Chris Newett,
Indian Valley Country Club
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92
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Super
Senior
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Name,
club
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Score
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Jay
Howson, Jr./Gregory Howson, St. Davids Golf
Club
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66
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Jeffrey
Huntzinger/Robert Huntzinger,
Philmont Country Club/RiverCrest Golf
Club & Preserve
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69
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Troy
Watson/Paul Watson, Spring Ford Country Club/J. Wood Platt Alumni Club
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69
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Phil
Over/Phil Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Penn Oaks
Golf Club
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70
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Conrad
Gack/Christopher Gack, Makefield Highlands Golf Club/Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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70
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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71
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Ryan
O'Leary/Robert O'Leary, Mercer Oaks Golf Course/Lookaway Golf
Club
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71
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Christopher
Egan/Dennis Egan, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale/Avalon
Golf Club
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71
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Neil
Gordon/Herbert Gordon, Five Ponds Golf Club/Doylestown Country Club
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72
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Greg
Shane/Ron Shane, Fieldstone Golf Club
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72
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John
Broadbent, Jr./Richard Broadbent, Jr., LedgeRock Golf
Club
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72
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Carmen
Caruso/Charles Caruso, Spring Ford Country Club/Bellewood
Country Club
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72
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Frank
Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old
York Road Country Club/Lu Lu Country Club
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72
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Russell
Naylor/Chris Naylor, Stonewall/The Springhaven Club
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73
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Jay
Deakins/Warren Deakins,
St. Davids Golf Club/Philadelphia Country
Club
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73
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Eric
Fonner/Bill Fonner, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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73
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John
Browndorf/Joel Browndorf,
Metedeconk National Golf Club
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73
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Lawrence
Goldberg/Joel Goldberg, Stonewall/West Chester Golf & Country Club
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73
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Joseph
Dulka/Joseph Dulka, Bellewood Country Club/DuPont Country Club
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74
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Ray
Miller/Rob Miller, Doylestown Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
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74
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Oren
Thomas, III/Oren Thomas, IV, Tavistock Country
Club
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75
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Charles
McClaskey/Bryan McClaskey,
Loch Nairn Golf Club/Merchantville
Country Club
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76
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Richard
Alessi, Jr./Richard Alessi,
Sr., Llanerch Country Club
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76
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Victor
Brown/Stephen Brown, Chester Valley Golf Club
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77
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John
VanDame, Jr./Barrett VanDame,
Philadelphia Publinks GA/Linfield
National Golf Club
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77
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Michael
R. Brown, Jr./Michael R. Brown, Sr.,
Philadelphia Publinks GA/Unaffiliated
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78
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Ken
Croney, Jr./Kenneth Croney,
Applebrook Golf Club/Sunnybrook Golf Club
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78
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Nicholas
Hermansader/Jim Hermansader,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club/Reading Country Club
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78
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Bob
Rogers/Robert Rogers, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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78
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Kevin
Turner/Thomas Turner, Radnor Valley Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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79
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Robert
Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Spring Ford Country Club/Reading Country Club
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79
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Peter
P. Dilullo/Peter Dilullo,
Applebrook Golf Club/Waynesborough
Country Club
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80
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Steven
Walczak/Steve Walczak,
Sr., Wilmington Country Club
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83
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Matthew
Baker/James Baker, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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