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| Rolling Green's Dan Bastian lines up a birdie look as his father, Matt, offers advice. |
Rolling Green’s Bastians better field in Father & Son (Younger)
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — If you had told Dan and Matt Bastian that they would take home a Father & Son (Younger) title Tuesday at RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve (par 71, 6,320 yards), they both would have laughed it off.
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“We drove up early this morning from the Jersey Shore. I hit a few putts with sandals on and he forgot to put a belt on – we obviously didn’t have very high expectations for today,” said Matt, 50, of Media, Pa. “We were both literally running to the first tee to get there in time.”
And it is a good thing they did, because the Bastian’s hustle paid off in a big way.
The father-son duo fired a 1-over 72 in an alternate shot, stroke-play format (with select drives) to take home the Junior Division title. The Bastians, of Rolling Green Golf Club, bettered 33 other father-son pairings.
Their round began on the back nine. The first sign of good things to come arrived early on No. 11 (par 4, 330 yards). Matt hit a “terrible” 8-iron left of the green, but Dan stepped up, hit a chip with plenty of speed and rocked the ball off the bottom of the flagstick and into the cup for birdie.
More red numbers arrived on the front. Dan placed an 8-iron to two feet on No. 5 (par 3, 161 yards) and his father cleaned it up with a tap-in birdie. On No. 9 (par 4, 300 yards), the Bastian’s last hole of the day, Matt rifled driver to the front edge of the green. Dan’s eagle attempt trickled 15 feet past the hole, but Matt stepped up and knocked in the comebacker.
Post-round praise was plentiful for Dan’s clutch putting.
“He made about a 100 feet of putts today. I’d say [Dan] had four par saves that were over 20 feet. And that’s weird, because he isn’t that great of a putter,” said a laughing Matt.
“They were just falling for me today. It was just one of those days – I liked the greens here,” said Dan, 15, also of Media, Pa.
Two years ago, at Blue Bell Country Club, the younger Bastian told his father that he “choked in this tournament”. This year, it was time for the older Bastian to get his vindication.
“We get to play a lot socially together. The only other competition we play in is our Father-Son tournament at Rolling Green. It’s always a good time,” said Matt. “Other than that, we try and avoid each other.”
“It was a great experience working together instead of just yelling together,” said Dan, who took home the Junior-Junior title in the 2014 Jock Mackenzie Memorial. “We get really sarcastic with each other, but we had a really great time today.”
Junior-Junior
Ryan McCabe of The Springhaven Club had himself quite the day.
The 13-year-old qualified for the Drive, Chip and Putt subregionals after finishing second overall in his local-qualifying group Tuesday morning at Sunnybrook Golf Club. He followed that up in the afternoon with a Junior-Junior title, alongside his father, Franny, at RiverCrest.
“It was a fun day. My putting, surprisingly, definitely saved me. I didn’t do well on chipping or driving, but it was great to finish so well [this morning],” said the younger McCabe, of Media, Pa. “When I got here today, I couldn’t make a putt. It was a long day but I’m used to that.”
The McCabes started their title chase by parring every hole on the back nine. They combined their impressive start with a 5-over 40 on the concluding nine, good for a total of 5-over 75. They topped a field of 34 total father-son teams in the Junior-Junior flight.
“We were ham and egging it today, even though the last nine was a lot more egging it,” said Franny, 61, also of Media, Pa. “We had a ton of fun today. This is the third time we’ve played together in this. We always enjoy it.”
The Father & Son (Younger), now in its 59th year, is open to father and son teams with sons 17 years of age and younger. The Junior-Junior Division consists of teams with sons 13 years and younger.
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Junior
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Name,
club
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Score
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Daniel
Bastian/Matthew Bastian, Rolling Green Golf Club
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72
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Ryan
Tall/John Tall, Spring Ford Country Club
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73
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Matthew
Civitella/Matthew Civitella,
Waynesborough Country Club
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73
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Frank
Gregor/Frankie Gregor,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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75
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Barry
Wiseman/Ben Wiseman, The Bucks Club
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75
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Christopher
Dalessandro/Vincent Dalessandro,
Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club
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75
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Jeff
Fialko/Jack Fialko, Aronimink Golf Club
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76
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Sean
McNamara/Stephen McNamara, Bent Creek Country Club
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76
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Kyle
Green/Hudson Green, Jr., Bellewood Country
Club/Stonewall
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76
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Christopher
Greer/Hayden Greer, Laurel Creek Country Club
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77
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Mark
Lafond/Matthew Lafond,
Blue Bell Country Club
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77
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Daniel
Galbreath/Robert Galbreath,
Sr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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78
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Doug
Murray/Jack Murray, Stonewall
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78
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Chris
Anderson/Harry Anderson, Wilmington Country Club
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78
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Charles
Hummer/Case Hummer, Aronimink Golf Club
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79
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D.J.
Pinciotti, III/Daniel Pinciotti,
Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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79
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Douglas
Gregor/Wade Gregor,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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79
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Donald
Degraff/Danny Degraff,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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79
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Andrew
Desjardins/Jay Desjardins, Waynesborough Country
Club
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79
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Dan
Lafond/Eric Lafond,
Commonwealth National Golf Club
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80
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Warren
Taylor/Nicholas Taylor, Yardley Country Club
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80
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Nicholas
Hano, III/Nicholas Hano,
Jr., Aronimink Golf Club/Applebrook
Golf Club
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82
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Philip
Damico/Gregory Damico, McCall Golf & Country Club
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82
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Ernie
Sims/Gavin Sims, Overbrook Golf Club
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82
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Brent
Schoeller/Mark Schoeller,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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82
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Rob
Sitzler/Jake Sitzler,
Burlington Country Club
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83
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Edward
Hanzel/Matthew Hanzel,
Running Deer Golf Club
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83
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Will
Keane/William Keane, Jr., Philadelphia Country Club
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84
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Cory
Hunter/John Hunter, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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84
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James
Gillespie/James Gillespie, Jr., Concord Country Club
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84
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Gavin
Maurer/Mark Maurer, II, Bent Creek Country Club
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85
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Brayden
Diprinzio/Mark Diprinzio,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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87
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Peter
Susanin/Ryan Susanin,
Overbrook Golf Club
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88
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Scott
Cahoone/Zachary Cahoone, Aronimink Golf Club/Rolling Green Golf Club
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88
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DennisW.J. Burton/Jack
Burton, Stonewall/Overbrook Golf Club
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89
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Patrick
Sullivan/P.J. Sullivan, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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90
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Alex
Hanna/Gregory Hanna, Overbrook Golf Club
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90
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Ryan
Daufenbach/Jack Daufenbach,
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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90
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Brendan
Mcgrath/Jay Mcgrath,
Radley Run Country Club
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92
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Peter
Dugery/Joe Dugery, Bala Golf Club
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94
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Ryan
Tague/Michael Tague,
Overbrook Golf Club
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95
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Andrew
Lombard/Alex Lombard, The Springhaven Club
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97
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Richard
Johnson/Matt Johnson, White Clay Creek Country Club
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98
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John
Morton/Edwin Morton, Raven's Claw Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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99
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Charles
Lynch/Chuck Lynch, Jr., Whitemarsh Valley Country
Club
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100
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Michael
Roberts/Michael F. Roberts, Old York Road Country Club
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101
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Eric
Stang/Brendan Stang, Cedarbrook Country Club
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107
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Jack
Haywood/Reed Haywood, Radley Run Country Club
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108
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Tim
Kennedy/Ryan Kennedy, Applecross Country Club
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117
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Mark
Hershey/Justin Hershey, Applebrook Golf Club
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WD
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William
Armstrong/Jake Armstrong, Tavistock Country Club
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WD
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George
Griffaton/Ben Griffaton, Bellewood Country Club/Brookside Country Club
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NC
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G.Patrick
Dougherty/Nolan Dougherty, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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WD
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Randy
Mitchell/Colman Mitchell, Wilmington Country Club
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WD
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Archie
Filshill/Archie Filshill,
Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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WD
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Junior-Junior
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Name,
club
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Score
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Ryan
McCabe/Franny McCabe, Jr., The Springhaven Club
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75
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Jason
Homer/Matthew Homer, Wilmington Country Club
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76
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Philip
Damico/Andrew Damico, McCall Golf & Country Club
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78
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Brendan
Nolan/Darren Nolan, Talamore Country Club
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78
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Ken
Sim/Noah Sim, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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79
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Mark
Lafond/Kevin Lafond, Blue
Bell Country Club
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79
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David
LaRosa/Chris LaRosa, Cedarbrook Country Club
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80
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Jack
Deppen/Blaine Deppen,
Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park/Blue
Bell Country Club
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80
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Michael
Gradisek/James Gradisek,
Stonewall/Philadelphia Country Club
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80
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Jeffrey
Ciconte/Anthony Ciconte,
Wilmington Country Club
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81
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Kenneth
Matt/Christian Matt, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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81
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Andrew
Isztwan/Patrick Isztwan,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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82
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Jason
Homer/Jeffrey Homer, Wilmington Country Club
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82
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Owen
Mulhern/Keller Mulhern, Whitford Country Club
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82
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Matt
Gehrt/Ben Gehrt, Hartefeld National
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84
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Nathan
Guertler/David Guertler,
Laurel Creek Country Club
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84
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Troy
Watson/Luke Watson, Spring Ford Country Club
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84
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Nick
Ciocca/Nicholas Ciocca, Aronimink Golf Club
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85
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Richard
Shore/Ethan Shore, Flourtown Country Club
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87
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Matt
Gibson/Alex Gibson, Chester Valley Golf Club
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87
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Ed
Hughes/Scott Hughes, Talamore Country Club
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89
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Gregory
Hurchalla/Charles Hurchalla, Stonewall/Moselem
Springs Golf Club
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89
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Tom
Urban/Kidder Urban, Bellewood Country Club
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89
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Matthew
Baker/Joshua Baker, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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91
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Scott
Kim/Colby Kim, Overbrook Golf Club
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92
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Stephen
Shewbrooks/Gavin Shewbrooks,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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93
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Tim
Yenawine/Zachary Yenawine,
Lehigh Country Club
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94
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Christopher
Bradley/McClain Bradley, Aronimink Golf Club
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100
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Bradd Forstein/Jack Forstein, Laurel
Creek Country Club
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101
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Steve
Tazza/William Tazza,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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104
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Tommy
Warner, III/Thomas Warner, Jr., Medford Village Country Club
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108
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Jason
Small/Jackson Small, White Manor Country Club
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111
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Brian
Block/Michael Block, Overbrook Golf Club
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NC
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Kevin
Althouse/Andrew Althouse,
Hartefeld National
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NS
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NC-no
card; NS-no show; WD-withdrawal
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