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| Jack Melville (above) of Lu Lu Country Club is one of two players who trail leader Jeff Osberg of Huntingdon Valley Country Club by a stroke. |
HVCC’s Osberg tops compact Patterson Cup field after Round 1
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.– The 114th Joseph H. Patterson Cup is shaping up to be the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s version of Groundhog Day. As if scripted, and seemingly predictable, multiple-time Major Champions Michael McDermott and Jeff Osberg are once again prominently placed on the leaderboard after the opening round on Thursday at Huntingdon Valley Country Club (Toomey/Flynn, par 70, 6,889 yards). Osberg, a HVCC member, leads at 2-under-par 68 with McDermott sitting in an eight-way tie for third at even. A total of 14 players reside at 1-over or better.
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Lu Lu Country Club’s Jack Melville and Stone Harbor Golf Club’s Peter Barron, III, share second at 1-under par. Barron, Melville and Osberg start their second round at 11:10 a.m. McDermott begins at 11 a.m.
The cut line for the low 60 players and ties landed at 6 over with 68 players advancing.
In early June, McDermott defeated Osberg in a scintillating Final for the 116th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club (East), 1-up. A few weeks ago, Osberg turned the tables and captured the 112th Open Championship in a playoff over Chris Crawford at The Ridge at Back Brook. McDermott tied for third.
Tomorrow, the Patterson Cup, the Silver Cross (they are 1-2 in the standings) and, likely, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Award (Osberg leads McDermott by 75 points), are on the line. Last year, Osberg edged McDermott, a five-time POY, for his first William Hyndman, III Player of the Year.
“I played great,” said Osberg, who also won the 2010 Patterson Cup. “I hit 17 greens. I really only had one bad swing. I didn’t really have to grind over a lot today. It was nice to not put a lot of stress on myself. I would have liked to probably hit it below the hole a few more times. I had a lot of downhill putts today which is tough here. I was happy to come in under par.”
Osberg, who started on the back nine, turned in 2 under with birdies on Nos. 14 (par 4, 456 yards) and 15 (par 5, 576 yards). He knocked an 8-iron from 160 yards out on No. 14 to 20 feet and then reached No. 15 in two shots and tapped-in for birdie.
Osberg moved to 3-under on No. 1 (par 4, 382 yards) when his 60-degree wedge stopped a foot from the hole but gave it back on No. 2 (par 4, 445 yards) after his drive kicked into the left woods resulting in a bogey. He finished with seven straight pars, narrowly missing a handful of birdie chances.
“I put myself in a position to be in contention tomorrow,” said Osberg, 32, of Bryn Mawr, Pa. “Hopefully, I can go out and play the way I played today and make a few more putts.”
Melville, who played in the morning, and Barron, who teed it up in the afternoon, stand a shot back.
Melville, 18, of Maple Glen, Pa., carded three birdies and two bogeys, including a hard-to-take over-par score on No. 18 (par 4, 450 yards), after finding the greenside bunker. The soon-to-be University of Delaware freshman missed a 15-foot par save that would have kept him tied for the lead.
“It was really good to finally put up a good number,” said Melville. “I’ve been kind of struggling all summer. But I had good control of the golf ball and left the ball in really good places. It made the round pretty easy just hitting fairways and greens.”
Barron, who opened with a double bogey on No. 1 (par 4, 382 yards) and bogey on No. 3 (par 3, 210 yards) closed with a birdie-birdie finish to join the final group. On No. 17 (par 3, 198 yards), Barron knocked a 7-iron from 190 yards to eight feet and then on No. 18 (par 4, 450 yards) laced a 5-iron from 194 yards to 12 feet.
The 2014 Middle-Amateur Championship presented by Callaway Golf victor, said his score of 69 was a career-best on a track he’s traversed “five or six times.”
“I think it’s the first time I broke 74 here,” said Barron, 40, of Mays Landing, N.J. “I played in the Delaware Open to practice for this, but something clicked and it’s still going.”
That practice turned into hardware when Barron won the Delaware State Golf Association Open Championship this Tuesday.
McDermott, widely-regarded as the Association’s top Amateur of the past decade-plus, was 3 under after four holes and 4 under after five holes. However, he found four bogeys in the last 13 holes to finish even.
“I can’t be upset about shooting 70, I’m in the hunt, but the truth is I probably let a good one get away,” said McDermott, 41, of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
McDermott turned in 3-under and said he “hit it better on the back nine,” but didn’t score.
“I feel very good about my game,” said McDermott. “I’m close enough to where I need to be for tomorrow.”
Stay tuned for the sequel.
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Name,
club
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Total
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Jeff
Osberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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68
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Jack
Melville, Lu Lu Country Club
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69
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Peter
Barron, III, Stone Harbor Golf Club
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69
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Connor
McNicholas, Talamore
Country Club
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70
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Dan
Rudershausen, Kennett Square Golf & Country
Club
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70
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David
Hicks, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
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70
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Jamie
Slonis, Tavistock Country
Club
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70
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Matthew
Finger, DuPont Country Club
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70
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Michael
Davis, Aronimink Golf Club
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70
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Michael
McDermott, Merion Golf Club
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70
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P.J.
Acierno, Lu Lu Country
Club
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70
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Benjamin
Cooley, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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71
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Kyle
Sterbinsky, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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71
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Serge
Hogg, RiverWinds Golf & Tennis Club
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71
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Aaron
Fricke, Lancaster Country Club
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72
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Ben
Feld, Green Valley Country Club
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72
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Benjamin
Smith, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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72
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Carlos
Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown
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72
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Cole
Berman, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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72
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Doug
Ergood, Tavistock Country
Club
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72
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Jim
Sullivan, Lu Lu Country Club
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72
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Mark
Hill, Jr., Rolling Green Golf Club
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72
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Max
Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club
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72
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Michael
Tash, Tavistock Country Club
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72
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Roland
Massimino, The Ridge at Back Brook
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72
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Scott
McKean, Chester Valley Golf Club
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72
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Stephen
Seiden, Llanerch Country
Club
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72
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Greg
O'Connor, Bellewood Country Club
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73
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Joshua
Isler, Chester Valley Golf Club
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73
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Liam
McGrath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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73
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Marc
Oliveri, Jr., Lancaster Country Club
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73
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Nick
Calabrese, The Springhaven Club
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73
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Sean
Seese, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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73
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Steve
Cerbara, Jericho National Golf Club
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73
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Brandon
Raihl, Heidelberg Country Club
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74
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Carey
Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club
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74
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David
Kim, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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74
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Jack
Wallace, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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74
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John
Brennan, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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74
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Kevin
Kramarski, Riverton Country Club
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74
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Matthew
Mattare, Saucon Valley
Country Club
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74
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Michael
Carr, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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74
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Michael
Moffat, Lu Lu Country Club
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74
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Sam
Soeth, White Manor Country Club
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74
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Tyler
McGarry, Fox Hill Country Club
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74
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Bo
Maguire, Brookside Country Club
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75
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Bryan
Keeling, Spring Mill Country Club
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75
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Chris
Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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75
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John
Samaha, Old York Road Country Club
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75
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Mark
Benevento, Jr., Greate Bay Country Club
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75
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Michael
R. Brown, Jr., Philadelphia Publinks GA
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75
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Raymond
Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club
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75
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Ryan
Gelrod, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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75
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Sean
Coyle, Llanerch Country Club
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75
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Steven
Walczak, Wilmington Country Club
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75
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William
Jeremiah, Bidermann Golf Club
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75
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Brad
McFadden, Overbrook Golf Club
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76
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Christopher
Ault, Yardley Country Club
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76
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Conor McGrath,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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76
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Dan
Bernard, Aronimink Golf Club
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76
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David
Hirschhorn, Old York CC at Chesterfield
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76
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Evan
Galbreath, Philmont
Country Club
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76
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J.T.
Barker, Saucon Valley Country Club
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76
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John
Barone, Glenmaura National Golf Club
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76
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Keith
Matt, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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76
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Kyle
Vance, GAP Junior eClub
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76
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Mark
Farley, Lu Lu Country Club
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76
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Rodney
Anders, Indian Valley Country Club
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76
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Failed
to qualify
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Brendan
Bacskai, Applebrook Golf
Club
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77
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Brian
Gillespie, St. Davids Golf Club
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77
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Brian
Whitman, Metedeconk National Golf Club
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77
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Daniel
Furman, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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77
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Dawson
Anders, Indian Valley Country Club
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77
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Dylan
Chessher, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
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77
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Erik
Reisner, The ACE Club
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77
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Evan
Brown, Hartefeld National
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77
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Joe
Kerrigan, Jr., Llanerch Country Club
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77
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Jonathan
Radick, Northampton Valley Country Club
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77
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Scott
McLaughlin, Lu Lu Country Club
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77
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Thomas
Hyland, Little Mill Country Club
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77
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Carlo
Fitti, Llanerch Country
Club
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78
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Drew
Petri, Jericho National Golf Club
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78
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John
Murphy, II, Stone Harbor Golf Club
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78
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Mac
Ryan, Overbrook Golf Club
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78
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Matthew
Bastian, Jr., Rolling Green Golf Club
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78
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Max
Harrington, Moselem Springs Golf Club
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78
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Nicholas
Hermansader, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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78
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Robert
Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club
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78
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Scott
Forrester, Union League of Philadelphia
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78
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Timothy
Anderson, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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78
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Christopher
Thude, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
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79
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Gary
McCabe, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
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79
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Joe
Visalli, White Clay Creek Country Club
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79
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Joseph
Chambers, Jr., Chester Valley Golf Club
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79
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Joseph
Dulka, Bellewood Country
Club
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79
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Michael
Cook, Applebrook Golf Club
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79
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R.J.
Wren, Applecross Country Club
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79
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Sam
Digaetano, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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79
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Ty
Krieger, Lancaster Country Club
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79
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Brian
Dempster, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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80
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Geoffrey
Cooper, North Hills Country Club
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80
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P.
Chet Walsh, Philadelphia Country Club
|
80
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Rodney
James, Heidelberg Country Club
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80
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Ryan
McDonald, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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80
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Griffin
Smith, Jericho National Golf Club
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81
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J.T.
Spina, Spring Ford Country Club
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81
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Lodie Van Tonder, Sakima Country Club
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81
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Michael
Fireman, Talamore Country Club
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81
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Michael
Winter, Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club
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81
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Steven
Altieri, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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81
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Jason
Loehrs, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
|
82
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Joshua
Madarang, Applecross Country Club
|
82
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Kevin
Conners, Jr., Whitford
Country Club
|
82
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Kyle
Ginty, Talamore Country
Club
|
82
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Marty
McGuckin, RiverCrest Golf
Club & Preserve
|
82
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Craig
Meschel, Yardley Country Club
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83
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Wills
Montgomery, Whitford Country Club
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83
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Brad
Cornforth, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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84
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Joseph
Hughes, Little Mill Country Club
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84
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Mark
Wachter, DuPont Country Club
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84
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Timothy
Haberbusch, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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84
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Robert
Loftus, Overbrook Golf Club
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85
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Kevin
O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club
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86
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Michael
Shevlin, Sr., Lu Lu
Country Club
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86
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Trey
Swanson, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
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86
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Jack
Quirk, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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87
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Jim
Engler, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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87
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Luke
Sliwowski, Greate Bay
Country Club
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87
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Ryan
Carroll, Chester Valley Golf Club
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87
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Alex
Kane, Radley Run Country Club
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88
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James
Kania, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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NC
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Ben
Bershad, Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club
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WD
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Cory
Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club
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WD
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David
Liotta, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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WD
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David
West, Whitford Country Club
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WD
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John
Browndorf, Metedeconk
National Golf Club
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WD
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Tom
DiCinti, Old York CC at Chesterfield
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WD
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NC-no
card; WD-withdrawal
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