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| Guy and Matthew McKeone carded a 4-under-par 66 to take the Championship Division. |
McKeones shoot 66, snag Father & Son (Older) at Moselem Springs
FLEETWOOD, Pa. — Matthew McKeone left Moselem Springs Golf Club Wednesday to continue preparing for a future family member, but not before making a memory with a current one.
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He and his father Guy carded a 4-under-par 66 to win the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 106th Father & Son (Older) at Moselem Springs Golf Club (par 70, 6,382 yards). Following their round together, Matthew drove to meet his wife Kelli at a childbirth class. The two are expecting their first on Nov. 7.
“Things have been a little crazy. We have our last class tonight and she said, ‘I don’t care if there’s a playoff. I’ll see you at class,’” Matthew, 32, of Mount Arlington, N.J., said. “I said, ‘I’ll be there.’ I’m excited. We can’t wait.”
Prior to the class, Guy and Matthew teamed to put on a clinic of their own. They carded seven birdies against three bogeys on the day. Course knowledge, and a comfort with the event’s selective drive/alternate shot format, aided their effort.
Matthew, a Moselem Springs member of the last six years, is a former club champion (2014). He and his dad annually compete in the club’s Member-Guest. Furthermore, the McKeone team earned runner-up honors a year ago in its Father & Son (Older) debut at Schuylkill Country Club.
“I think we were hoping just to play well. We played better than we thought,” Matthew said. “Anything around par we would have been happy with; usually par is good here.”
“I don’t think we had a number in mind,” Guy, 62, of Reading, Pa., added.
Matthew’s crisp ball-striking meshed well with Guy’s lasered approaches Wednesday. Starting on the back nine, Guy hit an 8-iron 130 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 11 (par 4, 406 yards). The McKeone team painted back-to-back red on Nos. 16 (par 4, 398 yards) and 17 (par 4, 388 yards). Guy knocked a gap wedge 85 yards to 10 feet on the first. On the 17th hole, Matthew pleaded for his drive to carry the right fairway bunker. It did, and his dad then stepped up and drilled a 9-iron 120 yards to 20 feet. Matthew bounced a delicate downhiller off the back of the cup and into the jar. The only outward misstep occurred in the form of a three-putt bogey on No. 13 (par 3, 190 yards).
A four-footer for birdie courtesy of Matthew on No. 2 (par 4, 382 yards), made possible by dad’s 95-yard wedge approach, washed out a bogey on the previous hole. Guy thrived in the set-up role. He stopped a rescue-five at two feet on the drop par 3, 173-yard No. 5. Matthew cleaned up the birdie putt. On No. 6 (par 4, 375 yards), Guy nearly holed a wedge from 100 yards for eagle.
“I never play into greens from [less than 100 yards]. It was a whole new course,” Guy, a Reading Country Club member, said.
An approach anomaly on this day led to a bogey on No. 8 (par 4, 451 yards). Guy redeemed that rarity by sending a 52-degree wedge 95 yards to three feet for a closing birdie on No. 9 (par 4, 335 yards).
Although they live nearly two hours apart, Guy and Matthew typically convene twice a month for golf. They cherish that time together.
“He’s my best friend. I don’t think it gets any better, just being on the course with your son and playing,” Guy said. “Up until the last couple of years, I think we both pushed and overdid it because we were playing with each other. We’re finally getting comfortable when we play together. I always look forward to it.”
“We’ve always been really close. We’ve been best friends. It’s just fun playing golf with him, whether in competition or just fun on a Saturday or Sunday,” Matthew added. “We’ve learned how to play with each other. We used to get nervous. Spending four or five hours catching up … hopefully a long time from now, my boy and I will do the same thing.”
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| Chris and W. Scott Yard |
Super-Senior Division
Whitford Country Club’s Chris and Scott Yard erased a near two-decade absence from the winner’s circle Wednesday. The Downingtown, Pa. residents filed an even-par 70 to take the tournament’s Super-Senior (par 70, 5,904 yards) title.
They won the 18 & Over crown in 1998.
“We’ve been doing this for at least 30 years, and it’s always a different experience,” Scott, 72, said. “We missed [short par putts] on Nos. 4 and 5, and I wasn’t real sure I was going to finish.”
“We hit the first 10 greens in regulation and were 1 over,” Chris, 46, added.
Scott executed a 15-footer for birdie on No. 13 (par 3, 150 yards) following a 9-iron tee shot from Chris. After Chris blocked a drive right on No. 16 (par 4, 348 yards), Scott, with an angle to the green, lifted a wedge to 15 feet. Chris cleaned up the birdie putt. A bogey on the next hole (par 4, 380 yards) prevented a subpar finish.
Golf is commonplace among the Yard family.
“We just came back from a father and son trip to Scotland with my brother and his son. That was at the top of my bucket list,” Scott said.
NOTES — Play was delayed an hour and 45 minutes due to weather … 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
results
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Championship
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Guy
McKeone/Matthew McKeone,
Reading Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club
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66
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Dan
Brown/Michael Brown, Llanerch Country Club
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69
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Mike
Owsik/Michael Owsik, Jr.,
Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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69
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Michael
Hyland/Thomas Hyland, Little Mill Country Club
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70
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Brandon
Detweiler/Marlin Detweiler,
Lancaster Country Club
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71
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Bo
Maguire/Alexander Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club
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72
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Christopher
Lange/Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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74
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Gregg
Semenetz/Sean Semenetz,
Unaffiliated/Philadelphia Cricket Club
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74
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Thomas
Brennan, Sr./Thomas Brennan, Moselem Springs Golf
Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
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75
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Craig
Aronchick/Robert Aronchick,
Rolling Green Golf Club
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75
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Gary
Yeager/Royce Yeager, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Cedarbrook Country Club
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75
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Dan
Alessi/Richard Alessi, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club/Llanerch Country Club
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75
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James
Muller/Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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76
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Alan
Borowsky/Larry Borowsky, White Manor Country Club
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76
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Cory
Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country Club/Down
River Golf Course
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76
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Bradley
Cusick/Ronald Cusick, Sr., Tavistock Country Club
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76
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Adam
Mowery/Theodore Mowery, DuPont Country Club
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77
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Kevin
Frost/Steve Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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77
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Bob
Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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77
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Thomas
Grady/Tom Grady, RiverCrest GC &
Preserve/Radley Run Country Club
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77
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Mike
Dancer/Thomas Dancer, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park/Cedarbrook Country Club
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78
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Bill
Holt,III/Will Holt,
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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78
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George
Kerschner/Philip Kerschner,
Overbrook Golf Club
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78
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Brian
Dancer/Quentin Dancer, Sr., Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park
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79
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Jack
Seese/Sean Seese,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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79
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Mike
Todd,Jr./Michael
Todd, Applecross Country Club
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79
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Brian
Ginty/Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club
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81
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Patrick
Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell, Sr., Glenmaura National
Golf Club
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81
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J.J.
Berenato/Mark Berenato, Llanerch Country Club/Hershey's Mill Golf Club
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82
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Brett
Sheva/Gregory Sheva,
North Hills Country Club
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82
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Anthony
Lagreca/Michael Lagreca,
Sandy Run Country Club
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83
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Gary
E. Daniels/Jesse Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club/Aronimink Golf Club
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83
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Bradley
Roberts/Doug Roberts, Little Mill Country Club/Greater Hartford Golf Club
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83
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Bob
Paul/Jonathon Paul, Cedarbrook Country Club/Commonwealth National Golf Club
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83
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Bryce
Bundy/Herb Bundy, Spring Mill Country Club/Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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85
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Ronald
Slizofski/Tim Slizofski,
North Hills Country Club
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86
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George
Marshalek/Patrick Marshalek,
Coatesville Country Club
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86
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Jesse
Soslow/Myron Soslow,
Radnor Valley Country Club
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NS
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Super-Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Chris
Yard/W.Scott Yard, Whitford
Country Club
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70
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Rich
Pruchnik/Richard Pruchnik,
Coatesville Country Club
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71
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Martin
Klagholz/Tim Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
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72
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Michael
Brown, Sr./Michael R. Brown, Jr., Unaffiliated/Lu Lu
Country Club
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74
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Jason
Weaver/John Weaver, Heidelberg Country Club
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75
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Bill
Fonner/Eric Fonner, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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75
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Gregory
Markus/Steve Markus, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia/Little Mill
Country Club
|
76
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Dave
Owsik/Rich Owsik, Rolling
Green Golf Club
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76
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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76
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Thomas
Mohr/Anthony Stipa, Whitford
Country Club/Bluestone Country Club
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76
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Bryan
McClaskey/Charles McClaskey,
Merchantville Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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76
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Gregory
Howson/Jay Howson, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club
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77
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Jonathan
Shevlin/Joseph Shevlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club/North Hills Country Club
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77
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Sean
O'Reilly/Timothy O'Reilly, Aronimink Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club
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77
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Chris
Martin/Rob Martin, Rancocas Golf Club
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77
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Doug
Friel/William Friel, Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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78
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Edmund
Moore, Jr./Ned Moore, Stonewall/Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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78
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Robert
O'Leary/Ryan O'Leary, Lookaway Golf Club/Mercer
Oaks Golf Course
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78
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John
Pagana/John Pagana, Bala Golf Club/Susquehanna Valley Country Club
|
79
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Ken
Gaskill/Spencer Gaskill, Ramblewood Country
Club/Unaffiliated
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79
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Herbert
Gordon/Neil Gordon, Doylestown Country Club/Five Ponds Golf Club
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79
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Peter
Dilullo/Peter Dilullo, Applebrook Golf Club/Waynesborough
Country Club
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80
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Phil
Over/Phil Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Penn Oaks Golf
Club
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80
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James
O'Brien/Jim O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club/Indian Valley Country Club
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81
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Thomas
Oren,III/Thomas Oren, IV, Tavistock Country Club
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82
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Pete
Petroll/Philip Petroll,
Penn Oaks Golf Club
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82
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Benjamin
Heins/Frank Heins, Reading
Country Club
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83
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Edward
Westermann, Jr./Edward Westermann, Sr., Jeffersonville Golf
Club/Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
|
83
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Brent
Alwood/Harold Alwood,
Jr., Northampton Valley Country Club/Old York Road Country Club
|
83
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Barrett
Van Dame/John Van Dame, Jr., Linfield National Golf Club/Talamore
Country Club
|
84
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Jeffrey
Huntzinger/Robert Huntzinger,
Lu Lu Country Club/RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve
|
84
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Richard
Richards,IV/Richard
Richards, Country Club of Scranton/Fox Hill Country Club
|
85
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|
Frank
Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old
York Road Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
85
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J.
Kenneth Croney/Ken Croney,
Jr., Sunnybrook Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club
|
86
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Dale
Landis/Perry Landis, Unaffiliated/Moselem Springs
Golf Club
|
89
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John
O'Donovan/Timothy O'Donovan, Overbrook Golf Club
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89
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Robert
Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Reading Country Club/Spring Ford Country Club
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89
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Ray
Miller/Rob Miller, Doylestown Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
|
91
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Chris
Newett/Louis Newett,
Unaffiliated/Indian Valley Country Club
|
91
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Paul
Watson/Troy Watson, J. Wood Platt Alumni Club/Spring Ford Country Club
|
91
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Richard
Alessi,Sr./Richard Alessi, Jr., Llanerch
Country Club
|
93
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John
Maguire, Jr./Thomas Maguire, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
96
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Brian
Dwyer/William Dwyer, Applecross Country Club
|
106
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Michael
Pappas/Ronald Pappas, Unaffiliated/Fieldstone Golf Club
|
WD
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Greg
Shane/Ron Shane, Fieldstone Golf Club
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WD
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Jay
Deakins/Warren Deakins, St. Davids Golf
Club/Philadelphia Country Club
|
WD
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Anthony
Dibona/Robert Dibona, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Unaffiliated
|
WD
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Bob
Rogers/Robert Rogers, White Manor Country Club/West Chester Golf &
Country Club
|
WD
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Richard
Amoroso/Richard Amoroso, Hershey's Mill Golf Club
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WD
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Net results
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Championship Division
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Name, club
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Score
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Guy
McKeone/Matthew McKeone,
Reading Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club
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64
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Thomas
Brennan, Sr./Thomas Brennan, Moselem Springs Golf
Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
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66
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Dan
Brown/Michael Brown, Llanerch Country Club
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66
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Mike
Owsik/Michael Owsik, Jr.,
Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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67
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Brian
Dancer/Quentin Dancer, Sr., Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park
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68
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George
Kerschner/Philip Kerschner,
Overbrook Golf Club
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68
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Craig
Aronchick/Robert Aronchick,
Rolling Green Golf Club
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68
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Mike
Dancer/Thomas Dancer, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park/Cedarbrook Country Club
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69
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Bo
Maguire/Alexander Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club
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69
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Bradley
Cusick/Ronald Cusick, Sr., Tavistock Country Club
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69
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Dan
Alessi/Richard Alessi, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club/Llanerch Country Club
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69
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Gary
Yeager/Royce Yeager, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Cedarbrook Country Club
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70
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Brandon
Detweiler/Marlin Detweiler,
Lancaster Country Club
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70
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Michael
Hyland/Thomas Hyland, Little Mill Country Club
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71
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Alan
Borowsky/Larry Borowsky, White Manor Country Club
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72
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Cory
Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country Club/Down
River Golf Course
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72
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Thomas
Grady/Tom Grady, RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/Radley Run Country Club
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72
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Adam
Mowery/Theodore Mowery, DuPont Country Club
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74
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Brian
Ginty/Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club
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74
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J.J.
Berenato/Mark Berenato, Llanerch Country Club/Hershey's Mill Golf Club
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74
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Christopher
Lange/Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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74
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Bob
Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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74
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Gregg
Semenetz/Sean Semenetz,
Unaffiliated/Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
74
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Anthony
Lagreca/Michael Lagreca,
Sandy Run Country Club
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75
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Bryce
Bundy/Herb Bundy, Spring Mill Country Club/Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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75
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Bill
Holt, III/Will Holt, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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75
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Kevin
Frost/Steve Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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75
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Bob
Paul/Jonathon Paul, Cedarbrook Country Club
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75
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Mike
Todd,Jr./Michael
Todd, Applecross Country Club
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75
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James
Muller/Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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76
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Brett
Sheva/Gregory Sheva,
North Hills Country Club
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76
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Jack
Seese/Sean Seese,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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76
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Gary
E. Daniels/Jesse Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club
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77
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Bradley
Roberts/Doug Roberts, Little Mill Country Club/Greater Hartford Golf Club
|
78
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George
Marshalek/Patrick Marshalek,
Coatesville Country Club
|
80
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Patrick
Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell, Sr., Glenmaura National
Golf Club
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81
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Ronald
Slizofski/Tim Slizofski,
North Hills Country Club
|
82
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Jesse
Soslow/Myron Soslow,
Radnor Valley Country Club
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NS
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Super-Senior Division
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Name, club
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Score
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Rich
Pruchnik/Richard Pruchnik,
Coatesville Country Club
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64
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Sean
O'Reilly/Timothy O'Reilly, Aronimink Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club
|
66
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Chris
Martin/Rob Martin, Rancocas Golf Club
|
66
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Chris
Yard/W. Scott Yard, Whitford Country Club
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67
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Martin
Klagholz/Tim Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
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67
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Doug
Friel/William Friel, Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
|
68
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Bill
Fonner/Eric Fonner, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
68
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Robert
O'Leary/Ryan O'Leary, Lookaway Golf Club/Mercer
Oaks Golf Course
|
68
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John
Pagana/John Pagana, Bala Golf Club/Susquehanna Valley Country Club
|
69
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Gregory
Markus/Steve Markus, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia/Little Mill
Country Club
|
70
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Thomas
Mohr/Anthony Stipa, Whitford
Country Club/Bluestone Country Club
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70
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Phil
Over/Phil Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Penn Oaks Golf
Club
|
70
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Benjamin
Heins/Frank Heins,
Reading Country Club
|
71
|
|
Jason
Weaver/John Weaver, Heidelberg Country Club
|
71
|
|
Brent
Alwood/Harold Alwood,
Jr., Northampton Valley Country Club/Old York Road Country Club
|
71
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|
Dave
Owsik/Rich Owsik, Rolling
Green Golf Club
|
72
|
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Edmund
Moore, Jr./Ned Moore, Stonewall/Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
|
72
|
|
Robert
Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Reading Country Club/Spring Ford Country Club
|
72
|
|
James
O'Brien/Jim O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club/Indian Valley Country Club
|
72
|
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Peter
Dilullo/Peter Dilullo, Applebrook Golf Club/Waynesborough
Country Club
|
72
|
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
72
|
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Frank
Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old
York Road Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
72
|
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Bryan
McClaskey/Charles McClaskey,
Merchantville Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
72
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Gregory
Howson/Jay Howson, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club
|
73
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Richard
Richards, IV/Richard Richards, Country Club of Scranton/Fox Hill Country Club
|
73
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Barrett
VanDame/John VanDame,
Jr., Talamore Country Club
|
73
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Jonathan
Shevlin/Joseph Shevlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
73
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Pete
Petroll/Philip Petroll,
Penn Oaks Golf Club
|
73
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Edward
Westermann, Jr./Edward Westermann, Sr., Jeffersonville Golf Club/Manufacturers'
Golf & Country Club
|
74
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Michael
Brown, Sr./Michael R. Brown, Jr., Unaffiliated/Lu Lu
Country Club
|
74
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Jeffrey
Huntzinger/Robert Huntzinger,
Lu Lu Country Club/RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve
|
75
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Herbert
Gordon/Neil Gordon, Doylestown Country Club/Five Ponds Golf Club
|
75
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John
O'Donovan/Timothy O'Donovan, Overbrook Golf Club
|
77
|
|
J.
Kenneth Croney/Ken Croney,
Jr., Sunnybrook Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club
|
77
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Thomas
Oren, III/Thomas Oren, IV, Tavistock Country Club
|
77
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Ken
Gaskill/Spencer Gaskill, Ramblewood Country
Club/Unaffiliated
|
79
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Paul
Watson/Troy Watson, J. Wood Platt Alumni Club/Spring Ford Country Club
|
80
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Ray
Miller/Rob Miller, Doylestown Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
|
81
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John
Maguire, Jr./Thomas Maguire, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
82
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Richard
Alessi, Sr./Richard Alessi, Jr., Llanerch Country
Club
|
85
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Brian
Dwyer/William Dwyer, Applecross Country Club
|
88
|
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Dale
Landis/Perry Landis, Unaffiliated/Moselem Springs
Golf Club
|
89
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Chris
Newett/Louis Newett,
Unaffiliated/Indian Valley Country Club
|
91
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Michael
Pappas/Ronald Pappas, Unaffiliated/Fieldstone Golf Club
|
WD
|
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Greg
Shane/Ron Shane, Fieldstone Golf Club
|
WD
|
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Jay
Deakins/Warren Deakins, Philadelphia Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Anthony
Dibona/Robert Dibona, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Unaffiliated
|
WD
|
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Bob
Rogers/Robert Rogers, White Manor Country Club/West Chester Golf &
Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Richard
Amoroso/Richard Amoroso, Hershey's Mill Golf Club
|
WD
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show; WD-withdrawal
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