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| Maximillian and James Muller won with a par on the third playoff hole. |
Manufacturers’ Mullers capture Father & Son (Older) in playoff
GLENSIDE, Pa. — A pair of former champions dueled in a playoff for the Father & Son (Older) Tuesday at a crisp North Hills Country Club (par 71, 6,216 yards).
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Lebanon Country Club’s Craig and Alan Kliewer, two-time victors in the Middle event (2013-14), and Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club’s James and Maximillian Muller (Older winners in 2015, Ages 15-17 in 2002) carded respective 1-under-par 70s in regulation. In the extra session, Maximillian brushed in a two-footer on No. 1 (par 4, 339 yards), the third playoff hole, for par-and-triumph.
“I was thinking that 1 under might be good. I was content sitting on my butt, and then we had to come back [to North Hills for the playoff],” Maximillian, 33, of Fort Washington, Pa., said. “It’s nice to win in a playoff. It was probably better than winning flat out. It was exciting.”
“That was the best. It's pretty special to win on your ex-home course,” James, 65, of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., added.
More on James and his North Hills history in a moment.
In the playoff, the Mullers intended on following a formula that worked all day: Maximillian’s driver, James’ wedges. However, on No. 1, Part I, James inadvertently picked up his son’s superb drive, forcing Maximillian to execute a wedge from 92 yards. It landed five yards beyond an ideal spot and ran into the rough. James nudged a wedge to six feet, and Maximillian matched the Kliewers’ 4 to stay alive.
“That was a huge putt,” James said.
On No. 1, Part II, Maximillian again needed to play the team’s approach — only because his drive uncharacteristically traveled into tree territory right. With a guarding bunker and minimal greenspace at his disposal, he lifted a wedge 117 yards onto the green; its firmness ushered the Mullers golf ball into the rough greenside right. Craig, too, missed the green with his approach. The Kliewers soon faced a 12-footer for par, which Craig missed on the low side. James’ chip shot stopped two feet from the jar. A tap-in and an emotional hug between father and son followed.
The Mullers, playing in the morning, set the day’s subpar standard. Starting on the back nine, Maximillian decimated a drive on No. 10 (par 4, 325 yards). James followed with a 60-yard wedge shot to 15 feet. Another monstrous Maximillian drive on the par 4, 407-yard 17th hole gave James a favorable wedge approach. He hit it 95 yards to three feet. A three-putt bogey from 20 feet on No. 7 (par 3, 149 yards) prevented a win in regulation.
Kicking off the afternoon wave, the Kliewers made the turn in even par before unearthing a clutch birdie on No. 14 (par 3, 212 yards). Alan launched a 5-iron to five feet. Chances to overtake the clubhouse leaders arose; none more anticipatory than the 18th hole (par 4, 304 yards). Craig’s 10-footer grazed the right edge for fleeting seconds to drifting into the par sea.
As for the Mullers, mixed memories surround North Hills. The good? James grew up at the club, gracing every blade of grass since the age of 5. The bad? Robin, his wife of 20 years, died in 2003 in the venue’s dining facility — a sudden, tragic choking incident.
“I haven’t set foot on the property since then. When I drive past here, I put my hand up [so I can’t see the club]. I try to avoid it at all costs,” James said. “The only reason I came here is because I’m getting older and don’t have many more opportunities where I can compete. If this event wasn’t here, I would never come back.
“This is better than the last time.”
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| Harvey & Daniel Chernosky |
Nothing like an ace to assure a victory.
Daniel Chernosky notched his second career hole-in-one on No. 14 (par 3, 191 yards) with a fabulous 5-iron. That conversion proved key as he and his dad Harvey carded a 4-over-par 75 to prevail in the Super-Senior Division (par 71, 5,872 yards) by a stroke.
“I said to Dan as we drove up, ‘Are you on the green?’ He said, ‘Let’s not talk about it,’” Harvey, 72, of Towanda, Pa., said. “When we got up to the green, our playing partner Ryan Lumbatis was walking in front of me. He looks in the hole, turns back to Dan and says, ‘Nice shot.’”
“I had a feeling it was down there because I could see the ball mark in the front of the green where I thought I hit,” Dan, 44, of Cranford, N.J., added. “I was pretty sure it was the right club. I thought there was no way it rolled all the way off the green, but you hate to jinx it. Once they told me it was in, that was pretty cool.”
Another sensational golf shot occurred on the par 4, 374-yard No. 8. After Daniel left a 9-iron from 163 yards short of the green, Harvey bumped a wedge that tracked, crashed into the flagstick and dropped for a birdie.
“He put that in with a little speed,” Daniel said. “I said, ‘Just chip it in,’ and he did. That was fairly miraculous. That lie wasn’t real pretty, either.”
The Chernoskys earned runner-up honors in the Super-Senior Division of the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Father & Son Championship earlier this year. Tuesday is a safe 1-up.
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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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*James
Muller/Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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70
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Craig
Kliewer/Alan Kliewer, Honeybrook Golf Club/Lebanon Country Club
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70
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Dan
Brown/Michael Brown, Llanerch Country Club
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74
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Brad
Cornforth/Doug Cornforth, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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75
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Drew
Garis/Robert Garis, North
Hills Country Club
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75
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Kenneth
Phillips/Grant Phillips, Lancaster Country Club/Llanerch
Country Club
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77
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Mike
Owsik/Mike Owsik, Jr.,
Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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78
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Gary
Daniels/Jesse Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club/Aronimink Golf Club
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78
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Royce
Yeager/Gary Yeager, Cedarbrook Country Club/Philadelphia Cricket Club
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79
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Sean
Semenetz/Gregg Semenetz,
Philadelphia Cricket Club/
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79
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Frank
Tuscano/Steven Tuscano,
North Hills Country Club
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79
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Bill
Holt, III/Will Holt, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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80
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Steve
Cooper/Geoffrey Cooper, Laurel Creek Country Club/North Hills Country Club
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80
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Daniel
Rexon/G. Frederick Rexon,
Jr., Tavistock Country Club
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80
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Thomas
Dancer/Mike Dancer, Cedarbrook Country Club/Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park
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81
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Gerard
Brnich/Jake Brnich, Lu Lu Country Club
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81
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Guy
McKeone/Matthew McKeone,
Reading Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club
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81
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Matthew
Maurer/Mark Maurer, Bent Creek Country Club/Lancaster Country Club
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82
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Matthew
Genesio/Anthony Genesio, Waynesborough Country Club/Spring Mill Country Club
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83
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Matt
Milligan/Michael Milligan, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park/Lederach Golf Club
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83
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Keith
Cohen/Richard Cohen, Philmont Country Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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84
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Quentin
Dancer, Sr./Brian Dancer, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park
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85
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Vinny
Salatino/Pete Salatino,
Sandy Run Country Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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85
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Jonathan
Shevlin/Joseph Shevlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club/North Hills Country Club
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85
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Thomas
Brennan/Tom Brennan, Moselem Springs Golf
Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
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87
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Joseph
Hussey/Christopher Hussey, Blue Bell Country Club/Lu Lu
Country Club
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87
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Trevor
Seufer/Joseph Seufer,
Stonewall
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87
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John
Hudspeth/John Hudspeth, Moorestown Field Club
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89
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Paul
Muller/Ryan Muller, Lu Lu Country Club/Union League
Golf Club at Torresdale
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89
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Greg
Salicondro, Sr./Greg Salicondro,
Limekiln Golf Club
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91
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Jack
McCormick/John McCormick, Stone Harbor Golf Club/Paxon Hollow Country Club
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92
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Paul
Muller/Paul Muller, Lu Lu Country Club
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92
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Anthony
Ammaturo/Andrew Ammaturo,
Sandy Run Country Club/Five Ponds Golf Club
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92
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Bob
Paul/Jonathon Paul, Cedarbrook Country Club/Commonwealth National Golf Club
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93
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Erik
Molden/Fred Molden,
Jericho National Golf Club
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100
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Alexander
Maguire, Sr./Alexander Maguire, Jr., Brookside Country Club
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NC
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Gus
Steiger/Gus Steiger, Sr.,
Glenmaura National Golf Club/Great Bear Golf Club
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WD
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Super-Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Harvey
Chernosky/Daniel Chernosky,
Towanda Country Club
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75
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Martin
Klagholz/Jeff Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
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76
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Martin
Klagholz/Tim Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
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76
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Robert
Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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77
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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80
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David
Mandel/Marc Mandel, White Manor Country Club/Philadelphia Cricket Club
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81
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Joe
Dulka/Joseph Dulka, Bellewood Country Club/DuPont Country Club
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81
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Ronald
Cusick, Sr./Bradley Cusick, Tavistock Country Club
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81
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Cory
Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country Club/Iron
Masters Country Club
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82
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Philip
Petroll/Pete Petroll,
Penn Oaks Golf Club
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84
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Ryan
O'Leary/Robert O'Leary, Mercer Oaks Golf Course/Lookaway
Golf Club
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85
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Frank
Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old
York Road Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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85
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Timothy
O'Donovan/John O'Donovan, Overbrook Golf Club
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86
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Richard
Forbes, Jr./Richard Forbes, Sr., Commonwealth National Golf Club/North Hills
Country Club
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86
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Dave
Owsik/Dave Owsik, Jr.,
Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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88
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Barry
Goldstein/Jason Goldstein, Commonwealth National Golf Club/Philmont Country
Club
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88
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Robert
Huntzinger/Jeffrey Huntzinger,
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Lu Lu Country Club
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88
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Jonathan
Simon/Charles Simon, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Saucon Valley Country
Club
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89
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Scott
Bracken/Jim Bracken, Medford Village Country Club/Paxon Hollow Country 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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John
VanDame, Jr./Barrett VanDame,
Talamore Country Club/Linfield National Golf Club
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90
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J.
Kenneth Croney/Ken Croney,
Jr., Sunnybrook Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club
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90
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Louis
Newett/Chris Newett,
Indian Valley Country Club/
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90
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Ryan
Lumbatis/Ralph Lumbatis,
Hershey Country Club
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91
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Phil
Over/David Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Foxchase Golf Club
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91
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Ben
Heins/Frank Heins, Kpga Online Club/Reading Country Club
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92
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Colin
Hanna/Colin Hanna, Radley Run Country Club
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94
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Jeff
Orban/Russell Orban, Ramblewood Country Club/Crossgates
Golf Club
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94
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Sean
Grieve/George Grieve, Philadelphia Cricket Club/MGA EClub
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95
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Stephen
Brown/Victor Brown, Chester Valley Golf Club
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95
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William
Dwyer/Brian Dwyer, Applecross Country Club
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100
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Philip
Keidel, III/Philip Keidel,
Jr., RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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114
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Vincent
Scarpetta, Jr./Steve Scarpetta,
Nittany Country Club/Scranton Municipal Golf Course
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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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Kenneth
Phillips/Grant Phillips, Lancaster Country Club/Llanerch
Country Club
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69
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James
Muller/Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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70
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Craig
Kliewer/Alan Kliewer, Honeybrook Golf Club/Lebanon Country Club
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70
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Dan
Brown/Michael Brown, Llanerch Country Club
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70
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Thomas
Dancer/Mike Dancer, Cedarbrook Country Club/Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park
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71
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Brad
Cornforth/Doug Cornforth, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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71
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Vinny
Salatino/Pete Salatino,
Sandy Run Country Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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71
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Drew
Garis/Robert Garis, North
Hills Country Club
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71
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Gary
Daniels/Jesse Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club/Aronimink Golf Club
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72
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Matthew
Genesio/Anthony Genesio, Waynesborough Country Club/Spring Mill Country Club
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73
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Royce
Yeager/Gary Yeager, Cedarbrook Country Club/Philadelphia Cricket Club
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73
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Frank
Tuscano/Steven Tuscano,
North Hills Country Club
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73
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Quentin
Dancer, Sr./Brian Dancer, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park
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74
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Steve
Cooper/Geoffrey Cooper, Laurel Creek Country Club/North Hills Country Club
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74
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Daniel
Rexon/G. Frederick Rexon,
Jr., Tavistock Country Club
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74
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Matthew
Maurer/Mark Maurer, Bent Creek Country Club/Lancaster Country Club
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75
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Jack
McCormick/John McCormick, Stone Harbor Golf Club/Paxon Hollow Country Club
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76
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Matt
Milligan/Michael Milligan, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park/Lederach Golf Club
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76
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Mike
Owsik/Mike Owsik, Jr.,
Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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77
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Bill
Holt, III/Will Holt, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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77
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Gerard
Brnich/Jake Brnich, Lu Lu Country Club
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77
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Guy
McKeone/Matthew McKeone,
Reading Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club
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78
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Anthony
Ammaturo/Andrew Ammaturo,
Sandy Run Country Club/Five Ponds Golf Club
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78
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Greg
Salicondro, Sr./Greg Salicondro,
Limekiln Golf Club
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79
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Thomas
Brennan/Tom Brennan, Moselem Springs Golf
Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club
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79
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Sean
Semenetz/Gregg Semenetz,
Philadelphia Cricket Club/
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79
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Erik
Molden/Fred Molden,
Jericho National Golf Club
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79
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Paul
Muller/Ryan Muller, Lu Lu Country Club/Union League
Golf Club at Torresdale
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80
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Joseph
Hussey/Christopher Hussey, Blue Bell Country Club/Lu Lu
Country Club
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80
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Trevor
Seufer/Joseph Seufer,
Stonewall
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80
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Paul
Muller/Paul Muller, Lu Lu Country Club
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80
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John
Hudspeth/John Hudspeth, Moorestown Field Club
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81
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Jonathan
Shevlin/Joseph Shevlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club/North Hills Country Club
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81
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Keith
Cohen/Richard Cohen, Philmont Country Club/Limekiln Golf Club
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82
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Bob
Paul/Jonathon Paul, Cedarbrook Country Club/Commonwealth National Golf Club
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84
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Alexander
Maguire, Sr./Alexander Maguire, Jr., Brookside Country Club
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NC
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Gus
Steiger/Gus Steiger, Sr.,
Glenmaura National Golf Club/Great Bear Golf Club
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WD
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Super-Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Harvey
Chernosky/Daniel Chernosky,
Towanda Country Club
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71
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Martin
Klagholz/Jeff Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
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72
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Timothy
O'Donovan/John O'Donovan, Overbrook Golf Club
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72
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Robert
Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Reading Country Club/Spring Ford Country Club
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72
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Martin
Klagholz/Tim Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
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72
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Frank
Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old
York Road Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
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73
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David
Mandel/Marc Mandel, White Manor Country Club/Philadelphia Cricket Club
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74
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Joe
Dulka/Joseph Dulka, Bellewood Country Club/DuPont Country Club
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74
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Mike
Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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74
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Ronald
Cusick, Sr./Bradley Cusick, Tavistock Country Club
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74
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Ryan
O'Leary/Robert O'Leary, Mercer Oaks Golf Course/Lookaway
Golf Club
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75
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Richard
Forbes, Jr./Richard Forbes, Sr., Commonwealth National Golf Club/North Hills
Country Club
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75
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Phil
Over/David Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Foxchase Golf Club
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75
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Philip
Petroll/Pete Petroll,
Penn Oaks Golf 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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76
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Dave
Owsik/Dave Owsik, Jr.,
Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA
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78
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Jonathan
Simon/Charles Simon, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Saucon Valley Country
Club
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78
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Cory
Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country Club/Iron
Masters Country Club
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78
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John
VanDame, Jr./Barrett VanDame,
Talamore Country Club/Linfield National Golf Club
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79
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Barry
Goldstein/Jason Goldstein, Commonwealth National Golf Club/Philmont Country
Club
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79
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Scott
Bracken/Jim Bracken, Medford Village Country Club/Paxon Hollow Country Club
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79
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Ryan
Lumbatis/Ralph Lumbatis,
Hershey Country Club
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79
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Colin
Hanna/Colin Hanna, Radley Run Country Club
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80
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Ben
Heins/Frank Heins, Kpga Online Club/Reading Country Club
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80
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Robert
Huntzinger/Jeffrey Huntzinger,
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Lu Lu Country Club
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80
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Sean
Grieve/George Grieve, Philadelphia Cricket Club/MGA EClub
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82
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J.
Kenneth Croney/Ken Croney,
Jr., Sunnybrook Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club
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82
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Jeff
Orban/Russell Orban, Ramblewood Country Club/Crossgates
Golf Club
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83
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William
Dwyer/Brian Dwyer, Applecross Country Club
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83
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Louis
Newett/Chris Newett,
Indian Valley Country Club/
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85
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Stephen
Brown/Victor Brown, Chester Valley Golf Club
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86
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Philip
Keidel, III/Philip Keidel,
Jr., RiverCrest Golf Club &
Preserve/Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club
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103
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Vincent
Scarpetta, Jr./Steve Scarpetta,
Nittany Country Club/Scranton Municipal Golf Course
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WD
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*
— won in playoff
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NC
— no card; WD — withdrawal
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