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May 23, 2018

Michael Hyland (above) of Little Mill Country Club shares the lead
with Tom Grady of Radley Run Country Club at 1-under par.

Grady, Hyland share lead in 35th #GAPMidAm
presented by Callaway Golf

  An Association babyface and a multiple-time Major champion sit atop a clustered scoreboard after Round 1 of the 35th #GAPMidAm Championship presented by Callaway Golf. Upstart Tom Grady of Radley Run Country Club and champion golfer Michael Hyland of Little Mill Country Club share the lead after Wednesday’s opening 18 holes at Llanerch Country Club (par 71, 6,752 yards). Both players posted 1-under-par 70s as competitors battled day-long wind and firm conditions.

| Scorecards | History | Notebook | Day 1 Video |

  There are 20 players within six shots of the lead. The Day 1 scoring average was an eye-opening 80.2 with 73 players making the cut, which fell at 10-over-par 81. It is the highest Mid.-Am. cut since 2001 at Coatesville Country Club when 13-over-par 84 advanced. This was the first time the Middle-Amateur was played over two rounds.

  Tee times for Thursday’s second and final round begin at 7:30 a.m. The last group of Hyland, Grady and Eddie Johnson of Llanerch tee off No. 1 at 11:50 a.m. Johnson, as well as Matt Finger of DuPont Country Club, finished at level par.

  Grady’s low finish in an event since starting to play regularly in Association tournaments beginning in 2016 was a T31 in that year’s Mid.-Am. Hyland, on the other hand, is a two-time #BMWPhillyAm Champion (2000, 2011) and has recorded a number of high Mid.-Am. placings, including a tie for third-place in 2011 and a solo fifth place in 2010.

  â€śI’ve been hitting it OK but I didn’t necessarily expect a 1 under out here,” said Grady, 32, of West Chester, Pa. “I kept the ball in play all day. To have one bogey at this place was a really, really solid round.”

  Said Hyland, 39, of Medford, N.J., who has battled chronic back issues the last few years, “This one and the Patterson Cup are my nemesis. I can’t seem to get by them. I haven’t played competitive in so long, it was fun to be here.”

  Grady’s and Hyland’s red-figure scores were loins of the same cloth. Both cited fantastic lag putting on the Alexander Findlay design and spirited greens.

  Grady’s round was almost ho-hum, making two birdies and one bogey. Starting on the back nine, the former Widener University baseball player and golfer birdied Nos. 11 (par 4, 456 yards) and 15 (par 4, 318 yards). On No. 11, he knocked a pitching wedge to the back of the green from 135 yards and sank a 30-foot birdie putt. After saving par on No. 12 (par 3, 175 yards) with a 30-footer up the hill, Grady made another birdie on the short par-4, 15th after driving the ball hole high and chipping it up to eight feet.

  His lone bogey came on No. 3 (par 4, 467 yards) after missing the green right.

  â€śThis is the whole point of playing in these, to get in the hunt and see what happens,” said Grady, who works in software sales. “We’ll see what game shows up tomorrow. I’m hitting my driver well enough to have an advantage here. I just have to make putts.”

  Hyland, who started on No. 10 as well, made two birdies and two bogeys on his first nine.

  On his inward spin, he made it through the difficult Nos. 1-4 stretch in even par before making birdie on No. 5 (par 5, 554 yards). He hit a 58-degree wedge from 98 yards to four feet.

  He three-putted No. 6 (par 4, 418 yards) but rallied on No. 7 (par 4, 393 yards) with another birdie when he hit a 58-degree wedge from 93 yards to three feet. He closed with two pars.

  â€śIt’s totally unexpected but I played well here in a BMW GAP Team Match a few weeks ago,” said Hyland, who works in the real estate business. “I love this golf course. If I was going to join any other golf course across the river it would be this one. You hit every shot here. It’s always in great shape.”

NOTES–Johnson posted the lowest score of the eight Llanerch members to make the Championship Proper. Seven made the cut.

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Golf Association of Philadelphia
Founded in 1897, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) is the oldest regional golf association in the United States and serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. Its 260 Member Clubs and 75,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. As Philadelphia’s Most Trusted Source of Golf Information, the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.

Qualifiers

Name, club

Score

Tom Grady, Radley Run Country Club

70

Michael Hyland, Little Mill Country Club

70

Matthew Finger, DuPont Country Club

71

Eddie Johnson, Llanerch Country Club

71

Scott McLaughlin, Lu Lu Country Club

72

Scott McNeil, Bala Golf Club

72

Thomas Timby, Jr., The Bucks Club

72

Clayton Davidson, West Shore Country Club

73

William Jeremiah, Bidermann Golf Club

73

Stephen Seiden, Llanerch Country Club

73

Kevin McDermott, Llanerch Country Club

74

Gregor Orlando, Philadelphia Cricket Club

74

Michael R. Brown, Jr., Lu Lu Country Club

75

Ben Feld, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

75

Mike Korcuba, Medford Village Country Club

75

Michael McDermott, Merion Golf Club

75

Chris Meares, Running Deer Golf Club

75

Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

75

John Samaha, Old York Road Country Club

75

Troy Vannucci, Little Mill Country Club

75

Dave Marshall, Running Deer Golf Club

76

Benjamin Smith, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

76

Christopher Thude, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale

76

Bill Charpek, Merion Golf Club

77

James Gillespie, Little Mill Country Club

77

Robert Good, Merion Golf Club

77

Jason Loehrs, Cobbs Creek Golf Club

77

Christopher Reedman, Makefield Highlands Golf Club

77

David Shields, Flourtown Country Club

77

Jarred Texter, Conestoga Country Club

77

Joe April, Waynesborough Country Club

78

Dan Bernard, Aronimink Golf Club

78

John Brennan, Philadelphia Cricket Club

78

Christopher Clauson, Lu Lu Country Club

78

Kevin Haag, Glenmaura National Golf Club

78

Rodney James, Five Ponds Golf Club

78

Brian McDermott, Llanerch Country Club

78

Cory Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club

78

Grant Skyllas, LedgeRock Golf Club

78

Conrad Von Borsig, Philadelphia Cricket Club

78

Eric Williams, Honesdale Golf Club

78

Peter Barron, III, Greate Bay Country Club

79

Robert Bechtold, Fieldstone Golf Club

79

Matthew Crescenzo, Philmont Country Club

79

Stephen Dressel, St. Davids Golf Club

79

Scott Ehrlich, White Manor Country Club

79

Ryan Gelrod, Philadelphia Cricket Club

79

Clark Holle, Mercer Oaks Golf Course

79

Edward Kelly, Jr., Old York Road Country Club

79

Christopher Lange, Overbrook Golf Club

79

Matthew Mattare, Saucon Valley Country Club

79

Oscar Mestre, Overbrook Golf Club

79

Frank Petrash, IV, Philadelphia Cricket Club

79

Jamie Slonis, Tavistock Country Club

79

Tom Spano, Llanerch Country Club

79

Ashley Brasfield, Rolling Green Golf Club

80

Gregory Buliga, Yardley Country Club

80

Luis Diaz, Rancocas Golf Club

80

James Gardas, Glenmaura National Golf Club

80

Thomas Gramigna, Tavistock Country Club

80

Alex Hargaden, Woodcrest Country Club

80

Frank Kohute, Running Deer Golf Club

80

Rand Mendez, Fieldstone Golf Club

80

Greg O'Connor, Bellewood Country Club

80

Michael Quartermain, Llanerch Country Club

80

Sean Seese, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

80

Glenn Smeraglio, Lu Lu Country Club

80

Dan Brown, Llanerch Country Club

81

Andrew Keeling, Hershey's Mill Golf Club

81

Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club

81

David Liotta, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club

81

John Moore, Jr., Greate Bay Country Club

81

Kevin Rossi, Scranton Municipal Golf Course

81

 

Failed to qualify

Christopher Ault, Yardley Country Club

82

Ed Brown, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club

82

Michael Carr, Philadelphia Cricket Club

82

Mark Czerniakowski, Lu Lu Country Club

82

Don Donatoni, White Manor Country Club

82

Michael Fireman, Talamore Country Club

82

Brian Herman, Merchantville Country Club

82

Will Holt, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club

82

Bryan Keeling, Spring Mill Country Club

82

Ben Keyser, Woodcrest Country Club

82

Keith Matt, Talamore Country Club

82

Steve Oh, Philadelphia Cricket Club

82

Daniel Pinciotti, Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club

82

Rich Pruchnik, Coatesville Country Club

82

Daniel Charen, Makefield Highlands Golf Club

83

Geoffrey Cooper, North Hills Country Club

83

Brian Degnan, Cobbs Creek Golf Club

83

Eamon Evans, Glenmaura National Golf Club

83

Mark Kosko, Little Mill Country Club

83

Connor McNicholas, Lu Lu Country Club

83

Philip Mortell, III, Honeybrook Golf Club

83

John Murphy, II, Stone Harbor Golf Club

83

Jason Wilson, Philadelphia Publinks GA

83

Daniel Wu, Blue Bell Country Club

83

Adam Bracy, Rancocas Golf Club

84

Kevin Cahill, Merion Golf Club

84

Brett Cybulski, Medford Village Country Club

84

Roc Irey, Lookaway Golf Club

84

Chris Wagner, Bluestone Country Club

84

P. Chet Walsh, Philadelphia Country Club

84

Larry Benedetto, Concord Country Club

85

Brian Gillespie, St. Davids Golf Club

85

Neil Gordon, Five Ponds Golf Club

85

Michael Lynch, Country Club of Scranton

85

Andrew Mason, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

85

Joseph Russo, Running Deer Golf Club

85

Mark Coassolo, Brookside CC of Allentown

86

Brian Davis, DuPont Country Club

86

Jason Kowalski, Downingtown Country Club

86

Francis Nattle, Philadelphia Publinks GA

86

Daniel Rexon, Tavistock Country Club

86

Michael Shevlin, Sr., Lu Lu Country Club

86

Scott Storck, Philadelphia Cricket Club

86

Jason Barkley, Moselem Springs Golf Club

87

Andy Beittel, Manufacturers  Golf & Country Club

87

Andrew Jaskel, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale

87

Nick Paone, Glenmaura National Golf Club

87

Gary Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club

88

Joe Kerrigan, Jr., Llanerch Country Club

88

Fran Begley, Wedgwood Country Club

93

Robert Curry, North Hills Country Club

93

Chris Binder, Valleybrook Country Club

WD

Ari Flaisher, McCall Golf & Country Club

WD

Sean Semenetz, Philadelphia Cricket Club

WD

Michael Stamberger, Manasquan River Golf Club

WD

 

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