CNGC’s Robinson pars first playoff hole to take Marston Cup
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.–John Robinson of Commonwealth National GC registered a par on the first playoff hole to edge Jim Simmons of Stonewall for the inaugural Marston Cup title on Wednesday at Manufacturers G&CC (par 71, 6,589 yards). Both players carded 1-under-par 70s in a swirling wind.
The Marston Cup honors Max Marston, who in 1923 was virtually unstoppable through a series of club, state, national and international events. The Marston Cup is limited to players 45 to 54 years of age with a 10.0 Handicap Index or less. A field of 127 players competed.
In the playoff, Robinson made a nice up and down from the left side of the green on No. 10 (par 4, 425 yards), the first playoff hole. Simmons blocked his drive right into the trees and chipped out. His 12-foot par chance just missed below the hole.
The victory reestablishes Robinson, of sorts, back amongst the tops of Golf Association of Philadelphia circles. Robinson, 47, a late-bloomer to the GAP circuit, built a reputation for toughness and a deft putter. He was an Amateur finalist in 2002, and a member of both the 2002-03 Mason-Dixon Matches teams and 2003-04 Compher Cup Matches teams. The last two years have been a serious struggle, however, for the ultra-competitive Robinson.
"Once you get to that [top] level you want to stay there and play well," said Robinson, a resident of North Wales, Pa. "The young kids keep raising the bar and you have to keep getting better with them. It’s been really frustrating."
Robinson carded three birdies, two bogeys and two magnificent pars to equal Simmons after 18 holes.
Robinson drained a 25-foot par saver on the first hole (par 4, 374 yards) and recorded another spectacular four on No. 18 (par 4, 397 yards) after finding the trees on the left side. In between, he got up-and-down from the greenside bunker on No. 9 (par 5, 474 yards) for a birdie and an even-par 35 front side, made a nice 10-foot breaker on No. 12 (par 5, 512 yards) for a four and knocked a 60-degree wedge to seven feet on No. 15 (par 5, 551 yards) for birdie. A bogey on No. 17 (par 4, 384 yards) after a bad drive and that par save on No. 18 put Robinson in at 1-under-par 35 on the back and overall.
Simmons, 45, of Chester Springs, Pa., opened with a 1-under-par 34 on the front nine – he nailed a 12-foot birdie on No. 2 (par 4, 396 yards) and recorded eight other pars. Another birdie on No. 12 moved him to 2-under par overall before a double bogey on No. 13 (par 3, 222 yards), after he blocked his tee shot into the
right trees, offset his first 12 holes of work. Simmons responded with four pars and a birdie (on No. 17, par 4, 384 yards).
"It’s gratifying to put together a good round against the top players in Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey," said Simmons. "It’s a good feeling."
Max Marston
For four months in the summer of 1923, Marston was America’s best amateur golfer. Between mid-May and mid-September, Marston was virtually unstoppable through a series of club, state, national and international events.
It began with the Walker Cup Matches where Marston won two matches as the Americans successfully retained the Cup. Marston returned home to capture the Patterson Cup and Amateur Championship in successive weeks and, in doing so, earned the Silver Cross Award. In July, he took the Pennsylvania Amateur title and finished as the low amateur in the Philadelphia Open.
In September, Marston traveled to Floosmoor Country Club outside Chicago for the U.S. Amateur. He rallied in the second round to defeat tournament favorite Bob Jones, 2&1, before knocking off Francis Ouimet in the semifinals. He stopped defending champion Jess Sweetser in the final on the 38th hole.
In that four month span, he also captured the Merion Cricket Club championship and Pine Valley GC’s Crump Cup.
|
Name |
Club |
Front 9 |
Back 9 |
Total |
|
*John Robinson |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
35 |
35 |
70 |
|
Jim Simmons |
Stonewall |
34 |
36 |
70 |
|
Ronald Cusick, Sr. |
Tavistock Country Club |
32 |
39 |
71 |
|
Robert Gill |
Fox Hill Country Club |
37 |
35 |
72 |
|
Thomas Hyland |
Little Mill Country Club |
37 |
35 |
72 |
|
Oscar Mestre, Jr. |
Overbrook Golf Club |
36 |
36 |
72 |
|
Wayne Bartolacci |
Jericho National Golf Club |
35 |
38 |
73 |
|
Bennett Meyer |
Philmont Country Club |
37 |
36 |
73 |
|
Joseph Russo |
Running Deer Golf Club |
34 |
39 |
73 |
|
Robin McCool |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
33 |
40 |
73 |
|
Rick Custer |
Spring Ford Country Club |
39 |
34 |
73 |
|
Edward Erickson |
Yardley Country Club |
39 |
34 |
73 |
|
Steven Chronister |
Bent Creek Country Club |
38 |
36 |
74 |
|
Frank Corrado Jr |
Jericho National Golf Club |
37 |
37 |
74 |
|
Mark Quigley |
Lu Lu Country Club |
36 |
38 |
74 |
|
Mark Douglas |
Spring Ford Country Club |
39 |
35 |
74 |
|
Kenneth Zimmer |
Stonewall |
36 |
38 |
74 |
|
Drew Panebianco |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
38 |
36 |
74 |
|
Robert Arthur |
Tavistock Country Club |
39 |
35 |
74 |
|
Brian Corbett |
Huntsville Golf Club |
36 |
39 |
75 |
|
Kenneth Phillips |
Lancaster Country Club |
34 |
41 |
75 |
|
Jerry Donofrio |
Sandy Run Country Club |
37 |
38 |
75 |
|
Anthony Kondracki |
Fox Hill Country Club |
36 |
40 |
76 |
|
Patrick O'Brien |
North Hills Country Club |
38 |
38 |
76 |
|
Michael Fox |
Philadelphia Country Club |
37 |
39 |
76 |
|
James Winner |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
36 |
40 |
76 |
|
Richard Umani |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
38 |
38 |
76 |
|
Leonard Pearson |
Philmont Country Club |
35 |
41 |
76 |
|
James Blickle |
Berkleigh Country Club |
36 |
41 |
77 |
|
Vince Yost |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
38 |
39 |
77 |
|
Francis Hamm, MD |
Country Club of Scranton |
38 |
39 |
77 |
|
Thomas Sohns |
Country Club of Scranton |
38 |
39 |
77 |
|
Jim Kelleher |
Links Golf Club |
39 |
38 |
77 |
|
Joe Olin |
Little Mill Country Club |
41 |
36 |
77 |
|
James Macallister |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
38 |
39 |
77 |
|
David Staebler |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
42 |
35 |
77 |
|
Steven Walczak |
Wilmington Country Club |
39 |
38 |
77 |
|
Dave O'Brien |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
38 |
40 |
78 |
|
Roc Irey |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
39 |
39 |
78 |
|
Michael Vassil |
Country Club of Scranton |
38 |
40 |
78 |
|
William Vostinak |
Lehigh Country Club |
38 |
40 |
78 |
|
Craig Kliewer |
Meadia Heights Golf Club |
39 |
39 |
78 |
|
Bill Turner |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
35 |
43 |
78 |
|
Bill Milner |
Running Deer Golf Club |
39 |
39 |
78 |
|
Dylan Spadt |
Silver Creek Country Club |
39 |
39 |
78 |
|
Dennis Konczyk |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
40 |
38 |
78 |
|
David West |
Whitford Country Club |
35 |
43 |
78 |
|
Rick Gaydos |
Woodbury Country Club |
38 |
40 |
78 |
|
Stephen Conway |
Burlington Country Club |
36 |
43 |
79 |
|
Al Hughes |
Country Club of Scranton |
39 |
40 |
79 |
|
Craig Starn |
Greate Bay Golf Club |
38 |
41 |
79 |
|
Emil Krauss |
Little Mill Country Club |
39 |
40 |
79 |
|
Eugene Gordon |
Lookaway Golf Club |
38 |
41 |
79 |
|
Arthur Kania, Jr. |
Overbrook Golf Club |
40 |
39 |
79 |
|
Brian Sexton |
Seaview Marriott Resort & Spa |
37 |
42 |
79 |
|
Shane Gunning |
Silver Creek Country Club |
41 |
38 |
79 |
|
James Prendergast |
Spring Ford Country Club |
40 |
39 |
79 |
|
Jim Gavaghan |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
42 |
37 |
79 |
|
David Smith |
Doylestown Country Club |
41 |
39 |
80 |
|
Robert McFalls |
Hersheys Mill Golf Club |
41 |
39 |
80 |
|
Joseph Gerngross, Jr. |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
38 |
42 |
80 |
|
Del Markward |
North Hills Country Club |
39 |
41 |
80 |
|
Eugene Maginnis, Jr. |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
38 |
42 |
80 |
|
Gregg Gipp |
Greate Bay Golf Club |
41 |
40 |
81 |
|
Greg Duffy |
Indian Valley Country Club |
41 |
40 |
81 |
|
Marlin Detweiler |
Lancaster Country Club |
39 |
42 |
81 |
|
Gregory Sheva |
North Hills Country Club |
38 |
43 |
81 |
|
Peter Mimmo |
North Hills Country Club |
38 |
43 |
81 |
|
William Erskine |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
41 |
40 |
81 |
|
Michael Garvey |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
40 |
41 |
81 |
|
Rocky Dare |
Running Deer Golf Club |
38 |
43 |
81 |
|
Lawrence Dolan |
Sandy Run Country Club |
43 |
38 |
81 |
|
Ward Bauman |
The Ridge at Back Brook |
45 |
36 |
81 |
|
Walter Wolfe |
Wildwood Golf & Country Club |
42 |
39 |
81 |
|
Pete Widdoes |
Chesapeake Bay Golf Club |
39 |
43 |
82 |
|
John McKay |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
39 |
43 |
82 |
|
Joseph Gibley |
Concord Country Club |
38 |
44 |
82 |
|
Ed Kahn |
Little Mill Country Club |
40 |
42 |
82 |
|
Joe Deangelis |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
41 |
41 |
82 |
|
James Muller |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
40 |
42 |
82 |
|
Kevin Mulrain |
North Hills Country Club |
39 |
43 |
82 |
|
Michael Domenick |
Phoenixville Country Club |
40 |
42 |
82 |
|
Paul Keating, M.D.. |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
42 |
40 |
82 |
|
Tim Black |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
42 |
40 |
82 |
|
Gary Severson |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
42 |
41 |
83 |
|
Barry Goldstein |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
40 |
43 |
83 |
|
Antonio Leta |
Doylestown Country Club |
39 |
44 |
83 |
|
Rand Mendez |
Fieldstone Golf Club |
42 |
41 |
83 |
|
David Macesic |
Lu Lu Country Club |
41 |
42 |
83 |
|
James DiFerdinand |
Sandy Run Country Club |
42 |
41 |
83 |
|
Kevin Mailey |
Stonewall |
42 |
41 |
83 |
|
Ron Clark |
Tavistock Country Club |
40 |
43 |
83 |
|
Larry Borowsky |
White Manor Country Club |
41 |
42 |
83 |
|
Seth Cooley |
Lu Lu Country Club |
40 |
44 |
84 |
|
Thomas Piper |
North Hills Country Club |
42 |
42 |
84 |
|
Charles Kraatz |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
42 |
42 |
84 |
|
Steve Jones |
Applebrook Golf Club |
40 |
45 |
85 |
|
Christopher Scott |
Bucks County Country Club |
40 |
45 |
85 |
|
Joe Miller |
Links Golf Club |
42 |
43 |
85 |
|
Robert Dewitt |
Links Golf Club |
42 |
43 |
85 |
|
John Knowles III |
Sandy Run Country Club |
39 |
46 |
85 |
|
Mark Monkhouse |
Spring Mill Country Club |
40 |
45 |
85 |
|
Jerry Rooney |
Stone Harbor Golf Club |
36 |
49 |
85 |
|
Glen McCartney |
Berkleigh Country Club |
43 |
43 |
86 |
|
Tom Cohen |
Running Deer Golf Club |
42 |
44 |
86 |
|
David Malone |
Sandy Run Country Club |
45 |
41 |
86 |
|
Rich Goldman |
Stone Harbor Golf Club |
42 |
44 |
86 |
|
John Vergari |
Tavistock Country Club |
43 |
43 |
86 |
|
James Curley |
Coatesville Country Club |
42 |
45 |
87 |
|
Mark Kemenosh |
Tavistock Country Club |
45 |
42 |
87 |
|
Donald Murphy |
Yardley Country Club |
42 |
45 |
87 |
|
Gregory Jablonski |
Yardley Country Club |
43 |
44 |
87 |
|
Kevin Melnick |
Plymouth Country Club |
41 |
47 |
88 |
|
Jack Crowley |
St. Davids Golf Club |
43 |
45 |
88 |
|
Glenn Focht |
Berkleigh Country Club |
43 |
46 |
89 |
|
Michael Metz |
Fox Hill Country Club |
41 |
48 |
89 |
|
Richard Kaspar |
Lu Lu Country Club |
44 |
45 |
89 |
|
Jerry Clavin |
Melrose Country Club |
41 |
48 |
89 |
|
James Durante |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
41 |
48 |
89 |
|
Ward Johnson |
Aronimink Golf Club |
45 |
45 |
90 |
|
Kenneth Tokolish |
Merchantville Country Club |
46 |
44 |
90 |
|
George Kerschner |
Overbrook Golf Club |
49 |
41 |
90 |
|
Robert Majczan |
Spring Mill Country Club |
43 |
47 |
90 |
|
Greg Eife |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
49 |
41 |
90 |
|
Albert Hazzouri, Jr. |
Country Club of Scranton |
49 |
43 |
92 |
|
Steve Anuszewski |
Woodbury Country Club |
46 |
48 |
94 |
|
Joseph Piekielski |
Old York Road Country Club |
47 |
48 |
95 |
|
Brian Powell |
Burlington Country Club |
NS |
NS |
NS |
|
Ron Weaver |
Meadia Heights Golf Club |
NS |
NS |
NS |
|
George Henninger |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
|
Bill Narozanick |
Little Mill Country Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
|
Dan Russell |
Little Mill Country Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
|
Mike Owsik |
Plymouth Country Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
|
Mark Wright |
Running Deer Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
|
James Taormina |
Wyncote Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
|
Martin Klagholz |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
DQ |
DQ |
DQ |
| |
|
*-won in playoff |
|
WD-withdrawal; NS-no show; DQ-disqualification |
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