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Hank Collins posted 43 points to prevail. |
Philly Publinks’ Collins captures Fall Net Championship at Schuylkill
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. — “Ugly” is how Hank Collins describes his golf game this summer. The rounds he’s played left the Philadelphia Publinks GA member discouraged and frustrated.
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Any antonym for ugly is a fitting descriptor for his performance in the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Tee It Forward — Fall Net Championship at a splendid Schuylkill Country Club Wednesday. Collins, who competed from the forward tees (par 72, 5,688 yards), posted 43 points in the net stableford format.
“It was the first time I’ve broken 95 all year,” Collins, 78, of Berwyn, Pa., said. “Everything just kind of worked. It was a combination of a lot of different things. It just worked out.”
How’s this for a combination: a four-putt, two three-putts, a bunch of one-putts, a sand save for par and a chip-in birdie? Collins, who fared well on Schuylkill’s undulating greens, ran the gamut Wednesday. The aforementioned chip-in occurred on the par 3, 118-yard 11th hole after he landed a 9-iron short of the putting surface. A bunker blast and mid-range putt on the 16th hole (par 3, 120 yards) meant a net birdie on the scorecard.
“Ugly” did appear on a couple of occasions at Schuylkill, but left no permanent scars.
“Skulling a wedge or a 9-iron a few times. The only thing good about it was the direction,” Collins said.
Collins, who worked for a truck manufacturer, frequently competes alongside friend Timothy Joyce, the 2013 Francis B. Warner Cup (Net) champion. The two check off a pair of important boxes: having fun and enjoying new courses.
“Let me just say this. There’s nothing I don’t enjoy about playing in a GAP event,” Collins said. “We get into everything we can.”
A stop at Dairy Queen is a must for Collins and Joyce, too. They scout for a planned stop on the way home. Add Collins’ trophy to the treat list.
Women’s Division
Lucia Simon drove past Schuylkill Country Club en route to her son Joshua’s wedding a year ago. The roadside view beckoned a firsthand visit.
“I never knew of the club. The next day, I got an e-mail about an event here, but I couldn’t play in it,” Simon, 60, of Center Valley, Pa., said. “So when this one came up, I knew I wanted to play the course. I went online and read about Schuylkill. I needed to go and see it.”
The course met Simon’s expectations and then some. She points to a chip-in birdie on the par 5, 450-yard 17th hole as a highlight. She left a 7-wood short of the putting green and sent straight tracker into the jar.
Simon classified her GAP debut as “awesome.”
“Easy to sign up, easy to be here. I’m sorry to see such a small field of women. I’d like to say I beat a field of 50,” she said jokingly. “I had a great time.”
The Tee It Forward — Fall Net Championship, formerly known as the Second Handicap, is open to players 18 years of age and older with handicap index less than 36.0. The event began in 1946. The Golf Association of Philadelphia adopted the Tee It Forward parameters and changed the scoring format to net stableford in 2012.
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 153 Full Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. 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.
Overall
results
|
Men's
Division
|
Name,
club
|
Points
|
Hank
Collins, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
43
|
Joseph
DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf Club
|
40
|
Michael
Kyle, Talamore Country Club
|
40
|
John
O'Rourke, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
40
|
Tim
Wood, Schuylkill Country Club
|
39
|
Stephen
Maakestad, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
39
|
Daniel
Keenan, Woodcrest Country Club
|
39
|
Duke
Rittersbach, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
38
|
John
Hayes, Lehigh Country Club
|
37
|
Steve
Poorman, Inniscrone Golf
Club
|
36
|
Narendra
Bam, Radnor Valley Country Club
|
35
|
Lester
Michael, Lehigh Country Club
|
34
|
Richard
Duryea, Flourtown Country Club
|
34
|
Gerry
McCloy, Flourtown Country Club
|
34
|
Dennis
O'Donnell, Old York Road Country Club
|
34
|
Nick
Lecuyer, Limekiln Golf Club
|
34
|
John
Sly, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club
|
34
|
Tom
Bell, Meadia Heights Golf Club
|
33
|
William
Erskine, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
32
|
David
Kearney, Lehigh Country Club
|
32
|
Shahab
Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club
|
32
|
Michael
Lentz, Lehigh Country Club
|
31
|
Gerald
Barr, Lehigh Country Club
|
31
|
Timothy
Joyce, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
31
|
Timothy
Kiorpes, Lookaway Golf
Club
|
31
|
Brian
Kreamer, Bala Golf Club
|
31
|
Scott
Dichter, Meadia Heights
Golf Club
|
31
|
Wayne
Yetter, Lookaway Golf
Club
|
30
|
Don
Neill, Lu Lu Country Club
|
30
|
Douglas
Braunsdorf, Greate Bay
Country Club
|
30
|
Jason
Marie, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
30
|
Mick
Dunphy, Flourtown Country Club
|
29
|
Casey
Lyons, Medford Village Country Club
|
21
|
Zachary
Johnson, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
NS
|
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First Flight (Handicap Index 2.1-8.9)
|
Name,
club
|
Points
|
Tim
Wood, Schuylkill Country Club
|
39
|
Daniel
Keenan, Woodcrest Country Club
|
39
|
John
Hayes, Lehigh Country Club
|
37
|
Narendra
Bam, Radnor Valley Country Club
|
35
|
Lester
Michael, Lehigh Country Club
|
34
|
Richard
Duryea, Flourtown Country Club
|
34
|
Gerry
McCloy, Flourtown Country Club
|
34
|
David
Kearney, Lehigh Country Club
|
32
|
Gerald
Barr, Lehigh Country Club
|
31
|
Brian
Kreamer, Bala Golf Club
|
31
|
Casey
Lyons, Medford Village Country Club
|
21
|
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|
Second
Flight (Handicap Index 9.3-12.9)
|
Name,
club
|
Points
|
Joseph
DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf Club
|
40
|
Steve
Poorman, Inniscrone Golf
Club
|
36
|
Dennis
O'Donnell, Old York Road Country Club
|
34
|
John
Sly, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club
|
34
|
William
Erskine, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
32
|
Shahab
Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club
|
32
|
Michael
Lentz, Lehigh Country Club
|
31
|
Scott
Dichter, Meadia Heights
Golf Club
|
31
|
Wayne
Yetter, Lookaway Golf
Club
|
30
|
Don
Neill, Lu Lu Country Club
|
30
|
Douglas
Braunsdorf, Greate Bay
Country Club
|
30
|
Zachary
Johnson, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
NS
|
Â
|
Third
Flight (Handicap Index 13.9-23.2)
|
Name,
club
|
Points
|
Hank
Collins, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
43
|
Michael
Kyle, Talamore Country Club
|
40
|
John
O'Rourke, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
40
|
Stephen
Maakestad, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
39
|
Duke
Rittersbach, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
38
|
Nick
Lecuyer, Limekiln Golf Club
|
34
|
Tom
Bell, Meadia Heights Golf Club
|
33
|
Timothy
Joyce, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
31
|
Timothy
Kiorpes, Lookaway Golf
Club
|
31
|
Jason
Marie, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
30
|
Mick
Dunphy, Flourtown Country Club
|
29
|
|
Women's
Division
|
Name,
club
|
Points
|
Lucia
Simon, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
36
|
Josie
Anthony, White Manor Country Club
|
34
|
Erin
Mckarski, Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
30
|
Sarah
Reese, French Creek Golf Club
|
28
|
Nancy
Brandi, Berkshire Country Club
|
27
|
Alison
Kellock, Flourtown Country Club
|
22
|
|
NS
— no show
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