Corbett, Delcher survive playoff; advance to U.S. Mid-Am
TRENTON, N.J.-Brian Corbett of Shavertown, Pa. and Duke Delcher of Bluffton, S.C., recorded birdies on the first playoff hole, No. 1 (par 4, 296 yards) to outlast three others in a qualifier for the U.S. Middle-Amateur Championship on Tuesday at Trenton CC (par 71, 6,348 yards).
Darkness on Monday delayed the playoff until Tuesday.
Delcher and Corbett join David Liotta of Lansdale, Pa. (66), Robin McCool (67) of Bethlehem, Pa., David Brookreson (69) of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Glenn Smeraglio (69) of Newtown, Pa., Rich Pruchnik (70) of West Chester, Pa. and Michael McDermott of Havertown, Pa. (71) as the eight qualifiers from Trenton CC.
Corbett and Delcher outlasted Gui Costin of Radnor, Pa., Mike Minter of Yardley, Pa., and Jamie Slonis of Sewell, N.J., in the Tuesday playoff.
The U.S. Middle-Amateur Championship is set for Oct. 2-7 at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. A field of 111 players with a handicap index of 3.4 or better attempted to qualify for the 24th U.S. Mid-Am. Players who will reach their 25th birthday by Oct. 2 were eligible.
Complete results follow:
Qualifiers |
Name |
Club |
Front 9 |
Back 9 |
Total |
David Liotta |
Whitemarsh Valley CC |
32 |
34 |
66 |
Robin McCool |
Saucon Valley CC |
35 |
32 |
67 |
David Brookreson |
Huntingdon Valley CC |
35 |
34 |
69 |
Glenn Smeraglio |
Yardley CC |
35 |
34 |
69 |
Rich Pruchnik |
West Chester G&CC |
36 |
34 |
70 |
Michael McDermott |
Llanerch CC |
35 |
36 |
71 |
*Duke Delcher |
Berkeley Hall |
37 |
35 |
72 |
*Brian Corbett |
Huntsville GC |
36 |
36 |
72 |
|
Alternates (in order) |
*Michael Minter |
Trenton CC |
40 |
32 |
72 |
*Jamie Slonis |
Tavistock CC |
35 |
37 |
72 |
Gui Costin |
Merion GC |
36 |
36 |
72 |
*Gary Roberts |
Trenton CC |
38 |
35 |
73 |
|
Failed to qualify |
Roc Irey |
Cedarbrook CC |
38 |
35 |
73 |
John Robinson |
Commonwealth National GC |
40 |
33 |
73 |
P. Chet Walsh |
Philadelphia CC |
40 |
33 |
73 |
Steven Owens |
Wildwood G&CC |
39 |
34 |
73 |
Carlos Ochoa |
Little Mill CC |
38 |
36 |
74 |
Kevin Kelly |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
38 |
36 |
74 |
Thomas Timby, Jr. |
Talamore at Oak Terrace CC |
35 |
39 |
74 |
Marc Grinberg |
Battleground CC |
36 |
39 |
75 |
Michael Anderson |
Commonwealth National GC |
38 |
37 |
75 |
Ryan Gelrod |
Forsgate CC |
37 |
38 |
75 |
Chris Lange |
Overbrook GC |
40 |
35 |
75 |
Robert Savarese, Jr. |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
39 |
36 |
75 |
Burton McHugh |
Sunnybrook GC |
39 |
36 |
75 |
Jim Gavaghan |
Torresdale-Frankford CC |
38 |
37 |
75 |
Andy Strock |
Trenton CC |
37 |
38 |
75 |
Jimmy Kieserman |
Blue Bell Country CC |
40 |
36 |
76 |
Lynn Kilduff |
Huntsville GC |
40 |
36 |
76 |
Wayne Bartolacci |
Jericho National GC |
38 |
38 |
76 |
Thomas Mallouk |
Lookaway GC |
37 |
39 |
76 |
Francis McFadden |
Overbrook GC |
40 |
36 |
76 |
Peter Barron, III |
Stone Harbor GC |
38 |
38 |
76 |
D Drew Siok |
Tavistock CC |
41 |
35 |
76 |
Thomas Gramigna |
Tavistock CC |
37 |
39 |
76 |
Kirk Kashevaroff |
Tuxedo Club |
37 |
39 |
76 |
Chris Yard |
Whitford CC |
37 |
39 |
76 |
Michael Ciesla |
Ash Brook |
39 |
38 |
77 |
David O'Brien |
Cedarbrook CC |
40 |
37 |
77 |
Michael Moffat |
Commonwealth National GC |
39 |
38 |
77 |
Thomas Borsello |
Fieldstone GC |
41 |
36 |
77 |
Dan Pinciotti, Jr. |
Huntingdon Valley CC |
39 |
38 |
77 |
Chase Brockstedt |
Kings Creek CC |
38 |
39 |
77 |
Tom Finn |
Penn Oaks GC |
38 |
39 |
77 |
Brian Gillespie |
St David's GC |
39 |
38 |
77 |
Michael Deo |
Stanton Ridge |
40 |
37 |
77 |
Edward Erickson |
Yardley CC |
39 |
38 |
77 |
Bill Dwyer |
Concord CC |
44 |
34 |
78 |
Freddy Henriquez |
Deerfield GC |
41 |
37 |
78 |
Ron Jamarowicz |
Ed Oliver GC |
38 |
40 |
78 |
Jeff Goydan |
Green Knoll |
40 |
38 |
78 |
Kevin Hart |
Hopewell Valley GC |
40 |
38 |
78 |
Frank Corrado |
Jericho National GC |
40 |
38 |
78 |
Clark Hargrove |
Merion GC |
41 |
37 |
78 |
Jarrett Kling |
Merion GC |
38 |
40 |
78 |
Drew Panebianco |
Talamore at Oak Terrace CC |
39 |
39 |
78 |
Robert Arthur |
Tavistock CC |
40 |
38 |
78 |
Frank Polizzi |
Whitemarsh Valley CC |
43 |
35 |
78 |
Paul Rogowicz |
Yardley CC |
38 |
40 |
78 |
Michael McBride |
Back Creek GC |
43 |
36 |
79 |
John Lovett |
Charleston Springs |
40 |
39 |
79 |
Thomas Dicinti |
Little Mill CC |
42 |
37 |
79 |
Kyle Ross |
Old Orchard CC |
40 |
39 |
79 |
Bryan Marvin |
Old York Road CC |
41 |
38 |
79 |
Dino Volpi |
Plymouth CC |
41 |
38 |
79 |
Patrick Dougherty |
Talamore at Oak Terrace CC |
39 |
40 |
79 |
David West |
Whitford CC |
40 |
39 |
79 |
Steve Walczak |
Wilmington CC |
40 |
39 |
79 |
Jeff Dellafranco |
Concord CC |
43 |
37 |
80 |
Robert Coyne |
Edgmont CC |
41 |
39 |
80 |
Edward Kelly |
Lu Lu CC |
41 |
39 |
80 |
Patrick Sawyer |
Yardley CC |
40 |
40 |
80 |
Brandon Haase |
Charleston Springs |
40 |
41 |
81 |
Mark Inman |
Cherry Valley CC |
42 |
39 |
81 |
Jeff Rogatz |
Fieldstone GC |
37 |
44 |
81 |
Kevin De Haven |
Hopewell Valley GC |
41 |
40 |
81 |
Robert Lodovici |
Little Mill CC |
40 |
41 |
81 |
Charles Dowds |
North Hills CC |
44 |
37 |
81 |
Keith Janecek |
Piney Branch GC |
42 |
39 |
81 |
Clark Holle |
Royce Brook GC |
45 |
36 |
81 |
Bill Coyle |
Saucon Valley CC |
44 |
37 |
81 |
Rusty Seyle |
Saucon Valley CC |
43 |
38 |
81 |
Gary Barbetta |
Howell Park GC |
43 |
39 |
82 |
Glen Schreiner |
Mainland GC |
44 |
38 |
82 |
Gerald Gallagher |
Paxon Hollow GC |
41 |
41 |
82 |
James Pates |
Tantallion CC |
44 |
38 |
82 |
Bob Husbands |
West Chester G & CC |
41 |
41 |
82 |
John Giordano |
Yardley CC |
42 |
40 |
82 |
Gary Daniels |
Aronimink GC |
38 |
45 |
83 |
Frank Boensch |
Bethpage |
42 |
41 |
83 |
Graham Parker |
Cranbury GC |
41 |
42 |
83 |
Bill Turner |
Golden Pheasant GC |
43 |
40 |
83 |
Ajai Sirohi |
Mercer Oaks |
45 |
38 |
83 |
James Kiewra |
Royce Brook GC |
43 |
40 |
83 |
Ted Harris |
Sparrows Point CC |
46 |
37 |
83 |
Pete Widdoes |
Deerfield GC |
41 |
43 |
84 |
Donald Ashley |
Philadelphia CC |
43 |
41 |
84 |
Paul Zorlas |
Rockaway River CC |
45 |
39 |
84 |
Frank Filippo |
Delaware Valley GC |
43 |
42 |
85 |
Anthony List Jr |
Glen Mills GC |
46 |
39 |
85 |
Christian Bohanon |
Green Knoll |
44 |
41 |
85 |
Stuart Katzoff |
Hudson National GC |
40 |
45 |
85 |
John Boscarelli |
Yardley CC |
40 |
45 |
85 |
Timothy Haberbusch |
Meadows of Middlesex |
42 |
44 |
86 |
Mark Czerniakowski |
Cobbs Creek GC |
45 |
42 |
87 |
Richard Smith |
Philadelphia CC |
45 |
42 |
87 |
Mark Dennish |
The Ridge at Back Brook |
48 |
39 |
87 |
John Doster |
Heron Glen GC |
48 |
40 |
88 |
Kevin Heyeck |
Mercer Oaks |
47 |
41 |
88 |
Paul Norris |
Royce Brook GC |
46 |
42 |
88 |
Darren Riddle |
Dauphin Highlands GC |
45 |
44 |
89 |
Bill Holsten |
Aronimink GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Michael Rose |
Ashbourne CC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Jeffrey Kiley |
Baltusrol GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Henry Blue |
Caves Valley GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Bill Knight |
Fiddler's Elbow |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Larry Silk |
Greate Bay GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Thomas Fallon |
Hollywood GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
David Poletti |
Llanerch CC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Brian Early |
Overbrook GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Chris Dunham |
Peace Pipe |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Chris Kallmeyer |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Paul Hamilton |
Pine Crest CC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
George Marucci Jr |
Pine Valley GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Kevin Taunton |
Spring Brook CC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
John Gianacaci |
Springdale GC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Toby Stern |
Sunningdale CC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Terrence J Sawyer |
Yardley CC |
WD |
WD |
WD |
Bill Murray Sr |
Merchantville CC |
DQ |
DQ |
DQ |
Alexander Maguire Jr |
Phladelphia Cricket Club |
NS |
NS |
NS |
Lawrence Piekarsky |
Preakness Hills CC |
NS |
NS |
NS |
John Crosby |
Charleston Springs |
NS |
NS |
NS |
Thomas Brower |
Charleston Springs |
NC |
NC |
NC |
Mark Battista |
Cranston CC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
|
WD-withdrawal; DQ-disqualification; NS-no show; NC-no card |
*advanced in playoff |
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