| *Day One results
Overbrook GC’s Lange completes career Grand Slam
IVYLAND, Pa.–Chris Lange of Overbrook GC completed the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s career Grand Slam. Lange, 50, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., carded a 1-over-par 145 to claim the 22nd Middle-Amateur Championship at a demanding and difficult Spring Mill CC (par 72, 7,295 yards) on Thursday.
Lange, who last summer became only the 11th amateur to capture the Philadelphia Open, is a three-time Amateur Champion (1984, 1993-94) and three-time Patterson Cup (1989, 1994, 1999) Champion. Those three tournaments, along with the Mid-Am, comprise the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Majors schedule – the Grand Slam.
"I never really thought about it until it was mentioned to me yesterday," said Lange, who carded a 2-over-par 74 in the final round. "I’m sure it’s something I will relish over the years. Obviously, back 20 years or so ago, there wasn’t a Mid-Am or Jay Sigel or Bill Hyndman would’ve have been the first. I’m not even in the same league as those two. I just had great timing on my side."
Andy Achenbach of RiverCrest GC & Preserve and Rich Pruchnik of West Chester G&CC tied for second at 5-over-par 149. Five other players finished at 7-over 151, including defending champion Michael McDermott of Merion GC.
Lange, who opened the tournament with a 1-under-par 71 on Wednesday, was out of sync for the first 11½ holes of the second round. He made the turn at 2-over-par and bogeyed the challenging 11th (par 5, 573 yards) after a poor second shot landed in the rough short of the green. His 5-wood on the par-3, 230-yard 12th found the left greenside bunker and Lange faced a difficult, long bunker shot with water on the other side. Lange dropped the chip to two feet.
He then sealed the tournament with successive birdies, a five-footer on the par-5, 13th (567 yards) and a testy left-to-right curler on No. 14 (par 4, 459 yards).
"I didn’t hit it as solid as I would’ve like," said Lange, "but I made a lot of up and downs and didn’t miss too many putts."
Achenbach and Pruchnik finished four shots behind Lange.
Achenbach, 33, of Royersford, Pa., carded a 2-over-par 74 in the group ahead of the leaders. Pruchnik playing in the final pairing with Lange, posted a 5-over-par 77. This was the top finish for both in the Mid-Am. Last year, Pruchnik placed third at Gulph Mills GC.
"Today, I didn’t really put any pressure on Chris," said Pruchnik, 39, of West Chester, Pa. "He’s just real steady. I expect him to shoot par. He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and that makes him difficult to catch."
McDermott, the defending and two-time champion, failed to get anything going.
He carded three pars, two double bogeys, two birdies, a bogey and an eagle on his front side. His round took a fatal turn at No. 11 (par 5, 573 yards) when his drive landed out of bounds. He made bogey, the start of four straight over-par scores.
"I got down on myself a little more than I normally do," said McDermott, 30, of Havertown, Pa. "I wasn’t as ready as I have been in prior years for this tournament. At least I know now what I have to work on to get ready for the Amateur."
|
Name |
Club |
1 |
2 |
Total |
|
Christopher Lange |
Overbrook Golf Club |
71 |
74 |
145 |
|
Andrew Achenbach |
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve |
75 |
74 |
149 |
|
Rich Pruchnik |
West Chester Golf & Country Club |
72 |
77 |
149 |
|
Glenn Smeraglio |
Yardley Country Club |
76 |
75 |
151 |
|
Robin McCool |
Saucon Valley Country Club |
77 |
74 |
151 |
|
Brian Gillespie |
St. Davids Golf Club |
79 |
72 |
151 |
|
Michael McDermott |
Merion Golf Club |
74 |
77 |
151 |
|
Chris Anderson |
Wilmington Country Club |
80 |
71 |
151 |
|
Thomas Gramigna |
Tavistock Country Club |
74 |
78 |
152 |
|
Drew Panebianco |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
78 |
75 |
153 |
|
Brian Rothaus |
Philmont Country Club |
77 |
77 |
154 |
|
Joseph Russo |
Running Deer Golf Club |
76 |
78 |
154 |
|
Douglas Schroer |
St. Davids Golf Club |
79 |
76 |
155 |
|
Douglas Zelner |
Coatesville Country Club |
79 |
77 |
156 |
|
Keith Matt |
Lu Lu Country Club |
79 |
77 |
156 |
|
Santo Lafoca |
Huntsville Golf Club |
78 |
78 |
156 |
|
Lee Cook |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
75 |
81 |
156 |
|
Mike Danner |
Lu Lu Country Club |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
James Arsenault |
Little Mill Country Club |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
Francis Downey |
North Hills Country Club |
79 |
78 |
157 |
|
P. Chet Walsh |
Philadelphia Country Club |
76 |
81 |
157 |
|
Charles Jones |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
80 |
77 |
157 |
|
Robert Dziak |
Spring Ford Country Club |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|
R. Blake Slawecki |
Spring Ford Country Club |
81 |
77 |
158 |
|
Brian Corbett |
Huntsville Golf Club |
78 |
80 |
158 |
|
Ronald Cusick, Sr. |
Tavistock Country Club |
76 |
82 |
158 |
|
Kenneth Matt |
Lu Lu Country Club |
79 |
80 |
159 |
|
Frank Filippo |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
82 |
77 |
159 |
|
James Kieserman |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
80 |
79 |
159 |
|
Wayne Bartolacci |
Jericho National Golf Club |
83 |
76 |
159 |
|
Kevin Kelly |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
81 |
78 |
159 |
|
Michael Tash |
Tavistock Country Club |
77 |
82 |
159 |
|
John Quirk |
Overbrook Golf Club |
77 |
83 |
160 |
|
Rich Thon |
The Springhaven Club |
81 |
79 |
160 |
|
David West |
Whitford Country Club |
82 |
78 |
160 |
|
Michael Domenick |
Phoenixville Country Club |
81 |
79 |
160 |
|
Edward Erickson |
Yardley Country Club |
76 |
84 |
160 |
|
Michael Moffat |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
79 |
81 |
160 |
|
Roc Irey |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
79 |
81 |
160 |
|
Dan Pinciotti Jr. |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
79 |
81 |
160 |
|
David O' Malley |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
82 |
78 |
160 |
|
Manus Friel |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
81 |
79 |
160 |
|
David Liotta |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
82 |
78 |
160 |
|
Brian Owens |
Gulph Mills Golf Club |
79 |
82 |
161 |
|
Chris Kallmeyer |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
82 |
79 |
161 |
|
Gui Costin |
Merion Golf Club |
81 |
80 |
161 |
|
Edmund Chylinski |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
78 |
84 |
162 |
|
Mark Czerniakowski |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
80 |
82 |
162 |
|
Pete Widdoes |
Chesapeake Bay Golf Club |
81 |
81 |
162 |
|
Charles Dowds, III |
North Hills Country Club |
80 |
83 |
163 |
|
Tony Lepre |
Galloway National Golf Club |
82 |
81 |
163 |
|
Warren Smith |
Cavaliers Country Club |
81 |
82 |
163 |
|
Fredrick Taggart |
Meadia Heights Golf Club |
83 |
80 |
163 |
|
Mark Kosko |
Seaview Marriott Resort & Spa |
81 |
83 |
164 |
|
Frank Polizzi |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
83 |
81 |
164 |
|
John Robinson |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
82 |
82 |
164 |
|
James Prendergast |
Spring Ford Country Club |
83 |
81 |
164 |
|
Michael Sanger |
Merion Golf Club |
80 |
85 |
165 |
|
Paul Rogowicz |
Yardley Country Club |
77 |
88 |
165 |
|
Brad McFadden |
Overbrook Golf Club |
80 |
85 |
165 |
|
Leonard Pearson |
Philmont Country Club |
80 |
85 |
165 |
|
Robert Billings |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
81 |
84 |
165 |
|
Eric Meyer |
Whitford Country Club |
78 |
88 |
166 |
|
Carlos Ochoa |
Little Mill Country Club |
82 |
84 |
166 |
|
Michael Nilon |
Philadelphia Country Club |
83 |
83 |
166 |
|
Scott Elwell |
Running Deer Golf Club |
81 |
86 |
167 |
|
Grant Liu |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
81 |
87 |
168 |
|
Gary Daniels |
Applebrook Golf Club |
83 |
86 |
169 |
|
Ted Harris |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
80 |
89 |
169 |
|
Bill Milner |
Running Deer Golf Club |
82 |
88 |
170 |
|
Mark Shuman |
Philadelphia Country Club |
83 |
87 |
170 |
|
Michael Evangelista |
Concord Country Club |
83 |
87 |
170 |
|
Rick Custer |
Spring Ford Country Club |
83 |
91 |
174 |
|
Dino Volpi, III |
Plymouth Country Club |
83 |
91 |
174 |
|
Mark Walker |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
80 |
WD |
WD |
|
Sean Leonard |
Tavistock Country Club |
83 |
WD |
WD |
|
Mark Douglas |
Spring Ford Country Club |
79 |
WD |
WD |
|
Arthur Kania, Jr. |
Overbrook Golf Club |
82 |
WD |
WD |
|
Joseph Costanzo |
Blue Bell Country Club |
83 |
WD |
WD |
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WD-withdrawal |
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