2006 Mason-Dixon Matches Player Bios

Mike Danner
Club: Lu Lu Country Club
Age: 32
Mason-Dixon record: 1^st appearance
2006 accomplishments: Registered a 10-over-par (72-80) 152 to tie for third place with Bill Murray of Merchantville CC at the Middle-Amateur Championship at Commonwealth National GC … advanced to the semifinals of 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC … top 10 finish in Player of the Year standings … top 25 finish in the Silver Cross Standings.

Clint Deibert
Club: Doylestown Country Club
Age: 24
Mason-Dixon record: 3^rd appearance (1-1-0 individual, 1-0-1 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Carded a two-round best 6-under-par 134 in qualifying held at both Torresdale-Frankford CC and Huntingdon Valley CC (Toomey/Flynn courses, par 70, 6,879 yards) to earn medallist honors at the 106^th Amateur Championship … tied for fifth place with a 1-over-par (72-71) 143 at the 102^nd Open Championship at Llanerch CC … finished alone in third place for the Player of the Year award … placed third in the Silver Cross Standings.

Chris Gallagher
Club: Penn Oaks Golf Club
Age: 24
Mason-Dixon record: 2^nd appearance (1-0-0 individual, 0-1-0 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Made match play at the 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC … ended up in a tie for sixth place with Paul Rogowicz of Yardley CC at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup … tied for 10^th place in the Silver Cross Standings … top 15 finish for the Player of the Year award.

Chris Lange
Club: Overbrook Golf Club
Age: 52
Mason-Dixon record: 18^th appearance (7-8-0 individual, 8-9-0 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Won the 2006 Middle-Amateur Championship at Commonwealth National GC with a 6-over-par 148 to become the first individual to capture consecutive Middle-Amateur Championship titles in the tournament’s 23 years … tied for seventh place with a 2-over-par (73-71) 144 at the 102^nd Open Championship at Llanerch CC … finished alone in fifth place for the Player of the Year award.

Steve Owens
Club: Commonwealth National Golf Club
Age: 40
Mason-Dixon record: 1^st appearance
2006 accomplishments: Made match play at the 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC … tied for 11^th place at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup … finished tied for 10^th place in the Silver Cross Standings … top 25 finish in Player of the Year standings.

Paul Rogowicz
Club: Yardley Country Club
Age: 43
Mason-Dixon record: 1^st appearance
2006 accomplishments: Placed second at the 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC after falling 5&3 to Amateur Champion and Player of the Year Kyle Davis of Fieldstone GC … tied for sixth place with Chris Gallagher of Penn Oaks GC at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup … finished alone in fourth place for the Player of the Year award… finished tied for fifth place in the Silver Cross standings.

Brian Rothaus
Club: Philmont Country Club
Age: 55
Mason-Dixon record: 2^nd appearance (0-1-0 individual, 0-1-0 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Made it to the quarterfinals of the 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC before falling to the eventual Champion and Player of the Year Kyle Davis of Fieldstone GC … tied for 15^th place at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup … finished tied for 13^th place at the Mid-Amateur Championship at Commonwealth National GC… top 20 finish in Player of the Year standings.

Glenn Smeraglio (Team Captain)
Club: Yardley Country Club
Age: 46
Mason-Dixon record: 6^th appearance (2-3-0 individual, 3-2-0 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Won the 2^nd Marston Cup at Whitemarsh Valley CC with a 5-under-par 67… finished tied for sixth place at the Middle-Amateur Championship at Commonwealth National GC… made match play at the 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC … finished tied for 15^th place at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup… tied for 10^th place in the Silver Cross Standings…finished in 12th place for the Player of the Year award.

Doug Zelner
Club: Coatesville Country Club
Age: 44
Mason-Dixon record: 2^nd appearance (0-0-1 individual), 1-0-0 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Finished tied for eight place at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup… tied for eight place with Robert Galbreath, Jr. of Huntingdon Valley CC in the Silver Cross Standings… finished in 12th place for the Player of the Year award.

Senior Representatives

Charles "Buck" Jones
Club: Philadelphia Publinks GA
Age: 55
Mason-Dixon record: 1^st appearance
2006 accomplishments: Jones teamed up with Michael Nilon of Philadelphia CC to take the 47th Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship at Cavaliers CC with a 6-under-par 65 … finished in second place, two strokes behind winner Andy Thompson at the Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross), with an even-par 71 at Woodcrest CC … qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur with a 4-under-par 68 at Cherry Valley CC.

Bill Lawler
Club: Fox Hill Country Club
Age: 59
Mason-Dixon record: 1^st appearance
2006 accomplishments: Secured his first Senior Player of the Year Award by seven points by qualifying for match play of the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship … finished alone in third place with a 146 total (74-72) at the 36^th Senior Amateur Championship at St. Davids GC … landed in a four-way tie for second place at the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) at Yardley CC with an even-par 72 … tied for fifth place in the Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) with a 3-over-par 74 at Woodcrest CC … tied for third in Senior Silver Cross Award standings.

Junior Representative

Robert Galbreath, Jr.
Club: Huntingdon Valley CC
Age: 15
Mason-Dixon record: 2^nd appearance (1-0-0 individual, 1-0-0 better-ball)
2006 accomplishments: Named Junior Player of the Year for a second consecutive year after registering 617.5 points to break his 555 Junior POY point record in 2005… took the 21st Hussey Championship with playing partner Eric Chipin of Philmont CC with 5-under-par 66… finished tied for eight place with Doug Zelner of Coatesville CC in the Silver Cross Standings… fired a 1-under-par 70 at Sandy Run CC to finish tied for second at the 22nd Jock MacKenzie Memorial tournament with Michael Kania of Overbrook GC… ended up in a tie for 13^th place at the 104th Joseph H. Patterson Cup… made match play at the 106^th Amateur Championship at Torresdale-Frankford CC.