Vonderheid, Chipin head Patterson Cup Qualifier
Columbus, N.J.– Eric Chipin of Philmont CC and Todd Vonderheid of Huntsville GC earned co-medallist honors Thursday at the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Joseph H. Patterson Cup Qualifier at Olde York Country Club (par 71, 6,469 yards). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"If you don’t play it smart and keep it in play, you can make a number," said Chipin, 16, of Pennington, N.J. "It’s all about playing smart on this course. It made you think."
"I was more careful than I normally am," said Vonderheid, a Luzerne County Commissioner. "The course is tight, but it’s fun to come to and grind at a course you’ve never seen before, as long as you hit the ball in the fairway."
Chipin added, "I know that fescue grass is absolutely awful [to play out of] and I heard that was especially the case here."
Chipin stuck to his guns by opting to sacrifice distance for accuracy.
"When I came up to a hole where there was fescue, I pretty much left my driver in the bag," he said. "If it goes in there [the ball] is pretty much lost, so I just tried to stay out of that."
Vonderheid, 37, of Wilkes Bare, Pa., shared the same strategy using his driver only three times.
"I kept the driver in the bag most of the day and missed only one fairway," he said.
On the rare occasion that Chipin used his driver, good things happened. On No. 13 (par 5, 534) he sent his drive nearly 300 yards and reached the green in two after hitting his rescue club pin-high within 15-ft of the hole. Chipin sank his eagle putt from there.
While Vonderheid benefited from accurate play off the tee’s himself, his short-iron game struggled at times as he hit only 7 greens in regulation. His Ying and Yang game would continue onto the greens with his putting.
"I made a bunch of putts that I shouldn’t have, and missed a bunch that I shouldn’t have," he said. "It wasn’t a great putting day, but my putter worked when it counted."
The Joseph H. Patterson Cup takes place on Aug. 10 at Philmont CC (North and South course) with a field of 132 players determined by today’s Qualifier at Olde York CC and the second one held at The ACE Club this past Tuesday.
"I think I have great shot to do well there," Chipin said. "After all, Philmont is my home course. I’m just happy I made it."
The Patterson Cup is a one-day, 36-hole individual gross stroke play event. It is the final Major on the Golf Association of Philadelphia calendar.
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Qualifiers |
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Pos. |
Name |
Club Name |
Front 9 |
Back 9 |
Total |
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T1 |
Eric Chipin |
Philmont Country Club |
36 |
34 |
70 |
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T1 |
Todd Vonderheid |
Huntsville Golf Club |
34 |
36 |
70 |
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3 |
Scott Carney |
Commonwealth National Golf Club |
35 |
36 |
71 |
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T4 |
Matthew Finger |
Running Deer Golf Club |
38 |
34 |
72 |
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T4 |
Steve Cutler |
Radley Run Country Club |
37 |
35 |
72 |
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T6 |
Alexander Maguire, Jr. |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
36 |
37 |
73 |
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T6 |
Gerard Ascolese |
North Hills Country Club |
36 |
37 |
73 |
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T8 |
Chris Esbenshade |
Meadia Heights Golf Club |
38 |
36 |
74 |
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T8 |
Christopher Wallin |
Indian Valley Country Club |
37 |
37 |
74 |
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T8 |
Gerry Baldachino |
Olde York Country Club |
34 |
40 |
74 |
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T8 |
Greg Forster |
Radnor Valley Country Club |
37 |
37 |
74 |
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T8 |
Sean Davy |
Medford Village Country Club |
37 |
37 |
74 |
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T8 |
Vincent Scarpetta, III |
Glenmaura National Golf Club |
37 |
37 |
74 |
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T14 |
Charles Scalzott |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
35 |
40 |
75 |
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T14 |
Daniel Rexon |
Tavistock Country Club |
38 |
37 |
75 |
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T14 |
Jeffrey Wuerstle |
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve |
34 |
41 |
75 |
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T14 |
Michael Williams |
Sakima Country Club |
38 |
37 |
75 |
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T18 |
Eric Beringer |
Philadelphia Country Club |
39 |
38 |
77 |
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T18 |
John Simkins |
Squires Golf Club |
38 |
39 |
77 |
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T18 |
Manus Friel |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
38 |
39 |
77 |
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T18 |
Mario Verticelli |
Spring Mill Country Club |
39 |
38 |
77 |
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T18 |
Ryan Beck |
Old York Road Country Club |
39 |
38 |
77 |
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T18 |
Steve Ransom, Jr. |
Wildwood Golf & Country Club |
37 |
40 |
77 |
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Alternates (in order) |
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T18 |
*Joseph Roeder |
Links Golf Club |
36 |
41 |
77 |
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T25 |
*G. Patrick Dougherty |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
38 |
40 |
78 |
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T25 |
*Mark Wachter |
Penn Oaks Golf Club |
38 |
40 |
78 |
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T25 |
*Bob Cunningham |
Downingtown Golf Club |
38 |
40 |
78 |
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T25 |
*Geoffrey Cooper |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
42 |
36 |
78 |
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T25 |
*Ryan Owens |
Greate Bay Country Club |
40 |
38 |
78 |
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T25 |
*Tom Bevevino |
Huntsville Golf Club |
41 |
37 |
78 |
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T31 |
*Bobby Arthur |
Tavistock CC |
42 |
37 |
79 |
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Failed to Qualify |
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T31 |
Chris Lange |
Overbrook Golf Club |
39 |
40 |
79 |
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T31 |
David Strohl |
Moselem Springs Golf Club |
37 |
42 |
79 |
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T31 |
Jeffrey Huntzinger |
North Hills Country Club |
41 |
38 |
79 |
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T31 |
John Ward |
Ballamor Golf Club |
38 |
41 |
79 |
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T31 |
Trevor Seufer |
Stonewall |
37 |
42 |
79 |
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T31 |
William Gallagher |
Honeybrook Golf Club |
42 |
37 |
79 |
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T38 |
Eric Hellmann |
Yardley Country Club |
40 |
40 |
80 |
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T38 |
Grant Skyllas |
LedgeRock Golf Club |
39 |
41 |
80 |
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T40 |
Bertus Wessels |
Green Valley Country Club |
36 |
45 |
81 |
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T40 |
Bill Albertus |
Penn Oaks Golf Club |
40 |
41 |
81 |
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T40 |
Bill Dwyer |
Concord Country Club |
38 |
43 |
81 |
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T40 |
Eric Palumbo |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
39 |
42 |
81 |
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T40 |
Erik Thorn |
Medford Village Country Club |
37 |
44 |
81 |
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T40 |
James Ridgway |
Wildwood Golf & Country Club |
38 |
43 |
81 |
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T40 |
Mak Kemenosh |
Tavistock Country Club |
40 |
41 |
81 |
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T40 |
Rick Wright |
Running Deer Golf Club |
38 |
43 |
81 |
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T48 |
Bill Turner |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
38 |
44 |
82 |
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T48 |
Bryan McClaskey |
Merchantville Country Club |
36 |
46 |
82 |
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T48 |
Mark Edmondson |
Medford Village Country Club |
40 |
42 |
82 |
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T48 |
Mark Hodgson |
Medford Village Country Club |
40 |
42 |
82 |
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T48 |
Steve Pacello |
Indian Valley Country Club |
39 |
43 |
82 |
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T48 |
William Voris |
Seaview Marriott Resort & Spa |
41 |
41 |
82 |
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T54 |
David Hoegel |
Little Mill Country Club |
39 |
44 |
83 |
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T54 |
Silvio Trentalange |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
39 |
44 |
83 |
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T54 |
William Stanley |
Olde York Country Club |
38 |
45 |
83 |
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T57 |
Anthony Landolfo |
Greate Bay Country Club |
41 |
43 |
84 |
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T57 |
Brian Piotrowski |
Woodbury Country Club |
42 |
42 |
84 |
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T57 |
Kenneth Ralston |
Huntsville Golf Club |
40 |
44 |
84 |
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T57 |
Kenneth Zimmer |
Stonewall |
41 |
43 |
84 |
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T57 |
Mark Dennish |
The Ridge at Back Brook |
38 |
46 |
84 |
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T62 |
Chris Caimano |
Trenton Country Club |
42 |
43 |
85 |
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T62 |
Kurt Muller |
Laurel Creek Country Club |
39 |
46 |
85 |
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T62 |
Peter Lansinger |
St. Davids Golf Club |
41 |
44 |
85 |
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T62 |
Zac Robertson |
Edgmont Country Club |
41 |
44 |
85 |
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T66 |
Chris Naylor |
The Springhaven Club |
44 |
42 |
86 |
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T66 |
Chuck Kraatz |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
45 |
41 |
86 |
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T66 |
John Boyce |
Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
43 |
43 |
86 |
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T69 |
Garrett Conway |
Burlington Country Club |
46 |
41 |
87 |
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T69 |
Ken Sheppard |
Running Deer Golf Club |
40 |
47 |
87 |
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T69 |
Ryan Kidd |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
49 |
38 |
87 |
|
72 |
Matthew Cramer |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
44 |
44 |
88 |
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73 |
John Aloisio |
Ballamor Golf Club |
40 |
49 |
89 |
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74 |
Sean Braddish |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
44 |
46 |
90 |
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75 |
Domenick Trentalange |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
45 |
46 |
91 |
|
76 |
Ross Godick |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
41 |
52 |
93 |
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T77 |
Billy McCrossan |
White Manor Country Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
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T77 |
Brian Corbett |
Huntsville Golf Club |
WD |
WD |
WD |
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T77 |
Bryan Clobes |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
NS |
NS |
NS |
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T77 |
Frank Iula, Jr. |
Tavistock Country Club |
NS |
NS |
NS |
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T77 |
James Arsenault |
Little Mill Country Club |
NS |
NS |
NS |
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WD-withdrawal; NC-no card; NS-no show; DQ-disqualification |
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*-determined in playoff |
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