Edgmont’s Clossick repeats; tops Chapman (Net)
LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. – Jim Clossick of Edgmont CC repeated as the Chapman Memorial (Net) champion Wednesday on the strength of a 41-point total under the Stableford point format at Green Valley CC (par 71, 6,163 yards).
Clossick’s 3-under-par net score of 68 allowed him to top the 94-player field under ideal tournament conditions.
"I was very surprised [to win]," said Clossick, who carded a gross birdie on the par 5, 3rd hole (480 yards). "I had some trouble out there at times but I played a little better on the back nine."
After a miscue on the par 5, 11th hole (478 yards) caused Clossick to make a quadruple bogey, the 64-year old calmed down and played the final seven holes in 3-over-par.
"My putting definitely helped me out," he said. "I was able to scramble out there for a lot of pars, especially from some long distances."
One of those long putts came on No. 13 (par 4, 353 yards) when the Newtown Square, Pa., resident sent in a 25-foot, downhill, left-to-right-breaking bomb that slammed into the back of the cup, bounced up into the air and dropped in for a remarkable 4.
"In cases like that, when you're not playing as well as you could be, it’s great because you still pick up a good score," he said. "It was a lucky roll."
Lucky or not the Edgmont CC member bested the field with his decent play.
"It’s crazy to win this again," said Clossick, who took last year’s contest at Linwood CC with a net score of 64. "It was a shock last year, too. I’m absolutely elated."
Finishing in a close second place with 40 points was Bill Smith of Sandy Run CC who torched the front nine with four consecutive gross birdies to start his day.
"It was unbelievable, I was just putting it together," he said of his 4-under-par start. "My drives were all straight and my irons were perfect and close. I think the [longest] putt I had was 12 feet."
Smith could have kept it going but got a little too risky with his putting and unfortunately four putted the par 3, 8th hole (137 yards).
"I got a little aggressive," he joked. "I was making the birds so I got a little too aggressive, lipped it out and rolled it six feet by [the hole].
"Oh well, I guess I came back to reality."
The Chapman Memorial Net was changed to an individual Stableford format this year after two years as an individual net stroke play event.
Don Donatoni of White Manor CC carded a birdie on the first extra hole to defeat Richard Umani of Philadelphia Publinks GA in a sudden-death playoff for the gross portion of Chapman Memorial Cup held at North Hills CC this past July.
The Chapman Memorial Cup is named for Frank H. Chapman, who served as the Association’s Secretary-Treasurer for 23 years. Players with a USGA Handicap Index of 7.1 and above were eligible to compete in today’s tournament.
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Results
Net Stableford Points
Overall
1. Jim Clossick, Edgmont Country Club 41
T2. Bill Smith, Sandy Run CC 40
T2. Brendan Kearney, Sandy Run CC 40
4-11 Handicap
1. Robert Zowney, Sandy Run CC 37
12-15 Handicap
1. Charles White, Merion GC 37
16 & Over Handicap
1. Gus Pedicone, Sandy Run CC 36
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Results |
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First Flight (4-11 Hdcp) |
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Name |
Club |
Points |
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Bill Smith |
Sandy Run Country Club |
40 |
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Robert Zowney |
Sandy Run Country Club |
37 |
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Curtis Young |
Merion Golf Club |
36 |
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Don Neill |
Talamore Country Club |
35 |
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Frank Petrecco |
Yardley Country Club |
35 |
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John DePaul |
Sandy Run Country Club |
35 |
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Norman Strobel |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
35 |
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Steven Owens |
JC Melrose Country Club |
35 |
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Fred Schrader |
Merion Golf Club |
34 |
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Irving Kraft |
Philmont Country Club |
34 |
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Laurence Darnell |
St. Davids Golf Club |
34 |
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Robert Agran |
Wyncote Golf Club |
34 |
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Frederick Hirsekorn |
Tavistock Country Club |
33 |
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Daniel Flynn |
Sandy Run Country Club |
32 |
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James Jennings |
Wedgwood Country Club |
32 |
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Morgan Maxwell |
Chester Valley Golf Club |
32 |
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Bob Abramski |
Talamore Country Club |
31 |
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John Filmyer |
Lu Lu Country Club |
31 |
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Joseph Herzog |
Sandy Run Country Club |
31 |
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Lloyd McGinley |
Lu Lu Country Club |
31 |
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Michael McCorriston |
Jericho National Golf Club |
31 |
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Bill Kovach |
Mercer Oaks Golf Course |
30 |
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James Wiley |
Lu Lu Country Club |
30 |
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Rich Bernat |
Sandy Run Country Club |
29 |
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Ronald Vogel |
Sandy Run Country Club |
28 |
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James Rocks |
Wedgwood Country Club |
27 |
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Joe Wolos |
JC Melrose Country Club |
27 |
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Donald Logan |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
26 |
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John Patton |
Medford Lakes Country Club |
26 |
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Charles Loughery, Jr. |
Sandy Run Country Club |
25 |
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Tom Polinski |
Downingtown Golf Club |
25 |
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Bob Cerulli |
Sandy Run Country Club |
24 |
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Jack Endicott |
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club |
24 |
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Michael Connor |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
22 |
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Felton Walker |
Little Mill Country Club |
DQ |
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Second Flight (12-15Hdcp) |
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Name |
Club |
Points |
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Brendan Kearney |
Sandy Run Country Club |
40 |
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Charles White |
Merion Golf Club |
37 |
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Edward Godshall |
Heidelberg Country Club |
36 |
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Larry Bergman |
JC Melrose Country Club |
36 |
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Jay Scattergood |
Heidelberg Country Club |
35 |
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George Connell |
Overbrook Golf Club |
33 |
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James Cardano |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
33 |
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Ronald Hooven |
Talamore Country Club |
33 |
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Edward Noble |
Tavistock Country Club |
32 |
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Robert Hennessy |
Wedgwood Country Club |
32 |
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Ronald Rice |
Lu Lu Country Club |
32 |
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Samuel Allen, M.D. |
Merion Golf Club |
32 |
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William Weihenmayer |
Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
32 |
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Michael Hannigan |
Sandy Run Country Club |
31 |
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Richard Taylor, Jr. |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
31 |
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Albert Cupo |
Sandy Run Country Club |
30 |
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John DeCarlo, M.D. |
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
29 |
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Joseph McLane |
JC Melrose Country Club |
29 |
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David Cagnetti |
Lu Lu Country Club |
28 |
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Robert Heaton |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
28 |
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Francis Sbandi, Esq. |
Edgmont Country Club |
27 |
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David Steele |
Lancaster Country Club |
26 |
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Mike Kyle |
Bala Golf Club |
26 |
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Jay Guben |
JC Melrose Country Club |
25 |
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Joseph Hannigan |
Sandy Run Country Club |
25 |
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Paul Watson |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
25 |
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Kyran Connelly |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
23 |
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Thomas Lee |
Sandy Run Country Club |
23 |
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George Becker, Jr. |
Doylestown Country Club |
22 |
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Frederick Weiler |
Sandy Run Country Club |
21 |
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Joseph Howson |
St. Davids Golf Club |
20 |
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Third Flight (16 & Over Hdcp) |
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Name |
Club |
Points |
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Jim Clossick |
Edgmont Country Club |
41 |
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Gus Pedicone |
Sandy Run Country Club |
36 |
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E. Gerald Hurst, Jr. |
Lookaway Golf Club |
35 |
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Ray Rittersbach |
Cedarbrook Country Club |
35 |
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John Sly, Jr. |
St. Davids Golf Club |
34 |
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Vincent Torno |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
33 |
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Barrie Cole |
Llanerch Country Club |
32 |
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Francis Burns |
Sandy Run Country Club |
32 |
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Thomas Connolly |
Medford Lakes Country Club |
32 |
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Tom Glynn |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
32 |
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James Hatch, Jr. |
Lu Lu Country Club |
31 |
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Brian Mulvenna |
Greate Bay Country Club |
30 |
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James Yackamovitch |
Sandy Run Country Club |
30 |
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Bill Gonzalez |
Rolling Green Golf Club |
29 |
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Bucky Mansuy |
Plymouth Country Club |
29 |
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Jim Sheppard |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
29 |
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James Flick |
The Springhaven Club |
28 |
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Robert Logan |
Overbrook Golf Club |
28 |
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Robert Murphy |
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
28 |
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Jim Carrigan |
Moselem Springs Golf Club |
27 |
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John Long |
Edgmont Country Club |
27 |
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George Hilley |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
26 |
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Howard Hansell |
McCall Golf & Country Club |
26 |
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Thomas Laudenslager |
Hershey's Mill Golf Club |
25 |
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William Carr, Jr. |
Merion Golf Club |
24 |
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John Madara, Jr. |
St. Davids Golf Club |
22 |
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Bill Arent |
Makefield Highlands Golf Club |
21 |
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Victor Dunphy |
Lu Lu Country Club |
NS |
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DQ-disqualified; NS-no show |
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