2010 Compher Cup Bios
Age: 23 Club: Yardley CC Compher Cup Appearance: First 2009 Accomplishments: Amateur Championship quarterfinalist at Stonewall … carded an 8-over-par 150 in the Patterson Cup to tie for 23rd … Finished 22nd in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 120 points.
Age: 56 Club: White Clay Creek CC Compher Cup Appearance: Fourth (1999-2000, 2002) 2009 Accomplishments: Finished tied for fourth in the Middle-Amateur Championship with a score of 2-over-par 146 at Tavistock CC … qualified for the Open Championship at Bent Creek CC… qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship … finished tied for seventh in the Senior Amateur Championship at Jericho National GC … placed 18th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 130 points.
Age: 31 Club: Spring Ford CC Compher Cup Appearance: Second (2008) 2009 Accomplishments: Qualified for match play in the Amateur Championship at Stonewall … tied for 11th in the Middle-Amateur Championship with a two-round total of 6-over-par 150 … qualified for the Open Championship at Bent Creek CC … placed 16th in Silver Cross Award standings … placed 17th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 135 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches and Philadelphia Challenge Matches.
Age: 36 Club: Philadelphia Publinks GA Compher Cup appearance: Second (2008) 2009 Accomplishments: Won the Middle-Amateur Championship after a four-hole playoff with home-club hopeful Sean Leonard at Tavistock CC … finished as the second low amateur and tied for seventh overall in the Open Championship at Bent Creek CC with rounds of 68-71 … qualified for match play at the U.S. Middle-Amateur Championship … qualified for match play at the U.S. Amateur Publinks Championship … placed third in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 558.3 points … participated in the Compher Cup, Mason-Dixon Matches and Philadelphia Challenge Matches.
Age: 34 Club: St. Davids GC Compher Cup appearance: Eighth (1997, 2002-04, 2006-08) 2009 Accomplishments: Finished second in the Patterson Cup with a 1-over-par 143 at Llanerch CC … tied for fourth in the Middle-Amateur Championship with a score of 2-over-par 146 at Tavistock CC … qualified for Match Play at the Amateur Championship at Stonewall as the No. 9 seed and advanced to the Round of 16 … finished fifth in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 480 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches.
Age: 23 Club: Waynesborough CC Compher Cup appearance: Second (2009) 2009 Accomplishments:Quarterfinalist in the Amateur Championship at Stonewall … finished tied for fifth in the Patterson Cup with a 5-over-par 147 at Llanerch CC … placed 13th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 162.5 points.
Age: 31 Club: Little Mill CC Compher Cup appearance: Second (2000) 2009 Accomplishments: Earned medalist honors in the Amateur Championship at Stonewall … finished tied for sixth in the Silver Cross Award standings … finished 19th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 125 points.
Age: 55 Club: Overbrook GC Compher Cup appearance: 24th (1978-80, 1982, 1984-90, 1993-99, 2001, 2003-04, 2007-08) 2009 Accomplishments: Finished tied for fourth in the Middle-Amateur Championship with a score of 3-over-par 147 … qualified for Match Play in the Amateur Championship … finished tied for 13th with a score of 6-over-par 148 at Bent Creek CC … qualified for the U.S. Senior Open Championship … finished ninth in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Award standings with 206.7 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches and Philadelphia Challenge Matches.
Age: 36 Club: Tavistock CC Compher Cup appearance: Third (2006, 2009) 2009 Accomplishments: Fell to Michael Brown of Philadelphia Publinks GA in a four-hole playoff for the Middle-Amateur Championship at his home course of Tavistock CC. Leonard birdied the final hole to finish at even-par 144 for the two rounds … tied for 17th place in the Silver Cross Award standings … tied for 14th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 160 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches and Philadelphia Challenge Matches.
Age: 24 Club: Seaview Resort & Spa Compher Cup appearance: First 2009 Accomplishments: Amateur Championship semifinalist. Fell to eventual runner-up and 2009 William Hyndman, III Player of the Year James Kania, Jr. of Overbrook GC, 3&2 … tied for 14th place in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 160 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches and Philadelphia Challenge Matches.
Age: 50 Club: Mercer Oaks GC Compher Cup appearance: Ninth (2000-04, 2006-07, 2009) 2009 Accomplishments: Finished sixth in the Middle-Amateur Championship with a score of 4-over-par 148 at Tavistock CC … qualified for Match Play in the Amateur Championship at Stonewall … finished tied for fifth in the Open Championship with a score of 2-under-par 140 … finished tied for third in the Patterson Cup with a 2-over-par 144 … won the Marston Cup at Cedarbrook CC; carded a 6-under-par 66 … finished sixth in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Award standings with 332 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches.
Age: 47 Club: Coatesville CC Compher Cup appearance: Sixth (1993, 1995, 2006-08) 2009 Accomplishments: Qualified for match play in the Amateur Championship at Stonewall … finished 18th in the Open Championship at Bent Creek CC … tied for 19th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings with 125 points … participated in the Mason-Dixon Matches and Philadelphia Challenge Matches.
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