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| Scott Forrester of JC Melrose CC & Joseph Shaw of Philmont CC |
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Trio tops Caddie Tournament at Saucon Valley
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Scott Forrester of JC Melrose Country Club, Aaron Fricke of Lancaster Country Club and Joseph Shaw of Philmont Country Club carded respective 3-over-par 75s to top the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 66th Caddie Tournament at Saucon Valley Country Club’s Weyhill Course (par 72, 6,356 yards) Monday.
“The putts were sinking,” Forrester, 18, of Cheltenham, Pa., said. “I got use to the greens early on. I shot 1 over on the front, and going into (No.) 10, I got it right back to even (par).”
Forrester, a first-year caddie at JC Melrose, knocked a 9-iron 150 yards to 15 feet on the par 4, 393-yard 10th hole and executed the red figure putt. A poisonous combination of putter problems and approach angst led to four consecutive bogeys, putting Forrester, an incoming freshman at Drexel University, at 4 over with four holes remaining. On No. 15 (par 4, 361 yards), he hit a pitching wedge uphill 110 yards to the green’s top tier. Forrester then rolled in a left-to-right breaking 40-footer for birdie.
“I needed a turnaround,” Forrester said. “I got the line as best as I could. I really wasn’t hoping for it to go in, but it stayed on the line and went in.”
A hot putter is what Fricke relies on to be competitive. Its temperature peaked at Weyhill Monday.
“I putted well,” Fricke, 17, of Denver, Pa., said. “The greens were nice. It’s fun. I was happy with my round.”
Fricke, too, started on the back nine and posted 11 straight pars, including invigorating saves on Nos. 15 (par 4, 361 yards) and 18 (par 5, 529 yards). On the first, he caught the front bunker with a pitching wedge from 125 yards. Fricke, an incoming senior at Garden Spa High School, splashed out and sunk a 15-footer to save par. On No. 18 (par 5, 529 yards), he hammered a 4-iron 200 yards, only to see his golf ball roll off a false front. Fricke escalated a putt uphill and drained a 20-footer for 5.
Three hiccups heading in shoved Fricke into a 75 bind. He carded bogeys on Nos. 3 (par 4, 311 yards), 5 (par 3, 167 yards) and 7 (par 4, 363 yards).
“I didn’t hit a lot of fairways or greens,” Fricke, a fifth-year caddie at Lancaster, said of the miscues.
Starting on the back nine, Shaw, a six-year caddie at Philmont, registered 13 greens in regulation and exercised a putting stroke that produced 13 pars.
“I hit the ball well all day,” Shaw, who resides in the Somerton section of Philadelphia, Pa., said. “A couple of putts fell for me. I got up-and-down a lot. I hit a lot of greens. That’s what it came down to mostly.”
Shaw’s lone birdie of the day occurred on the par 4, 352-yard 13th hole. Shaw hit a gap wedge 118 yards to 15 feet and canned the uphill putt.
Shaw posted a pair of bogeys on each side. A three-putt on No. 11 (par 4, 368 yards) and a missed green on No. 14 (par 3, 170 yards) were outward nine setbacks. Shaw hit a pitching wedge 130 yards to 25 feet right of the No. 4 (par 4, 361 yards) flagstick. He ran the birdie try six feet past and missed the comebacker.
Shaw, 18, righted the flatstick on the par 3, 167-yard No. 5 by executing a one-putt following a missed green. His fourth and final circle on the scorecard came on No. 8 (par 4, 356 yards). Shaw drove his golf ball into the fescue, axed an iron onto the fairway, reached the green on his third stroke and failed to execute an eight-footer for par.
To keep his golf game sharp in the summer, Shaw traverses his Philmont every Monday — “from sunrise to sunset, if there isn’t an outing.” He is an incoming sophomore at Penn State-Abington and competes on the school’s golf team.
Originating in 1928, the Caddie Tournament is open to all caddies who have been regularly employed at Member Clubs for at least 30 days prior to the event.
Results
Ages 17 & Under
1. Aaron Fricke, Lancaster Country Club
T2. Alex Butler, Meadowlands Country Club
Paul Mauer, Jr., Stonewall
Ages 18-22
1. Joseph Shaw, Philmont Country Club
2. Scott Forrester, JC Melrose Country Club
3. Chris Button, Stonewall
Ages 23-30
1. Philip Mortell, Aronimink Golf Club
2. James Pokorny, Merion Golf Club
T3. Chris Tichenor, Merion Golf Club
John Delventhal, Pine Valley Golf Club
Tyler Noll, Stonewall
Ages 31-49
1. Brian Johnson, Lehigh Country Club
2. Daniel Reeves, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
3. Joshua Keyser, Saucon Valley Country Club
Ages 50-65
1. Douglas Thompson, Merion Golf Club
2. William Erskine, Green Valley Country Club
3. Bob Fleming, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
Overall
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Aaron
Fricke, Lancaster Country Club
|
75
|
|
Joseph
Shaw, Philmont Country Club
|
75
|
|
Scott
Forrester, JC Melrose Country Club
|
75
|
|
Chris
Button, Stonewall
|
76
|
|
Brian
Johnson, Lehigh Country Club
|
76
|
|
James Pokorny, Merion Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Philip
Mortell, Aronimink Golf
Club
|
77
|
|
Daniel
Reeves, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
78
|
|
Chris Tichenor, Merion Golf Club
|
79
|
|
John Delventhal, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Tyler
Noll, Stonewall
|
79
|
|
Nigel
Scott, Philadelphia Country Club
|
80
|
|
Douglas
Thompson, Merion Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Jason
Wilt, Applebrook Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Joshua
Keyser, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
81
|
|
Colin Goan, Little Mill Country Club
|
82
|
|
Sean Lenhart, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
82
|
|
Matt
Mancini, Gulph Mills Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Rick
Kerr, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
82
|
|
William
Erskine, Green Valley Country Club
|
82
|
|
Alex
Butler, Meadowlands Country Club
|
83
|
|
Paul Mauer, Jr., Stonewall
|
83
|
|
Stephen
Frisch, III, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
84
|
|
Bob
Fleming, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
84
|
|
James
Shaffer, III, Green Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
Seth
Hartman, Stonewall
|
85
|
|
Steve
Alexander, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
David
Powell, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
85
|
|
Timothy
Marshall, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
85
|
|
Thomas
McCarthy, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
Graig Fisher, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
86
|
|
Michael
Kelley, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Patrick
Rooney, St. Davids Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Jack
Hopkins, Merion Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Jeffrey
Romines, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
86
|
|
Joe Kuriger, Philmont Country Club
|
86
|
|
Aaron Shotzberger, Philmont Country
Club
|
87
|
|
Joe Perese, Philmont Country Club
|
87
|
|
Kyle
Rooney, Old York Road Country Club
|
87
|
|
Christopher
Rossi, Linfield National Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Mitchell
Witman, Lancaster Country Club
|
87
|
|
Michael
Mariani, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
87
|
|
Bill Kindt, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
87
|
|
Jack
Lukens, Lookaway Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Tom Valek, Lookaway Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Sean Glavin, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
88
|
|
Henry Choe, The Ridge at Back Brook
|
88
|
|
Jonathan
Burns, Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
|
89
|
|
Seth Melroy, Gulph Mills Golf Club
|
89
|
|
Bob
Flower, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
89
|
|
Joseph
Schmidt, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
90
|
|
Chip Miers, Lehigh Country Club
|
90
|
|
James
Greenberg, Sandy Run Country Club
|
90
|
|
Craig Gemmill, Lancaster Country Club
|
90
|
|
Alex
Kirk, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
91
|
|
David
Brubaker, Applebrook Golf Club
|
91
|
|
Mike
Foley, Meadowlands Country Club
|
91
|
|
Fran OKane, Aronimink Golf Club
|
91
|
|
Joe
Corcoran, Lehigh Country Club
|
91
|
|
Paul Bilous, Lehigh Country Club
|
91
|
|
Dave
Malone, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
92
|
|
Steve
Rice, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
92
|
|
Peter
Hayes, Merion Golf Club
|
92
|
|
Michael
Janinek, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
93
|
|
Nicholas
Hussey, Lu Lu Country Club
|
93
|
|
Brad Dobrowolski, Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
93
|
|
Stephen
Purcell, North Hills Country Club
|
94
|
|
Brian
Egan, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
94
|
|
Daniel
Metzgar, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
94
|
|
Scott
Hilary, North Hills Country Club
|
94
|
|
Bill
Fazio, Gulph Mills Golf Club
|
94
|
|
Bob Schmalbach, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
94
|
|
Jay
Fisher, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
95
|
|
Ryan Sensenig, Lancaster Country Club
|
95
|
|
Michael
Quinn, Philadelphia Country Club
|
95
|
|
Stanley
Saunders, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
96
|
|
Lee
Thomas, Tavistock Country Club
|
97
|
|
Trent
Miller, Lancaster Country Club
|
97
|
|
PJ Chipman, Meadowlands Country Club
|
97
|
|
Raymond
McClarin, Old York Road Country Club
|
97
|
|
Anthony
Pettinato, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
98
|
|
Kevin
Conner, Green Valley Country Club
|
98
|
|
Kent
Gough, St. Davids Golf Club
|
98
|
|
David Pischke, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
98
|
|
Dean DiBonaventure, Gulph Mills Golf
Club
|
98
|
|
David
Taylor, Llanerch Country Club
|
99
|
|
Justin
Sisholtz, Tavistock
Country Club
|
100
|
|
Paul Nordeman, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
100
|
|
Charles
Yang, Merion Golf Club
|
101
|
|
Raymond
Ginolfi, Stonewall
|
101
|
|
Charles
Searle, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
|
102
|
|
John
Larkin, St. Davids Golf Club
|
102
|
|
George
Turbett, III, Philadelphia Country Club
|
103
|
|
Matthew
Reusche, Llanerch Country
Club
|
103
|
|
Kurt Grunwald, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
103
|
|
William
Beamer, Stonewall
|
103
|
|
Benjamin
Grabowski, Lancaster Country Club
|
104
|
|
Michael
Kaplan, Philmont Country Club
|
104
|
|
Trevor
Kenny, Lookaway Golf Club
|
106
|
|
Brett
Greenberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
108
|
|
Ryan Canavan, Tavistock Country Club
|
110
|
|
Michael
Testa, IV, Llanerch
Country Club
|
113
|
|
Ethan McCulla, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
114
|
|
Cory
Kenny, Lookaway Golf Club
|
118
|
|
Marcus
Washington, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
124
|
|
Christian
Smith, Llanerch Country Club
|
127
|
|
Dan Stoffere, Green Valley Country Club
|
NC
|
|
Keith
Clawson, St. Davids Golf Club
|
NS
|
|
Matthew
Curry, White Manor Country Club
|
NS
|
| |
|
Ages
17 & Under
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Aaron
Fricke, Lancaster Country Club
|
75
|
|
Alex
Butler, Meadowlands Country Club
|
83
|
|
Paul Mauer, Jr., Stonewall
|
83
|
|
Ethan McCulla, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
114
|
|
Christian
Smith, Llanerch Country Club
|
127
|
|
Peter
Carroll, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
|
WD
|
| |
|
Ages
18-22
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Joseph
Shaw, Philmont Country Club
|
75
|
|
Scott
Forrester, JC Melrose Country Club
|
75
|
|
Chris
Button, Stonewall
|
76
|
|
Colin Goan, Little Mill Country Club
|
82
|
|
Graig Fisher, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
86
|
|
Michael
Kelley, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Patrick
Rooney, St. Davids Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Aaron Shotzberger, Philmont Country
Club
|
87
|
|
Joe Perese, Philmont Country Club
|
87
|
|
Kyle
Rooney, Old York Road Country Club
|
87
|
|
Jonathan
Burns, Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
|
89
|
|
Joseph
Schmidt, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
90
|
|
Alex
Kirk, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
91
|
|
David
Brubaker, Applebrook Golf Club
|
91
|
|
Mike
Foley, Meadowlands Country Club
|
91
|
|
Michael
Janinek, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
93
|
|
Nicholas
Hussey, Lu Lu Country Club
|
93
|
|
Stephen
Purcell, North Hills Country Club
|
94
|
|
Jay
Fisher, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
95
|
|
Lee
Thomas, Tavistock Country Club
|
97
|
|
Trent
Miller, Lancaster Country Club
|
97
|
|
Anthony
Pettinato, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
98
|
|
Kevin
Conner, Green Valley Country Club
|
98
|
|
Benjamin
Grabowski, Lancaster Country Club
|
104
|
|
Brett
Greenberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
108
|
|
Ryan Canavan, Tavistock Country Club
|
110
|
|
Keith
Clawson, St. Davids Golf Club
|
NS
|
| |
|
Ages
23-30
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
James Pokorny, Merion Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Philip
Mortell, Aronimink Golf
Club
|
77
|
|
Chris Tichenor, Merion Golf Club
|
79
|
|
John Delventhal, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Tyler
Noll, Stonewall
|
79
|
|
Nigel
Scott, Philadelphia Country Club
|
80
|
|
Jason
Wilt, Applebrook Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Sean Lenhart, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
82
|
|
Stephen
Frisch, III, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
84
|
|
James
Shaffer, III, Green Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
Seth
Hartman, Stonewall
|
85
|
|
Steve
Alexander, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
Christopher
Rossi, Linfield National Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Mitchell
Witman, Lancaster Country Club
|
87
|
|
Sean Glavin, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
88
|
|
Fran OKane, Aronimink Golf Club
|
91
|
|
Dave
Malone, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
92
|
|
Brian
Egan, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
94
|
|
Daniel
Metzgar, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
94
|
|
Scott
Hilary, North Hills Country Club
|
94
|
|
Ryan Sensenig, Lancaster Country Club
|
95
|
|
PJ Chipman, Meadowlands Country Club
|
97
|
|
Kent
Gough, St. Davids Golf Club
|
98
|
|
Justin
Sisholtz, Tavistock
Country Club
|
100
|
|
Paul Nordeman, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
100
|
|
George
Turbett, III, Philadelphia Country Club
|
103
|
|
Matthew
Reusche, Llanerch Country
Club
|
103
|
|
Trevor
Kenny, Lookaway Golf Club
|
106
|
|
Michael
Testa, IV, Llanerch
Country Club
|
113
|
|
Cory
Kenny, Lookaway Golf Club
|
118
|
|
Marcus
Washington, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
124
|
|
Matthew
Curry, White Manor Country Club
|
NS
|
| |
|
Ages
31-49
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Brian
Johnson, Lehigh Country Club
|
76
|
|
Daniel
Reeves, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
78
|
|
Joshua
Keyser, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
81
|
|
Matt
Mancini, Gulph Mills Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Rick
Kerr, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
82
|
|
David
Powell, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
85
|
|
Timothy
Marshall, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
85
|
|
Jack
Hopkins, Merion Golf Club
|
86
|
|
Jeffrey
Romines, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
86
|
|
Michael
Mariani, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
87
|
|
Seth Melroy, Gulph Mills Golf Club
|
89
|
|
Chip Miers, Lehigh Country Club
|
90
|
|
James
Greenberg, Sandy Run Country Club
|
90
|
|
Joe
Corcoran, Lehigh Country Club
|
91
|
|
Steve
Rice, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
92
|
|
Brad Dobrowolski, Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
93
|
|
Michael
Quinn, Philadelphia Country Club
|
95
|
|
David Pischke, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
98
|
|
Dean DiBonaventure, Gulph Mills Golf
Club
|
98
|
|
David
Taylor, Llanerch Country Club
|
99
|
|
Charles
Yang, Merion Golf Club
|
101
|
|
Kurt Grunwald, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
103
|
|
William
Beamer, Stonewall
|
103
|
|
Michael
Kaplan, Philmont Country Club
|
104
|
|
Dan Stoffere, Green Valley Country Club
|
NC
|
|
Roger
Leister, Philmont Country Club
|
WD
|
| |
|
Ages
50-65
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Douglas
Thompson, Merion Golf Club
|
80
|
|
William
Erskine, Green Valley Country Club
|
82
|
|
Bob
Fleming, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
84
|
|
Thomas
McCarthy, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
Joe Kuriger, Philmont Country Club
|
86
|
|
Bill Kindt, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
87
|
|
Jack
Lukens, Lookaway Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Tom Valek, Lookaway Golf Club
|
87
|
|
Henry Choe, The Ridge at Back Brook
|
88
|
|
Bob
Flower, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
89
|
|
Craig Gemmill, Lancaster Country Club
|
90
|
|
Paul Bilous, Lehigh Country Club
|
91
|
|
Peter
Hayes, Merion Golf Club
|
92
|
|
Bill
Fazio, Gulph Mills Golf Club
|
94
|
|
Bob Schmalbach, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
94
|
|
Stanley
Saunders, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
96
|
|
Raymond
McClarin, Old York Road Country Club
|
97
|
|
Raymond
Ginolfi, Stonewall
|
101
|
|
Charles
Searle, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
|
102
|
|
John
Larkin, St. Davids Golf Club
|
102
|
| |
|
NC-no
card; NS-no show; WD-withdrawal
|
|
