“The last two years I had to wear a brace every time I played,” said Abramski, 63, of Fort Washington, Pa. “I’ve been seeing David, who specializes in evaluating how your body parts move when you swing the club. I’ve played at least 30 rounds this year and I haven’t worn the brace once. He’s a miracle worker.”
Abramski’s longtime friend, fellow club member and group mate, Gary Tiller, placed second with a net 65. The two rode in the same cart today. Both players carried a 12 handicap at Whitemarsh.
“I love these events, the courses and the competition. I love being a part of the Golf Association of Philadelphia,” said Abramski. “It is special to win something like this.”
Added Tiller with a smile, “It’s great. My only disappointment is I didn’t beat [Bob].”
Abramski is a retired underwriter from ACE Insurance who said his game made the turn just this Sunday.
“I was struggling to break into the low 80s prior to this Sunday when I started feeling better with my tempo,” said Abramski. “Monday I shot a 76 at Talamore and I haven’t been close to 80 all season. My Handicap Index is up more than 2½ strokes since last year.”
Abramski’s magic potion Tuesday spelled 14 pars and four bogeys. He had two over-par blemishes on each side, three of those – on No. 6 (par 4, 302 yards), No. 8 (par 4, 394 yards) and No. 17 (par 5, 454 yards) – the result of poor approach shots. His bogey on No. 11 (par 5, 456 yards) resulted from a poor third shot.
“I didn’t hit the ball that well off the tee but I scored well,” said Abramski. “I probably hit only seven or eight fairways, but what I did do was hit my approach shots well. I hit really crisp irons. On the longer holes I played to a yardage. I tried to leave myself with a 90- or 100-yard shot I’m comfortable with.”
Abramski’s competed in Golf Association of Philadelphia individual tournaments since the year he retired, 2006. Tiller, on the other hand, is a newcomer to the local competitive circuit. He’s only played in Association events the past few seasons.
However, Whitemarsh Valley brought Tiller back to the 1970s when his boss was a member at the Lafayette Hill club and he would tee it up regularly.
“It brought back some memories for sure,” said Tiller.
Tiller, 60, of Hatboro, Pa., and Abramski were neck-and-neck all day. In fact, after nine holes, both started their rounds on No. 10, Tiller held a one-stroke advantage.
“I haven’t broken 85 all year. I’ve been struggling to break 90,” said Tiller. “I putted well today though, I didn’t have one three putt and five or six one putts.”
Tiller recorded five bogeys and a birdie on his inward nine, two more strokes than Abramski and one more overall.
“I kept waiting for the real Gary to show up,” joked Tiller.
A Talamore member since 2003, Tiller and Abramski and their wives are close friends. That doesn’t make the two men any less competitive, however. Tiller defeated Abramski last year in the club net tournament. They two are set to square off again in a few days.
“That’s the big one,” said Abramski.
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Overall
|
|
Name, club
|
Net
|
|
Bob Abramski, Talamore Country Club
|
64
|
|
Gary Tiller, Talamore Country Club
|
65
|
|
Thomas Brennan,
Blue Bell Country Club
|
67
|
|
Gary Chlapaty, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
|
68
|
|
Louis Graziano, The Bucks Club
|
68
|
|
Francis Tan,
Medford Lakes Country Club
|
68
|
|
Robert Rosenwasser, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Ed Rogers,
Concord Country Club
|
69
|
|
Ed Brzezowski, Concord Country Club
|
70
|
|
David Kearney,
Lehigh Country Club
|
71
|
|
Richard Genoni, Waynesborough Country
Club
|
71
|
|
Aaron Shatzman, Meadowlands Country Club
|
71
|
|
Mike Schuster,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Spike McKeeta, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
71
|
|
William Rosen,
Downingtown Country Club
|
71
|
|
Gerald Barr,
Lehigh Country Club
|
72
|
|
Steven Gordon,
Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
72
|
|
Tom Cohen,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Wilfred Carey,
Country Club of Scranton
|
72
|
|
Jim Sheppard, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Rick Ames,
Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
72
|
|
Scott Ryan, Llanerch Country Club
|
72
|
|
E. Gerald Hurst,
Jr., Lookaway Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Edward Osciak, Jr., Loch Nairn Golf
Club
|
72
|
|
John Kyle, Edgmont Country Club
|
72
|
|
Rick Coroniti, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
|
72
|
|
Dennis Hancock,
Jericho National Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Joseph DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Carmen Finore, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
73
|
|
Richard Corbin,
Moorestown Field Club
|
73
|
|
Bob Roche, Merion
Golf Club
|
74
|
|
John Mellors, Jericho National Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Arthur Hausman, Green Valley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Mark Pfeffer, Hidden Creek Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Frank Hanna,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
74
|
|
John O'Rourke,
McCall Golf & Country Club
|
74
|
|
Bob Barron,
Medford Lakes Country Club
|
74
|
|
James Leonard,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Robert Murray,
McCall Golf & Country Club
|
74
|
|
Joe Ruggear, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
75
|
|
John Clough,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
75
|
|
Mark McDermott,
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
Charles Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
|
75
|
|
Ned Moore,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
Robert Felter, Lancaster Country Club
|
75
|
|
Frank Setzman, Edgmont Country Club
|
75
|
|
Robert Jenkins,
Spring Ford Country Club
|
75
|
|
Scott Dichter, Meadia Heights Golf
Club
|
75
|
|
Brendan Kearney,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
75
|
|
Don Neill, Blue
Bell Country Club
|
76
|
|
Fred Spratt,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Michael Shemeley, Links Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Stephen Pence,
Little Mill Country Club
|
76
|
|
Thomas Schaible, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Ron Mittendorf, Blue Bell Country Club
|
76
|
|
Louis Siesser, Jericho National Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Leo Argeros, Sandy Run Country Club
|
76
|
|
Luke Pape, Torresdale-Frankford
Country Club
|
76
|
|
Frank Dano, Meadia Heights Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Jack Endicott,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
77
|
|
Jim Balaschak, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia
|
77
|
|
Jim Lloyd,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Michael McCorriston, Jericho National Golf Club
|
77
|
|
William McCabe,
Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club
|
77
|
|
Ronald Hooven, Talamore Country Club
|
77
|
|
Carmen Caruso,
Spring Ford Country Club
|
77
|
|
Jerry Owens,
Flourtown Country Club
|
77
|
|
Bill Menseck, Penn Oaks Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Daniel Flynn,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
78
|
|
Jeff Kallberg, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
|
78
|
|
Wayne Diluigi, Running Deer Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Joseph Koch, Jr.,
Lu Lu Country Club
|
78
|
|
Les Runkewich, Medford Village Country Club
|
78
|
|
Mark Sokoloff, Spring Mill Country Club
|
78
|
|
Ray Klein, Five
Ponds Golf Club
|
78
|
|
John Connelly,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
78
|
|
Lester Michael,
Lehigh Country Club
|
79
|
|
Vincent Kraft,
Jr., Lehigh Country Club
|
79
|
|
Dr. Ronald Zweibaum, Little Mill Country Club
|
79
|
|
John Prestwood, St. Davids Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Richard Turner, Edgmont Country Club
|
79
|
|
Vito Caracappa, Golf Course at Glen Mills
|
79
|
|
William Jones,
McCall Golf & Country Club
|
79
|
|
Brian Cassano, Little Mill Country Club
|
79
|
|
John Carr,
Jericho National Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Francis Sbandi, Esq., Edgmont Country
Club
|
80
|
|
Jack Gallagher,
Pine Valley Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Vincent Torno, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
80
|
|
Kyran Connelly, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Bruce Heugel, Lehigh Country Club
|
80
|
|
Joel Wolinsky, Spring Mill Country Club
|
81
|
|
Bob Supplee, Sandy Run Country Club
|
81
|
|
Larry Kopec, Sakima Country Club
|
81
|
|
David Tritton, St. Davids Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Jay McMenamin, Running Deer Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Palmer Hossler, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Wayne Butz, St. Davids Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Richard Ogorek, Fieldstone Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Richard Senker, Stonewall
|
82
|
|
Bill Tripp,
French Creek Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Allan Shannon, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Brad Goldstein,
Spring Mill Country Club
|
82
|
|
Brian Mulvenna, White Oaks Country Club
|
82
|
|
Everett Young,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
82
|
|
George Hilley, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
82
|
|
John Long, Edgmont Country Club
|
82
|
|
Louis Degennaro, Country Club of Scranton
|
83
|
|
Ernest Eichenberg, III, Waynesborough
Country Club
|
83
|
|
Mark Weinberg, Lookaway Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Robert Agran, Reading Country Club
|
84
|
|
Hal Morris, Talamore Country Club
|
84
|
|
Frederick Weiler, Sandy Run Country Club
|
84
|
|
Richard Sullivan,
Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
85
|
|
Earl Grim,
Moorestown Field Club
|
85
|
|
Kenny Sojka, Wyoming Valley Country Club
|
87
|
|
Ed Gallagher, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
87
|
|
Charles Rogalla, Country Club of Scranton
|
88
|
|
Rob Hayes,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
89
|
|
Dave Stouffer,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
91
|
|
Dave Furman,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
92
|
|
Paul Visokey, Trenton Country Club
|
92
|
|
David Myers,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
94
|
|
Bill Arent, Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
DQ
|
|
Terry Radcliffe,
Lancaster Country Club
|
NC
|
|
Thomas Freitag, Lu Lu Country Club
|
NS
|
|
James Rocks,
Wedgwood Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Sean Duffy, Moselem Springs Golf Club
|
WD
|
|
Steve Levine, Greate Bay Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Richard Taylor,
Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
WD
|
|
Murray Felzer, White Manor Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Samuel Pace, Jr.,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
WD
|
|
Frank Caterini, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
|
WD
|
|
George Connell,
Wildwood Golf & Country Club
|
WD
|
| |
|
Handicap Index
8-11
|
|
Name, club
|
Net
|
|
Gary Chlapaty, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
|
68
|
|
Ed Brzezowski, Concord Country Club
|
70
|
|
David Kearney,
Lehigh Country Club
|
71
|
|
Richard Genoni, Waynesborough Country
Club
|
71
|
|
Gerald Barr,
Lehigh Country Club
|
72
|
|
Steven Gordon,
Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
72
|
|
Tom Cohen,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Dennis Hancock,
Jericho National Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Joseph DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Bob Roche, Merion
Golf Club
|
74
|
|
John Mellors, Jericho National Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Joe Ruggear, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
75
|
|
John Clough,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
75
|
|
Mark McDermott,
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
Don Neill, Blue
Bell Country Club
|
76
|
|
Fred Spratt,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Michael Shemeley, Links Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Stephen Pence,
Little Mill Country Club
|
76
|
|
Thomas Schaible, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Frank Dano, Meadia Heights Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Jack Endicott,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
77
|
|
Jim Balaschak, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia
|
77
|
|
Jim Lloyd,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Michael McCorriston, Jericho National Golf Club
|
77
|
|
William McCabe,
Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club
|
77
|
|
Bill Menseck, Penn Oaks Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Daniel Flynn,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
78
|
|
Jeff Kallberg, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
|
78
|
|
Wayne Diluigi, Running Deer Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Lester Michael,
Lehigh Country Club
|
79
|
|
Vincent Kraft,
Jr., Lehigh Country Club
|
79
|
|
Joel Wolinsky, Spring Mill Country Club
|
81
|
|
Richard Ogorek, Fieldstone Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Richard Senker, Stonewall
|
82
|
|
Louis Degennaro, Country Club of Scranton
|
83
|
|
Robert Agran, Reading Country Club
|
84
|
|
Kenny Sojka, Wyoming Valley Country Club
|
87
|
|
Charles Rogalla, Country Club of Scranton
|
88
|
|
James Rocks,
Wedgwood Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Sean Duffy, Moselem Springs Golf Club
|
WD
|
|
Steve Levine, Greate Bay Country Club
|
WD
|
|
|
Handcap Index 12-13
|
|
Name, club
|
Net
|
|
Bob Abramski, Talamore Country Club
|
64
|
|
Gary Tiller, Talamore Country Club
|
65
|
|
Thomas Brennan,
Blue Bell Country Club
|
67
|
|
Louis Graziano, The Bucks Club
|
68
|
|
Robert Rosenwasser, Hopewell Valley Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Aaron Shatzman, Meadowlands Country Club
|
71
|
|
Mike Schuster,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Wilfred Carey,
Country Club of Scranton
|
72
|
|
Arthur Hausman, Green Valley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Mark Pfeffer, Hidden Creek Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Charles Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
|
75
|
|
Ned Moore,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
Robert Felter, Lancaster Country Club
|
75
|
|
Ron Mittendorf, Blue Bell Country Club
|
76
|
|
Ronald Hooven, Talamore Country Club
|
77
|
|
Joseph Koch, Jr.,
Lu Lu Country Club
|
78
|
|
Les Runkewich, Medford Village Country Club
|
78
|
|
Mark Sokoloff, Spring Mill Country Club
|
78
|
|
Dr. Ronald Zweibaum, Little Mill Country Club
|
79
|
|
John Prestwood, St. Davids Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Richard Turner, Edgmont Country Club
|
79
|
|
Francis Sbandi, Esq., Edgmont Country
Club
|
80
|
|
Jack Gallagher,
Pine Valley Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Vincent Torno, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
80
|
|
Bob Supplee, Sandy Run Country Club
|
81
|
|
Larry Kopec, Sakima Country Club
|
81
|
|
Bill Tripp,
French Creek Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Hal Morris, Talamore Country Club
|
84
|
|
Richard Sullivan,
Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
85
|
|
Richard Taylor,
Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
WD
|
|
Thomas Freitag, Lu Lu Country Club
|
NS
|
| |
|
Handicap Index
14-17
|
|
Name, club
|
Net
|
|
Francis Tan,
Medford Lakes Country Club
|
68
|
|
Spike McKeeta, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Jim Sheppard, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Rick Ames,
Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
72
|
|
Scott Ryan, Llanerch Country Club
|
72
|
|
Frank Hanna,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
74
|
|
John O'Rourke,
McCall Golf & Country Club
|
74
|
|
Frank Setzman, Edgmont Country Club
|
75
|
|
Robert Jenkins,
Spring Ford Country Club
|
75
|
|
Scott Dichter, Meadia Heights Golf
Club
|
75
|
|
Louis Siesser, Jericho National Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Carmen Caruso,
Spring Ford Country Club
|
77
|
|
Ray Klein, Five
Ponds Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Vito Caracappa, Golf Course at Glen Mills
|
79
|
|
William Jones,
McCall Golf & Country Club
|
79
|
|
Kyran Connelly, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
80
|
|
David Tritton, St. Davids Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Jay McMenamin, Running Deer Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Palmer Hossler, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Wayne Butz, St. Davids Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Allan Shannon, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Brad Goldstein,
Spring Mill Country Club
|
82
|
|
Ernest Eichenberg, III, Waynesborough
Country Club
|
83
|
|
Mark Weinberg, Lookaway Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Frederick Weiler, Sandy Run Country Club
|
84
|
|
Ed Gallagher, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
87
|
|
Dave Stouffer,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
91
|
|
Dave Furman,
Running Deer Golf Club
|
92
|
|
David Myers,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
94
|
|
Murray Felzer, White Manor Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Samuel Pace, Jr.,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
WD
|
| |
|
Handicap Index
18 and over
|
|
Name, club
|
Net
|
|
Ed Rogers,
Concord Country Club
|
69
|
|
William Rosen,
Downingtown Country Club
|
71
|
|
E. Gerald Hurst,
Jr., Lookaway Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Edward Osciak, Jr., Loch Nairn Golf
Club
|
72
|
|
John Kyle, Edgmont Country Club
|
72
|
|
Rick Coroniti, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
|
72
|
|
Carmen Finore, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
73
|
|
Richard Corbin,
Moorestown Field Club
|
73
|
|
Bob Barron,
Medford Lakes Country Club
|
74
|
|
James Leonard,
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Robert Murray,
McCall Golf & Country Club
|
74
|
|
Brendan Kearney,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
75
|
|
Leo Argeros, Sandy Run Country Club
|
76
|
|
Luke Pape, Torresdale-Frankford
Country Club
|
76
|
|
Jerry Owens,
Flourtown Country Club
|
77
|
|
John Connelly,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
78
|
|
Brian Cassano, Little Mill Country Club
|
79
|
|
John Carr,
Jericho National Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Bruce Heugel, Lehigh Country Club
|
80
|
|
Brian Mulvenna, White Oaks Country Club
|
82
|
|
Everett Young,
Sandy Run Country Club
|
82
|
|
George Hilley, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
82
|
|
John Long, Edgmont Country Club
|
82
|
|
Earl Grim,
Moorestown Field Club
|
85
|
|
Rob Hayes,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
89
|
|
Paul Visokey, Trenton Country Club
|
92
|
|
Bill Arent, Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
DQ
|
|
Frank Caterini, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
|
WD
|
|
George Connell,
Wildwood Golf & Country Club
|
WD
|
|
Terry Radcliffe,
Lancaster Country Club
|
NC
|
| |
|
DQ-disqualification;
NC-no card; NS-no show; WD-withdrawal
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