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| Joe Russo (left) and Mark Walker of Laurel Creek Country Club captured the 54th Senior Four-Ball. |
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Laurel Creek’s Russo, Walker take Senior Four-Ball title
TELFORD, Pa.–Joe Russo defeated Mark Walker for the Laurel Creek club championship last week. Tuesday, the foes turned teammates and united at Indian Valley Country Club (par 72, 6,533 yards), to win the 54th Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play.
Russo and Walker’s 5-under-par 67 bested a field of 28 teams. Roc Irey of Lookaway Golf Club and Steven Lucas of Concord Country Club placed second at 3 under. Three teams tied for third at 2 under.
“We set a goal of 6 under,” said Walker, 56, of Marlton, N.J. “With Joe joining Laurel Creek this year it’s really been competitive at our golf course. We knew we would be a pretty strong team. Joe hits it a mile and I almost hit it a mile. We tried to go without any bogeys.”
Added Russo, 55, of Washington Township, N.J., “We played well. When the other guy was out of a hole the other was right there. We made some putts. It wasn’t easy out there though. The greens were tough.”
Russo and Walker posted five birdies and no blemishes.
Russo and his length reached No. 3 (par 5, 487 yards) in two strokes and made an easy 4 to start a string of red figures. Walker added a strong 5-iron on No. 5 (par 4, 415 yards) to seven feet and the pair turned in 2 under.
Russo opened the back nine with a sand wedge from 86 yards to five feet for birdie on the 10th (par 4, 365 yards) to move the group to 3 under. Irey and Lucas and the Tavistock pair of Bob Arthur and Michael Sieck also were 3 under at the same time. However, Russo and Walker clinched a second 2013 team victory with birdies on Nos. 16 (par 3, 151 yards) and 17 (par 4, 378 yards). Russo cut a 7-iron on No. 16 to eight feet and drained the putt for a fantastic 2 and then stole his partner’s thunder on No. 17 by sinking a 15-foot birdie. Walker was eyeing a three-foot birdie try.
Russo and Walker are no strangers to the winner’s circle. The two won the Capital Cup at Trenton Country Club earlier in the year.
Russo’s Laurel Creek Club Championship was his 13th overall (seven at Wedgwood Country Club and five at Running Deer Golf Club). Walker has an amazing 27 with seven of those at Laurel (five regular and two senior).
Irey and Lucas emerged as the closest pursuers but failed to sink any in a string of oh-so-close birdie putts from holes 13-16.
“It’s always a good time when you are playing with your best friend of 30 years,” said Irey, 61, of Furlong, Pa. “It was a coulda, woulda, maybe round.”
In the Super-Senior Division, for players 65 and older, Charles Whipple and Robert Peterman of Huntingdon Valley Country Club defeated Carl Everett of Merion Golf Club and Mike Rose of Talamore Country Club in a scorecard playoff. The tiebreaker, as recommended by the USGA, is total score for the last nine holes.
Both teams finished tied at 1-under par.
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Gross
results
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Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Joseph
Russo/Mark Walker, Laurel Creek Country Club
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67
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Steven
Lucas/Roc Irey, Concord Country Club/Lookaway Golf Club
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69
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Alan
Van Horn/Duke Delcher, Sandy Run Country Club
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70
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Michael
Domenick/James Muller, Phoenixville Country
Club/Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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70
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Robert
Arthur/Michael Sieck, Tavistock
Country Club
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70
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Greg
Gottshall/Scott Orr, Brookside Country Club
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71
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Michael
Civitello/Ed Chylinski,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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71
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Harold
Schweitzer/Zoran Damnjanovic,
Broad Run Golfer's Club
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71
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Lee
King/Keith Li, Heidelberg Country Club
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71
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Fred
Jones/Gordon Jamieson, Merion Golf Club
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72
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Richard
Custer/Rob Francis, Five Ponds Golf Club/Brookside Country Club
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73
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Frank
Polizzi/Bernard Zbrzeznj,
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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73
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Peter
P. Dilullo/Robert Billings, Applebrook
Golf Club/Rolling Green Golf Club
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74
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Buck
Jones/Michael Nilon, Philadelphia Publinks GA/Philadelphia Country Club
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75
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Bob
Majczan/Thomas Mallouk, Lookaway Golf Club
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75
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Paul
Clemens/Nick Malack, Indian Valley Country Club
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77
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Peter
Mimmo/Frank Tuscano,
North Hills Country Club
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77
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Thomas
Mairone/Bob Stewart, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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78
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Herbert
Gordon/Alan Bernabei, Doylestown Country Club
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78
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John
Walko/Herb Luff, Five
Ponds Golf Club/Doylestown Country Club
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79
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Nicholas
Wanck/James Fleming, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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79
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Ken
Dunek/Joseph LaGrossa, Burlington
Country Club/Galloway National Golf Club
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79
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Kevin
Mailey/Scott Ryan, Whitford
Country Club/Stonewall
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80
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George
Reby/Chris Myers, Greate
Bay Country Club
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80
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Barry
Kunsman/John Bramley,
Silver Creek Country Club
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81
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Rick
Ames/Gary Ames, Philadelphia Publinks GA/Bala Golf Club
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83
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Joseph
Seufer/Mons King, Stonewall/Merion Golf Club
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83
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William
Coyle, Sr./Winfield Hill, Silver Creek Country Club
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85
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Super-Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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*Charles
Whipple/Robert Peterman, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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71
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*Michael
Rose/Carl Everett, Talamore Country Club/Merion
Golf Club
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71
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John
Portock/John Forscht,
Indian Valley Country Club
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72
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Steve
Horbonis/William Schmidt, Indian Valley Country
Club
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72
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Fred
Olt/Bernard Kelly, Little Mill Country Club
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73
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John
Clough/William Surgner, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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73
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Ken
Gaskill/Jon Mabry, Philadelphia Publinks
GA/Moorestown Field Club
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74
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William
McCabe, Jr./Rick Bunn, McCall Golf & Country Club
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74
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Edward
Pappas/Lawrence Capuzzi, Sr., Rolling Green Golf
Club
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74
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Norman
Jester/Curt Fromal, Downingtown Country Club/The Springhaven Club
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76
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John
Snyder/Thomas O'Rourke, Waynesborough Country
Club/Chester Valley Golf Club
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77
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C.Michael
Conway/Charles Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
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78
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David
Kearney/Gerald Barr, Lehigh Country Club
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78
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Charles
Devine/John Harding, Waynesborough Country Club/Aronimink Golf Club
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79
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Eric
Norlin/Michael Sofranko,
Coatesville Country Club/Broad Run Golfers' Club
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79
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James
Barron/Jack Bailey, Hartefeld National
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80
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Ned
Moore/Rick Rutter, Manufacturers Golf & Country
Club
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83
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Jack
Endicott/W.Frank Skilton,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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85
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Rick
Coroniti/Carmen Caruso, RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve/Spring Ford Country Club
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86
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John
Keim/P. Kenneth Grosse, Jr., Indian Valley Country
Club
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NC
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Net
results
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Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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Alan
Van Horn/Duke Delcher, Sandy Run Country Club
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66
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Michael
Civitello/Ed Chylinski,
Chester Valley Golf Club
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66
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John
Walko/Herb Luff, Five
Ponds Golf Club/Doylestown Country Club
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66
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Steven
Lucas/Roc Irey, Concord Country Club/Lookaway Golf Club
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67
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Robert
Arthur/Michael Sieck, Tavistock
Country Club
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67
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Harold
Schweitzer/Zoran Damnjanovic,
Broad Run Golfer's Club
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67
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Fred
Jones/Gordon Jamieson, Merion Golf Club
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67
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Greg
Gottshall/Scott Orr, Brookside Country Club
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68
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Peter
P. Dilullo/Robert Billings, Applebrook
Golf Club/Rolling Green Golf Club
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68
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Kevin
Mailey/Scott Ryan, Whitford
Country Club/Stonewall
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68
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George
Reby/Chris Myers, Greate
Bay Country Club
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68
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Joseph
Russo/Mark Walker, Laurel Creek Country Club
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69
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Richard
Custer/Rob Francis, Five Ponds Golf Club/Brookside Country Club
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69
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Frank
Polizzi/Bernard Zbrzeznj,
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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69
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Paul
Clemens/Nick Malack, Indian Valley Country Club
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69
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Peter
Mimmo/Frank Tuscano,
North Hills Country Club
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69
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Ken
Dunek/Joseph LaGrossa,
Burlington Country Club/Galloway National Golf Club
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69
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Michael
Domenick/James Muller, Phoenixville Country
Club/Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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70
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Lee
King/Keith Li, Heidelberg Country Club
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70
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Joseph
Seufer/Mons King, Stonewall/Merion Golf Club
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70
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Rick
Ames/Gary Ames, Philadelphia Publinks GA/Bala Golf Club
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71
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Buck
Jones/Michael Nilon, Philadelphia Publinks GA/Philadelphia Country Club
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72
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Bob
Majczan/Thomas Mallouk, Lookaway Golf Club
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73
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Thomas
Mairone/Bob Stewart, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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73
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Nicholas
Wanck/James Fleming, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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73
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Barry
Kunsman/John Bramley,
Silver Creek Country Club
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73
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Herbert
Gordon/Alan Bernabei, Doylestown Country Club
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74
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William
Coyle, Sr./Winfield Hill, Silver Creek Country Club
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78
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Super-Senior
Division
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Name,
club
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Score
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John
Clough/William Surgner, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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63
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Charles
Devine/John Harding, Waynesborough Country Club/Aronimink Golf Club
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63
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Charles
Whipple/Robert Peterman, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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65
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John
Portock/John Forscht,
Indian Valley Country Club
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65
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Steve
Horbonis/William Schmidt, Indian Valley Country
Club
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65
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Fred
Olt/Bernard Kelly, Little Mill Country Club
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65
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William
McCabe, Jr./Rick Bunn, McCall Golf & Country Club
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67
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C.Michael
Conway/Charles Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
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67
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Michael
Rose/Carl Everett, Talamore Country Club/Merion
Golf Club
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68
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Edward
Pappas/Lawrence Capuzzi, Sr., Rolling Green Golf
Club
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68
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Ken
Gaskill/Jon Mabry, Philadelphia Publinks
GA/Moorestown Field Club
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69
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Norman
Jester/Curt Fromal, Downingtown Country Club/The Springhaven Club
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69
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David
Kearney/Gerald Barr, Lehigh Country Club
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69
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Eric
Norlin/Michael Sofranko,
Coatesville Country Club/Broad Run Golfers' Club
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69
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Ned
Moore/Rick Rutter, Manufacturers Golf & Country
Club
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69
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Rick
Coroniti/Carmen Caruso, RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve/Spring Ford Country Club
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69
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Jack
Endicott/W.Frank Skilton,
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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70
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John
Snyder/Thomas O'Rourke, Waynesborough Country
Club/Chester Valley Golf Club
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71
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James
Barron/Jack Bailey, Hartefeld National
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71
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John
Keim/P. Kenneth Grosse, Jr., Indian Valley Country
Club
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NC
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*-determined in scorecard playoff
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NC-no
card
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