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| Kevin Kramarski muscles a shot out of the rough on No. 15 (par 4, 385 yards). |
Riverton's Kramarski fires 67, tops Patterson Qualifier at Burlington
MT. HOLLY, N.J. — Just like he did during his freshman season at Iona College, Kevin Kramarski of Riverton Country Club caught fire on Thursday at Burlington Country Club (par 70, 6,602 yards). The young Gael posted a 3-under 67 to take medalist honors in the first of two Patterson Cup Qualifiers.
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Kramarski, Iona’s rising-sophomore stud, topped a field of 111 qualifying hopefuls looking to attain one of 30 available spots and ties for the 113th Joseph H. Patterson Cup.
The cut line dropped to 76 by day’s end. The Patterson Cup will take place Aug. 6-7 at Chester Valley Golf Club.
The first birdie on the leading scorecard fell on No. 6, after Kramarski muscled one out of the right rough from 148 yards to 15 feet and drained the putt. He concluded his front-nine score of 34 with an eight foot birdie putt on No. 9 (par 4, 435 yards) that found nothing but the bottom of the cup.
Kramarski’s momentum kept rolling on the back. A red number came on No. 10 (par 3, 135 yards) thanks to Kramarski sticking a pitching wedge to within four feet, and then again on No. 11 (par 4, 348 yards) thanks to another converted birdie from seven feet.
The MAAC Rookie of the Year took home the individual title at this year’s conference championship after posting a three-round score of 216 (74-73-69).
“Last year in the spring, I kind of caught fire in a bottle,” said Kramarski, of Palmyra, N.J. “I won the Monmouth Invitational, took home the [Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title] and made it to Regionals. That was really cool.”
As for his GAP successes, Kramarski raised the trophy at the 2012 Jock Mackenzie Memorial, and was a member of the Association’s Williamson Cup team in both 2012 and 2013. He also finished as the runner up in the 2013 Junior Boys’ Championship at The Ridge at Back Brook.
Kramarski qualified for the Patterson Cup last year at Tavistock Country Club but floundered in Round Two. He failed to qualify for both the GAP Open and BMW Philadelphia Amateur in 2015, but things are looking more optimistic for Kramarski heading into the Patterson with a medalist honor to his name.
“I haven’t really shown up well in the Majors I’ve played in,” said the 19 year old. “Hopefully I’ll turn that around this time. We’ll see what I can do when I get there.”
A finish atop a qualifying leaderboard might just be the recipe Kramarski’s golf doctor has ordered for finding GAP Major success. He has never played Chester Valley’s track before, but a practice round or two will be squeezed into his schedule before the Championship tees off.
“I’m going through a nice stretch right now and I just need to keep it going,” he said. “If I play like the way I did today, I’ll be in the hunt."
The second oldest Championship in the Golf Association of Philadelphia, the Joseph H. Patterson Cup memorializes a man who fostered the game in its infancy. Joseph Henry Patterson, a Philadelphia Cricket Club member, competed in the first out-of-town match played by a team of Philadelphians. Friends of Patterson donated the Cup, designed by J.E. Caldwell & Co., to the GAP in 1900.
Golf Association of Philadelphia
Founded in 1897, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) is the oldest regional golf association in the United States and serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. Its 151 Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. As Philadelphia’s Most Trusted Source of Golf Information, the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
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Qualifiers
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Name,
club
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Score
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Kevin
Kramarski, Riverton Country Club
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67
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Brian
Fischer, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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68
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Daniel
Rexon, Tavistock Country
Club
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68
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David
Hicks, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
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70
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James
Gillespie, Wedgwood Country Club
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70
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Joe
April, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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71
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Kyle
Ginty, Talamore Country
Club
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71
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Matthew
Ade, Riverton Country Club
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71
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Max
Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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72
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David
Gall, Riverton Country Club
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73
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John
Barone, Glenmaura
National Golf Club
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73
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Marc
Oliveri, Jr., Lancaster Country Club
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73
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Oliver
White, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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73
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Sean
Coyle, Llanerch Country Club
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73
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Brandon
Raihl, Heidelberg Country Club
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74
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Evan
Notaro, Woodstone Country
Club
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74
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Evan
Thornton, LedgeRock Golf Club
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74
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Jonathan
Radick, Northampton Valley Country Club
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74
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Ben
Keyser, Woodcrest Country Club
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75
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Carey
Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club
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75
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Fran
Begley, Wedgwood Country Club
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75
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Jack
Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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75
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Mark
Farley, Lu Lu Country Club
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75
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Mark
Kosko, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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75
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Matt
Kocent, White Manor Country Club
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75
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Patrick
O'Brien, North Hills Country Club
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75
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Adam
Warner, Tavistock Country Club
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76
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Johan
van Schalkwyk, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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76
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John
Murphy, II, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
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76
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Troy
Thierolf, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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76
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Failed
to qualify
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Brian
Fisher, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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77
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Carlos
Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown
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77
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David
Kim, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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77
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David
Shields, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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77
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James
Pokorny, Golf Course at Glen Mills
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77
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Jordan
Lerner, Metedeconk National Golf Club
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77
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Lodie Van Tonder, Sakima Country Club
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77
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Matthew
Davis, Aronimink Golf Club
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77
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Michael
Winton, Tavistock Country Club
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77
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Sean
Ebert, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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77
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Tom
Coyne, McCall Golf & Country Club
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77
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Adam
Bracy, Rancocas Golf Club
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78
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Andrew
Strock, Makefield Highlands
Golf Club
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78
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Bradley
Roberts, Little Mill Country Club
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78
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Chris
Naylor, The Springhaven Club
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78
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Joey
Russo, Laurel Creek Country Club
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78
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Luke
Liddell, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
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78
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Michael
Dunn, Little Mill Country Club
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78
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Michael
Olson, Riverton Country Club
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78
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Mike
Bliss, Jericho National Golf Club
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78
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Nick
Madden, Lu Lu Country Club
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78
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Sean
Torpey, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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78
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Andy
Achenbach, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
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79
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Brendan
Bacskai, Applebrook Golf
Club
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79
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David
Waxman, Little Mill Country Club
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79
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J.T.
Barker, Saucon Valley Country Club
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79
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Jack
Henderson, Gulph Mills Golf Club
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79
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Scott
Forrester, Meadowlands Country Club
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79
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Steve
Mroozian, Middletown Country Club
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79
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Trey
Croney, Overbrook Golf Club
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79
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Trey
Swanson, Penn Oaks Golf Club
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79
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Alex
Butler, Meadowlands Country Club
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80
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Andrew
Dietz, Laurel Creek Country Club
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80
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Chris
Glennie, Burlington Country Club
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80
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Cory
Reighard, Llanerch Country Club
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80
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Cory
Taylor, Riverton Country Club
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80
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John
Manfredi, Woodcrest Country Club
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80
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Lance
Hornung, Wedgwood Country Club
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80
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Owen
Mulhern, Whitford Country
Club
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80
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Ryan
Bowman, Aronimink Golf Club
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80
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Charlie
Wahl, Riverton Country Club
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81
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Dan
Wach, Blue Heron Pines Golf Club
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81
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David
Guertler, Laurel Creek Country Club
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81
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David
Krausse, Galloway National Golf Club
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81
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Jackson
Fiel, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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81
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Mark
Coassolo, Brookside CC of Allentown
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81
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Mike
Krantz, Middletown Country Club
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81
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Phil
Formica, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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81
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Ryan
Worthy, Merion Golf Club
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81
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A.J.
DiGennaro, McCall Golf & Country Club
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82
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Andres
Forese, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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82
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Charles
Scalzott, Hidden Creek Golf Club
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82
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David
Hirschhorn, Old York CC at Chesterfield
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82
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Joseph
Hughes, Little Mill Country Club
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82
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Luke
Sliwowski, Running Deer Golf Club
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82
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Tom
Yarson, Cherry Valley Country Club
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82
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Brandon
Capone, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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84
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Brett
Murphy, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
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84
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Jonathan
Kruse, Bala Golf Club
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84
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Michael
Diemer, Riverton Country Club
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84
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Pat
Pasquariello, Philadelphia Country Club
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84
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Zachary
Melnick, Plymouth Country Club
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84
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Blake
Vogdes, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
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85
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Jake
Sitzler, Burlington Country Club
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85
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Lance
Oberparleiter, Little Mill Country Club
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85
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Patrick
Boyle, Metedeconk National Golf Club
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85
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Ben
Litt, Riverton Country Club
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86
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Brian
Dobisch, Talamore Country
Club
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86
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Matt
Mancini, Golden Oaks Golf Club
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86
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Ryan
Zinsky, Burlington Country Club
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86
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Daniel
Feeney, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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87
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Michael
Burns, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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87
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Zachary
Paris, Penn Oaks Golf Club
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87
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Callum McCaslin, GAP Junior eClub
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88
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Michael
Boden, Aronimink Golf
Club
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88
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Fernand Boisvert, Woodcrest Country Club
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90
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John
VanDame, Jr., Talamore
Country Club
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91
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Matthew
Manfred, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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92
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Joe
Rochelle, Indian Valley Country Club
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94
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Cody
Dazen, Tavistock Country
Club
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DQ
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Andrew
Sterge, Applebrook Golf
Club
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WD
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Dominic
Digiacomo, Greate Bay
Country Club
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NC
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Frank
Kohute, Running Deer Golf Club
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WD
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Matt
McGovern, Trenton Country Club
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WD
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DQ-disqualification;
NC-no card; WD-withdrawal
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