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Former champs call in sensational subs to win Senior Four-Man Team
LANCASTER, Pa. - In 2012, David Brookreson of Huntingdon Valley Country Club and Alan Van Horn of Commonwealth National Golf Club teamed up with John Hubbert, III of Galloway National Golf Club and Commonwealth’s Arthur Jacoby to take home the Senior Four-Man Team title. The fearsome foursome hoped to reclaim their title on Thursday at Meadia Heights Golf Club (par 71, 6,024 yards), but plans changed when Hubbert and Jacoby were suddenly deemed unavailable.
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Commonwealth's Matthew Bellis and Green Valley Country Club's Robert Dubin were the next men up.
“Jacoby told us the last time he played with Dubin, he made a few birdies for them and that he’ll be good for us,” said Brookreson, 66, of Huntingdon Valley, Pa. “And what did he do? He birdied the first hole. He didn’t let us down.”
The champions fired a Four-Man score of 8-under 134 to win the 26th playing of the tournament, which included 29 teams.
On the day, the sensational substitutes did anything but disappoint. Dubin faced a 35-foot birdie attempt on No. 1 (par 4, 368 yards) while implementing Jacoby’s putter, which was loaned to him prior to the round. He went on to find the bottom of the cup with his first stroke wielding the foreign flatstick.
Momentum continued on No. 3 (par 4, 350 yards) thanks to the group’s other newcomer. Bellis found the fairway with an ideal tee shot, flipped a sand wedge to 20 feet and made the putt from distance to bring the team to 2 under. After two pars on No. 4 (par 3, 180 yards), the group made its big move of the day on No. 5 (par 4, 313 yards). Bellis stepped up big for the team once again, sinking a right-to-left birdie attempt from 15 feet. Van Horn then topped him with a 12-foot birdie of his own.
While only one red number was carded on the back nine, no bogeys were posted either. The team’s gross score of 134 translated into a net score of 125, which also came in as the low net score of the tournament.
Van Horn and Dubin both finished with individual gross scores of 2-over 73, while Brookreson came in at 74 and Bellis followed with a 75.
“One thing I will say about the last nine is we made some great pars,” said Bellis, 66, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa. “There were a couple of holes, on the front nine, that all of us were involved in every hole. But on the back nine, we sometimes only have 2 people in the hole to score.”
“On the back side, we kept on waiting for Brooky to make birdie,” joked Van Horn, 65, of Ambler, Pa. “We made a conscious decision to make no more birdies until Brooky makes one because he’s feeling left out.”
Amidst the champion’s struggle to find birdie putts on the back nine, the one essential aspect of the team keeping their 8-under score in tact ended up being Brookreson’s playing pedigree, which includes six GAP Major titles and two Silver Cross Awards.
“To me, the thing that kept us all together is we never really thought that we were going to lose a stroke on any hole,” said Brookreson, who referred to himself as the “wily, old veteran” of the team. “We laughed, smiled and had fun. It was a great time.”
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Gross
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Name,
club
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Score
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David
Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley Country Club; Robert Dubin, Green Valley
Country Club; Matthew Bellis & Alan Van Horn, Commonwealth National Golf
Club
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134
|
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Robert
Hackett, Jr., Thomas Humphrey, Brett Koelle & Donald MacKelcan,
Wilmington Country Club
|
136
|
|
Michael
Anton, Frank Ferino, Roc Irey & Thomas Mallouk, Lookaway Golf Club
|
136
|
|
John
Willadsen,Sakima Country Club; Thomas Alestock, Alan Lazzarino & Robert
Walters, DuPont Country Club
|
137
|
|
Thomas
Hyland, Robert Lodovici, Joe Olin & Raymond Pawulich, Little Mill Country
Club
|
137
|
|
Craig
Kliewer, Honeybrook Golf Club; Larry Demarco, Kip Nelson & Gregory
Weidman, Meadia Heights Golf Club
|
138
|
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Donald
Dissinger, Gordon Jamieson, J. Kirk Luntey & Robert Wagner, Merion Golf
Club
|
139
|
|
Pete
Widdoes, White Clay Creek Country Club; Charles McClaskey, Buddy Reed &
Alan Wagenschnur, Back Creek Golf Club
|
139
|
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Gregory
Buliga, Yardley Country Club; Christopher Clauson, Bruce Gladish & Wayne
Morra, Sandy Run Country Club
|
141
|
|
Buck
Jones, Philadelphia Publinks GA; Raymond Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club;
Donald Ashley & Michael Nilon, Philadelphia Country Club
|
141
|
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Alexander
Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club; Rob Francis, Bruce Jackson & Pat
Romano, Bellewood Country Club
|
143
|
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John
DiMarzio, Tom Mastroni, Tom Mee & John Young, Sandy Run Country Club
|
145
|
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Barry
Emich, Robert Gray, Robert Lees & Ronald Yarnell, Bent Creek Country Club
|
146
|
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Mike
Barton, J. Peter Pierce, Joseph Virdone & Richard Smith, Philadelphia
Country Club
|
146
|
|
Rick
Marts, Mark McDermott, Peter Torras & Joseph Viscuso, Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
|
147
|
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Jeffrey
Bettinger, Michael Dougherty, Peter McCombs & Phil Remig, Huntingdon
Valley Country Club
|
150
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Joe
Morris, Whitford Country Club; Werner Cziriak, Stan Jakubowski & Hal
Morris, Talamore Country Club
|
151
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Ray
Brown, Rodger Gottlieb, John Kappes & Stephen Kay, Blue Heron Pines Golf
Club
|
152
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Robert
Fox, Philmont Country Club; Gary Gordon, Philadelphia Cricket Club; Steven
Gordon, Old York CC at Chesterfield & Brian Rothaus, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
153
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Richard
Genoni, Stephen Negrotti, John Snyder & John Thach, Waynesborough Country
Club
|
153
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William
Brady, Joe Culley, R.B. DIorio, Jr. & James Reger, The Springhaven Club
|
154
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Martin
DeLuca, Penn Oaks Golf Club; Joseph Cassidy, William Flick & William
McCabe, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club
|
157
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Dennis
Dailey, Sandy Run Country Club; David Lovitz, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club;
John Patton, Little Mill Country Club & James Wiley, Old York Road
Country Club
|
159
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Charles
Ragusa,Plymouth Country Club; Joe Balkovec, Chris Meyer & John Weber,
Jr., Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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160
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Frank
Busacca, Ron Levocz, John Parton & Joseph Scott, Jr., Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
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161
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Lauriston
Castleman, Gregory Gaul, Fred Schrader & M. Curtis Young, Merion Golf
Club
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161
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Thomas
Beauchamp, Ed Kocher, Glenn Ricks & Richard Wetherhold, LedgeRock Golf
Club
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162
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Edward
Brzezowski, Concord Country Club; Bob Harris, Old York Road Country Club;
Robert Felter & Terry Radcliffe, Lancaster Country Club
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163
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John
Siegrist, Philadelphia Publinks GA; Jack Endicott, William Friel & Ned
Moore, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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166
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|
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Net
|
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Name,
club
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Score
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David
Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley Country Club; Robert Dubin, Green Valley
Country Club; Matthew Bellis & Alan Van Horn, Commonwealth National Golf
Club
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125
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Michael
Anton, Frank Ferino, Roc Irey & Thomas Mallouk, Lookaway Golf Club
|
127
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Craig
Kliewer, Honeybrook Golf Club; Larry Demarco, Kip Nelson & Gregory
Weidman, Meadia Heights Golf Club
|
127
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Gregory
Buliga, Yardley Country Club; Christopher Clauson, Bruce Gladish & Wayne
Morra, Sandy Run Country Club
|
128
|
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Robert
Hackett, Jr., Thomas Humphrey, Brett Koelle & Donald MacKelcan,
Wilmington Country Club
|
129
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Joe
Morris, Whitford Country Club; Werner Cziriak, Stan Jakubowski & Hal
Morris, Talamore Country Club
|
130
|
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Thomas
Hyland, Robert Lodovici, Joe Olin & Raymond Pawulich, Little Mill Country
Club
|
131
|
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John
DiMarzio, Tom Mastroni, Tom Mee & John Young, Sandy Run Country Club
|
131
|
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Rick
Marts, Mark McDermott, Peter Torras & Joseph Viscuso, Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
|
131
|
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John
Willadsen,Sakima Country Club; Thomas Alestock, Alan Lazzarino & Robert
Walters, DuPont Country Club
|
132
|
|
Richard
Genoni, Stephen Negrotti, John Snyder & John Thach, Waynesborough Country
Club
|
132
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Pete
Widdoes, White Clay Creek Country Club; Charles McClaskey, Buddy Reed &
Alan Wagenschnur, Back Creek Golf Club
|
133
|
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Donald
Dissinger, Gordon Jamieson, J. Kirk Luntey & Robert Wagner, Merion Golf
Club
|
134
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Buck
Jones, Philadelphia Publinks GA; Raymond Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club;
Donald Ashley & Michael Nilon, Philadelphia Country Club
|
134
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Alexander
Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club; Rob Francis, Bruce Jackson & Pat
Romano, Bellewood Country Club
|
134
|
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Ray
Brown, Rodger Gottlieb, John Kappes & Stephen Kay, Blue Heron Pines Golf
Club
|
134
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Barry
Emich, Robert Gray, Robert Lees & Ronald Yarnell, Bent Creek Country Club
|
135
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Mike
Barton, J. Peter Pierce, Joseph Virdone & Richard Smith, Philadelphia
Country Club
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135
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William
Brady, Joe Culley, R.B. DIorio, Jr. & James Reger, The Springhaven Club
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135
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Frank
Busacca, Ron Levocz, John Parton & Joseph Scott, Jr., Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
|
135
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Martin
DeLuca, Penn Oaks Golf Club; Joseph Cassidy, William Flick & William
McCabe, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club
|
136
|
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Charles
Ragusa,Plymouth Country Club; Joe Balkovec, Chris Meyer & John Weber,
Jr., Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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136
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Dennis
Dailey, Sandy Run Country Club; David Lovitz, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club;
John Patton, Little Mill Country Club & James Wiley, Old York Road
Country Club
|
138
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Lauriston
Castleman, Gregory Gaul, Fred Schrader & M. Curtis Young, Merion Golf
Club
|
139
|
|
Thomas
Beauchamp, Ed Kocher, Glenn Ricks & Richard Wetherhold, LedgeRock Golf
Club
|
139
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John
Siegrist, Philadelphia Publinks GA; Jack Endicott, William Friel & Ned
Moore, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
139
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Jeffrey
Bettinger, Michael Dougherty, Peter McCombs & Phil Remig, Huntingdon
Valley Country Club
|
141
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Edward
Brzezowski, Concord Country Club; Bob Harris, Old York Road Country Club;
Robert Felter & Terry Radcliffe, Lancaster Country Club
|
141
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Robert
Fox, Philmont Country Club; Gary Gordon, Philadelphia Cricket Club; Steven
Gordon, Old York CC at Chesterfield & Brian Rothaus, Five Ponds Golf Club
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143
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