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| Kevin Kramarski rolls his birdie putt on No. 3 (par 4, 408 yards). |
Riverton’s Kramarski cards 69, caps #PatCup Qualifier at Yardley
YARDLEY, Pa. — When Kevin Kramarski feels like he can spray a driver, he does, and the result is penal. When the Riverton Country Club member is forced to stay straight off the tee, he does, and the result is promising.
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Yardley Country Club (par 72, 6,327 yards), site of Tuesday’s Joseph H. Patterson Cup Qualifier, demands accuracy given its tree-lined layout and narrow fairways. Kramarski responded accordingly, carding a 3-under-par 69 to top a field of 111 players hoping to attain one of 33 available spots and ties for the Championship proper.
The cut line fell to 77 by day’s end. The 114th Joseph H. Patterson Cup will take place Aug. 4-5 at Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
“This is a tight course. I hit my driver dead straight all day,” Kramarski said. “It’s short, so I had no more than 110, 120 yards into each hole. I only had one errant tee shot.”
The aforementioned occurred on No. 10 (par 5, 550 yards), Kramarski’s first hole of the day. Kramarski flared a drive to the right, underneath a tree. A forced punch-out thereafter presented a yardage of 190. Kramarski found the front bunker and failed to get up-and-down. He reclaimed the stroke by firing a birdie on the par 5, 490-yard 13th hole. Kramarski nearly reached the green in two with a hybrid from 220 yards. He then nestled a wedge from greenside left to six feet.
The driver continued to sizzle, but Kramarski’s putter stayed lukewarm for the duration of his outward nine. Its’ temperature, akin to Mother Nature’s Tuesday, increased by the minute.
On the sharp dogleg right, 328-yard No. 1 (par 4), Kramarski powered a drive over the trees and into the left greenside bunker. A pinpoint blast-out brewed a kick-in birdie. On the gettable No. 6 (par 4, 309 yards), a towering drive kept Kramarski short of the front bunker. He flipped a wedge to 12 feet. Following a pure stripe on the par 4, 352-yard No. 8, he lifted a wedge 75 yards to six feet for his fourth red figure on the day. Kramarski registered 16 greens in regulation at Yardley.
A year ago, Kramarski, with a score of 3 under, earned medalist honors in a Patterson Cup Qualifier at Burlington Country Club. He finished tied for 43rd in the Championship proper at Chester Valley Golf Club.
“The one thing I’ve noticed is I kind of psyche myself out when the tournament comes around,” Kramarski said. “I have to learn how to be more confident off the tee. Today, I had no stress off the tee. I just went and gave it a good, hard swing. I didn’t really hold back on anything. The moment I hold back on a driver is the moment it goes every which way.”
In the academia realm, Kramarski is headed in a different direction. He spent two years at Iona College, where he led the men’s golf team in scoring average this past season. He was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in 2014 and won the individual title in the conference championship last year. Despite those successes, Kramarski is transferring to Arkansas State University, where he will be a junior in the fall.
“I felt that if I play at a bigger school, in more competitive tournaments, it will help me more with my amateur rank. I just feel like in the long run, it will help me more than staying up north,” he said.
Over the weekend, Kramarski captured his third club championship (2013-14) at Riverton. He built a successful Junior career on the Golf Association of Philadelphia circuit. He won the Jock Mackenzie Memorial in 2012 and represented the organization twice in the Williamson Cup (2012-13). Kramarski earned runner-up honors in the Junior Boys’ Championship in 2013. Earlier this season, he won the GAP Four-Man Team alongside clubmates David Gall, Ben Litt and Phil Villari, Jr.
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 Association 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 153 Full Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. 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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69
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Kevin
O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club
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71
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Ben
Bershad, Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club
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72
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Joshua
Madarang, Applecross Country Club
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72
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Sean
Coyle, Llanerch Country Club
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72
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Michael
Winter, Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club
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73
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P.
Chet Walsh, Philadelphia Country Club
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73
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Carlos
Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown
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74
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Jonathan
Radick, Northampton Valley Country Club
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74
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Sam
Digaetano, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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74
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Serge
Hogg, RiverWinds Golf & Tennis Club
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74
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Alex
Kane, Radley Run Country Club
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75
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Dylan
Chessher, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
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75
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Jack
Quirk, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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75
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Jim
Engler, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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75
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Mark
Benevento, Jr., Greate Bay Country Club
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75
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Geoffrey
Cooper, North Hills Country Club
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76
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Jim
Sullivan, Lu Lu Country Club
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76
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Luke
Sliwowski, Greate Bay
Country Club
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76
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Marty
McGuckin, RiverCrest Golf
Club & Preserve
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76
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Robert
Loftus, Overbrook Golf Club
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76
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Timothy
Haberbusch, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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76
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Christopher
Thude, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
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77
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Craig
Meschel, Yardley Country Club
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77
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Griffin
Smith, Jericho National Golf Club
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77
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Joe
Visalli, White Clay Creek Country Club
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77
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Joseph
Hughes, Little Mill Country Club
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77
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Keith
Matt, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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77
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Kyle
Ginty, Talamore Country Club
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77
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Nicholas
Hermansader, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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77
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Ryan
McDonald, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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77
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Steven
Altieri, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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77
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Timothy
Anderson, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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77
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Tom
DiCinti, Old York CC at Chesterfield
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77
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Tyler
McGarry, Fox Hill Country Club
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77
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Failed
to qualify
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Johan
van Schalkwyk, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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78
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Jordan
Lerner, Metedeconk National Golf Club
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78
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Kenneth
Matt, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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78
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Mark
Kosko, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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78
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Nino
Rosal, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
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78
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Owen
Samuda, Valleybrook
Country Club
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78
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Benjamin
Kotler, Squires Golf Club
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79
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Bradley
Roberts, Little Mill Country Club
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79
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Brian
Fischer, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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79
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David
Colleran, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club
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79
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Forrest
Swisher, Jericho National Golf Club
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79
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Gregory
Battsinger, Blue Heron Pines Golf Club
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79
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Gregory
Dapron, Hartefeld
National
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79
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Joe
Rossi, Squires Golf Club
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79
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Joe
Waterman, Yardley Country Club
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79
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Kevin
Maguire, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia
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79
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Matthew
Thompson, Spring Ford Country Club
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79
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Matthew
Vassil, Country Club of Scranton
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79
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Phillip
Held, Jr., Blue Bell Country Club
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79
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Scott
Lumbatis, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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79
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Trey
Croney, Overbrook Golf Club
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79
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Wayne
Lesage, Jr., Chester Valley Golf Club
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79
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Alex
Bauman, The Ridge at Back Brook
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80
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Brett
Cybulski, Merchantville Country Club
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80
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Dan
Brown, Llanerch Country Club
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80
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Daniel
Altieri, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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80
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Daniel
Rexon, Tavistock Country
Club
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80
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David
Shields, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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80
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Brandon
Capone, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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81
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Matthew
Hilbush, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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81
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Sam
Damico, Chester Valley Golf Club
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81
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Tony
White, Yardley Country Club
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81
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John
Gosselin, Aronimink Golf Club
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82
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Justin
Schorr, Talamore Country Club
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82
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Michael
Diemer, Riverton Country Club
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82
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Rich
Thon, The Springhaven Club
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82
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Shawn
Rocca, Stone Harbor Golf Club
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82
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Thomas
Lindberg, St. Davids Golf Club
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82
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Andrew
Sterge, Applebrook Golf Club
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83
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Brad
Ebersole, The Ridge at Back Brook
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83
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Bradley
Frank, Philmont Country Club
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83
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Brian
Kenny, Greate Bay Country Club
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83
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Daniel
Galbreath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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83
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Kevin
Hart, Jr., Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club
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83
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Peter
Moran, Whitford Country Club
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83
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Ryan
Bowman, Aronimink Golf Club
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83
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Alex
Hargaden, Bala Golf Club
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84
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Bernie
McCole, The Bucks Club
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84
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Bruce
Clifford, Bensalem Township Country Club
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84
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Butch
Silknitter, Bellewood Country Club
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84
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Charlie
Wahl, Tavistock Country Club
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84
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Dylan
Willey, Burlington Country Club
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84
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Joel
Hark, Woodcrest 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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Chuck
Kraatz, Talamore Country Club
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85
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John
Robinson, Lu Lu Country Club
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85
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Phil
Formica, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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85
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John
Mullins, Five Ponds Golf Club
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86
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Mike
Krantz, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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86
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Thomas
Dzwonczyk, Country Club of Scranton
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86
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George
Henninger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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87
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Greg
Berdini, Little Mill Country Club
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87
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Andrew
Wallace, Green Valley Country Club
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88
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Frankie
Brigidi, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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88
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Kevin
Wall, Old York Road Country Club
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97
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Steven
Owens, III, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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NS
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Andrew
Woolley, Saucon Valley Country Club
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NS
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Louis
Kelly, Jr., Philmont Country Club
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WD
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Brendan
McNamara, The ACE Club
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WD
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Christian
Haldeman, Saucon Valley Country Club
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WD
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Derek
Schwendinger, Trenton Country Club
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WD
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Frank
Petrash, IV, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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WD
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Joseph
Costanzo, Five Ponds Golf Club
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WD
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Marc
Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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WD
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Matthew
Kreuter, Plymouth Country Club
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WD
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Pat
Pasquariello, Philadelphia Country Club
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WD
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Terry
Tompkins, Merchantville Country Club
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WD
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NS
- no show; WD - withdrawal
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