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| Kyle Henofer birdies No. 15 (par 5, 549 yards). |
Indian Valley’s Henofer heads #BMWPhillyAm Qual. on home course
TELFORD, Pa. — Twenty four hours ago, Kyle Henofer’s status for the BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship lingered in limbo. Any trace of uncertainty evaporated following his performance Tuesday at Indian Valley Country Club (par 72, 6,852 yards).
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In a qualifier administered on his home course, Henofer carded an even-par 72 to earn medalist honors. The Arcadia University senior led a field of 144 players hoping to attain one of 26 available spots and ties for the Championship proper.
The cut line fell to 79 by day’s end. The 117th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship will take place June 13-15 & 17 at Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon).
“It was kind of crazy,” Henofer, 22, of Glenside, Pa., said. “I had a final exam scheduled for yesterday, but my teacher had a family emergency, so she pushed it back to today. I had to e-mail Kirby (Martin, GAP Director of Competitions) and ask if I could get my tee time pushed back. If I couldn’t do that, I would have to see if I could play in another qualifier. If not, I was going to have to withdraw. That would have been unfortunate.”
No kidding.
Henofer completed a final on psychological research methods in the morning, which, coincidentally, helped psychologically. As did a 30-minute nap prior to his new 2:10 p.m. tee time.
“It put me in a good frame of mind today,” Henofer said.
Course familiarity added to the psychological comfort.
“It was definitely a factor — knowing where to miss the greens, where the pins where and which holes I could get aggressive on, which holes I can aim for the middle of the green and take my two-putt,” Henofer said.
Henofer played his last 11 holes in 3 under to seize the top spot Tuesday. He fired back-to-back birdies on Nos. 8 (par 5, 511 yards) and 9 (par 4, 371 yards). On the first, Henofer pummeled a 4-iron 226 yards and nudged a wedge into kick-in range. He knocked a wedge 65 yards to five feet on the latter. On the par 3, 207-yard 11th hole, Henofer left a 5-iron 30 feet short of the hole location. He then buried a right-to-left bender worth two cups of break for birdie.
Consider a bogey on No. 13 (par 4, 421 yards) a piece of fuzz on Henofer’s medalist coat. He brushed it off with a spectacular birdie on the par 5, 549 yard 15th hole. Playing down the right side on the downhill, uphill dogleg right, Henofer needed to negotiate an obstructing tree on his third shot. He floated a wedge 45 yards, using the natural slope generated by the backside of the green to his advantage. Henofer drained a right-to-left breaker that died into the cup.
Despite the good vibes upon arrival, Henofer opened his qualifying bid with a bogey on No. 1 (par 4, 396 yards), where a false front suckered his second shot. A three-putt from 10 feet on No. 3 (par 5, 319 yards) and a hooked drive on No. 7 (par 4, 439 yards) also spearheaded bogeys on the front.
“From that point on, I wanted to play smarter golf and make a few birdies coming in,” Henofer said.
Henofer heads into his first BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship in a good state, both psychologically and physically.
“I was a caddie for [good friend] Eric (Murphy) at Philadelphia Cricket last year. It blew me away,” Henofer said. “It’s a grind of a course but I’m really excited. Hopefully I can make somewhat of an impact.”
NOTES — Edward Benatti, 52, of Lincoln University, Pa., aced the par 3, 157-yard 16th hole with an 8-iron. It marked the Hartefeld National member’s first career hole-in-one.
The BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship is the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s premier event. Participants must first advance through a one day, 36-hole stroke play qualifier to gain one of 32 available match play positions. Those who qualify for match play must advance through four matches in two days to reach the Amateur Final, which is typically held on the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend. The winner receives the J. Wood Platt Trophy; its namesake holds a record-seven Amateur Championship titles.
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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Kyle
Henofer, Indian Valley Country Club
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72
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Daniel
Furman, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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74
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Liam
McAnally, Applecross Country Club
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75
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Kyle
Deisher, Hartefeld
National
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75
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Edward
Kelly, Old York Road Country Club
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75
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Lukas
Clark, Jericho National Golf Club
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76
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Conor McGrath,
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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76
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Adam
Bracy, Rancocas Golf Club
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76
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Paul
Liebezeit, Aronimink Golf
Club
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76
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Tyler
McGarry, Fox Hill Country Club
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76
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Michael
Winter, Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club
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76
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Adam
Sutovich, Brookside CC of Allentown
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77
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Sean
Coyle, Llanerch Country Club
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78
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Nicholas
Biondi, Glenmaura National Golf Club
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78
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Ed
Brown, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
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78
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Joseph
Dulka, Bellewood Country
Club
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78
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Daniel
Feeney, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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78
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Brandon
Detweiler, Lancaster Country Club
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78
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Connor
McNicholas, Lu Lu Country
Club
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78
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Evan
Brown, Hartefeld National
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78
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Luca
Jezzeny, The Bucks Club
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78
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Zachary
Falone, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
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78
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Matt
Cocco, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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79
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Brian
Zinman, Saucon Valley
Country Club
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79
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Andrew
Wallace, Green Valley 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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Failed to qualify
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Name, club
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Score
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Marc
Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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80
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Kyle
Martin, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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80
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Alexander
Kim, Blue Bell Country Club
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80
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Joe
Kerrigan, Jr., Llanerch Country Club
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80
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Michael
Cook, Applebrook Golf Club
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80
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Steve
Cerbara, Jericho National Golf Club
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80
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Joseph
Myers, Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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80
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Nick
Madden, Lu Lu Country Club
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80
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Robert
Bechtold, Fieldstone Golf Club
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80
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Richard
Hunter, Jr., Philadelphia Publinks GA
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80
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Timothy
Anderson, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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80
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Sean
Torpey, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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81
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J.
Brian Degnan, Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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81
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Joe
Rochelle, Indian Valley Country Club
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81
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Greg
O'Connor, Bellewood Country Club
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81
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Alexander
Butler, Bluestone Country Club
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81
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David
Kim, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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81
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Thomas
Lewis, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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81
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Thomas
Fisher, Talamore Country Club
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81
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Luke
Liddell, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
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81
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Daniel
Rexon, Tavistock Country
Club
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81
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Daniel
Charen, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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81
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David
Shields, Flourtown Country Club
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81
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Alex
Golland, Spring Ford Country Club
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82
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Dan
Arison, Applebrook Golf
Club
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82
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Kyle
Ginty, Talamore Country
Club
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82
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Lodie Van Tonder, Sakima Country Club
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82
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Luke
McKeogh, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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82
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Kevin
Cahill, Merion Golf Club
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82
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Stephen
Hudacek, III, Glenmaura
National Golf Club
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82
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John
Chung, Cherry Valley Country Club
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82
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Brent
Schoeller, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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82
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Nino
Rosal, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
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83
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Jonathan
Radick, Northampton Valley Country Club
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83
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Mark
Coassolo, Brookside CC of Allentown
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83
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Andreas
Aivazoglou, Rolling Green Golf Club
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83
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Mark
Agnew, Hartefeld National
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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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William
Mirams, Shawnee Country Club
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83
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Kody
Long, Lehigh Country Club
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83
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Andrew
Curran, Overbrook Golf Club
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83
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Jon Nolan Perry, Waynesborough Country Club
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83
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Joseph
Fabrizio, Jr., Aronimink Golf Club
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84
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Nick
Verrecchio, Rolling Green Golf Club
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84
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Clay
Anders, Indian Valley Country Club
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84
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Kevin
O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club
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84
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Jack
Wallace, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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84
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Drew
Steinmetz, Spring Ford Country Club
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84
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Chris
Button, Golden Oaks Golf Club
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84
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Daniel
Galbreath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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84
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Joseph
Waterman, Yardley Country Club
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84
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Danny
Dougherty, DuPont Country Club
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84
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Mark
Farley, Lu Lu Country Club
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84
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John
Alterman, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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84
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John
Donnelly, Concord Country Club
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84
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Matthew
Ciarmella, Hartefeld
National
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84
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Kevin
Maguire, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia
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85
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Eric
Carlidge, North Hills Country Club
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85
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Jules
Quinones, Blue Bell Country Club
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85
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Jordan
Lerner, Metedeconk National Golf Club
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85
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Will
Young, Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club
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85
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Dylan
Chessher, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
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85
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Chris
Esbenshade, Bent Creek Country Club
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85
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Matthew
Bastian, Jr., Rolling Green Golf Club
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85
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Blake
Cleary, Wilmington Country Club
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85
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Tom
Coyne, Waynesborough Country Club
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86
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Justin
Smith, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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86
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Daniel
Wu, Blue Bell Country Club
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86
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Alex
Kane, Radley Run Country Club
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86
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Patrick
Sheehan, Talamore Country Club
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86
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David
Gall, Riverton Country Club
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86
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Hee Yoo, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg
State Park
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86
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Kevin
Turner, Radnor Valley Country Club
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87
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Mike
May, Spring Mill Country Club
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87
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Kevin
Tscholl, The Springhaven
Club
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87
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David
Sim, Penn Oaks Golf Club
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88
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Mathew
Becker, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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88
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Brian
Dempster, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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88
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Timmy
Lorenzo, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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88
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Jack
Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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88
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Nick
Kuhn, Blue Bell Country Club
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88
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David
Waxman, Little Mill Country Club
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88
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Ari
Flaisher, McCall Golf & Country Club
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88
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Butch
Silknitter, Bellewood
Country Club
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88
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Phil
Cillo, Little Mill Country Club
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88
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Luke
Sliwowski, Greate Bay
Country Club
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88
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Caleb
Ryan, GAP Junior Players Club
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89
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Justin
Dougherty, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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90
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Buddy
Hansen, IV, Blue Bell Country Club
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90
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Steven
Owens, III, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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90
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Larry
Gauger, Radnor Valley Country Club
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90
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Kenneth
Matt, Talamore Country Club
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91
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Cal
Buonocore, Llanerch
Country Club
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91
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Edward
Benatti, Hartefeld
National
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91
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Matt
Milligan, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State
Park
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91
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Brad
Sokol, Green Valley Country Club
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92
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Ryan
O'Leary, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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92
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Rich
Thon, The Springhaven Club
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96
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Davis
Flannery, Overbrook Golf Club
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DQ
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Joe
Rossi, Squires Golf Club
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NC
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Matthew
Kreuter, Plymouth Country Club
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NS
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Timothy
Smith, Bensalem Township Country Club
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WD
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Ashley
Brasfield, Rolling Green Golf Club
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WD
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Jacob
Macinanti, Bent Creek Country Club
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WD
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Daniel
Katona, Trump National Golf Club - Philadelphia
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WD
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Nate
Pillion, Bala Golf Club
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WD
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Bobby
Kershner, Bellewood
Country Club
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WD
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Doug
Ergood, Tavistock Country
Club
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WD
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DQ
- disqualification; NC - no card; NS - no show; WD - withdrawal
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