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| Brown (right) and Wachter carded seven birdies and an eagle. |
Brown, Wachter fire 8-under 62 to win Four-Ball at Chester Valley
MALVERN, Pa. — You know it’s been a good trip around the golf course when you head to the parking lot with a trophy in hand. Wednesday proved to be one of those memorable days for the duo of Lu Lu Country Club’s Michael R. Brown, Jr. and DuPont Country Club’s Mark Wachter.
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Brown and Wachter teamed up to fire an 8-under 62 gross score, resulting in a 63 net, en route to the 46th Four-Ball Championship title at Chester Valley Golf Club (par 70, 6,241 yards). The event’s format is better-ball of partners.
The triumph marks the first overall GAP win for Wachter, and second partner victory for Brown, who took home the 2012 Four-Ball at North Hills Country Club with Bala Golf Club's Scott McNeil.
Reigning champions Kevin Sarlo, Jr. of Burlington Country Club and Drew Guarino of Old York Country Club at Chesterfield, who won last year’s title at Laurel Creek Country Club in a playoff, finished at even-par 70.
This year's winners, starting on the club’s second nine, began their round in true champion form, birdieing the first four holes.
On No. 10 (par 3, 189 yards), Brown guided a 5-iron to 15 feet and rolled in the first red number of the day. Wachter joined the birdie train with one of his own on No. 11 (par 4, 356 yards) after blasting driver, followed by a sand wedge approach that led to an eight-foot conversion. Brown followed that up with another 3 on No. 12 (par 4, 373 yards) after driver-gap wedge made way for a 25-foot jarred putt. On No. 13 (par 4, 408 yards), Brown utilized 3-wood before lifting a beautiful 8-iron approach 165 yards, over a tree, leading to another birdie from five feet.
Although the red-number party ended with a bogey on No. 16 (par 4, 400 yards), the pair got one back on Chester Valley’s finisher (par 4, 418 yards) when Brown went with 3-wood again after the tee, leaving him with just 146 yards in. He chose 9-iron, and it was a good one. His approach nestled up to two feet. The eventual champs made the turn at 4 under.
“Mark was in for par on a few holes that really gave me a chance to go at the hole with my birdie looks. That’s where the better-ball component comes in to play,” said Brown, 44, of Maple Shade, N.J.
More of that successful teamwork continued. With Wachter already in for par, Brown got his team off to a hot start on No. 1 (par 4, 367 yards) thanks to a 35-foot birdie bomb. Then the day’s deciding factor arrived on No. 2 (par 5, 546 yards). Brown crushed a driver off the tee, followed by a pure 3-wood that ran up to 30 feet. The eagle hit nothing but cup.
“We didn’t want to stop there. We wanted to keep it going,” said Wachter, 49, of Wilmington, Del. “We said, ‘Let’s bring the hammer down.’”
Their eighth under-par number was carded on the par 3, 157-yard 7th, where Wachter rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt.
“One of us should have made our putts on No. 9 (par 4, 375 yards), because we both had good looks from about nine or 10 feet,” said Wachter. “But it’s still a great number for a course like this.”
“Without a doubt, [Chester Valley’s] greens are the course’s defense. The complexes always keep you guessing if you ask me. You have to be on your toes out here,” said Brown.
The winning duo was forged through the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Winter Series circuit. Brown and Wachter, both GAP Major regulars, met five years ago while playing in an event, and eventually went on to win a better-ball Winter Series event in 2013 at Sandy Run Country Club and again in 2014 at Back Creek Golf Club.
“As I’m sure a lot of these guys do, we met through playing in GAP events. We didn’t know each other at all, but now we’ve teamed up and it’s been great,” said Brown.
Before today, the last time the two teamed up was in this year’s BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club, where Wachter was on Brown’s bag for his run to the quarterfinals.
“I’m lucky that’s he’s interested in doing that for me. I don’t really team up well with a lot of caddies, but Mark knows me and knows my game,” said Brown. “We jive well. We’re a great team.”
“Well, I’m usually asking him if I can carry his bag. [Michael] was pretty much my caddie today. I ended up asking him what yardage he was playing, what club he was hitting,” said Wachter.
No matter who the caddie ends up being, they’ll always be friends, teammates, and now, champions.
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Gross
Division
|
|
Names, clubs
|
Gross
|
|
Mark
Wachter / Michael Brown, Jr., DuPont Country Club / Lu Lu
Country Club
|
62
|
|
Brett
Wallace / Michael Sanfrancesco, Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
|
63
|
|
Edward
Erickson / Ray Pyontek, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club / Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
66
|
|
Jeff
Whiteside / Jeff Clark, White Clay Creek Country Club
|
67
|
|
Stephen
Barry / Frank Kohute, Running Deer Golf Club
|
67
|
|
Andrew
Dietz / Pat Curiale, Laurel Creek Country Club /
Medford Village Country Club
|
67
|
|
Drew Panebianco / Charles Scalzott,
Five Ponds Golf Club / Hidden Creek Golf Club
|
67
|
|
Andrew Strock / Michael Minter, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
68
|
|
Damon
Heller / Matthew Dougherty, Bent Creek Country Club / Glenmaura
National Golf Club
|
68
|
|
Gerard Rosato / Patrick McCusker, Jr.,
Plymouth Country Club / Sandy Run Country Club
|
69
|
|
David
West / Bruce Cowgill, Whitford Country Club
|
69
|
|
Chris
Meares / Ryan Cass, Running Deer Golf Club / Merchantville Country Club
|
69
|
|
Beau
Guarino / Michael O'Keefe, Mercer Oaks Golf Course / Laurel Creek Country
Club
|
69
|
|
Andrew Sterge / William Howard, V, Applebrook
Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Gavin
Grimes / Andrew Ploszay, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Michael
Grimes / John Grove, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Kevin Sarlo, Jr. / Drew Guarino, Burlington Country Club / Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
70
|
|
Mike
Schuster / Thomas Schaible, Chester Valley Golf
Club
|
70
|
|
Robert Olseski, III / Michael Cook, Sandy Run Country Club / Applebrook Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Dan
Farragut / Kevin O'Brien, Philadelphia Cricket Club / Cedarbrook Country Club
|
71
|
|
Robert
Hackett, Jr. / Joshua Isler, Wilmington Country Club / Chester Valley Golf
Club
|
71
|
|
Matthew
Osorio / Brett Cybulski, Merchantville Country Club
|
71
|
|
Neil
Gordon / John Simone, Five Ponds Golf Club / Philmont Country Club
|
71
|
|
Joe Dellicarpini / Bryan Winsko,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
71
|
|
Kevin
Koch / Patrick Phillips, Spring Ford Country Club
|
72
|
|
Stephen
Brown / Mike Civitello, Jr., Chester Valley Golf
Club
|
72
|
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Tom DiCinti / Dewey Bookholdt, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
72
|
|
Ari Flaisher / Ashley Brasfield, McCall Golf & Country
Club / Rolling Green Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Buddy
Aiken / J.B. Broms, St. Davids
Golf Club / RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
|
73
|
|
Matt Mingione / Michael Dafnis,
Plymouth Country Club
|
73
|
|
Rich Pruchnik / Joe Avellino, Coatesville Country Club
|
73
|
|
Charles
Clark / Bob Husbands, West Chester Golf & Country Club
|
74
|
|
Pete Salatino / John Gonsior,
Limekiln Golf Club
|
74
|
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Brad
Cornforth / Joseph Spitaleri, Loch Nairn Golf Club / Inniscrone
Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Oren
Thomas, IV / Daniel Rexon, Tavistock
Country Club
|
74
|
|
Bob Zegel / Justin Caple, Phoenixville Country Club
|
75
|
|
Daniel
Caparo / David LaRosa, Cedarbrook Country Club
|
75
|
|
Jim Muehlbronner / David Chenard, Sandy Run Country Club /
Limekiln Golf Club
|
75
|
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David
Dorey / Michael Trudgeon, Tavistock
Country Club / Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
75
|
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Tom
Coffey / Carl Hertrich, Chester Valley Golf Club /
Fieldstone Golf Club
|
75
|
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John
Monday / Mark Smedley, Chester Valley Golf Club / Applebrook
Golf Club
|
76
|
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Daniel
Keenan / Mike Keenan, Woodcrest Country Club / Commonwealth National Golf
Club
|
76
|
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Charles
Carlson, Jr. / Robert Curry, North Hills Country Club
|
76
|
|
Hal
Morris / Stan Jakubowski, Talamore Country Club
|
76
|
|
Ahmed Carcoura / Jim Hanrahan, White Clay Creek Country Club
|
77
|
|
Nicholas
Bonacci / Tim Slizofski, North Hills Country Club
|
77
|
|
Steve Marshalek / Tylor Love, Whitford Country Club / Little
Mill Country Club
|
77
|
|
Andrew Bonekemper / Matthew Boyer, Spring Ford Country Club
|
78
|
|
Joseph Sandora / Phillip Bartholomew, Yardley Country Club
|
78
|
|
Brian Kreamer / Sheldon Pollack, Bala
Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Chad
Collingwood / Kevin Seese, Spring Ford Country Club
/ Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
78
|
|
Scott
Pappas / Ronald Pappas, Hartefeld National /
Fieldstone Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Robert
Betts, Jr. / William Higgins, St. Davids Golf Club
|
79
|
|
John DeStefano / D.J. Spoltore, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
79
|
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Keith Ordemann / Jacques Jacobson, Berkshire Country Club
|
79
|
|
J.
Allen Gray / Rich Keenan, Gulph Mills Golf Club /
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Scott
Graham / Mike Sinko, Trump National Golf Club -
Philadelphia
|
80
|
|
Gilbert
Golding / Bruce Baron, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Nicholas
Angiulo / Dave Vizzini,
Deerwood Country Club
|
80
|
|
John
Hollingsworth / Stanley Minka, Hartefeld National
|
80
|
|
Scott
Gaul / Robert Dommel, Brookside Country Club
|
81
|
|
Michael
Trout / Dan Smith, The Springhaven Club
|
81
|
|
Bob
Dumont / Jerry Haftmann, Llanerch
Country Club / Rolling Green Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Dan
Griffith / Dan Walters, Talamore Country Club / The
Bucks Club
|
81
|
|
David
Bogdan / Sean Fitzgerald, The Springhaven Club
|
82
|
|
Todd Luft / Lee Tolton, Sandy Run
Country Club
|
82
|
|
James DiGuiseppe / Mike Lilley, RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve / Overbrook Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Rick Binstein / Bob Moccia, Chester
Valley Golf Club
|
82
|
|
John Marshalek / Mike McLane, Whitford Country Club / Galloway
National Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Doug
Murray / Peter Dugery, Stonewall / Applebrook Golf Club
|
84
|
|
Steve
Fryer / Hugh Thompson, Talamore Country Club / Waynesborough Country Club
|
84
|
|
Kenneth
Jones / Bill Fagan, St. Davids Golf Club
|
85
|
|
Louis Newett / Gary Steck, Indian
Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
John
Bucci / Peter Keane, Sandy Run Country Club
|
86
|
|
George
Crouse / Michael Vogt, Ramblewood Country Club
|
87
|
|
Vinny Salatino / Angelo Rose, Sandy Run Country Club
|
88
|
|
Scott Siravo / Joseph Ozzimo, Cobbs
Creek Golf Club
|
90
|
|
Bob
Rogers / Robert Rogers, White Manor Country Club / West Chester Golf &
Country Club
|
91
|
|
Peter
Pagano, Jr. / Vincent Cedrone, Penn Oaks Golf Club
|
91
|
|
Paul
Muller / Matthew Berlin, Lu Lu Country Club
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NS
|
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Net
Division
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Names, clubs
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Net
|
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Brett
Wallace / Michael Sanfrancesco, Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
|
59
|
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Bob Zegel / Justin Caple, Phoenixville Country Club
|
62
|
|
Mark
Wachter / Michael Brown, Jr., DuPont Country Club / Lu Lu
Country Club
|
63
|
|
Pete Salatino / John Gonsior,
Limekiln Golf Club
|
64
|
|
Andrew
Dietz / Pat Curiale, Laurel Creek Country Club /
Medford Village Country Club
|
64
|
|
Mike
Schuster / Thomas Schaible, Chester Valley Golf
Club
|
64
|
|
Michael
Grimes / John Grove, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
65
|
|
Drew Panebianco / Charles Scalzott,
Five Ponds Golf Club / Hidden Creek Golf Club
|
65
|
|
David
Dorey / Michael Trudgeon, Tavistock
Country Club / Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
66
|
|
Damon
Heller / Matthew Dougherty, Bent Creek Country Club / Glenmaura
National Golf Club
|
66
|
|
Gerard Rosato / Patrick McCusker, Jr.,
Plymouth Country Club / Sandy Run Country Club
|
67
|
|
David
West / Bruce Cowgill, Whitford Country Club
|
67
|
|
Stephen
Brown / Mike Civitello, Jr., Chester Valley Golf
Club
|
67
|
|
Andrew Strock / Michael Minter, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
|
67
|
|
Stephen
Barry / Frank Kohute, Running Deer Golf Club
|
67
|
|
Nicholas
Bonacci / Tim Slizofski, North Hills Country Club
|
67
|
|
Steve Marshalek / Tylor Love, Whitford Country Club / Little
Mill Country Club
|
67
|
|
Dan
Farragut / Kevin O'Brien, Philadelphia Cricket Club / Cedarbrook Country Club
|
68
|
|
Kevin
Koch / Patrick Phillips, Spring Ford Country Club
|
68
|
|
Gavin
Grimes / Andrew Ploszay, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
68
|
|
Buddy
Aiken / J.B. Broms, St. Davids
Golf Club / RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
|
68
|
|
Scott
Pappas / Ronald Pappas, Hartefeld National /
Fieldstone Golf Club
|
68
|
|
Daniel
Caparo / David LaRosa, Cedarbrook Country Club
|
68
|
|
Robert
Hackett, Jr. / Joshua Isler, Wilmington Country Club / Chester Valley Golf
Club
|
68
|
|
Charles
Carlson, Jr. / Robert Curry, North Hills Country Club
|
68
|
|
Jeff
Whiteside / Jeff Clark, White Clay Creek Country Club
|
68
|
|
Matthew
Osorio / Brett Cybulski, Merchantville Country Club
|
68
|
|
Beau
Guarino / Michael O'Keefe, Mercer Oaks Golf Course / Laurel Creek Country
Club
|
68
|
|
Neil
Gordon / John Simone, Five Ponds Golf Club / Philmont Country Club
|
68
|
|
Andrew Sterge / William Howard, V, Applebrook
Golf Club
|
68
|
|
John
Hollingsworth / Stanley Minka, Hartefeld National
|
68
|
|
Joe Dellicarpini / Bryan Winsko,
Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
68
|
|
Rich Pruchnik / Joe Avellino, Coatesville Country Club
|
68
|
|
Charles
Clark / Bob Husbands, West Chester Golf & Country Club
|
69
|
|
David
Bogdan / Sean Fitzgerald, The Springhaven Club
|
69
|
|
Andrew Bonekemper / Matthew Boyer, Spring Ford Country Club
|
69
|
|
John
Monday / Mark Smedley, Chester Valley Golf Club / Applebrook
Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Matt Mingione / Michael Dafnis,
Plymouth Country Club
|
69
|
|
James DiGuiseppe / Mike Lilley, RiverCrest
Golf Club & Preserve / Overbrook Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Scott
Graham / Mike Sinko, Trump National Golf Club -
Philadelphia
|
69
|
|
Jim Muehlbronner / David Chenard, Sandy Run Country Club /
Limekiln Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Chris
Meares / Ryan Cass, Running Deer Golf Club / Merchantville Country Club
|
69
|
|
Chad
Collingwood / Kevin Seese, Spring Ford Country Club
/ Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
69
|
|
Tom
Coffey / Carl Hertrich, Chester Valley Golf Club /
Fieldstone Golf Club
|
69
|
|
J.
Allen Gray / Rich Keenan, Gulph Mills Golf Club /
Chester Valley Golf Club
|
69
|
|
Scott
Gaul / Robert Dommel, Brookside Country Club
|
70
|
|
Daniel
Keenan / Mike Keenan, Woodcrest Country Club / Commonwealth National Golf
Club
|
70
|
|
Robert
Betts, Jr. / William Higgins, St. Davids Golf Club
|
70
|
|
John DeStefano / D.J. Spoltore, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
70
|
|
Brad
Cornforth / Joseph Spitaleri, Loch Nairn Golf Club / Inniscrone
Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Keith Ordemann / Jacques Jacobson, Berkshire Country Club
|
70
|
|
Ahmed Carcoura / Jim Hanrahan, White Clay Creek Country Club
|
70
|
|
Doug
Murray / Peter Dugery, Stonewall / Applebrook Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Tom DiCinti / Dewey Bookholdt, Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
70
|
|
Ari Flaisher / Ashley Brasfield, McCall Golf & Country
Club / Rolling Green Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Edward
Erickson / Ray Pyontek, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club / Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
70
|
|
Todd Luft / Lee Tolton, Sandy Run
Country Club
|
71
|
|
Michael
Trout / Dan Smith, The Springhaven Club
|
71
|
|
Rick Binstein / Bob Moccia, Chester
Valley Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Gilbert
Golding / Bruce Baron, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Kevin Sarlo, Jr. / Drew Guarino, Burlington Country Club / Old
York CC at Chesterfield
|
71
|
|
Bob
Dumont / Jerry Haftmann, Llanerch
Country Club / Rolling Green Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Hal
Morris / Stan Jakubowski, Talamore Country Club
|
71
|
|
Robert Olseski, III / Michael Cook, Sandy Run Country Club / Applebrook Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Joseph Sandora / Phillip Bartholomew, Yardley Country Club
|
72
|
|
John
Bucci / Peter Keane, Sandy Run Country Club
|
72
|
|
Dan
Griffith / Dan Walters, Talamore Country Club / The
Bucks Club
|
72
|
|
Vinny Salatino / Angelo Rose, Sandy Run Country Club
|
73
|
|
Oren
Thomas, IV / Daniel Rexon, Tavistock
Country Club
|
73
|
|
Brian Kreamer / Sheldon Pollack, Bala
Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Steve
Fryer / Hugh Thompson, Talamore Country Club / Waynesborough Country Club
|
73
|
|
John Marshalek / Mike McLane, Whitford Country Club / Galloway
National Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Kenneth
Jones / Bill Fagan, St. Davids Golf Club
|
75
|
|
Scott Siravo / Joseph Ozzimo, Cobbs
Creek Golf Club
|
75
|
|
Nicholas
Angiulo / Dave Vizzini,
Deerwood Country Club
|
75
|
|
Peter
Pagano, Jr. / Vincent Cedrone, Penn Oaks Golf Club
|
75
|
|
Louis Newett / Gary Steck, Indian
Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
Bob
Rogers / Robert Rogers, White Manor Country Club / West Chester Golf &
Country Club
|
77
|
|
George
Crouse / Michael Vogt, Ramblewood Country Club
|
81
|
|
Paul
Muller / Matthew Berlin, Lu Lu Country Club
|
NS
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NS-no
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