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| Connor Sheehan, a Millersville University senior, medaled at Philmont. |
Conestoga's Sheehan snags medalist honors in #PatCup Qual.
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — Conestoga Country Club’s Connor Sheehan is a Golf Association of Philadelphia rookie, and was again a newcomer to Philmont Country Club (par 70, 6,601 yards) Wednesday in the first of two Joseph H. Patterson Cup Qualifiers. Despite no local knowledge, he seemed to have it all figured out by the time he hit Philmont’s finisher, and eventually, the scoring table.
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Sheehan fired a 2-under-par round of 68 to earn medalist honors, topping a field of 125 Patterson Cup hopefuls vying for 31 spots and ties.
The cut stopped at 6-over 76 on the day. The championship proper will be played Aug. 9 and 10 on Wilmington’s South track.
Sheehan, a rising Millersville University senior, who just started playing in GAP events this season, played like a veteran on a day numbers were high while the medalist went low.
“It felt good to break out of my recent slump today,” said Sheehan, who missed the cut in the GAP Open at Philadelphia Country Club in his Major debut. “I felt like I had it all going today. I only missed three greens and that really kept me steady.”
A problem Sheehan has been facing during that slump is bogeying opening holes. Ratifying that problem remained a focus today. Count today as a step in the right direction.
His driver off the tee on No. 1 (par 4, 392 yards) was pulled into the left rough, but a nice 9-iron left him with 15 feet for birdie. That attempt hit nothing but the bottom of the cup.
“I’ve had a problem in competitions starting off bad, usually with a bogey,” said the twenty-one-year-old Sheehan. “That was a big start for me today. It’s been a point of emphasis for me. It definitely helped – so far, so good.”
Sheehan laced a drive on No. 5 (par 4, 445 yards) down the middle, then struck 7-iron to the green, leading to a 12-foot bender for birdie. Things were looking up.
That is, until his only bogey blemish on the day arrived on the challenging par-3 11th (222 yards). He equipped hybrid off the tee, failing to find the green, chipped up and missed a makeable 4-footer.
That bogey didn’t sit well with him, so in response, he erased it on No. 12 (par 5, 491 yards). Sheehan smacked driver off that tee, hit hybrid from 238 yards out to just in front of the green, then hit wedge to within inches for the tap-in birdie.
He’d par the next six holes to finish at the magic 2-under number.
Sheehan, who calls Quarryville, Pa. home, led the Marauders this past season with a stroke average of 74.6, winning three tournaments overall. In result of his highly successful junior season, he was named to the Division II Ping All-Region Atlantic Team.
GAP competition seems to have arrived just in time for Sheehan’s steady rise to recognition. He says he looks forward to consistently competing in Major championships from here on out.
“The [GAP] really just runs phenomenal tournaments. I’ve really enjoyed myself so far,” he said. “I’ve got a bunch of buddies out here that play, and it’s been great to compete out here. Not to mention the talent that plays in these events. I’m excited to get to Wilmington.”
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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Connor Sheehan, Conestoga Country Club
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68
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Patrick McRae, West Chester Golf & Country Club
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69
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Matt Smith, Wilmington Country Club
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70
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Robert Firth, Jr., Commonwealth National Golf Club
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71
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Gary McCabe, Jr., RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
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71
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Chris Anderson, Wilmington Country Club
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72
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Steve Cerbara, Jericho National Golf
Club
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72
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Rodney James, Five Ponds Golf Club
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72
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Carlos Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown
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73
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David Gall, Riverton Country Club
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73
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Thomas Gramigna, Tavistock Country
Club
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73
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Joey Russo, Laurel Creek Country Club
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73
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Geoffrey Cooper, North Hills Country Club
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74
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Brian Isztwan, Huntingdon Valley
Country Club
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74
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Liam McAnally, Applecross Country Club
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74
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Erik Reisner, The ACE Club
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74
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Anthony Sebastianelli, Glen Oak
Country Club
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74
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Rob Streit, Jr., North Hills Country
Club
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74
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Connor Vanin, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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74
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Tom DiCinti, Old York CC at
Chesterfield
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75
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Mark Farley, Lu Lu Country Club
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75
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Ryan Gelrod, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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75
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Richie Kline, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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75
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D.J. Pinciotti, III, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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75
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Todd Vonderheid, Huntsville Golf Club
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75
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Jack Wallace, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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75
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Stephen Barry, Running Deer Golf Club
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76
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Mark Benevento, Jr., Greate Bay
Country Club
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76
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Nicholas Biondi, Glenmaura National
Golf Club
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76
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Ryan Carroll, Chester Valley Golf Club
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76
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Trey Croney, Applebrook
Golf Club
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76
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Mike Kacelowicz, Schuylkill Country
Club
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76
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Ben Litt, Riverton Country Club
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76
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Jason Loehrs, Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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76
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Chris Meares, Running Deer Golf Club
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76
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Michael Shevlin, Sr, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
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76
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Failed to qualify
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John Barry, Lancaster Country Club
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77
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Tyler Canfield, Downingtown Country Club
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77
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Brandon Capone, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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77
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Mark Hill, Rolling Green Golf Club
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77
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Robert Loftus, Overbrook Golf Club
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77
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Keith Matt, Talamore Country Club
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77
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Oscar Mestre, Overbrook Golf Club
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77
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Shane Nocito, Philmont Country Club
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77
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Patrick O'Brien, North Hills Country Club
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77
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Ryan Orcutt, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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77
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Brad Sokol, Green Valley Country Club
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77
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Jeff St. Amour, Llanerch Country Club
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77
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Tim Westfall, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
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77
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Robert Bechtold, Fieldstone Golf Club
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78
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J.J. Berenato, Llanerch
Country Club
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78
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Matt Brainard, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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78
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Eric Carlidge, North Hills Country
Club
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78
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Andrew Carnevale, North Hills Country Club
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78
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Quinn Dolan, Rolling Green Golf Club
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78
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Brad Ebersole, The Ridge at Back Brook
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78
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Carlo Fitti, Llanerch
Country Club
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78
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Kyle Ginty, Talamore
Country Club
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78
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Todd Anderson, Wilmington Country Club
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79
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Dante DiStefano, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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79
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G. Patrick Dougherty, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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79
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Joe Kerrigan, Jr., Llanerch Country
Club
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79
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William Mitchell, Laurel Creek Country Club
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79
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Peter Moran, Whitford Country Club
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79
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Michael Quinn, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
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79
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Owen Samuda, Valleybrook
Country Club
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79
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Joe Tigani, Fieldstone Golf Club
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79
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Jordan Wycoff, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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79
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Matthew Bastian, Jr., Rolling Green Golf Club
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80
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John Buliga, Yardley Country Club
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80
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Brian Bygott, Tavistock
Country Club
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80
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Sean Coyle, Llanerch Country Club
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80
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Kenny Engel, Jr, Bensalem Township Country Club
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80
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Daniel Galbreath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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80
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Joel Hark, Woodcrest Country Club
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80
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Kevin Hart, Jr., Hopewell Valley Golf & Country Club
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80
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Phillip Held, Jr., Blue Bell Country Club
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80
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Matt Keim, Brookside Country Club
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80
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Blaine Lafferty, Little Mill Country Club
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80
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Thomas Lewis, Commonwealth National 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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Daniel Pinciotti, Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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80
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Kevin Bonner, Talamore Country Club
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81
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Christian Haldeman, Saucon Valley
Country Club
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81
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Bryan McClaskey, Merchantville Country
Club
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81
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Jeffrey Romines, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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81
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Reed Winkler, Hartefeld National
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81
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Brandon Cassidy, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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82
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Jim Engler, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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82
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Archie Filshill, Jr., Huntingdon
Valley Country Club
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82
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Brian Fisher, Phoenixville Country Club
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82
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Phil Formica, Yardley Country Club
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82
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Kevin Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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82
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Patrick Isztwan, Huntingdon Valley
Country Club
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82
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Nicholas Lukow, Woodstone
Country Club
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82
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Bill Murray, Woodcrest Country Club
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82
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Pat Pasquariello, Philadelphia Country
Club
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82
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Alec Ryden, Laurel Creek Country Club
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82
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Christopher Skean, Kennett Square Golf
& Country Club
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82
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Ryan Bowman, Aronimink Golf Club
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83
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Joseph Dulka, Bellewood
Country Club
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83
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Dave Landau, Berkshire Country Club
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83
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Brian Trymbiski, Doylestown Country
Club
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83
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Mark Kosko, Sea Oaks Golf Club
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84
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Jack LaRosa, Philmont Country Club
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84
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Michael Rogers, Overbrook Golf Club
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84
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Cory Haldeman, Saucon Valley Country
Club
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85
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Frederick Hammer, Merion Golf Club
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85
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Matthew Law, Yardley Country Club
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85
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Steve Marshalek, Whitford
Country Club
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85
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Kenneth Matt, Talamore Country Club
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85
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William Rolli, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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85
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Mike Hartsough, The Springhaven Club
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86
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Dylan Topaz, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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86
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Michael Diemer, Riverton Country Club
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87
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Elliot Sheftel, Lehigh Country Club
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88
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Liam Ward, Applecross Country Club
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88
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George Connell, Jr., Gulph Mills Golf
Club
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89
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Larry Gauger, Radnor Valley Country
Club
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89
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Mark Hodgson, Medford Village Country Club
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89
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Jon King, LedgeRock Golf Club
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89
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Michael Lewers, Aronimink
Golf Club
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90
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Joe Spitaleri, Inniscrone
Golf Club
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92
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Jose Rovelli, Philadelphia Cricket
Club
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93
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Robert Filipe, Medford Village Country Club
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95
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William Howard, V, Applebrook Golf
Club
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DQ
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Fran Begley, Wedgwood Country Club
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NS
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Rodney Anders, Indian Valley Country Club
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WD
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Greg Bender, Honeybrook Golf Club
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WD
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Ryan Bree, Fieldstone Golf Club
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WD
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Sean Ebert, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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WD
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Matthew Kristick, Inniscrone
Golf Club
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WD
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Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club
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WD
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William Naylor, Applebrook Golf Club
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WD
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Griffin Smith, Jericho National Golf Club
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WD
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Alan Wagenschnur, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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WD
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DQ-disqualification; NS-no show; WD-withdrawal
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