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| Josie Anthony won the first Senior Women's title in GAP competition. |
Anthony, Connell crowned Warner (Net) champs at Yardley
YARDLEY, Pa. - Two champions were crowned in two separate match-of-scorecard finishes Tuesday at Yardley Country Club (par 72, 5,924 yards).
| Scorecards | History |
The Springhaven Club’s Mike Connell was declared the overall Francis B. Warner Cup (Net) winner thanks to a tiebreaker over Chester Valley Golf Club’s Thomas Schaible. Both players carded net rounds of 3-under 69, including back-nine nets (the USGA's recommended first tiebreaker) of 2-under 34. Connell was eventually awarded the top honor after finishing 1-under over the last six holes (the second step of determination) compared to Schaible’s even six-hole score.
On the 285-yard, par-4 6th hole, a nice driver off the tee set Connell up for a short wedge approach to the green. Placing that shot to 12 feet, Connell drained it for the gross – and net – birdie. The biggest swing of the round came just a few holes later, on the par-3, 130-yard 9th hole. It was there where Connell pulled 8-iron from his bag and proceeded to land it just eight feet past the cup. He would go on to jar the downhill birdie look which was jotted down on the card as a net eagle.
"That was a big one. Hard not to feel good after that one,” said Connell, 63, of Wallingford, Pa.
He'd eventually record four net birdies on the back to go along with two hard-fought net bogeys on Nos. 12 (par 4, 340 yards) and 14 (par 4, 414 yards). Equaling up to a gross score of 85, it was enough to get the job done his first time on Yardley’s track.
“The greens were challenging and the course was fun to get around. I had a few bad holes to go along with the good ones, and it worked out in the end,” said Connell, who has been at Springhaven for four seasons.
When the newly-crowned champion isn’t golfing, Connell spends his time as a private investigator, doing background checks for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
“I’ll take a look at a new agent’s background, and then give security clearance for them. Then I’ll update backgrounds on current agents every five years or so,” he said. “I take care of that business, and then try to get to the course by noon. That’s always my goal.”
Connell, a regular competitor in GAP net events, is a big fan of the playing format, especially after today’s victory.
“I’m always trying to stay with my handicap. I’m always trying to stay even with that, it’s kind of what I strive for,” he said. “But ultimately, if I’m playing against guys in my [Division], I want to stay with them, or better yet, beat them. I have to have that mindset.”
Today, he beat them with that winner’s mindset.
The event also included the debut of a Senior Women's Division in GAP competition. Taking home the inaugural hardware, in result of another match of scorecards, was Josie Anthony of White Manor Country Club.
Anthony, a GAP volunteer, carded a gross score of 94 en route to a 78 net score. Cherry Valley Country Club's Monique Allen, playing alongside the eventual champion, also brought in a net score of 78, but lost the tiebreaker because of Anthony's back-nine net 41 compared to her own back-nine net of 42.
“I truthfully didn’t know where we stood. I wasn’t out there calculating scores, it was more about having fun, which it really was,” said Anthony, 58, of West Chester, Pa.
When Anthony was reminded she would go down as the first GAP champion in Senior Women’s competition, she had only one word to give in response: “amazing.”
“It’s so great that GAP is putting on more events for women. It feels great,” she said. “The word is getting out there, but I’d like to see it spread by the clubs even more. It’s a fantastic opportunity and everyone has fun while playing.”
Francis B. Warner of Philadelphia Cricket Club served as the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s secretary-treasurer for 18 years. After his death in 1933, the Association started the Francis B. Warner Cup as an ongoing tribute in his memory.
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 151 Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. 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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Women's
Division
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Overall
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Name,
club
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Net
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Josie
Anthony, White Manor Country Club
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78
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Monique
Allen, Cherry Valley Country Club
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78
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Alison Kellock, Flourtown Country Club
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81
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Christine
Mulligan, Downingtown Country Club
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84
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Betty
Satterley, The Bucks Club
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87
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Faith
Dupuis, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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WD
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Men's
Division
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Overall
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Name,
club
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Net
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Mike
Connell, The Springhaven Club
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69
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Thomas Schaible, Chester Valley Golf Club
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69
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W.
Frank Skilton, Manufacturers Golf & Country
Club
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70
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Hal
Morris, Talamore Country Club
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71
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Doug
Putnam, Talamore Country Club
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71
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John
Sly, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club
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72
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Ned
Moore, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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72
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Lee
Cox, White Manor Country Club
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73
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Don
Neill, Lu Lu Country Club
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73
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Luke
Pape, Tavistock Country Club
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73
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Charles
Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
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73
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Timothy
Joyce, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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73
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Ernest Eichenberg, III, Waynesborough
Country Club
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73
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John
Riccio, Jericho National Golf Club
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74
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David
Justin, Chester Valley Golf Club
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74
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Brian
Behringer, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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74
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Gerry
McCloy, Flourtown Country Club
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74
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Francis
Tan, Medford Lakes Country Club
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74
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Edward Attarian, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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74
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Dan
Kessler, Bent Creek Country Club
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75
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Steven Cucinotti, Talamore Country
Club
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75
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Curtis
Heckman, Moselem Springs Golf Club
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76
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Mike
Schuster, Chester Valley Golf Club
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76
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Andrew Worek, Yardley Country Club
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76
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John
Siegrist, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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76
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Tom
Satterley, The Bucks Club
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76
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Richard
Duryea, Flourtown Country Club
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76
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William
Kovach, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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77
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David Goodwillie, Cherry Valley Country Club
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77
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Richard
Turner, Llanerch Country Club
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77
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Spike McKeeta, Chester Valley Golf Club
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77
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Gary
Crompton, Limekiln Golf Club
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78
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J.
Allen Gray, Gulph Mills Golf Club
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78
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John
Hayes, Lehigh Country Club
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78
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Hank
Collins, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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79
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Gerald
Barr, Lehigh Country Club
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79
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David Justi, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
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79
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Joseph
DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf Club
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79
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Stephen
Cooper, Laurel Creek Country Club
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79
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Werner Cziriak, Talamore Country Club
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79
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Frank D'Amore, Merion Golf Club
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79
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Joseph
Cassidy, McCall Golf & Country Club
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79
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William
McCabe, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club
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79
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James
Barton, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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79
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John
O'Rourke, McCall Golf & Country Club
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79
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Kenneth
Brown, French Creek Golf Club
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79
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Thomas
Brennan, Sr., Moselem Springs Golf Club
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80
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Bill
Blackburn, Concord Country Club
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80
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Frank Petrecco, Yardley Country Club
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81
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Tim
O'Neill, Flourtown Country Club
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81
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Michael
Kyle, Talamore Country Club
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81
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Joe
Morris, Whitford Country Club
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81
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Victor Donnay, McCall Golf & Country Club
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81
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Vito Caracappa, Golf Course at Glen Mills
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82
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James
Barrett, Cherry Valley Country Club
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82
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Kenneth
Orner, PineCrest Country
Club
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82
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Bryan
Connolly, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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83
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Bob
Graham, Downingtown Country Club
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85
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Scott
Ryan, Stonewall
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85
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Robert McGann, Talamore Country Club
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88
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Julian
Sur, Waynesborough Country Club
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88
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Scott
Dichter, Meadia Heights Golf Club
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89
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Robert
Marshall, Greate Bay Country Club
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89
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Shahab
Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club
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90
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Edward Osciak, Jr., Loch Nairn Golf
Club
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100
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Victor
Dupuis, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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WD
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Michael
Lentz, Lehigh Country Club
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DQ
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Gary Chlapaty, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
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NS
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Matt
Manfred, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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NS
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Flights
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Handicap
Index 8-11
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Name,
club
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Net
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Thomas Schaible, Chester Valley Golf Club
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69
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Hal
Morris, Talamore Country Club
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71
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Charles
Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
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73
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Gerry
McCloy, Flourtown Country Club
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74
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Steven Cucinotti, Talamore Country
Club
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75
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Dan
Kessler, Bent Creek Country Club
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75
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Tom
Satterley, The Bucks Club
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76
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Mike
Schuster, Chester Valley Golf Club
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76
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Richard
Turner, Llanerch Country Club
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77
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J.
Allen Gray, Gulph Mills Golf Club
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78
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John
Hayes, Lehigh Country Club
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78
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David Justi, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
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79
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William
McCabe, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club
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79
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Joseph
DeAngelis, Jericho National Golf Club
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79
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Gerald
Barr, Lehigh Country Club
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79
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Thomas
Brennan, Sr., Moselem Springs Golf Club
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80
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Frank Petrecco, Yardley Country Club
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81
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Kenneth
Orner, PineCrest Country
Club
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82
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James
Barrett, Cherry Valley Country Club
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82
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Shahab
Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club
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90
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Victor
Dupuis, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
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WD
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Gary Chlapaty, RiverCrest Golf Club
& Preserve
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NS
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Matt
Manfred, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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NS
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Handicap
Index 12-16
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Name,
club
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Net
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Mike
Connell, The Springhaven Club
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69
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Doug
Putnam, Talamore Country Club
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71
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Don
Neill, Lu Lu Country Club
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73
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Edward Attarian, Commonwealth National Golf Club
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74
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Francis
Tan, Medford Lakes Country Club
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74
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John
Riccio, Jericho National Golf Club
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74
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David
Justin, Chester Valley Golf Club
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74
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Brian
Behringer, Loch Nairn Golf Club
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74
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Andrew Worek, Yardley Country Club
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76
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Richard
Duryea, Flourtown Country Club
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76
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John
Siegrist, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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76
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David Goodwillie, Cherry Valley Country Club
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77
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Spike McKeeta, Chester Valley Golf Club
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77
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William
Kovach, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
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77
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Gary
Crompton, Limekiln Golf Club
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78
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Joseph
Cassidy, McCall Golf & Country Club
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79
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Stephen
Cooper, Laurel Creek Country Club
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79
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Werner Cziriak, Talamore Country Club
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79
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Frank D'Amore, Merion Golf Club
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79
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James
Barton, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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79
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Bill
Blackburn, Concord Country Club
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80
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Joe
Morris, Whitford Country Club
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81
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Vito Caracappa, Golf Course at Glen Mills
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82
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Scott
Ryan, Stonewall
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85
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Handicap
Index 17-and-over
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Name,
club
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Net
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W.
Frank Skilton, Manufacturers Golf & Country
Club
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70
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John
Sly, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club
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72
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Ned
Moore, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
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72
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Timothy
Joyce, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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73
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Luke
Pape, Tavistock Country Club
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73
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Lee
Cox, White Manor Country Club
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73
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Ernest Eichenberg, III, Waynesborough
Country Club
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73
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Curtis
Heckman, Moselem Springs Golf Club
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76
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Hank
Collins, Philadelphia Publinks GA
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79
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Kenneth
Brown, French Creek Golf Club
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79
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John
O'Rourke, McCall Golf & Country Club
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79
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Victor Donnay, McCall Golf & Country Club
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81
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Tim
O'Neill, Flourtown Country Club
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81
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Michael
Kyle, Talamore Country Club
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81
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Bryan
Connolly, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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83
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Bob
Graham, Downingtown Country Club
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85
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Robert McGann, Talamore Country Club
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88
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Julian
Sur, Waynesborough Country Club
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88
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Scott
Dichter, Meadia Heights Golf Club
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89
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Robert
Marshall, Greate Bay Country Club
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89
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Edward Osciak, Jr., Loch Nairn Golf
Club
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100
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Michael
Lentz, Lehigh Country Club
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DQ
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DQ-disqualification;
NS-no show; WD-withdrawal
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