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| Jack and John Barry of Lancaster Country Club prevailed in a sudden-death playoff. |
Barry good: Lancaster duo takes Father & Son (Middle) in playoff
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — As he passed a golf cart with a media sign attached to the windshield, John Barry, in a joking manner, caught the driver’s attention and posed a question.
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“Do you want to interview us now or later?” the affable John, 51, of Lancaster, Pa., quipped.
Call it intuition — or past suspicion, but that’s another story for another day. On this day, John and his son Jack, members of Lancaster Country Club, defeated Alan and Craig Kliewer in a sudden-death playoff to capture the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Father & Son (Middle) at a pleasant Concord Country Club (par 71, 6,314 yards).
Both teams carded respective 1-under-par 70s in regulation Thursday. The event’s format is selective drive/alternate shot.
“My son played great golf. He made countless five-footers and was solid all day,” John said.
Jack, without skipping a beat, looked at his father, smiled and returned the praise.
“My dad played great golf. He was solid all-around,” Jack, 22, added. “I made a few mistakes and he always bounced right back with a good shot after that. It held us together.”
One of those aforementioned mistakes occurred at a critical time. On the first playoff hole (No. 1, par 4, 379 yards), which features a foreboding water hazard left en route to a slightly elevated green, Jack splashed his tee shot. John, on cue with a needed pick-me-up, pummeled a drive that barely found the first cut right. His son then atoned for a mistake he made in regulation. Jack skied a 54-degree wedge 95 yards to 12 feet below a front hole location.
“It was a great shot out of a flyer lie. He had the same shot and hit it over the green, so it was a good adjustment because it was still downwind,” John said. “That was really a solid shot.”
Craig Kliewer, with the ensuing honors, sidekicked a wedge from 83 yards. It took the Kliewer team, two-time Father & Son (Middle) champions (2013-14), three more strokes to finish the hole. A two-putt meant a trophy for the Barrys.
Not bad for their first time playing in the event.
“It fit our schedule and we’d thought it be fun,” John, who works in real estate, said. “The golf course was phenomenal. Our course, like this one, is a William Flynn [design].”
“I’ve had a lot of fun growing, learning and improving. It’s great to play with him and learn how to make some putts and get better,” Jack added.
Hardware isn’t foreign to the Barry household. John is a four-time club champion at Lancaster. However, golf is relatively new to his son, who started playing nearly five years ago.
“I took Jack for his first golf lesson last night with Mike Swisher at Lebanon Country Club,” John said. “He hit it really well, but I don’t think he warmed up very well this morning. I was happy to see him settle down and play well.”
“I felt pretty solid after the lesson. I had to make a few adjustments today,” Jack, an incoming senior at Elon University, added. “I felt like I hit it well.”
Playing in the group behind the Kliewer team in regulation, the Lancaster, Pa. residents birdied the closing 18th hole (par 5, 503 yards) to force a meeting. Jack knocked a wedge 60 yards to 15 feet right of the hole location. John then drained a sly right-to-left slider.
The Barry team totaled four birdies on the day. On No. 2 (par 4, 316 yards), John drilled a 9-iron 135 yards to five feet. A two-putt from the back of the No. 6 (par 5, 548 yards) green following Jack’s 5-wood from 220 yards translated into a 4 on the scorecard. On the uphill par 3, 184-yard 11th hole, John stopped a 5-iron at five feet. A bad stance in a fairway bunker (No. 3, par 4, 325 yards) and a pair of three-putts (Nos. 8 and 16) defined the Barry bogeys.
With their victory Thursday, the Father & Son (Middle) trophy stays in Lancaster’s hands. Members Brandon and Marlin Detweiler triumphed a year ago at Spring Ford Country Club.
For the Kliewer team, a chip-in birdie on the par 4, 341-yard 10th proved critical to their participation in the eventual playoff. The Ephrata, Pa. residents both flayed their drives right. Choosing the lesser of two evils forced Alan, 29, to negotiate a tree with a wedge from 80 yards. Next came Craig’s magic with a beloved weapon.
“I always take my 52-degree wedge and I love bumping it and getting it on the green. Then it checks and it trickles,” Craig, 57, said. “This one was going a little bit harder. It took a right turn, hit the stick dead center and went in. The 52 is my club of choice when I’m on that tight lie and chipping.”
NOTES — Aronimink Golf Club's Charles Bernard aced the par 3, 158-yard 15th hole with a 7-iron. It marked the seventh hole-in-one of his career.
The Father & Son (Middle) tournament is for those father and son teams with sons 18 to 29 years old. The event was conceived in 2008 because of the high demand for participation in both the Father & Son (Younger), which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and the Older tournament — an event in its 106th year.
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Gross
results
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Name,
club
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Score
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*John
Barry/Jack Barry, Lancaster Country Club
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70
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Craig
Kliewer/Alan Kliewer, Honeybrook Golf Club
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70
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Daniel
Pinciotti, Jr./D.J. Pinciotti,
III, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
71
|
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Brian
Rothaus/Zach Rothaus,
Five Ponds Golf Club
|
72
|
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Joe
Bernard/Charles Bernard, Aronimink Golf Club
|
72
|
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Blaine
Lafferty/Charles Lafferty, Little Mill Country Club
|
73
|
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A.J.
Donatoni/Don Donatoni,
Fox Hill Country Club
|
73
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Randy
Mitchell/Davis Mitchell, Wilmington Country Club
|
73
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Thomas
Farley/Mark Farley, Lu Lu Country Club
|
74
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Michael
Gregor/Jack Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
74
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Blake
Cleary/Matthew Cleary, Wilmington Country Club
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75
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Daniel
Breslin/John Breslin, North Hills Country Club
|
76
|
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Martin
Klagholz/Jeff Klagholz,
Aronimink Golf Club
|
76
|
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Thomas
Finn/Patrick Finn, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Brian
Trymbiski/Brian Trymbiski,
Doylestown Country Club
|
77
|
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David
Smith/Zach Smith, Doylestown Country Club
|
77
|
|
Jack
Melville/Craig Melville, Lu Lu Country Club
|
78
|
|
Daniel
Galbreath/Robert Galbreath,
Sr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
78
|
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John
Palumbo/Nick Palumbo, White Manor Country Club
|
78
|
|
Daniel
Altieri/Paul Altieri, Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
78
|
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Joseph
Finley/Andrew Finley, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Brian
Binet/Chris Binet, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
|
79
|
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Luke
Morgan/Doug Morgan, Schuylkill Country Club
|
79
|
|
G.
Frederick Rexon, Jr./Daniel Rexon,
Tavistock Country Club
|
79
|
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Timothy
Regan/Matt Regan, Coatesville Country Club
|
79
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Jef Fogel/Ryan
Fogel, Penn Oaks Golf Club
|
79
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Dwight
Dudas/Matt Dudas,
Indian Valley Country Club
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79
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Chris
Wysocki/Dennis Wysocki, Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
80
|
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Jim
Fullerton/Carlos Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown
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80
|
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John
Keeling/Andrew Keeling, Spring Mill Country Club
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80
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Michael
Anderson/Timothy Anderson, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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80
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H.
Jay Bellwoar/Harry Bellwoar,
Overbrook Golf Club
|
81
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Brad
Cornforth/Doug Cornforth, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
81
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Matt
Smith/Greg Smith, Wilmington Country Club
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81
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Thomas
Chizauskie/Christopher Chizauskie,
The Springhaven Club
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82
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Alan
Wagenschnur/Jeffrey Wagenschnur,
Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
|
82
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Paul
Altieri/Steven Altieri, Makefield Highlands Golf
Club
|
82
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John
Marshalek/Steve Marshalek,
Whitford Country Club
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82
|
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Ken
Croney, Jr./Trey Croney,
Applebrook Golf Club
|
82
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James
Gillespie/James Gillespie, Jr., Concord Country Club
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82
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David
D'Agostino/Mark D'Agostino,
Aronimink Golf Club
|
83
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John
Wert, Jr./Nicholas Wert, Merion Golf Club
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83
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Gary
Smith/Cody Smith, Pine Valley Golf Club
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83
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Greg
Ebersole/Steve Ebersole,
The Ridge at Back Brook
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83
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Victor
Dupuis/Victor Dupuis, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
83
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Michael
Moran/Christopher Moran, Overbrook Golf Club
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83
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Matt
Mingione/Nick Mingione,
Plymouth Country Club
|
84
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Paul
Muller/Ryan Muller, Lu Lu Country Club
|
84
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Mark
Ellinger/Chris Ellinger,
Whitford Country Club
|
84
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Kenneth
Dazen/Cody Dazen,
Medford Village Country Club
|
84
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H.
Jay Bellwoar/Jack Bellwoar, Overbrook Golf Club
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84
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Phillip
Villari, Sr./Phillip Villari,
Jr., Riverton Country Club
|
84
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Gene
Carroll/Ryan Carroll, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
85
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Greg
Welsh/Karl Welsh, Talamore Country Club
|
85
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Matthew
Brennan, Sr./Ryan Brennan, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
86
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Thomas
Dzwonczyk/Thomas Dzwonczyk,
Country Club of Scranton
|
86
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Laurence
Hirsh/Jack Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
86
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John
Leighton, Jr./John Leighton, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
86
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Daniel
Wu/Shuguang Wu, Blue Bell Country Club
|
86
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Matthew
Kane/Alex Kane, Radley Run Country Club
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86
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Thomas
Fisher/Ron Fisher, Talamore Country Club
|
87
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Jason
Kahn/Mitchell Kahn, Makefield Highlands Golf Club
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87
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David
Bernstein/Jason Bernstein, White Manor Country Club
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87
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Jim
Gibbons/Seamus Gibbons, Sandy Run Country Club
|
88
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Patrick
Cahill, III/Christopher Cahill, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
88
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Stephen
Lenhardt/Daniel Lenhardt,
Plymouth Country Club
|
89
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John
Leech, Jr./Sam Leech, Brookside Country Club
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89
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Joseph
Templin/Jakob Templin, LedgeRock Golf Club
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90
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Jack
Kronenberger/Cooper Kronenberger,
Medford Lakes Country Club
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91
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Daniel
Noone/John Noone, The Springhaven Club
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92
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Charlie
Lesko/Glenn Lesko,
Overbrook Golf Club
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93
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Dave
Bresnahan/Conor Bresnahan, Riverton Country Club
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93
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Michael
Walsh, III/Mac Walsh, Aronimink Golf Club
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94
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Sean
Mcnamara/Stephen McNamara, Bent Creek Country
Club
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94
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Andrew
Repetto/Philip Repetto, Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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95
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Roben Qawasmy/Roben Qawasmy, Jr., Indian Valley Country Club
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96
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Joseph
Templin/Drew Templin, LedgeRock Golf Club
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96
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Kyle
Fiorelli/Paul Fiorelli,
The Springhaven Club
|
98
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Jack
Corr/Thomas Corr, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
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100
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Glenn
Natter/Kyle Natter, Talamore Country Club
|
103
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Nick
Matteo/Domenic Matteo, Lu Lu Country Club
|
110
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|
Nick
Matteo/Chris Matteo, Lu Lu Country Club
|
115
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Jack
Crowley/Jack Crowley, White Manor Country Club
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DQ
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Jeff
Garrett/Scott Garrett, The Bucks Club
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WD
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Liam
McGrath/Thomas McGrath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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WD
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Net
results
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Name, club
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Score
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John Barry/Jack Barry, Lancaster Country Club
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66
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Chris Wysocki/Dennis Wysocki, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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68
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Thomas Farley/Mark Farley, Lu Lu
Country Club
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68
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Thomas Finn/Patrick Finn, Loch Nairn
Golf Club
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69
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Daniel Pinciotti, Jr./D.J. Pinciotti, III, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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70
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Daniel Breslin/John Breslin, North Hills Country Club
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70
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Craig Kliewer/Alan Kliewer, Honeybrook Golf Club
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70
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Brian Rothaus/Zach Rothaus, Five Ponds Golf Club
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71
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Joseph Finley/Andrew Finley, Rolling Green Golf Club
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71
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Joe Bernard/Charles Bernard, Aronimink
Golf Club
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71
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Timothy Regan/Matt Regan, Coatesville Country Club
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71
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John Palumbo/Nick Palumbo, White Manor Country Club
|
71
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Martin Klagholz/Jeff Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
|
72
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A.J. Donatoni/Don Donatoni, Fox Hill Country Club
|
72
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Blaine Lafferty/Charles Lafferty, Little Mill Country Club
|
73
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Blake Cleary/Matthew Cleary, Wilmington Country Club
|
73
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Michael Gregor/Jack Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
73
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G. Frederick Rexon, Jr./Daniel Rexon, Tavistock Country Club
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73
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Daniel Galbreath/Robert Galbreath, Sr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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73
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Randy Mitchell/Davis Mitchell, Wilmington Country Club
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73
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Thomas Chizauskie/Christopher Chizauskie, The Springhaven
Club
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74
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H. Jay Bellwoar/Harry Bellwoar, Overbrook Golf Club
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74
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Paul Muller/Ryan Muller, Lu Lu
Country Club
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74
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Brian Trymbiski/Brian Trymbiski, Doylestown Country Club
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74
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Jim Fullerton/Carlos Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown
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74
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Daniel Altieri/Paul Altieri, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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74
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David D'Agostino/Mark D'Agostino, Aronimink Golf Club
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75
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Brian Binet/Chris Binet, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
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75
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David Smith/Zach Smith, Doylestown Country Club
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75
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Luke Morgan/Doug Morgan, Schuylkill Country Club
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75
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Jef Fogel/Ryan Fogel, Penn Oaks Golf Club
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75
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Matt Mingione/Nick Mingione, Plymouth Country Club
|
76
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Alan Wagenschnur/Jeffrey Wagenschnur, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club
|
76
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Gary Smith/Cody Smith, Pine Valley Golf Club
|
76
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John Marshalek/Steve Marshalek, Whitford Country
Club
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76
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Jack Melville/Craig Melville, Lu Lu
Country Club
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76
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John Keeling/Andrew Keeling, Spring Mill Country Club
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76
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John Leighton, Jr./John Leighton, Huntingdon Valley Country
Club
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76
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James Gillespie/James Gillespie, Jr., Concord Country Club
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76
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John Leech, Jr./Sam Leech, Brookside Country Club
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77
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Paul Altieri/Steven Altieri, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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77
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Gene Carroll/Ryan Carroll, Chester Valley Golf Club
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77
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Greg Ebersole/Steve Ebersole, The Ridge at Back Brook
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77
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Victor Dupuis/Victor Dupuis, Kennett Square Golf & Country
Club
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77
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Brad Cornforth/Doug Cornforth, Loch Nairn
Golf Club
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77
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Dwight Dudas/Matt Dudas, Indian Valley Country Club
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77
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John Wert, Jr./Nicholas Wert, Merion Golf Club
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78
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H. Jay Bellwoar/Jack Bellwoar,
Overbrook Golf Club
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78
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Matt Smith/Greg Smith, Wilmington Country Club
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78
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David Bernstein/Jason Bernstein, White Manor Country Club
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78
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Daniel Noone/John Noone, The Springhaven Club
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79
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Patrick Cahill, III/Christopher Cahill, Whitemarsh
Valley Country Club
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79
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Mark Ellinger/Chris Ellinger, Whitford Country Club
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79
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Kenneth Dazen/Cody Dazen, Medford Village Country Club
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79
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Michael Anderson/Timothy Anderson, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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79
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Phillip Villari, Sr./Phillip Villari, Jr., Riverton Country Club
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79
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Matthew Kane/Alex Kane, Radley Run Country Club
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79
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Matthew Brennan, Sr./Ryan Brennan, Rolling Green Golf Club
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80
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Jason Kahn/Mitchell Kahn, Makefield
Highlands Golf Club
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80
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Ken Croney, Jr./Trey Croney, Applebrook Golf Club
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80
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Daniel Wu/Shuguang Wu, Blue Bell
Country Club
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80
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Joseph Templin/Jakob Templin, LedgeRock
Golf Club
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81
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Jim Gibbons/Seamus Gibbons, Sandy Run Country Club
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81
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Michael Moran/Christopher Moran, Overbrook Golf Club
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81
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Dave Bresnahan/Conor Bresnahan,
Riverton Country Club
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81
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Charlie Lesko/Glenn Lesko, Overbrook Golf Club
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83
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Thomas Fisher/Ron Fisher, Talamore
Country Club
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83
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Jack Kronenberger/Cooper Kronenberger, Medford Lakes Country Club
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83
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Laurence Hirsh/Jack Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
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83
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Greg Welsh/Karl Welsh, Talamore
Country Club
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84
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Sean Mcnamara/Stephen McNamara, Bent
Creek Country Club
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86
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Thomas Dzwonczyk/Thomas Dzwonczyk, Country Club of Scranton
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86
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Joseph Templin/Drew Templin, LedgeRock
Golf Club
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86
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Kyle Fiorelli/Paul Fiorelli, The Springhaven Club
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87
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Andrew Repetto/Philip Repetto, Cobbs Creek Golf Club
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87
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Stephen Lenhardt/Daniel Lenhardt, Plymouth Country Club
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89
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Michael Walsh, III/Mac Walsh, Aronimink
Golf Club
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89
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Jack Corr/Thomas Corr,
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
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90
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Roben Qawasmy/Roben Qawasmy, Jr., Indian
Valley Country Club
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94
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Glenn Natter/Kyle Natter, Talamore
Country Club
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96
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Nick Matteo/Domenic Matteo, Lu Lu
Country Club
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101
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Nick Matteo/Chris Matteo, Lu Lu
Country Club
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106
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Jack Crowley/Jack Crowley, White Manor Country Club
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DQ
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Jeff Garrett/Scott Garrett, The Bucks Club
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WD
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Liam McGrath/Thomas McGrath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
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WD
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*-won in playoff
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DQ-disqualification; WD-withdrawal
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