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14th Hole at Cobbs Creek GC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
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  37th Annual Better-Ball    
  Team Championship    
     
       Second round co-leaders Keith and Kurt Holmes, from John F. Byrne, repeated their winning performance in 2002 with a final round score of 70 in the 37th annual Better Ball Team Championship at Cobbs Creek Golf Club.  The champions got off to a fast start with an eagle on the par 5, 1st and a birdie on the par 4, 3rd.  The winning pair survived a double bogey and two other bogies through the difficult middle holes, then finished with birdies on 16 and 17 to lock up the championship.    
       Bruce and Sean Clifford, the 1999 champions, finished with a final round, 1-under par 70, to claim second.  The low round of the day, 69, was posted by Stephen Walton and Bob Cunningham.  The Downingtown duo posted 4 birdies against no bogies on the front 9, en route to their fourth place finish.    
     
  Championship Flight    
     
  1 Keith Holmes - Kurt Holmes, JF Byrne GC   68-70-70 208      
  2 Bruce Clifford, Bensalem GC - Sean Clifford, JF Byrne GC 68-72-70 210      
  3 John Feuerer - Matt Moroz, JF Byrne GC   71-67-73 211      
  4 Stephen Walton - Bob Cunningham, Downingtown CC   70-74-69 213      
  5 Gerry Franco - Ron Nattle, Kimberton GC   69-69-76 214      
  5 Chris Anthony - Paul Cornely, Cobbs Creek GC   72-70-72 214      
  7 William Voris - Tim Dolan, Seaview GC   73-71-74 218      
  7 Mark Brennan Cobbs Creek GC - Bill Erskine Waltnut Lane GC 70-75-73 218      
  9 Mike Wilhelm - Dave Shields, Cobbs Creek GC   71-74-74 219      
  10 Tim McNerney, Blue Bell CC - Craig Durant, Westover GC 67-75-80 222      
  11 Marc Miller, unattached - Steve Moffat, Plattsburgh GC   69-76-79 224      
  12 Dan Diamond - Anthony Saltarelli, JF Byrne GC   72-74-79 225      
           
  1st Flight        
                       
  1 Jim Austin - Greg Buliga, Blue Bell CC   74-74-73 221      
  2 Matt Nastala, JF Byrne GC - Steve Owens Sr. Ashbourne GC 72-76-75 223      
  3 Rick Wright, Cobbs Creek GC - Chuck Kim, unattached   73-75-76 224    
  4 Chet Coupe - Jeff Carney, Pinecrest GC   76-74-76 226    
  4 Fran McDonald - Travis Murphy, Willowbrook GC   78-74-74 226      
  6 Mike Valentine - Mike Curry, JF Byrne GC   77-75-75 227      
  7 Curt Biehn, unattached - Gary Biehn, Medford Lakes   74-77-77 228      
  8 Mike Sullivan Jr. - Pat Sullivan, Willowbrook GC   74-78-77 229      
  9 Roger Stone - Jonathan Miller, Kimberton GC   77-74-79 230      
  9 Mark Smith - Caesar Caramanico, Cobbs Creek GC   75-77-78 230      
  9 Matt Massott - Steve Barcoski, Bensalem GC   75-77-79 230      
  12 Chris Carboni, unattached - Jack Glackin, Bala GC   72-77-88 237      
  13 Roger Bomgardner, North Hills CC - Bill Johnston, unattached 77-75-88 240      
           
  2nd Flight        
           
  1 Alan Hasher - Andrew Derbyshire, Rancocas CC   75-78-73 226      
  2 George Bailey - Bob Clark, Rancocas CC   73-81-74 228      
  3 Ansley Jessup - Keith Johnson, Rancocas CC   80-77-72 229      
  4 John Diamond - Matt Sicinski, JF Byrne GC   75-78-79 230      
  4 Robert Kowalski - Jason Kowalski, Linfield National GC   79-79-72 230      
  6 Bob Gomboc - Anthony Spatichia, Cobbs Creek GC   79-78-74 231      
  7 Mike Owsik, Plymouth CC - Dave Ratigan, M-Golf   78-77-80 235      
  7 Jerry Haas - Brian Schwartz, Cobbs Creek GC   78-79-78 235      
  9 Rick Wineberg - Jeff Owsik, M-Golf   78-76-82 236      
  10 Bob Zecca, Cobbs Creek GC - Skip Miller, Belleville GC 74-83-80 237      
  11 Craig Comerford - Jim Martel, Rancocas CC   79-74-85 238      
  12 Bob Chester, Cobbs Creek GC - John Reusche, unattached 75-83-83 241      
  - Fred Hartwell - Matt Foust, Bensalem GC   74-81-DNS DQ      
           
  3rd Flight        
           
  1 John Jester, Stone Harbor GC - Steve Milligan, JF Byrne GC 79-82-77 238      
  2 Berine Flynn - Sean Flynn, Center Square GC   79-82-80 241      
  3 Bob Romano Sr. - Bob Romano, Jr. unattached   78-82-83 243      
  3 Neil McCloskey, Cobbs Creek GC - Kris King, Waltnut Lane GC 84-82-77 243      
  5 James Henson, Cobbs Creek GC - Benjamin Henson Old Diminon GC 83-78-83 244      
  6 Gary Valley - Walt Knoneberg, JF Byrne GC   79-84-83 246      
  6 Dennis Grasso - Ray Littleford, Rancacos CC   81-83-82 246      
  8 Tom Faro - John Colello, JF Byrne GC   79-80-88 247      
  9 Bob Manfre - Damian Anzaldo, Cobbs Creek GC   81-88-86 255      
  10 Joseph Valley Sr. - Joseph Valley, Jr, JF Byrne GC   86-88-88 262      
  11 Andrew Repetto, Cobbs Creek GC - Darren Franczyk, Rock Manor GC 81-92-91 264      
  12 Steve Carboni, Cobbs Creek GC - John Cafaro, unattached 87-96-86 269