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14th Hole at Cobbs Creek GC
             
 
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  Luke Peters, Travis Gahman, PPGA President Pat Sullivan        
 
  41st Annual Better-Ball Team Championship  
  Final Results  
     
  Philadelphia, PA - The only thing hotter than the 95 degree weather this weeked at Cobbs Creek GC was the winning pair of Travis Gahman and Luke Peters from Lederach GC.  The winning duo finished the weekend of near flawless golf at eighteen under par, twelve shots clear of their closest pursuers.    
       Gahman and Peters started the tournament with a bogey free round of 68 which left them one shot behind two teams, 2006 champions Ken Gaskill and Mark Battista and 2006 runners-up Pat Sullivan and Matt Welsh.  By the end of the second round there was little suspense left as to who would hoist the trophy as 2008 champions.  Gahman began the record setting second round of 61 with a chip-in eagle at the par 5 first followed by a birdie at the second.  After four consecutive pars Gahman posted another eagle on the par 5, 7th.  After a par on the eighth the winning team combined to birdie five of the next seven holes to reach 10-under for the round.  Pars at the last three holes cemented their record setting 61 and gave them a nine shot lead heading into the final round over defending champions Buck Jones and Jim Yenser.  
       With Gahman and Peters posting birdies on five of the first ten holes on Sunday and extending their lead to twelve shots, the tournament, for all intents and purposes, was over.  Their three day total of 18-under par 195 tied the tournament record set by Mike and Joe Owsik in 1985.  Gahman and Peters did not make a bogey until their 50th hole of the tournament on the 614 yard par 5 fourteenth.  
       The only question that remained was who would finish second?  The teams of Anthony Spatichia and Jim Robertson and 1996 champions Mark Brennan and Bill Erskine both posted birdies on five of the first ten holes to reach 6-under and pull into a second place tie with Jones and Yenser.  Spatichia and Robertson played the back nine in even par which was good enough to finish three shots clear of Brennan and Erskine and four ahead of fourth place finishers Jones and Yenser.  
       In all 49 teams competed including seven past champions over the par 71 Cobbs Creek layout.  
     
  Championship Flight    
  1 Travis Gahman - Luke Peters, Lederach GC     68-61-66 195 Travis Gahman - Luke Peters, Lederach GC  
  2 Anthony Spatichia, Cobbs Creek GC - Jim Robertson, Llanerch GC 70-71-66 207 Anthony Spatichia, Cobbs Creek GC - Jim Robertson, Llanerch GC  
  3 Mark Brennan, Cobbs Creek GC - Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC 70-71-69 210 Mark Brennan, Cobbs Creek GC - Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC  
  4 Buck Jones, Linfield National - Jim Yenser Honeybrook GC 68-70-73 211 Buck Jones, Linfield National - Jim Yenser Honeybrook GC  
  5 Stephen Walton, Downingtown GC - Bobby Blanken, Unaffiliated 74-66-72 212 Stephen Walton, Downingtown GC - Bobby Blanken, Unaffiliated  
  5 Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC - Mark Battista, Unaffiliated   67-74-71 212 Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC - Mark Battista, Unaffiliated  
  5 Mike Valentine, Spring Mill GC - Mike Curry, John F. Byrne GC 72-71-69 212 Mike Valentine, Spring Mill GC - Mike Curry, John F. Byrne GC  
  8 Bill Turner, Cobbs Creek GC - Dan Toomey, Rider University 69-72-72 213 Bill Turner, Cobbs Creek GC - Dan Toomey, Rider University  
  9 Pat Sullivan, Meadowbrook GC - Matthew Welsh, St. David's GC 67-76-73 216 Pat Sullivan, Meadowbrook GC - Matthew Welsh, St. David's GC  
  9 Keith Holmes - Kurt Holmes, John F. Byrne GC     70-74-72 216 Keith Holmes - Kurt Holmes, John F. Byrne GC  
  11 Luis Diaz - Joe Tiberi, Rancocas GC     73-70-74 217 Luis Diaz - Joe Tiberi, Rancocas GC  
  11 Bernie Flynn, Center Square GC - Eric Semisch, Unaffiliated 71-73-73 217 Bernie Flynn, Center Square GC - Eric Semisch, Unaffiliated  
  11 Paul Cornely - Greg Jarmas, Cobbs Creek GC     71-73-73 217 Paul Cornely - Greg Jarmas, Cobbs Creek GC  
  14 Adam Warner - Shawn Semon, Unaffiliated     75-69-74 218 Adam Warner - Shawn Semon, Unaffiliated  
  15 Alan Hasher - Andrew Derbyshire, Rancocas GC   70-73-76 219 Alan Hasher - Andrew Derbyshire, Rancocas GC  
  16 Dave Shields - Dan Osada, Walnut Lane GC     72-72-75 219 Dave Shields - Dan Osada, Walnut Lane GC  
             
    "A" Flight      
  1 Anthony Saltarelli - Joseph Saltarelli, John F. Byrne GC   73-73-67 213 Anthony Saltarelli - Joseph Saltarelli, John F. Byrne GC  
  2 George Griffin, White Oaks CC - Keith Griffin, West Palm Beach CC 74-71-69 214 George Griffin, White Oaks CC - Keith Griffin, West Palm Beach CC  
  3 Jason Loehrs - Steve Loehrs, Cobbs Creek GC     73-73-72 218 Jason Loehrs - Steve Loehrs, Cobbs Creek GC  
  3 Ansley Jessup - Lonnie Taylor, Rancocas GC     70-76-72 218 Ansley Jessup - Lonnie Taylor, Rancocas GC  
  3 Jim Austin - Larry Wiacek, Five Ponds GC     74-74-70 218 Jim Austin - Larry Wiacek, Five Ponds GC  
  3 James Shaffer - Mike Carr, Unaffiliated     75-75-68 218 James Shaffer - Mike Carr, Unaffiliated  
  7 Mike Owsik, Plymouth CC - Eddie Owsik, McCall Field GC 73-73-74 220 Mike Owsik, Plymouth CC - Eddie Owsik, McCall Field GC  
  7 Jim Durante - Chris Anthony, Cobbs Creek GC     74-74-72 220 Jim Durante - Chris Anthony, Cobbs Creek GC  
  9 Keith Johnson - Ed Lewis, Rancocas GC     74-72-75 221 Keith Johnson - Ed Lewis, Rancocas GC  
  10 Mike Harms - Chuck Missimer, Cobbs Creek GC   77-73-72 222 Mike Harms - Chuck Missimer, Cobbs Creek GC  
  11 Jerry Davidse, St. David's GC - Brian Degnan, Unaffiliated 75-74-74 223 Jerry Davidse, St. David's GC - Brian Degnan, Unaffiliated  
  12 Kevin Koch, Linfield National GC - Tom Coyne, FDR GC   73-75-76 224 Kevin Koch, Linfield National GC - Tom Coyne, FDR GC  
  12 Chic Palmer - George Bailey, Rancocas GC 76-74-74 224 Chic Palmer - George Bailey, Rancocas GC  
  14 Matt Nastala - Tom Faro, John F. Byrne GC     74-75-76 225 Matt Nastala - Tom Faro, John F. Byrne GC  
  15 Ted Nunez - Jack Scholz, Cobbs Creek GC     74-76-78 228 Ted Nunez - Jack Scholz, Cobbs Creek GC  
    John Jester, Commonwealth National GC - Joe Makowski, Unaffiliated 77 DQ    
             
    "B" Flight        
  1 Mike Dutill - Mike Haney, Horsham Valley GC     80-71-73 224 Mike Dutill - Mike Haney, Horsham Valley GC  
  2 Craig Comerford - Rob Martin, Rancocas GC     76-76-75 227 Craig Comerford - Rob Martin, Rancocas GC  
  3 Mike Massott, Jr. - Steve Barcoski, Bensalem CC   77-76-78 231 Mike Massott, Jr. - Steve Barcoski, Bensalem CC  
  4 Rick Wineberg, Cobbs Creek GC - Chuck Diegel, Brookside CC 78-78-77 233 Rick Wineberg, Cobbs Creek GC - Chuck Diegel, Brookside CC  
  4 Matt Massott, Bensalem CC - Mike Massott, Sr., Centerton CC 79-83-71 233 Matt Massott, Bensalem CC - Mike Massott, Sr., Centerton CC  
  6 Bob Zecca, Cobbs Creek GC - Skip Miller, Branch Brook GC 76-82-77 235 Bob Zecca, Cobbs Creek GC - Skip Miller, Branch Brook GC  
  7 Andrew Repetto, Wyncote GC - Bruce Schaffer, Unaffiliated 73-83-83 239 Andrew Repetto, Wyncote GC - Bruce Schaffer, Unaffiliated  
  7 Kris King - Chris Heckman, Cobbs Creek GC     78-82-79 239 Kris King - Chris Heckman, Cobbs Creek GC  
  7 Rick Wright, Cobbs Creek GC - Chuck Kim, Unaffiliated   78-82-79 239 Rick Wright, Cobbs Creek GC - Chuck Kim, Unaffiliated  
  7 Jim Welsh - Rob Lesnevich, Carnoustie Golf Links   82-78-79 239 Jim Welsh - Rob Lesnevich, Carnoustie Golf Links  
  11 Caesar Caramanico - Will DeGothseir, Cobbs Creek GC   81-79-80 240 Caesar Caramanico - Will DeGothseir, Cobbs Creek GC  
  11 Bob Manfre, Cobbs Creek GC - Pete Cardarelli, McCall Field GC 78-83-79 240 Bob Manfre, Cobbs Creek GC - Pete Cardarelli, McCall Field GC  
  13 Damian Anzaldo, Kennett Square GC - Nick DiFabio, Cobbs Creek GC 85-79-79 243 Damian Anzaldo, Kennett Square GC - Nick DiFabio, Cobbs Creek GC  
  14 Greg Owsik - Dave Owsik, M Golf     81-82-83 246 Greg Owsik - Dave Owsik, M Golf  
  14 Bob Romano Sr., Shoregate GC - Bob Romano Jr., Unaffiliated 81-83-82 246 Bob Romano Sr., Shoregate GC - Bob Romano Jr., Unaffiliated  
  16 Jerry Haas - Brian Schwartz, Cobbs Creek GC     81-87-82 250 Jerry Haas - Brian Schwartz, Cobbs Creek GC  
  17 Michael Szkaradnik - Pat Walsh, Golftec     85-81-85 251 Michael Szkaradnik - Pat Walsh, Golftec