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  2011 PPGA Fall Classic
  Final Results
Norristown, PA - Scott McNeil culminated perhaps the most prolific year in PPGA history when he teamed with Jason Loehrs to capture the PPGA Fall Classic.  In McNeil's 5 PPGA events in 2011 he posted three wins, a second and a third.  Ironically enough McNeil's runner-up finish came to his partner in the Fall Classic, Loehrs.  His lone third place finish came when he teamed with his father, John in the Philadelphia Better-Ball Championship.  McNeil's victories can in the Philadelphia Open Amateur (a 54-hole stroke play event), the Publinks Championship and the Fall Classic.  Not to be lost is that this was Loehrs's second victory of the season.  Both McNeil and Loehrs were on the victorious PPGA team that captured the Inaugural "Atlantic Publinks Challenge."
     Loehrs and McNeil got off to a fast start with birdies on four of the six holes in the scramble format.  Then birdies on holes seven, ten and eleven got the winning duo to 7-under for the day.  Loehrs and McNeil then bogied three of the six holes in the challenging select-drive, alternate-shot format, including the 544 yard, par-5 eighteenth for their winning score of 4-under par 66 and a two-shot victory.
     Dave Shields and Dan Osada, Walnut Lane GC, playing early, had the days second best score at 2-under par, 68.  The runners-up birdied holes five and six to finish the scramble format at 2-under par.  After a bogey on the 384-yard, par-4 ninth, Shields and Osada posted birdies on holes ten and twelve to reach 3-under for the day but that would be as close as they would get.  Bogies on thirteen and fourteen combined with a birdie-bogey-birdie finish left the runner-up two shots behind Loehrs and McNeil.
     Chris Thude and Steve Owens, Jr., also both part of the victorious PPGA team, got off to a fast start and was 4-under through seven holes, but a bogey on the eighth would cool their momentum.  Thude and Owens could not muster another birdie and would make two more bogies, both in the alternate-shot format and would settle for a T-3 finish at 1-under par, 69 along with Bob Wheeler and John Wheeler, Jr.  Wheeler and Wheeler turned at 2-under par but could not convert a back-nine birdie and combined with a bogey on the difficult, 436-yard, par-4 seventeenth, they would also settle for a score of 69.
     Two-time defending Fall Classic champions Mike Brown and Everett Farr parred the first four holes before catching fire and birdieing five consecutive holes to turn in 5-under par.  Poised to capture their third consecutive Fall Classic title, Brown and Farr posted a bogey on the 428-yard, par 4 thirteenth.  Their hopes at another title were dashed when they bogied three consecutive holes starting on the 220-yard, par-3, fifteenth.  Brown and Farr finished fifth with a score of even-par, 70.
     Rick Umani and Chris Terebesi emerged victorious in the highly competitive Senior Division of the Fall Classic.  Umani and Terebesi played solid golf all day.  The winning pair was able to convert on three birdie chances in the scramble format and with six consecutive pars in the better-ball format, the eventual winners were 3-under with the difficult alternate shot format remaining.  The format change didn't bother Umani and Terebesi as they quickly birdied the thirteenth to reach 4-under par for the day.  A bogey at the seventeenth would be the only blemish on the card for the winners and they answered with a birdie at the last for their winning 4-under par total of 66.
     John Blackmon and Mike Fox, Juniata GC would make a run at Umani and Terebesi getting their round to 3-under before back-to-back bogeys at fourteen and fifteen.  The runners-up birdied the seventeenth to finish solo-second with a 2-under par score of 68.
     There was a four way tie for third at 1-under par 69.  In the group at 69 were the teams of Mike Owsik (2011 PPGA Senior Player-of-the-Year)-Rick Wineberg, Jim Durante-Mike Domenick, Ken Gaskill-Jon Mabry, and Mike Harms-Paul Cornely.  Of those teams Durante and Domenick, and Owsik-Wineberg had the best chances at Umani  and Terebesi before fading late.  Owsik and Wineberg were 4-under par through six holes and 3-under par through 16 before bogies on the last two.  Durante and Domenick bogied the first hole but would then birdie five of the next nine holes to reach 4-under par after ten holes.  But bogies on three of the last six holes and they settled for a 4-way tie for third.
PPGA Fall Classic Champions Scott McNeil and Jason Loehrs
"Championship" Division
1 Jason Loehrs - Scott McNeil, Cobbs Creek GC     30-36 66 1 Jason Loehrs - Scott McNeil, Cobbs Creek GC          
2 David Shields - Dan Osada, Walnut Lane GC     34-34 68 2 David Shields - Dan Osada, Walnut Lane GC          
3 Chris Thude, Torresdale-Frankford CC - Steve Owens, Jr., John F. Byrne GC 32-37 69 3 Chris Thude, Torresdale-Frankford CC - Steve Owens, Jr., John F. Byrne GC          
3 Bob Wheeler - John Wheeler, Jr., Juniata GC     33-36 69 4 Bob Wheeler - John Wheeler, Jr., Juniata GC          
5 Mike Brown - Everett Farr, Lookaway GC     30-40 70 5 Mike Brown - Everett Farr, Lookaway GC          
6 Pete Boylan - Jim Conway, FDR GC     32-39 71 6 Pete Boylan - Jim Conway, FDR GC          
7 Dominic Castagna, Bensale CC - Ralph Gariano, Commonwealth National GC 35-37 72 7 Dominic Castagna, Bensale CC - Ralph Gariano, Commonwealth National GC
7 Tom Faro - John Jester, John F. Byrne GC     33-39 72 8 Tom Faro - John Jester, John F. Byrne GC          
7 Brian Fisher, Jeffersonville GC - Jeff Nocella, Unaffiliated   35-37 72 9 Brian Fisher, Jeffersonville GC - Jeff Nocella, Unaffiliated          
10 Jim Muehlbronner, Sandy Run CC - Joe Kinsman, Downingtown GC 35-40 75 10 Jim Muehlbronner, Sandy Run CC - Joe Kinsman, Downingtown GC
10 Pat Sullivan, Meadow Brook GC - Ari Flaisher, McCall GC 38-37 75 11 Pat Sullivan, Meadow Brook GC - Ari Flaisher, McCall GC          
12 Bill Hartsell - Brian Hartsell, Unaffiliated     34-43 77 12 Bill Hartsell - Brian Hartsell, Unaffiliated          
12 Derek Isbrandt, Arogolf - Matt Moosbrugger, Unaffiliated   38-39 77 13 Derek Isbrandt, Arogolf - Matt Moosbrugger, Unaffiliated
12 Corey Smith, Meadow Brook GC - Tyler Monahan, Unaffiliated 38-39 77 14 Corey Smith, Meadow Brook GC - Tyler Monahan, Unaffiliated          
15 Roger Elias, Sr. Hickory Valley GC - Roger Elias, Jr., Unaffiliated 34-44 78 15 Roger Elias, Sr. Hickory Valley GC - Roger Elias, Jr., Unaffiliated          
15 Domenic Ritorto, Unaffiliated - Dominic DiPrinzio, Bellewood CC 36-42 78 16 Domenic Ritorto, Unaffiliated - Dominic DiPrinzio, Bellewood CC
17 Bill Rolli - Matt Boyer, Lederach GC     40-39 79 17 Bill Rolli - Matt Boyer, Lederach GC          
17 Ryan Morrison - Doug Morrison, Unaffiliated     35-44 79 18 Ryan Morrison - Doug Morrison, Unaffiliated          
19 Caesar Caramanico, Talamore GC - Jerry Harrington, Cobbs Creek GC 37-43 80 19 Caesar Caramanico, Talamore GC - Jerry Harrington, Cobbs Creek GC          
20 Jerry Haas - Will DeGothseir, Cobbs Creek GC     39-43 82 20 Jerry Haas - Will DeGothseir, Cobbs Creek GC          
21 Tim Kerns, Bellewood GC - Rob Slauch, Unaffiliated   38-45 83 21 Tim Kerns, Bellewood GC - Rob Slauch, Unaffiliated
22 Charles Ortlip - Scott Ruddy, Unaffiliated     40-45 85 22 Charles Ortlip - Scott Ruddy, Unaffiliated          
22 Matt Rocchino, Jeffersonville GC - Drew Mantey, Rivercrest G&P 39-46 85 23 Matt Rocchino, Jeffersonville GC - Drew Mantey, Rivercrest G&P          
24 Jason Graham, Unaffiliated - Mark Graham, Hickory Valley GC 39-47 86 24 Jason Graham, Unaffiliated - Mark Graham, Hickory Valley GC          
24 Greg Solley - Dante Fulginitti, Unaffiliated     38-48 86 25 Greg Solley - Dante Fulginitti, Unaffiliated          
26 Patrick Bradley, Cobbs Creek GC - Michael Bradley, Unaffiliated 42-45 87 26 Patrick Bradley, Cobbs Creek GC - Michael Bradley, Unaffiliated
  Todd Joseph, Unaffiliated - Eric Frampton, Little Mill CC - DNS
2011 PPGA Fall Classic Senior Champions Chris Terebesi and Rick Umani
Senior Division
1 Rick Umani - Chris Terebesi, Honeybrook GC     32-34 66 1 Rick Umani - Chris Terebesi, Honeybrook GC          
2 John Blackmon - Mike Fox, Juniata GC     33-35 68 2 John Blackmon - Mike Fox, Juniata GC          
3 Jim Durante, Meadow Brook GC - Mike Domenick, Honey Brook GC 32-37 69 3 Jim Durante, Meadow Brook GC - Mike Domenick, Honey Brook GC
3 Mike Owsik - Rick Wineberg, M Golf     32-37 69 4 Mike Owsik - Rick Wineberg, M Golf          
3 Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC - Jon Mabry, Moorestown Field Club 33-36 69 5 Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC - Jon Mabry, Moorestown Field Club          
3 Mike Harms - Paul Cornely, Cobbs Creek GC     34-35 69 6 Mike Harms - Paul Cornely, Cobbs Creek GC          
7 Bob Weisbecker, Meadow Brook GC - Jeff Paige, Bellewood CC 34-36 70 7 Bob Weisbecker, Meadow Brook GC - Jeff Paige, Bellewood CC
7 Mike Dutill, Horsham Valley GC - Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC 33-37 70 8 Mike Dutill, Horsham Valley GC - Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC
9 Tony Carroll - Steve Hanson, Unaffiliated     33-39 72 9 Tony Carroll - Steve Hanson, Unaffiliated          
9 Tom Mairone, PPGA - Bob Stewart, Westover GC   36-36 72 10 Tom Mairone, PPGA - Bob Stewart, Westover GC          
9 Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC - Steve Owens, Sr., Links GC   35-37 72 11 Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC - Steve Owens, Sr., Links GC          
9 Ansley Jessup - Jay Davidson, Rancocas GC     36-36 72 12 Ansley Jessup - Jay Davidson, Rancocas GC          
13 Jim Prendergast, Gilbertsville GC - Rick Custer, Brookside CC 34-39 73 13 Jim Prendergast, Gilbertsville GC - Rick Custer, Brookside CC          
14 Jeff Lysek, Five Ponds GC - Kevin Davies, Stonewall   35-39 74 14 Jeff Lysek, Five Ponds GC - Kevin Davies, Stonewall
15 WD Horan, Middletown CC - Matt Nastala, John F. Byrne GC 33-43 76 15 WD Horan, Middletown CC - Matt Nastala, John F. Byrne GC
15 Curt Biehn - Whit McGinley, Unaffiliated     32-44 76 16 Curt Biehn - Whit McGinley, Unaffiliated          
17 Jeff Kallberg, Cobbs Creek GC - Rob Derubeis, Downingtown CC 37-40 77 17 Jeff Kallberg, Cobbs Creek GC - Rob Derubeis, Downingtown CC          
18 Bob Fritz, Blue Bell CC - Doug Surine, Meadow Brook GC 35-43 78 18 Bob Fritz, Blue Bell CC - Doug Surine, Meadow Brook GC
19 Jeff Brodsky, Cobbs Creek GC - Paul Hicks, Juniata GC   38-45 83 19 Jeff Brodsky, Cobbs Creek GC - Paul Hicks, Juniata GC          
19 Rob Martin, Rancocas GC - Earl Henderson, Whitford CC   36-47 83 20 Rob Martin, Rancocas GC - Earl Henderson, Whitford CC