14th Hole, Cobbs Creek GC |
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2011 PPGA
Publinks Championship |
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Final Results |
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Norristown, PA - Scott McNeil, Cobbs Creek GC, fresh off advancing to the
quarterfinals of the GAP Amateur, went out in the first group and posted a
score that no one could catch. His up
and down round featured four birdies and five bogeys. The Publinks Championship was the first
for McNeil in only his second PPGA event.
He teamed with his father in the Philadelphia Better-Ball Championship
earlier this month and earned a third place finish. |
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McNeil, starting on the first hole, got
off to a slow start, bogeying the first two holes. After getting one of the shots back with a birdie at the 302
yard, uphill, par-4 third, McNeil played steady golf and finished the front-9
with six straight pars. After a
perfect drive on the 353, yard, par-4 tenth, McNeil made an uncharacteristic
mistake by fanning his 60-yard approach into the green-side bunker. After failing to get up-and-down and
falling back to 2-over for the round McNeil knew it was time to make a move
if he was going to have a chance.
After pars at eleven and twelve, the eventual winner posted
back-to-back birdies at thirteen and fourteen to get back to even par for the
day. After bogies at fifteen and
seventeen, McNeil was able to post a birdie on the 544 yard, par-5 home hole
for his winning score of 71. |
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The closest pursuer to McNeil was
Wedgwood GC's Jim Gillespie.
Gillespie opened with a double-bogey at the difficult 440-yard par-4
first but managed four straight pars before stringing together three straight
birdies at holes six, seven and eight.
After a bogey at the 384-yard, par-4 ninth, Gillespie was at even par
for the round. Consecutive bogeys at
eleven, twelve and thirteen dropped Gillespie back to 3-over. Knowing he needed a great finish to catch
McNeil, Gillespie birdied the long, 220-yard, par-3 fifteenth to get to one
back. But after tripping up with a
bogey on the 436-yard par-4 seventeenth, Gillespie knew his chance to win had
passed and settled for a round of 73, two shots behind McNeil. The Publinks Championship was Gillespie's
second PPGA runner-up finish, losing out to Shawn Lavin in a playoff at last
year's PPGA Mid-Amateur Championship. |
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A trio of players, Steve Owens, Jr.,
Steve Owens, III and Mike Carr, finished in a tie for third, three shots back
of McNeil. Owens, Jr., the event's
defending champion, highlighted his round with a hole-out eagle at the
ninth. Carr was looking for magic at
Jeffersonville GC, where he defeated Steve Owens, Jr. to capture last year's
PPGA Match Play Championship. The T-3
finish for Owens III was his best PPGA finish in his second year of PPGA
competition. |
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Jim Prendergast had the best round in
the senior division besting the 50-59 age group by seven shots with a round
of even par, 70. Starting on the
ninth, the senior champion played solid golf all day. But after bogeys on seventeen and eighteen
Prendergast headed to the first at 2-over for the round. Those bogies would be the final blemishes
on the winner's card as Prendergast posted birdies at the third and the fifth
against all pars to cap his winning round. |
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Finishing in a two-way tie for second at
77 was 2010 Philadelphia Senior Open Amateur Champion, Tony Carroll and Bob
Stewart, Westover GC. In a three-way
tie for third were two Rancocas GC players, Ansley Jessup and Jay Davidson
along with Glen Schreiner from The Club at Patriot's Glen. |
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Terry Law, Yardley CC, emerged
victorious in both the Super-Senior Division, for players sixty years of age
and older, and the Net Division. The
round was the first ever for Law at Jeffersonville. The champion found the gold course to his liking as he posted
three birdies against four bogies and one double-bogey for his winning score
of 73. Finishing second in the
Super-Senior Division, two shots back of Law was Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC,
who teamed with Mark Battista earlier this month to capture the Senior
Division of the Philadelphia Better-Ball Championship at Cobbs Creek GC. Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC finished third
and Tom Mallouk, Lookaway GC was fourth. |
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Bruce Schaffer, Valley Brook GC,
finished runner-up in the net division.
Steve Owens, Sr., Raven's Claw GC, finished third and Dan Falcone was
fourth. |
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2011 Publinks
Champion, Scott McNeil |
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Championship Division |
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1 |
Scott
McNeil, Cobbs Creek GC |
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36-35 |
71 |
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Scott McNeil, Cobbs Creek GC |
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2 |
Jim Gillespie, Wedgwood GC |
35-38 |
73 |
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Jim Gillespie, Wedgwood GC |
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3 |
Steve
Owens, Jr., John F. Byrne GC |
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36-38 |
74 |
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Steve Owens, Jr., John F. Byrne GC |
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3 |
Mike
Carr, Plymouth CC |
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35-39 |
74 |
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Mike Carr, Plymouth CC |
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3 |
Steve Owens, III, John F. Byrne GC |
35-39 |
74 |
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Steve Owens, III, John F. Byrne GC |
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6 |
Ken
Matt, Unaffiliated |
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37-38 |
75 |
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Ken Matt, Unaffiliated |
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6 |
Brian
Fisher, Jeffersonville GC |
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40-35 |
75 |
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Brian Fisher, Jeffersonville GC |
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6 |
Buck Jones, Blue Bell CC |
40-35 |
75 |
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Buck Jones, Blue Bell CC |
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6 |
Greg
Jarmas, Cobbs Creek GC |
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39-36 |
75 |
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Greg Jarmas, Cobbs Creek GC |
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10 |
Brian Degnan, Cobbs Creek GC |
37-39 |
76 |
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Brian Degnan, Cobbs Creek GC |
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10 |
Jason
Loehrs, Cobbs Creek GC |
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39-37 |
76 |
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Jason Loehrs, Cobbs Creek GC |
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10 |
Fran
McDonald, White Oak CC |
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38-38 |
76 |
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Fran McDonald, White Oak CC |
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13 |
David Fardon, Unaffiliated |
41-36 |
77 |
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David Fardon, Unaffiliated |
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13 |
Harry
Proietto, Jeffersonville GC |
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41-36 |
77 |
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Harry Proietto, Jeffersonville GC |
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13 |
Pete
Boylan, FDR GC |
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39-38 |
77 |
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Pete Boylan, FDR GC |
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13 |
John Kopacz, Jeffersonville GC |
38-39 |
77 |
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John Kopacz, Jeffersonville GC |
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13 |
Mike
Brown, Lookaway GC |
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38-39 |
77 |
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Mike Brown, Lookaway GC |
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13 |
Greg
Solley, Unaffiliated |
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40-37 |
77 |
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Greg Solley, Unaffiliated |
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19 |
Ari
Flaisher McCall GC |
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38-40 |
78 |
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Ari Flaisher McCall GC |
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20 |
Charles
Ortlip, Bensalem CC |
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42-37 |
79 |
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Charles Ortlip, Bensalem CC |
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20 |
Bob
Britton, Hickory Valley GC |
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40-39 |
79 |
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Bob Britton, Hickory Valley GC |
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20 |
Michael
Meiswich, Penn Oaks CC |
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39-40 |
79 |
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Michael Meiswich, Penn Oaks CC |
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20 |
Chris Thude, Torresdale-Frankford CC |
38-41 |
79 |
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Chris Thude, Torresdale-Frankford CC |
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20 |
Shawn
Lavin, Unaffiliated |
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40-39 |
79 |
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Shawn Lavin, Unaffiliated |
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20 |
Derek
Isbrandt, Arogolf |
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40-39 |
79 |
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Derek Isbrandt, Arogolf |
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26 |
Duane
Pinnock, Rivercrest GC |
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39-41 |
80 |
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Duane Pinnock, Rivercrest GC |
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26 |
Andrew
Rumble, Unaffiliated |
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38-42 |
80 |
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Andrew Rumble, Unaffiliated |
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26 |
Jack Scholz, Cobbs Creek GC |
39-41 |
80 |
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Jack Scholz, Cobbs Creek GC |
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26 |
Bill
Rolli, Lederach GC |
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41-39 |
80 |
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Bill Rolli, Lederach GC |
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26 |
John
Burke, Running Deer GC |
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40-40 |
80 |
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John Burke, Running Deer GC |
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26 |
Mike
Pszczola, Glenwood CC |
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41-39 |
80 |
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Mike Pszczola, Glenwood CC |
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32 |
Adam
Rogers, Unaffiliated |
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39-42 |
81 |
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Adam Rogers, Unaffiliated |
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32 |
Kyle
Durham, Burlington CC |
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39-42 |
81 |
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Kyle Durham, Burlington CC |
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32 |
Bill Turner, Cobbs Creek GC |
40-41 |
81 |
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Bill Turner, Cobbs Creek GC |
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32 |
Mark
Baker, St. David's GC |
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42-39 |
81 |
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Mark Baker, St. David's GC |
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32 |
Brian
Hartsell, Unaffiliated |
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37-44 |
81 |
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Brian Hartsell, Unaffiliated |
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32 |
Dan
Falcone, PPGA |
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38-43 |
81 |
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Dan Falcone, PPGA |
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38 |
Matt
Zahora, Unaffiliated |
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40-45 |
85 |
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Matt Zahora, Unaffiliated |
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38 |
CJ
Bell, Unaffiliated |
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40-45 |
85 |
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CJ Bell, Unaffiliated |
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40 |
Ron Bonefant, McCall
G&CC |
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40-46 |
86 |
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40 |
Domenic Ritorto,
Unaffiliated |
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39-47 |
86 |
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Chris McCool,
Unaffiliated |
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41-45 |
86 |
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43 |
Rick Wright, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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43-44 |
87 |
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43 |
Drew Krupp, Unaffiliated |
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44-43 |
87 |
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45 |
Scott Ruddy, Bensalem CC |
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46-42 |
88 |
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45 |
Corey Smith, Kimberton GC |
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43-45 |
88 |
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47 |
Jason Kowalski, Makefield
Highlands GC |
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40-49 |
89 |
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47 |
Sean Lenhart,
Unaffiliated |
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44-45 |
89 |
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49 |
Alex Bilinski,
Unaffiliated |
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43-48 |
91 |
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49 |
Pat Bradley, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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43-48 |
91 |
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49 |
Lee Sutherland, Five
Ponds GC |
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45-46 |
91 |
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Mike Millar, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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44-47 |
91 |
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49 |
Anthony Randazzo,
Unaffiliated |
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50-41 |
91 |
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54 |
Mitch Stead, Meadow Brook
GC |
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50-42 |
92 |
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55 |
Christopher Johnson,
Chesapeake Bay GC |
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45-48 |
93 |
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56 |
Matthew Reusche,
Unaffiliated |
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45-49 |
94 |
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57 |
Patrick Lynch,
Unaffiliated |
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58-55 |
113 |
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Jordan Claffey, Makefield
Highlands GC |
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DNS |
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Stephen Gangloff,
Centerton GC |
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DNS |
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Todd Joseph, Unaffiliated |
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WD |
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Damian Anzaldo, Kennett
Square GC |
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WD |
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Chris Hunger, Wedgwood GC |
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WD |
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Lance Oberparleiter,
Little Mill CC |
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WD |
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Chris Pszczola, Glenwood
CC |
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WD |
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Jim Conway, FDR GC |
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WD |
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Mike Rosci, Llanerch CC |
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WD |
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Ken Wonica, Glenwood CC |
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WD |
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2011 Senior Publinks Champion, Jim Prendergast |
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Senior Division (50-59) |
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1 |
Jim
Prendergast, PPGA |
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33-37 |
70 |
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Jim Prendergast, PPGA |
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2 |
Bob
Stewart, Westover GC |
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36-41 |
77 |
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Bob Stewart, Westover GC |
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2 |
Tony
Carroll, Unaffiliated |
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38-39 |
77 |
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Tony Carroll, Unaffiliated |
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4 |
Jay
Davidson, Rancocas GC |
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41-39 |
80 |
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Jay Davidson, Rancocas GC |
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4 |
Glenn
Schreiner, The Club @ Patriot's Glen |
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40-40 |
80 |
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Glenn Schreiner, The Club @ Patriot's
Glen |
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4 |
Ansley
Jessup, Rancocas GC |
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42-38 |
80 |
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Ansley Jessup, Rancocas GC |
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7 |
Eric
Weed, Wedgwood GC |
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36-45 |
81 |
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Eric Weed, Wedgwood GC |
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7 |
Chet
Coupe, Pinecrest GC |
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40-41 |
81 |
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Chet Coupe, Pinecrest GC |
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7 |
Mike
Dutill, Horsham Valley GC |
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40-41 |
81 |
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Mike Dutill, Horsham Valley GC |
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10 |
Jeff
Paige, Bellewood GC |
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42-40 |
82 |
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Jeff Paige, Bellewood GC |
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10 |
Bill
Erskine, Walnut Lane GC |
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42-40 |
82 |
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Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC |
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12 |
Jim
Atkins, Jeffersonville GC |
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40-43 |
83 |
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Jim Atkins, Jeffersonville GC |
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12 |
Dennis
Begley, Lederach GC |
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43-40 |
83 |
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Dennis Begley, Lederach GC |
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14 |
Tom
Faro, John F. Byrne GC |
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43-42 |
85 |
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Tom Faro, John F. Byrne GC |
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14 |
Bob
Weisbecker, Meadow Brook GC |
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43-42 |
85 |
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Bob Weisbecker, Meadow Brook GC |
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16 |
Mark Smith, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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47-45 |
92 |
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16 |
Walt Humphries, Linfield
National GC |
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45-47 |
92 |
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18 |
Jerry Haas, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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56-46 |
102 |
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Paul Hicks, Juniata GC |
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WD |
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Mike Owsik, M Golf |
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WD |
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2011 Publinks Super-Senior and Net Champion, Terry Law |
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Super Senior Division (60+) |
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1 |
Terry
Law, Yardley CC |
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38-35 |
73 |
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Terry Law, Yardley CC |
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2 |
Ken
Gaskill, Ramblewood GC |
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36-39 |
75 |
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Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC |
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3 |
Ken
Hayman, Kimberton GC |
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39-39 |
78 |
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Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC |
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4 |
Tom
Mallouk, Lookaway GC |
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41-38 |
79 |
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Tom Mallouk, Lookaway GC |
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5 |
George
Griffin, Town & Country GC |
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39-41 |
80 |
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George Griffin, Town & Country GC |
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5 |
Steve
Owens, Sr., Ravens Claw GC |
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37-43 |
80 |
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Steve Owens, Sr., Ravens Claw GC |
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7 |
Doug
Surine, Meadow Brook GC |
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40-42 |
82 |
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Doug Surine, Meadow Brook GC |
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8 |
Jon
Mabry, Moorestown Field Club |
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44-39 |
83 |
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Jon Mabry, Moorestown Field Club |
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8 |
Tom
Mairone, Cobbs Creek GC |
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41-42 |
83 |
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Tom Mairone, Cobbs Creek GC |
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10 |
WD
Horan, Middletown CC |
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43-41 |
84 |
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WD Horan, Middletown CC |
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11 |
Robert
Fritz, Blue Bell CC |
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38-47 |
85 |
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Robert Fritz, Blue Bell CC |
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12 |
Robert Agran, PPGA |
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45-43 |
88 |
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12 |
John Paul, Ramblewood GC |
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42-46 |
88 |
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14 |
Jerry Scally, PPGA |
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45-49 |
94 |
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Net Division |
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HDCP |
Net Score |
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1 |
Terry Law, Yardley CC |
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38-35 |
73 |
7.2 |
65.8 |
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Bruce Schaffer, Valley
Brook GC |
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39-41 |
80 |
13.5 |
66.5 |
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3 |
Steve Owens, Sr., Ravens
Claw GC |
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37-43 |
80 |
10.0 |
70.0 |
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4 |
Dan Falcone, PPGA |
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38-43 |
81 |
9.6 |
71.4 |
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5 |
Tony Carroll,
Unaffiliated |
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38-39 |
77 |
5.1 |
71.9 |
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6 |
Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC |
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39-39 |
78 |
5.8 |
72.2 |
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7 |
WD Horan, Middletown CC |
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43-41 |
84 |
11.3 |
72.7 |
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8 |
Jay Davidson, Rancocas GC |
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41-39 |
80 |
6.4 |
73.6 |
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9 |
Jim Atkins,
Jeffersonville GC |
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40-43 |
83 |
8.9 |
74.1 |
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10 |
Ken Curtis, Paxon Hollow
GC |
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42-45 |
87 |
12.7 |
74.3 |
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11 |
Tom Mallouk, Lookaway GC |
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41-38 |
79 |
4.6 |
74.4 |
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12 |
Ted Nunez, Cobbs Creek GC |
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42-42 |
84 |
8.8 |
75.2 |
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13 |
Will DeGothseir, Cobbs
Creek GC |
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39-45 |
84 |
7.6 |
76.4 |
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14 |
Tom Faro, John F. Byrne
GC |
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43-42 |
85 |
8.4 |
76.6 |
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15 |
Jeff Brodsky, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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47-45 |
92 |
15.1 |
76.9 |
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16 |
Dennis Begley, Lederach
GC |
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44-40 |
84 |
6.8 |
77.2 |
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17 |
Tom Mairone, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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41-42 |
83 |
5.7 |
77.3 |
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18 |
Robert Agran, PPGA |
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45-43 |
88 |
10.3 |
77.7 |
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19 |
Ron Bonefant, McCall
G&CC |
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40-46 |
86 |
8.2 |
77.8 |
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20 |
Bill Casey, Unaffiliated |
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46-43 |
89 |
11.1 |
77.9 |
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21 |
CJ Bell, Unaffiliated |
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40-45 |
85 |
6.4 |
78.6 |
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21 |
Pat Bradley, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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43-48 |
91 |
12.4 |
78.6 |
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23 |
John Paul, Ramblewood GC |
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42-46 |
88 |
7.5 |
80.5 |
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24 |
Matt Rocchino,
Jeffersonville GC |
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44-45 |
89 |
6.2 |
82.8 |
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24 |
Jason Carr, Rivercrest
Golf & Preserve |
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47-50 |
97 |
14.2 |
82.8 |
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26 |
Jerry Scally, PPGA |
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45-49 |
94 |
10.8 |
83.2 |
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27 |
Jerry Haas, Cobbs Creek
GC |
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56-46 |
102 |
12.2 |
89.8 |
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28 |
Bret Wade, Meadow Brook
GC |
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54-46 |
100 |
9.9 |
90.1 |
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29 |
Patrick Lynch,
Unaffiliated |
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58-55 |
113 |
9.8 |
103.2 |
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Rick Ames, PPGA |
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DQ |
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Damian Anzaldo, Kennett
Square GC |
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WD |
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