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  2012 PPGA Senior Open Amateur Championship
  Final Results
Kimberton, PA - Buck Jones captured his 3rd Philadelphia Senior Open Amateur Championship at Kimberton GC defeating Ken Mangin in a one hole playoff.  Jones and Mangin both posted scores of 1-over par 71 to qualify for the playoff.  The playoff started on the 516-yard par-5 fifteenth hole and Jones was able to convert his birdie chance to claim the top prize.  The victory for Jones was his seventh PPGA title also winning the Publinks Championship in 2007 and 2008, and teamed with Jim Yenser to win both the Philadelphia Better-Ball Championship in 2007 and the Publinks Better-Ball Championship in 2009.
     Jones, who also captured the title in 2005 and 2009, was first to post 71 and was the clubhouse leader before Mangin, playing in the final group, posted his 71 to tie.  Jones' round started slow with bogies on three of the first four holes.  After a bogey at the 192 yard, par 3, fourth, Jones answered with a birdie on the 419-yard, par-4 fifth to get his round going in the right direction.  Jones would post a bogey on hole seven and a birdie on the par-3 ninth to make the turn in 2-over par.  Jones would bogey the difficult 208-yard, par-3, fourteenth before finishing strong with birdies on sixteen and seventeen for his 1-over par total of 71.
     Mangin was able to weather two double bogies in his round to tie Jones at 71.  After a bogey on the 416-yard, par-3 second, Mangin answered with a birdie on the 390-yard, dogleg right third hole.  Mangin's first double bogey came on the 389-yard, par-4 eighth hole to make the turn in 2-over par.  Mangin's second double bogey of the round came at the 344-yard, uphill, dogleg left par-4, twelfth.  After pars on thirteen and fourteen, Mangin knew he needed a strong finish to catch Jones.  Mangin did just that with birdies on three of his last four holes including seventeen and eighteen to finish at 1-over par, 71.  With his second place finish, Mangin clinched PPGA Senior Player of the Year honors.
     Mangin was low finisher and champion of the 50-59 age division.  Jeff Paige was runner-up with a score of 73 and in a three-way tie for third at 74 was John Nottage, Chris Hunger and Ansley Jessup.
     Jones was the winner of the 60-69 age group, topping seven-time senior class champion Ken Gaskill by four shots.  Jim Prendergast, Bob Fritz and 2006 and 2007 class champion, Mike Dutill, tied for third with rounds of 77.
     Jim Sherratt, successfully defended his title in the 70+ age group defeating 2010 70+ class champion, Ron Hipple by one shot.
     Jeff Paige was the champion in the net division of the championship.  Jim McCairns finished second and Bill Erskine and Rick Ames finished tied for third.
mangin 2012 senior
PPGA Senior 50-59 Class Champion Ken Mangin
50-59 Age Group
1 Ken Mangin, PPGA 36-35 71 1 Ken Mangin, PPGA
2 Jeff Paige, Bellewood GC 38-35 73 2 Jeff Paige, Bellewood GC
3 John Nottage, Commonwealth National GC 37-37 74 3 John Nottage, Commonwealth National GC
3 Chris Hunger, Wedgwood GC 37-37 74 4 Chris Hunger, Wedgwood GC
3 Ansley Jessup, Rancocas GC 36-38 74 5 Ansley Jessup, Rancocas GC
6 Tony Carroll, Unaffiliated 37-38 75 6 Tony Carroll, Unaffiliated
7 Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC 40-38 78 7 Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC
7 John Blackmon, Juniata GC 39-39 78 8 John Blackmon, Juniata GC
9 Bill Cregar, Wedgwood GC 37-42 79 9 Bill Cregar, Wedgwood GC
9 Larry Wiacek, Galen Hall GC 41-38 79 10 Larry Wiacek, Galen Hall GC
9 Bob Weisbecker, Meadow Brook GC 39-40 79 11 Bob Weisbecker, Meadow Brook GC
12 Rick Barry, Cobbs Creek GC 39-42 81 12 Rick Barry, Cobbs Creek GC
12 Jeff Lysek, Five Ponds GC 40-41 81 13 Jeff Lysek, Five Ponds GC
12 Mike Harms, Cobbs Creek GC 41-40 81 14 Mike Harms, Cobbs Creek GC
12 Paul Cornely, Cobbs Creek GC 43-38 81 15 Paul Cornely, Cobbs Creek GC
16 Mike Millar, Jeffersonville GC 43-39 82 16 Mike Millar, Jeffersonville GC
16 Glen Schreiner, PPGA 43-39 82 17 Glen Schreiner, PPGA
18 Leon Kowalski, Spring Hollow GC 40-43 83 18 Leon Kowalski, Spring Hollow GC
18 Tom Faro, John F. Byrne GC 39-44 83 19 Tom Faro, John F. Byrne GC
18 Carlos Silva, Walnut Lane GC 43-40 83 20 Carlos Silva, Walnut Lane GC
21 Gerry Franco, Kimberton GC 41-43 84 21 Gerry Franco, Kimberton GC
22 Walt Humphries, Linfield National GC 44-42 86 22 Walt Humphries, Linfield National GC
23 Dan Falcone, PPGA 43-45 88 23 Dan Falcone, PPGA
24 Gerry Nelson, Five Ponds GC 44-46 90 24 Gerry Nelson, Five Ponds GC
24 Ted Nunez, Cobbs Creek GC 45-45 90 25 Ted Nunez, Cobbs Creek GC
26 Robert Konczyk, Unaffiliated 54-49 103 26 Robert Konczyk, Unaffiliated
  Bob Roehrs, Jeffersonville GC   DNS Tim McNerney, Westover GC
  Rich Umani, Honeybrook GC   WD Michael Kulinski, Unaffiliated
buck 2012 senior
PPGA Senior 60-69 Class and Overall Champion Buck Jones
60-69 Age Group
1 *Buck Jones, Linfield National GC 36-35 71 27 *Buck Jones, Linfield National GC
2 Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC 36-39 75 28 Ken Gaskill, Ramblewood GC
3 Jim Prendergast, PPGA 38-39 77 29 Jim Prendergast, PPGA
3 Mike Dutill, Unaffiliated 40-37 77 30 Mike Dutill, Unaffiliated
3 Bob Fritz, Blue Bell CC 40-37 77 31 Bob Fritz, Blue Bell CC
6 Tom Mairone, PPGA 37-41 78 32 Tom Mairone, PPGA
7 Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC 39-40 79 33 Ken Hayman, Kimberton GC
7 Terry Law, Yardley CC 41-38 79 34 Terry Law, Yardley CC
9 Jim McCairns, Cobbs Creek GC 40-40 80 35 Jim McCairns, Cobbs Creek GC
10 Naz Gagliardi, Bensalem CC 38-44 82 36 Naz Gagliardi, Bensalem CC
11 John Brooks, Cobbs Creek GC 45-39 84 37 John Brooks, Cobbs Creek GC
11 Steve Owens, Sr., John F.Byrne GC 40-44 84 38 Steve Owens, Sr., John F.Byrne GC
13 Tom Mallouk, Lookaway GC 41-44 85 39 Tom Mallouk, Lookaway GC
14 Michael Gerhardt, Paxon Hollow GC 46-41 87 40 Michael Gerhardt, Paxon Hollow GC
15 WD Horan, Middletown CC 46-42 88 41 WD Horan, Middletown CC
16 John Paul, Ramblewood GC 51-40 91 42 John Paul, Ramblewood GC
17 Bruce Doherty, Middletown CC 49-48 97 43 Bruce Doherty, Middletown CC
  Jon Mabry, Moorestown FC   NC
*Captured overall championship in one-hole playoff
sherratt 2012 senior
PPGA Senior 70+ Class Champion Jim Sherratt
70+ Age Group
1 Jim Sherratt, PPGA 37-43 80 44 Jim Sherratt, PPGA
2 Ron Hipple, Bensalem CC 41-40 81 45 Ron Hipple, Bensalem CC
3 Jack Donnelly, Bensalem CC 43-41 84 46 Jack Donnelly, Bensalem CC
4 Charles Germain, Mays Landing GC 47-45 92 47 Charles Germain, Mays Landing GC
Net Division
HDCP Net Score
1 Jeff Paige, Bellewood GC 38-35 73 7.6 65.4
2 Jim McCairns, Cobbs Creek GC 40-40 80 12.5 67.5
3 Bill Erskine, Walnut Lane GC 40-38 78 7.7 70.3
3 Rick Ames, PPGA 43-40 83 12.7 70.3
5 Ron Hipple, Bensalem CC 40-41 81 10.5 70.5
6 Tony Carroll, Unaffiliated 37-38 75 3.5 71.5
7 Tom Mairone, PPGA 37-41 78 5.9 72.1
8 Aaron Rosenzweig, Five Ponds GC 44-44 88 15.7 72.3
9 Mike Cavanaugh, Cobbs Creek GC 43-41 84 11.5 72.5
10 Steve Owens, Sr., John F.Byrne GC 40-44 84 9.8 74.2
10 John Siegrist, Cobbs Creek GC 41-42 83 8.8 74.2
12 Jim Sherratt, PPGA 37-43 80 5.0 75.0
13 Larry Wiacek, Galen Hall GC 41-38 79 3.9 75.1
14 Bill Vogt, Cobbs Creek GC 49-45 94 17.3 76.7
15 John Brooks, Cobbs Creek GC 45-39 84 7.2 76.8
16 Jerry Haas, Cobbs Creek GC 44-45 89 11.1 77.9
17 Dan Falcone, PPGA 43-45 88 9.8 78.2
17 Hank Collins, Unaffiliated 48-47 95 16.8 78.2
17 Tom Faro, John F. Byrne GC 39-44 83 4.8 78.2
20 Jeff Kallberg, Cobbs Creek GC 41-47 88 9.2 78.8
21 Ted Nunez, Cobbs Creek GC 45-45 90 10.3 79.7
22 WD Horan, Middletown CC 46-42 88 6.7 81.3
23 Gerry Nelson, Five Ponds GC 44-46 90 7.3 82.7
24 Bruce Doherty, Middletown CC 49-48 97 13.6 83.4