GAP honored its champions and award winners from the 2023 tournament season during the 18th Player’s Dinner at St. Davids Golf Club.
Below is a list of the honorees:
GAP
BMW GAP Team Matches – Huntingdon Valley Country Club
BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship – Michael Crowley, Briarwood
Brewer Cup
Senior – Bob Beck, Lehigh
Super Senior – Chris Clauson, LuLu
Frank H. Chapman Cup
Senior – John Barry, Lancaster
Super Senior – Steve Walczak, Wilmington
Christman Cup – John Stevenson, LuLu
Deeg Sezna
Junior Boys’
Gross – Steve Walczak/Jeff Homer, Wilmington
Net – Jeff Ciconte/Anthony Ciconte, Wilmington
Junior-Junior Boys’
Gross – John Lalley/William Quartermain, Llanerch
Net – Andrew Achenbach/Sebastian Leone, Phoenixville/Radnor Valley
Mixed
Gross – *Meghan Adams/Matt Homer, Wilmington
Net – *Meredith Finger/Joe Dulka, DuPont
Parent/Child (Middle)
Father/Son – *Mark Lafond/Matt Lafond, Blue Bell
Father/Daughter – Jeff Hollander/Taylor Hollander, Kennett Square
Parent/Child (Older)
Championship – Sean Semenetz/Gregg Semenetz, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Sea Trail
Super Senior – Jimmy Muller/Max Muller, Manufacturers’
Super Senior Father/Daughter – Wendy Ott/Tim Vellrath, USGA/GAP GC/Sun City Hilton Head
Parent/Child (Younger)
Father/Son Junior – Greg Smith/Kasim Narinesingh-Smith, Radley Run & Michael Zieg/Drew Zieg, Kennett Square
Father/Son Junior-Junior – Tom Lane/Jackson Lane, Riverton
Junior Father/Daughter – John Schaefer/Jewel Schaefer, Lookaway
Junior-Junior Father/Daughter – Nicolette Bottos/Pete Bottos, Rolling Green
Junior Mother/Son – Denise Lynam/Max Riviere, Rolling Green
Junior-Junior Mother/Son – Henry Sokol/Kimberly Sokol, Green Valley
Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship
Gross – Zak Drescher/Conor Gilbert, Bent Creek
Net – *Ben Wiseman/Chris McCann, Talamore/Skippack
Four-Player Team
Men’s Gross – Jared Palubinski, Ian Shollenberger, Albert Evans & Bailey Sophy, Schuylkill
Men’s Net – Joe Zulli, Bob Moore, Frank Kohute & Ed Hanzel, Trump National – Philadelphia
Women’s Gross – Grace Battista, Glen Mills; Jackie Beck, Lehigh; Mary Kate Lynch, USGA/GAP GC; Katrin Wolfe, Northampton
Women’s Net – Tracey MacGown, Laurie Stewart, Kate Anderson & Lucinda Dealtry, Saucon Valley
Francis X. Hussey Memorial
Junior Boys’ – *Ian Larsen/Seiji Sako, Honeybrook/McCall
Junior-Junior Boys’ – Jackson Lane/Gavin Lane, Riverton
Harry Hammond Award – Jeff Homer, Wilmington
Jock MacKenzie Memorial
Junior Boys’ – *Michael Deussing, Jericho National
Junior-Junior Boys’ – Max Leung, White Manor
Junior Girls’ – Gabi Courtney, Sunnybrook
Junior Boys’ Championship – John Stevenson, LuLu
Junior Sportsperson of the Year – Nathan Guertler, Merion
Junior Team Championship – Wilmington
Marston Cup – Drew Garis, North Hills
Middle-Amateur Championship – Dave Mecca, Glen Oak
Mixed Foursomes Championship
Gross – *Jessica Weikel/Billy Reube, Huntingdon Valley
Net – Mark Wachter/Lauren Klick, DuPont
Net Championship
Men – Joseph Orsulak, Olde Homestead
Women – Danielle Bell, McCall
Open Championship – Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green
Joseph H. Patterson Cup – *Logan Paczewski, Huntsville
Senior Amateur Championship – Chip Lutz, LedgeRock
Super Senior Amateur – Brian Rothaus, Five Ponds
Senior Silver Cross – Jeff Frazier, Carlisle
Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
Gross
Senior – Paul Rogowicz/Greg Buliga, Yardley
Super Senior – *Joseph Russo/Mark Walker, Running Deer/Laurel Creek
Net
Senior – Mike Quick/Joe Roeder, Little Mill/Merion
Super Senior – Bill Erskine/Mike Dutill, Philadelphia Publinks/Walnut Lane
Senior Four-Man Team
Gross – Greg Buliga, Paul Rogowicz, Chris Clauson & Glenn Smeraglio, Yardley/LuLu
Net – Jeff Bergeman, Mark Vernot, Tom Gergel, & Mike Falcone, Hershey’s Mill Golf Club
Silver Cross – Troy Vannucci, Little Mill
Super-Senior Silver Cross – Roc Irey, LuLu
Francis B. Warner Cup
Senior – Jeff Hudson, Olde Homestead
Super Senior – Roc Irey, LuLu
Winter Series Players of the Year
Amateur Gross – Joe Zulli, Trump National – Philadelphia
Amateur Net – Greg Smith, Radley Run
Senior Gross – Dave West, Philadelphia Publinks
Senior Net – Bill Erskine, Philadelphia Publinks
Women’s Gross – Muffy McCabe, French Creek
Women’s Net – Allison Kellock, Flourtown
Women’s Amateur Championship – Anna Kittelson, GAP Oaks Club
Women’s Spring Scramble
First Flight – Grace Battista, Glen Mills; Jackie Beck, Lehigh; Mary Kate Lynch, USGA/GAP GC; Katrin Wolfe, Northampton
Second Flight – Natalie Sokoloski, Donna Long, Karen Kempinski & Melissa Define, Wyoming Valley
Third Flight – Heather Shannon, Kristen Sugarman, Amy Vannozzi, Ashley Schmitz, Cherry Valley
GAP/AGA
Ben Marshall Spring Four-Ball
Amateur Division: *Matthew Dougherty/Patrick Mitchell, Glenmaura National/Pocono Farms
Senior Division: *Kenneth Bolcavage/Art Brunn, Jr., Elkview/Wyoming Valley
Super-Senior Division: Richard Berry/Joseph Weiscarger, Fox Hill/Wyoming Valley
Founders Four-Ball
Amateur Division: *Tom Biscotti/John Mikiewicz, Wyoming Valley/Fox Hill
Senior Division: Mark Czerniakowski/Santo Lafoca, LuLu/Huntsville
Super-Senior Division: Robin Bonda/Tom Miller, StoneHedge/Wemberly Hills
John Moore Memorial Tournament
Championship Division: Doug Nardella/Michael Peregrim, Jr., Elmhurst/StoneHedge
First Flight: Joe Diskin/Bill Pasqualichio, Jr. StoneHedge
Junior Tournament of Champions
Boys’ Division: Alec Hamilton, Scranton
Girls’ Division: Gwendolyn Powell, Elmhurst
Men’s Coal Scuttle Championship
Glen Oak Country Club
Individual medalist: David Mecca, Glen Oak
Modified Stableford Tournament
Amateur Division: Nathan Fry/Scott Kalamar, Green Pond
Senior Division: David Blichar/Jeff Hudson, Olde Homestead
Super-Senior Division: Greg Manton/Tom White, Buck Hill Falls
Over/Under 50 Tournament
*James Egan/Joe Ferretti, Glen Oak/Scranton
Sam Spencer Four-Ball
Amateur Division: *Dave Maddock/Kyle Williams, Glen Oak
Senior Division: Kenneth Bolcavage/Art Brunn, Jr., Elkview/Wyoming Valley
Super-Senior Division: *Anthony Andrejko/Walter Savitts, StoneHedge/Wemberly Hills
Senior Coal Scuttle Championship
Huntsville Golf Club
Individual medalist: Dave Blichar, Olde Homestead
Spring Stroke Play
Amateur Division: Eric Plisko, Wyoming Valley
Senior Division: Brian Corbett, Scranton
Super-Senior Division: Michael Heck, Elkview
Stroke Play Championship
Amateur Division: *David Mecca, Glen Oak
Senior Division: Edward Knight, Elmhurst
Super-Senior Division: Larry Pritchard, Olde Homestead
Super-Senior Coal Scuttle Championship
Elkview Country Club
Individual medalist: Mike Heck, Elkview
Women’s Coal Scuttle Championship
Huntsville Golf Club
Individual medalist: Molly Gorman, Wyoming Valley
USGA Qualifiers
U.S. Girls’ Junior: Gwendolyn Powell, Elmhurst
U.S. Senior Amateur: Art Brunn, Jr., Wyoming Valley
U.S. Senior Open: Eric Williams, Honesdale
GAP/DSGA
Amateur – *Blake Micholas, Kings Creek
Four-Ball – Morgan Lofland/Jackson Debusschere, Phoenixville/The Springhaven Club
Junior Boys’ – Jeff Homer, Wilmington
Junior Girls’ – Reagan Garnsey, Wild Quail
Middle-Amateur – TBD
Women’s Middle-Amateur – TBD
Mid-Open – TBD
Open – Michael Chanaud, The Peninsula
Senior Amateur – Ron Jamarowicz, DuPont
Senior Four-Ball – Tom Hyland/Bob Arthur, Little Mill/Tavistock
Super Senior – Steve Walczak, Wilmington
USGA Qualifiers
U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
Avery McCrery, Wilmington
U.S. Girls’ Junior
Sawyer Brockstedt, Kings Creek
Avery McCrery, Wilmington
U.S. Women’s Amateur
Sawyer Brockstedt, Kings Creek
Christina Carroll, USGA/GAP GC
Sarah Lydic, Bear Trap Dunes
U.S. Mid-Amateur
Amory Davis, Bidermann
U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
Katherine Sahm, DuPont
*-determined in playoff
