Michael Lugiano, less than 24 hours removed from winning the 74th Delaware Amateur Championship, earned medalist honors in Open Championship Qualifying at Radnor Valley Country Club (par 70, 6,513 yards) Thursday.
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Lugiano, 19, of Jackson Township, Pa., earned one of 22 qualifying positions and ties available for the Championship proper. The cut line stopped at 3-over-par 73 by day’s end.
The 121st Open Championship will take place July 16-17 at Bidermann Golf Course in Wilmington, Del.
Open Championship
The Philadelphia Open is the third oldest championship of its kind in the country, behind only the U.S. Open and Western Open. It formed at the behest of the best – professionals that is. “Professional golfers in and around Philadelphia have some cause for satisfaction in that their claims to official recognition have at last been acknowledged. The Golf Association of Philadelphia announces a tournament for the pros to be held over the links of the Philadelphia Cricket Club at Wissahickon Heights Oct. 23-24,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in 1903. GAP Magazine profiled the Philadelphia Open in its Summer 2024 issue.
GAP
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The organization’s 345 Member Clubs and 130,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
Qualifiers | |
Name, club | Score |
(a) Michael Lugiano, Huntsville Golf Club | 68 |
(a) Matthew Zerfass, Brookside CC of Allentown | 69 |
(a) Charlie Barrickman, Radley Run Country Club | 69 |
John Cooper, Green Valley Country Club | 70 |
(a) Albert Evans, Schuylkill Country Club | 70 |
(a) Jack Homer, Wilmington Country Club | 70 |
(a) Timmy Brooks, Gulph Mills Golf Club | 70 |
(a) Nicolas Gaughan, Concord Country Club | 70 |
(a) Noah Moelter, Blue Bell Country Club | 70 |
(a) Ryan Cass, Hidden Creek Golf Club | 70 |
(a) Keller Mulhern, Whitford Country Club | 71 |
Michael Caldwell, DuPont Country Club | 71 |
(a) Logan McGinn, Williamsport Country Club | 71 |
(a) Colin Smith, Bidermann Golf Course | 71 |
(a) Mike Owsik, Jeffersonville Golf Club | 72 |
(a) Jack Hamilton, Merion Golf Club | 72 |
Tucker Noel, Saucon Valley Country Club | 72 |
(a) Daniel Rudershausen, Bidermann Golf Course | 73 |
(a) Quinn Hanley, USGA/GAP GC | 73 |
(a) James Gradisek, Philadelphia Country Club | 73 |
Patrick Allgeier, Aronimink Golf Club | 73 |
(a) Tyler Debusschere, DuPont Country Club | 73 |
(a) Michael Sydnes, Talamore Country Club | 73 |
(a) Seamus Maguire, Bala Golf Club | 73 |
(a) Declan Conner, The Skramble House of Golf | 73 |
(a) Caleb Walsh, Saucon Valley Country Club | 73 |
(a) Josh Anderson, LedgeRock Golf Club | 73 |
Alternates (in order) | |
(a) Sebastian Botero, North Hills Country Club | 74 |
(a) Bo Maguire, Brookside Country Club | 74 |
(a) Jeffrey Homer, Wilmington Country Club | 74 |
(a) Matt Graeff, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 74 |
(a) Conor Rinehart, St. Davids Golf Club | 74 |
(a) Danny Peyre-Ferry, Little Mill Country Club | 74 |
(a) Christian Matt, Cedarbrook Country Club | 74 |
(a) C.J. Bell, McCall Golf Club | 74 |
Failed to qualify | |
(a) Nicholas Vecellio, Moselem Springs Golf Club | 75 |
(a) Matthew Homer, Wilmington Country Club | 75 |
(a) Brian Walker, Talamore Country Club | 75 |
(a) Marshall Kain, Overbrook Golf Club | 75 |
(a) Lucas Kozak, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 75 |
(a) Michael Butzgy, USGA/GAP GC | 75 |
Michael Rushin, Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club | 75 |
Mike Paukovits, Mike Paukovits Golf Academy | 75 |
Doug Delaney, Union League National Golf Club | 75 |
(a) Scott Hughes, Cedarbrook Country Club | 76 |
(a) Patrick Pasquariello, Philadelphia Country Club | 76 |
(a) David Kim, LuLu Country Club | 76 |
(a) Logan Wagner, Bent Creek Country Club | 76 |
(a) Luca Kleinschmidt, The Springhaven Club | 76 |
(a) Brad McDermott, Aronimink Golf Club | 76 |
(a) Andrew Davenport, Commonwealth National Golf Club | 76 |
(a) Timothy Burns, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 76 |
Ryan Zerpa, Huntingdon Valley Country Club | 77 |
(a) John Diamond, John F. Byrne Golf Club | 77 |
(a) Ryan Bree, Fieldstone Golf Club | 77 |
(a) Brody Bell, Spring Ford Country Club | 77 |
(a) Travis Robertson, Sunnybrook Golf Club | 77 |
Shawn Gallagher, Commonwealth National Golf Club | 77 |
(a) Chris Vahey, North Hills Country Club | 77 |
(a) Eddie Gebhardt, Rolling Green Golf Club | 77 |
Gregory Rhoads, Rolling Green Golf Club | 77 |
(a) Andrew Carroccio, White Manor Country Club | 78 |
(a) Jackson Debusschere, DuPont Country Club | 78 |
(a) Lannon Boyd, Overbrook Golf Club | 78 |
(a) Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club | 78 |
(a) Cole Berry, Overbrook Golf Club | 78 |
(a) Todd Baron, Philadelphia Publinks Golf Association | 78 |
(a) Peter Lafon, USGA/GAP GC | 78 |
(a) Sean Curran, Merion Golf Club | 79 |
(a) Corey Betham, St. Davids Golf Club | 79 |
(a) Jeffrey Miller, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club | 79 |
Scott Chisholm, Rolling Green Golf Club | 79 |
(a) Michael Henry, Overbrook Golf Club | 79 |
(a) Matthew Vital, Northampton Country Club | 79 |
(a) Mike Quirk, Sunnybrook Golf Club | 79 |
(a) Nick Kuhn, Blue Bell Country Club | 79 |
Anthony Napoletano, GOLFTEC | 79 |
(a) Ian Natale, Sunnybrook Golf Club | 80 |
(a) Harry Neilly, Philadelphia Country Club | 80 |
(a) Grant Skyllas, LedgeRock Golf Club | 80 |
(a) Harrison Brown, Philadelphia Country Club | 80 |
(a) Ian Rotto, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club | 80 |
(a) Alex Mulrooney, DuPont Country Club | 80 |
(a) Matt Grossman, Green Valley Country Club | 80 |
(a) Gregory Kriz, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 81 |
Chris Gardner, Bluestone Country Club | 81 |
(a) Matthew Sullivan, Concord Country Club | 81 |
(a) Matthew Quirk, Sunnybrook Golf Club | 81 |
(a) Nathan Eldridge, Quail Valley Golf Club | 81 |
(a) Aidan Voorhees, Spring Ford Country Club | 82 |
(a) Steve Levchenco, Philmont Country Club | 82 |
(a) Sam Oakley, McCall Golf Club | 82 |
(a) Beau Riviere, GAP Youth on Course | 82 |
(a) Timothy Longen, Wilmington Country Club | 83 |
(a) Nick Linkchorst, Golf Course at Glen Mills | 83 |
(a) Larry Hewes, USGA/GAP GC | 83 |
(a) Brandon Christopher, DuPont Country Club | 83 |
(a) Maurice Rapp, DuPont Country Club | 84 |
Ryan Daley, Jericho National Golf Club | 84 |
(a) Chris Rodrigues, Green Valley Country Club | 84 |
(a) George Crouse, Ed Oliver Golf Club | 84 |
John Spina, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 85 |
(a) Jaren Hunsaker, LuLu Country Club | 85 |
(a) Jeff Long, Riverton Country Club | 85 |
(a) Jake Colelli, USGA/GAP GC | 85 |
(a) Thomas Moore, Philmont Country Club | 85 |
(a) Michael Vital, Northampton Country Club | 86 |
(a) Chris Corr, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club | 87 |
(a) Justin Spaeth, Cedarbrook Country Club | 87 |
(a) Charlie Ferrise, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 87 |
(a) Andrew Hess, Odessa National Golf Club | 88 |
(a) David Daman, USGA/GAP GC | 88 |
(a) Ryan Betley, USGA/GAP GC | 89 |
Mike McCarraher, The 1912 Club | 91 |
(a) Joey Zettlemoyer, Wyncote Golf Club | 92 |
(a) Reed Winkler, USGA/GAP GC | 93 |
(a) Gavin Pychinka, Brookside CC of Allentown | 94 |
(a) Jack Quirk, Sandy Run Country Club | WD |
(a) Ryan Feldman, Amateur Golf Society | WD |
John DiMarco, The Legacy Club | WD |
— denotes amateur; WD — withdrawal |