Nicholas Pisarski of The 1912 Club carded a 2-over-par 74 to medal in BMW Philadelphia Amateur Qualifying at LedgeRock Golf Club (par 72, 6,906 yards) Tuesday.
Pisarski, a freshman on the Temple University men’s golf team, carded four birdies against six bogeys to get to the day’s low round.
A total of 17 players advanced to the Championship proper. The cutline stopped at 78.
The 126th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship will take place June 15-17, & 20 at Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
Originating in 1897, the Amateur Championship is GAP’s premiere individual event. Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Albert H. Smith captured the first Amateur Championship by defeating J.D. Winsor of Merion Cricket Club in 37 holes. The event’s format switched to medal play in 1938. J. Wood Platt went on to win two consecutive Amateurs under that format. His brother William “Zimmer” Platt earned the 1940 title at Philadelphia Cricket Club by being the only competitor to finish all 72 holes. The event’s format reverted back to match play in 1941. The Amateur Championship wasn’t contested from 1943-45 because of World War II. Overall, 34 courses have hosted the Amateur.
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 125,000 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 |
| Nicholas Pisarski, The 1912 Club | 74 |
| Carter Field, Sandy Run Country Club | 75 |
| Lannon Boyd, Overbrook Golf Club | 75 |
| Brandon Raihl, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 75 |
| Jake Rotelle, Honeybrook Golf Club | 75 |
| Jack Melville, LuLu Country Club | 75 |
| P.J. Acierno, LuLu Country Club | 76 |
| Alex Seelig, LedgeRock Golf Club | 77 |
| Henry Pilliod, USGA/GAP GC | 77 |
| Greg Sadowski, Country Club of York | 77 |
| Matt Graeff, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 78 |
| Logan Turner, White Manor Country Club | 78 |
| Caleb Taylor, LuLu Country Club | 78 |
| Justin Abraham, Steel Club | 78 |
| Christopher Thude, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale | 78 |
| David Hurly, Aronimink Golf Club | 78 |
| Johnny Murphy, The Shore Club | 78 |
| Alternates (in order) | |
| Alex Hosier, French Creek Golf Club | 79 |
| Brandon Twigg, Chesapeake Bay Golf Club | 80 |
| Travis Jett, Bluestone Country Club | 80 |
| Luke McGraw, USGA/GAP GC | 80 |
| J.T. Spina, Spring Ford Country Club | 80 |
| Failed to Qualify | |
| John Keba, USGA/GAP GC | 80 |
| Matt Dolinsky, Heidelberg Country Club | 80 |
| Tyler Mersinger, LedgeRock Golf Club | 80 |
| Matthew Civitella, Waynesborough Country Club | 80 |
| Nicholas Vecellio, Moselem Springs Golf Club | 80 |
| Ryan Barnett, Aronimink Golf Club | 81 |
| Timothy Burns, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 81 |
| Thomas Mattaini, Bent Creek Country Club | 81 |
| Chris Esbenshade, Bent Creek Country Club | 81 |
| Greg Berdini, USGA/GAP GC | 81 |
| Scott McLaughlin, LuLu Country Club | 81 |
| Steve Kollias, Concord Country Club | 81 |
| James Braunsberg, Blue Bell Country Club | 81 |
| Elliot Fink, Schuylkill Country Club | 82 |
| Drew Brandt, Broad Run Golfer’s Club | 82 |
| Sebastian Botero, USGA/GAP GC | 82 |
| Ward McHenry, Spring Ford Country Club | 82 |
| Ben Cutler, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 82 |
| Grant Skyllas, LedgeRock Golf Club | 82 |
| Jonathan Breinich, Bent Creek Country Club | 82 |
| David Miller, USGA/GAP GC | 82 |
| Michael Gravinese, GAP Youth on Course | 82 |
| Trebor Melendez, Running Deer Golf Club | 82 |
| Thomas Lewis, Doylestown Country Club | 82 |
| Brian Lasky, Whitford Country Club | 83 |
| Epi Delapaz, Raven’s Claw Golf Club | 83 |
| Michael Ashcraft, Northampton Country Club | 83 |
| Ryan Orcutt, Country Club of Scranton | 83 |
| Chris Storck, LedgeRock Golf Club | 83 |
| Josh Isler, Stonewall | 83 |
| R.J. Wren, LuLu Country Club | 84 |
| Justin Howe, Applecross Country Club | 84 |
| Christian Haldeman, Saucon Valley Country Club | 84 |
| Albe Evans, Schuylkill Country Club | 84 |
| Mark Meighan, Penn Oaks Golf Club | 84 |
| Caleb Walsh, Saucon Valley Country Club | 84 |
| Maxwell Koehler, USGA/GAP GC | 84 |
| Frank Grabuski, Overbrook Golf Club | 84 |
| Luke Shevlin, Concord Country Club | 84 |
| Rodney Anders, Indian Valley Country Club | 85 |
| Luke Fagley, LedgeRock Golf Club | 85 |
| Dylan Audi, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 85 |
| Gavin Reger, Waynesborough Country Club | 85 |
| Jackson Hoovler, LedgeRock Golf Club | 85 |
| Gavin Bereschak, LedgeRock Golf Club | 85 |
| Luke McKeogh, LuLu Country Club | 85 |
| Andrew Saglimbeni, USGA/GAP GC | 86 |
| Wushouyi Sun, USGA/GAP GC | 86 |
| Brett Brenner, Ramblewood Country Club | 86 |
| Jakob Chapman, LedgeRock Golf Club | 86 |
| Wilson Abram, Shade Mountain Golf Course | 86 |
| Bo Maguire, Brookside Country Club | 86 |
| Brian Wojtko, LuLu Country Club | 87 |
| Matt Crilley, Moselem Springs Golf Club | 87 |
| Robert Robertson, Merion Golf Club | 87 |
| Brooks Hoffman, USGA/GAP GC | 87 |
| Blaise Casselbury, Lancaster Country Club | 87 |
| Michael Thomas, Country Club of Scranton | 87 |
| Mark Farley, The 1912 Club | 88 |
| Nathan King, Commonwealth National Golf Club | 88 |
| Brandyn Musser, USGA/GAP GC | 88 |
| Kyle Smith, White Manor Country Club | 89 |
| Nick Fioravante, LedgeRock Golf Club | 89 |
| Jon Dutcher, Broad Run Golfer’s Club | 89 |
| Adam Sutovich, Brookside CC of Allentown | 89 |
| Luke Fazio, Spring Ford Country Club | 89 |
| Jay Pardini, Brookside Country Club | 89 |
| Shawn Gallagher, Commonwealth National Golf Club | 89 |
| Gregory Hiriak, Brookside Country Club | 89 |
| Tyler Sweeney, Allentown Municipal | 90 |
| Daniel Stubbs, USGA/GAP GC | 90 |
| Joshua Friedland, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 90 |
| Mike Holland, USGA/GAP GC | 90 |
| Wayne Fisher, USGA/GAP GC | 90 |
| Tyler Reedman, Trump National Golf Club – Philadelphia | 90 |
| Oskar Gerhardson, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 90 |
| Amos Fisher, LedgeRock Golf Club | 90 |
| Gavin Kozak, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 91 |
| Lucas Kozak, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 91 |
| Nic Portonova, Coatesville Country Club | 92 |
| Michael Bennis, Indian Valley Country Club | 92 |
| Joe Shoemaker, USGA/GAP GC | 93 |
| Dylan Hamilton, USGA/GAP GC | 93 |
| Matthew Sullivan, Concord Country Club | 93 |
| Mathias Wanner, Lancaster Country Club | 93 |
| Nick Linkchorst, Golf Course at Glen Mills | 93 |
| Roger Evans, RiverCrest GC & Preserve | 94 |
| Mark McNelly Jr., USGA/GAP GC | 97 |
| Chris Pullano, USGA/GAP GC | 97 |
| Joe Petrino, Broad Run Golfer’s Club | 98 |
| Ryan Divis, USGA/GAP GC | 98 |
| Hunter Curley, USGA/GAP GC | 99 |
| Nat Gallen, Berkshire Country Club | 99 |
| Jacob Cicalese, Avalon Golf Club | 100 |
| Stephen Lord, Hidden Creek Golf Club | WD |
| Pete Bulat, Lancaster Country Club | WD |
| Anthony Centritto, USGA/GAP GC | NS |
| NS – no show | |
| WD – withdraw |