UPPER DARBY, Pa.–Jay Fisher of Huntingdon Valley Country Club found redemption at the 67th Caddie Tournament on Monday at McCall Golf & Country Club (par 66, 4,419 yards). Fisher posted a tournament low even-par 66 to win his flight, ages 18-21.
Fisher was in-line to win the youngest flight of the 2009 Caddie Tournament at LedgeRock Golf Club. However, he failed to sign his scorecard and was disqualified.
“Absolutely,” said Fisher, 19, of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., when asked if those memories still haunt him. “I think about it all the time. The first thing I said when I walked off the green was sign your scorecard.”
Fisher’s game entered this year’s tournament with issues. Two holes in, he was 2-over par in search of answers.
“I haven’t been playing well all year,” said Fisher. “I’ve been working a lot. My brother (Graig) and I worked the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open for ESPN. We were getting yardages for the on-air guys.”
However, Fisher righted the ship with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 5-6. He knocked a short chip on No. 5 (par 4, 314 yards) to three feet and made birdie after almost driving the green. On No. 6 (par 3, 117 yards), he lofted his 56-degree wedge to inches for a tap-in 2.
Subsequent bogeys on Nos. 7 and 8 pushed Fisher to 2 over, but a pair of up-and-down par saves on Nos. 10 and 11 had him in a positive frame of mind.
A birdie on No. 15 (par 3, 104 yards) with a 56-degree wedge to 15 feet moved him to plus-1 overall. He added another red figure on No. 17 (par 4, 361 yards) with a 60-degree wedge from 70 yards to 10 feet.
“I didn’t think even par had a chance to [be low overall]” said Fisher, who has caddied at Huntingdon Valley the last six years. “I was concentrating on my age group. I was really just trying to beat my brother. He and Jack Connelly [the long-time Huntingdon Valley pro] taught me to play golf.”
Fisher is a sophomore at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a current J. Wood Platt Caddie-Scholar.
Jon Rudisill, a Pine Valley Golf Club caddie, posted a 1-over 67 to win the 28-40 age flight.
Rudisill was 1-over par at the turn. He made three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey over the last nine holes to make a title run. Rudisill was 1 under through the first six holes of his back side but drove a ball out-of-bounds on No. 16 (par 4, 386 yards) and made double.
Rudisill, 31, of Wyomissing, Pa., typically competes in Berks County events. He won the Berks County match play title three years.
Ages 17 and under
Name, club
Score
Eric Dargis, Hidden Creek Golf Club
71
Alex Butler, Meadowlands Country Club
75
Shane Sarbieski, Chester Valley Golf Club
82
Nathaniel Fricke, Lancaster Country Club
87
Chad Piacitelli, Green Valley Country Club
99
Sean Cannon, Rolling Green Golf Club
112
Ages 18-21
Name, club
Score
Jay Fisher, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
66
*Blayze DiPasquale, Trenton Country Club
68
*Aaron Fricke, Lancaster Country Club
68
Josh Long, Lancaster Country Club
69
James Zuraw, Chester Valley Golf Club
70
L.J. Georgetti, Wildwood Golf & Country Club
70
Michael Kelley, Rolling Green Golf Club
72
Taylor Barling, Hidden Creek Golf Club
72
Lee Thomas, Tavistock Country Club
73
Nicholas Carson, Lancaster Country Club
74
Vinnie Paolizzi, White Manor Country Club
75
William Peuser, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
76
Joseph Shaw, Philmont Country Club
77
Mark Kelly, Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
77
Aaron Shotzberger, Philmont Country Club
78
Pete Hayes, Chester Valley Golf Club
78
Alex Kirk, Commonwealth National Golf Club
80
Thomas Devlin, Meadowlands Country Club
80
Jordan Janinek, Commonwealth National Golf Club
81
Colin Goan, Tavistock Country Club
82
Matt Miller, The ACE Club
82
Ryan Minnick, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
83
William Sautler, Philadelphia Cricket Club
83
Matthew Donaldson, Tavistock Country Club
84
Charlie Shulman, Philadelphia Cricket Club
85
Ethan McCulla, Commonwealth National Golf Club
85
Peter Carroll, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
86
Evan Pettine, White Manor Country Club
88
Nicholas Hussey, Meadowlands Country Club
89
Timothy DeCarolis, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
91
Christian Smith, Llanerch Country Club
93
Joel Shulman, Philadelphia Cricket Club
94
Mark McChesney, Merion Golf Club
94
Calvin Given, Meadowlands Country Club
95
Stephen Kane, Tavistock Country Club
102
Justin Vega, Lancaster Country Club
110
Ages 22-27
Name, club
Score
Brian Devlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club
68
Ryan Muller, Philadelphia Cricket Club
70
Chris Knee, Applebrook Golf Club
71
Michael Logue, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
71
Joey Hoban, Applebrook Golf Club
72
Sean Glavin, Pine Valley Golf Club
72
Mitchell Witman, Lancaster Country Club
73
Jamie Donahue, Overbrook Golf Club
75
Kyle Rooney, Old York Road Country Club
75
Philip Dougherty, Jr., Rolling Green Golf Club
75
Jose Centurion, Philadelphia Cricket Club
76
Mark Grilli, Philmont Country Club
76
Jason Wilt, Applebrook Golf Club
77
Joseph Coffey, III, Rolling Green Golf Club
77
Brett Sheva, Commonwealth National Golf Club
79
Graig Fisher, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
79
Andrew Opalka, Chester Valley Golf Club
80
Nick Oatman, Lancaster Country Club
80
Casey Fitzpatrick, Chester Valley Golf Club
81
Tom Crawford, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club
81
Ronald McAllister, Philmont Country Club
82
Robert Gribschaw, Commonwealth National Golf Club
84
Zack Hutchinson, Gulph Mills Golf Club
85
Chris Sokalski, Meadowlands Country Club
88
Trevor Kenny, Lookaway Golf Club
88
Kevin Conboy, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
91
Marcus Washington, Rolling Green Golf Club
102
Mark Fili, Llanerch Country Club
110
Andrew Francis, Chester Valley Golf Club
WD
Brian Batchelor, Commonwealth National Golf Club
NS
Christopher Capone, Philadelphia Cricket Club
NS
Sam Cowden, Old York Road Country Club
NS
Timothy Marshall, The Springhaven Club
NS
Ages 28-40
Name, club
Score
Jon Rudisill, Pine Valley Golf Club
67
Jeff Kostelnk, Pine Valley Golf Club
70
Michael Quinn, Philadelphia Country Club
71
Brian Egan, Saucon Valley Country Club
74
Joe DiMenna, The Springhaven Club
74
Kurt Walker, The Springhaven Club
75
Timothy Marshall, Pine Valley Golf Club
75
James Shaffer, III, Green Valley Country Club
77
Joshua Keyser, Saucon Valley Country Club
77
Jesse Corbett, Saucon Valley Country Club
78
Nigel Scott, Philadelphia Country Club
80
Mack Madzinski, Merion Golf Club
81
Timothy Smitheman, Jr., Applebrook Golf Club
82
Innes Reed, Stonewall
83
John Fink, Gulph Mills Golf Club
83
Victor Tabaac, Philmont Country Club
83
Chris Connors, Merion Golf Club
84
Garrity Powers, Lancaster Country Club
84
Matthew Reusche, Llanerch Country Club
84
Rick Ott, Applebrook Golf Club
84
Ryan Sensenig, Lancaster Country Club
88
Michael MacDonald, The Springhaven Club
89
Preston Baxter, Gulph Mills Golf Club
89
John Delventhal, Pine Valley Golf Club
90
Matthew Craig, Merion Golf Club
96
Charles Yang, Merion Golf Club
97
Michael Testa, IV, Llanerch Country Club
118
David Malone, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club
WD
Paul Chipman, Meadowlands Country Club
NS
Ages 41 and over
Name, club
Score
*John Patella, Rolling Green Golf Club
70
Peter Hayes, Merion Golf Club
71
Desmond Atkinson, Merion Golf Club
74
William Erskine, Green Valley Country Club
74
Eric Dahl, Overbrook Golf Club
77
Jack Hopkins, Merion Golf Club
77
Bike Saunders, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
78
Dean DiBonaventure, Gulph Mills Golf Club
78
Frank Ursomarso, Applebrook Golf Club
78
Douglas Thompson, Merion Golf Club
79
Mike Kaplan, Philmont Country Club
79
Tom Valek, Lookaway Golf Club
79
Richard Pierson, Meadowlands Country Club
81
Bill Kindt, Saucon Valley Country Club
83
Raymond McClarin, Old York Road Country Club
83
Charles Searle, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
85
David Taylor, Llanerch Country Club
86
Michael Hickey, Overbrook Golf Club
86
Roger Leister, Philmont Country Club
86
Craig Gemmill, Lancaster Country Club
87
Joseph Sharon, Lookaway Golf Club
88
John Larkin, Overbrook Golf Club
89
Kevin Nicolas, Saucon Valley Country Club
89
Ralph Attarian, Overbrook Golf Club
91
Edward Griffith, Llanerch Country Club
92
John McNeill, Stonewall
WD
Kevin Smith, Philadelphia Cricket Club
NC
Owen Samuda, Pine Valley Golf Club
DQ
