Mason-Dixon Matches Player Bios

Player: Thomas Bartolacci, Jr.
Club: Saucon Valley Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: 2008 Senior Player of the Year, 2008 Senior Amateur Champion… tied 3^rd in Senior Silver Cross with a 292 total… quarterfinalist at The Inaugural Brewer Cup… tied for 5^th place in the Warner Cup – Gross… qualified for match play at USGA Senior Amateur Championship.

Player: John Brennan
Club: Spring Ford Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: Sixth place in Player of the Year standings… top 20 finish in the 2008 GAP Open Championship… qualified for match play in 108^th GAP Amateur Championship… tied fourth place in 106^th Joseph H. Patterson Cup… tied seventh in 2008 Silver Cross standings.

Player: Geoffrey Cooper
Club: Laurel Creek Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: 12^th place in Player of the Year standings… Open Championship qualifier… third place in 106^th Joseph H. Patterson Cup.

Player: Mike Danner
Club: Lu Lu Country Club
Appearances: Second
2008 Accomplishments: Eight place in Player of the Year standings… quarterfinalist in 108^th GAP Amateur Championship… fourth place in 2008 GAP Silver Cross standings.

Player: Don Donatoni
Club: White Manor Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: 2008 Senior Silver Cross Winner with four round total of 288… 2^nd place in 2008 Senior Player of the Year standings… tied for eighth place in the Warner Cup – Gross, Chapman Cup – Gross Champion with a playoff victory over Richard Umani… tied for second place in the 2008 Senior Amateur Championship… quarterfinalist in The Brewer Cup… teamed with Carl Everett to win the inaugural Senior 27-Hole Challenge.

Player: Robert Galbreath, Jr.
Club: Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Appearances: Fourth
2008 Accomplishments: 2008 Junior Player of the Year (thirdaward)… 2008 GAP Junior Boys Champion (fourthtitle)… qualified for match play at the 2008 GAP Amateur Championship… Qualified for 2008 GAP Open Championship… tied for ninth in the 2008 Patterson Cup… lost in the Round of 16 at the USGA Junior Boys Championship.

Player: Jeffrey Griest
Club: Waynesborough Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: Tied 10^th place in Player of the Year standings… qualified for match play in 108^th GAP Amateur Championship… qualified for USGA Amateur Championship… Open Championship qualifier.

Player: Matthew Mattare
Club: Saucon Valley Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: Fifth place in Player of the Year standings… second place in 106^th Joseph H. Patterson Cup… tied for sixth place in 2008 GAP Open Championship.

Player: Michael McDermott
Club: Merion Golf Club
Appearances: Third
2008 Accomplishments: 2008 William Hyndman, III Player of the Year… 108^th GAP Amateur Champion… 2008 GAP Middle-Amateur Champion… tied for second place (Low Amateur) in 2008 GAP Open Championship… tied for sixth place at Joseph H. Patterson Cup… tied for second place in 2008 Silver Cross standings.

Player: Stephen Seiden
Club: Concord Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: Placed 15^th in 2008 Player of the Year standings… tied for seventh place in 2008 Middle-Amateur Championship… advanced to Round of 16 at the 2008 GAP Amateur Championship… tied for 14^th place at the 2008 Patterson Cup.

Player: Glenn Smeraglio
Club: Yardley Country Club
Appearances: Seventh
2008 Accomplishments: Was the 106^th Joseph H. Patterson Cup Champion… 2008 Silver Cross winner… had a second place finish in Player of the Year standings… quarterfinalist in 108^th GAP Amateur Championship… qualified for USGA Middle-Amateur Championship… 2008 GAP Open Championship qualifier.

Player: David West
Club: Whitford Country Club
Appearances: First
2008 Accomplishments: was in fourth place in Player of the Year standings… tied for seventh place in 2008 Silver Cross standings… tied for fourth place at the 106^th Joseph H. Patterson Cup… qualified for match play in the 108^th GAP Amateur Championship… 2008 GAP Open Championship qualifier.