FLEETWOOD, Pa. — Matthew McKeone left Moselem Springs Golf Club Wednesday to continue preparing for a future family member, but not before making a memory with a current one.
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He and his father Guy carded a 4-under-par 66 to win the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 106th Father & Son (Older) at Moselem Springs Golf Club (par 70, 6,382 yards). Following their round together, Matthew drove to meet his wife Kelli at a childbirth class. The two are expecting their first on Nov. 7.
“Things have been a little crazy. We have our last class tonight and she said, ‘I don’t care if there’s a playoff. I’ll see you at class,’” Matthew, 32, of Mount Arlington, N.J., said. “I said, ‘I’ll be there.’ I’m excited. We can’t wait.”
Prior to the class, Guy and Matthew teamed to put on a clinic of their own. They carded seven birdies against three bogeys on the day. Course knowledge, and a comfort with the event’s selective drive/alternate shot format, aided their effort.
Matthew, a Moselem Springs member of the last six years, is a former club champion (2014). He and his dad annually compete in the club’s Member-Guest. Furthermore, the McKeone team earned runner-up honors a year ago in its Father & Son (Older) debut at Schuylkill Country Club.
“I think we were hoping just to play well. We played better than we thought,” Matthew said. “Anything around par we would have been happy with; usually par is good here.”
“I don’t think we had a number in mind,” Guy, 62, of Reading, Pa., added.
Matthew’s crisp ball-striking meshed well with Guy’s lasered approaches Wednesday. Starting on the back nine, Guy hit an 8-iron 130 yards to six feet for birdie on No. 11 (par 4, 406 yards). The McKeone team painted back-to-back red on Nos. 16 (par 4, 398 yards) and 17 (par 4, 388 yards). Guy knocked a gap wedge 85 yards to 10 feet on the first. On the 17th hole, Matthew pleaded for his drive to carry the right fairway bunker. It did, and his dad then stepped up and drilled a 9-iron 120 yards to 20 feet. Matthew bounced a delicate downhiller off the back of the cup and into the jar. The only outward misstep occurred in the form of a three-putt bogey on No. 13 (par 3, 190 yards).
A four-footer for birdie courtesy of Matthew on No. 2 (par 4, 382 yards), made possible by dad’s 95-yard wedge approach, washed out a bogey on the previous hole. Guy thrived in the set-up role. He stopped a rescue-five at two feet on the drop par 3, 173-yard No. 5. Matthew cleaned up the birdie putt. On No. 6 (par 4, 375 yards), Guy nearly holed a wedge from 100 yards for eagle.
“I never play into greens from [less than 100 yards]. It was a whole new course,” Guy, a Reading Country Club member, said.
An approach anomaly on this day led to a bogey on No. 8 (par 4, 451 yards). Guy redeemed that rarity by sending a 52-degree wedge 95 yards to three feet for a closing birdie on No. 9 (par 4, 335 yards).
Although they live nearly two hours apart, Guy and Matthew typically convene twice a month for golf. They cherish that time together.
“He’s my best friend. I don’t think it gets any better, just being on the course with your son and playing,” Guy said. “Up until the last couple of years, I think we both pushed and overdid it because we were playing with each other. We’re finally getting comfortable when we play together. I always look forward to it.”
“We’ve always been really close. We’ve been best friends. It’s just fun playing golf with him, whether in competition or just fun on a Saturday or Sunday,” Matthew added. “We’ve learned how to play with each other. We used to get nervous. Spending four or five hours catching up … hopefully a long time from now, my boy and I will do the same thing.”
Chris and W. Scott Yard |
Super-Senior Division
Whitford Country Club’s Chris and Scott Yard erased a near two-decade absence from the winner’s circle Wednesday. The Downingtown, Pa. residents filed an even-par 70 to take the tournament’s Super-Senior (par 70, 5,904 yards) title.
They won the 18 & Over crown in 1998.
“We’ve been doing this for at least 30 years, and it’s always a different experience,” Scott, 72, said. “We missed [short par putts] on Nos. 4 and 5, and I wasn’t real sure I was going to finish.”
“We hit the first 10 greens in regulation and were 1 over,” Chris, 46, added.
Scott executed a 15-footer for birdie on No. 13 (par 3, 150 yards) following a 9-iron tee shot from Chris. After Chris blocked a drive right on No. 16 (par 4, 348 yards), Scott, with an angle to the green, lifted a wedge to 15 feet. Chris cleaned up the birdie putt. A bogey on the next hole (par 4, 380 yards) prevented a subpar finish.
Golf is commonplace among the Yard family.
“We just came back from a father and son trip to Scotland with my brother and his son. That was at the top of my bucket list,” Scott said.
NOTES — Play was delayed an hour and 45 minutes due to weather … The Father & Son (Older) tournament is for those father and son teams with sons 30 years of age and older.
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Gross results | |
Championship Division | |
Name, club | Score |
Guy McKeone/Matthew McKeone, Reading Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club | 66 |
Dan Brown/Michael Brown, Llanerch Country Club | 69 |
Mike Owsik/Michael Owsik, Jr., Cobbs Creek Golf Club | 69 |
Michael Hyland/Thomas Hyland, Little Mill Country Club | 70 |
Brandon Detweiler/Marlin Detweiler, Lancaster Country Club | 71 |
Bo Maguire/Alexander Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club | 72 |
Christopher Lange/Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club | 74 |
Gregg Semenetz/Sean Semenetz, Unaffiliated/Philadelphia Cricket Club | 74 |
Thomas Brennan, Sr./Thomas Brennan, Moselem Springs Golf Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club | 75 |
Craig Aronchick/Robert Aronchick, Rolling Green Golf Club | 75 |
Gary Yeager/Royce Yeager, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Cedarbrook Country Club | 75 |
Dan Alessi/Richard Alessi, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club/Llanerch Country Club | 75 |
James Muller/Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 76 |
Alan Borowsky/Larry Borowsky, White Manor Country Club | 76 |
Cory Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country Club/Down River Golf Course | 76 |
Bradley Cusick/Ronald Cusick, Sr., Tavistock Country Club | 76 |
Adam Mowery/Theodore Mowery, DuPont Country Club | 77 |
Kevin Frost/Steve Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Limekiln Golf Club | 77 |
Bob Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA | 77 |
Thomas Grady/Tom Grady, RiverCrest GC & Preserve/Radley Run Country Club | 77 |
Mike Dancer/Thomas Dancer, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park/Cedarbrook Country Club | 78 |
Bill Holt,III/Will Holt, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club | 78 |
George Kerschner/Philip Kerschner, Overbrook Golf Club | 78 |
Brian Dancer/Quentin Dancer, Sr., Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park | 79 |
Jack Seese/Sean Seese, Huntingdon Valley Country Club | 79 |
Mike Todd,Jr./Michael Todd, Applecross Country Club | 79 |
Brian Ginty/Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club | 81 |
Patrick Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell, Sr., Glenmaura National Golf Club | 81 |
J.J. Berenato/Mark Berenato, Llanerch Country Club/Hershey’s Mill Golf Club | 82 |
Brett Sheva/Gregory Sheva, North Hills Country Club | 82 |
Anthony Lagreca/Michael Lagreca, Sandy Run Country Club | 83 |
Gary E. Daniels/Jesse Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club/Aronimink Golf Club | 83 |
Bradley Roberts/Doug Roberts, Little Mill Country Club/Greater Hartford Golf Club | 83 |
Bob Paul/Jonathon Paul, Cedarbrook Country Club/Commonwealth National Golf Club | 83 |
Bryce Bundy/Herb Bundy, Spring Mill Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 85 |
Ronald Slizofski/Tim Slizofski, North Hills Country Club | 86 |
George Marshalek/Patrick Marshalek, Coatesville Country Club | 86 |
Jesse Soslow/Myron Soslow, Radnor Valley Country Club | NS |
Super-Senior Division | |
Name, club | Score |
Chris Yard/W.Scott Yard, Whitford Country Club | 70 |
Rich Pruchnik/Richard Pruchnik, Coatesville Country Club | 71 |
Martin Klagholz/Tim Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club | 72 |
Michael Brown, Sr./Michael R. Brown, Jr., Unaffiliated/Lu Lu Country Club | 74 |
Jason Weaver/John Weaver, Heidelberg Country Club | 75 |
Bill Fonner/Eric Fonner, Huntingdon Valley Country Club | 75 |
Gregory Markus/Steve Markus, Trump National Golf Club – Philadelphia/Little Mill Country Club | 76 |
Dave Owsik/Rich Owsik, Rolling Green Golf Club | 76 |
Mike Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello, Chester Valley Golf Club | 76 |
Thomas Mohr/Anthony Stipa, Whitford Country Club/Bluestone Country Club | 76 |
Bryan McClaskey/Charles McClaskey, Merchantville Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA | 76 |
Gregory Howson/Jay Howson, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club | 77 |
Jonathan Shevlin/Joseph Shevlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club/North Hills Country Club | 77 |
Sean O’Reilly/Timothy O’Reilly, Aronimink Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club | 77 |
Chris Martin/Rob Martin, Rancocas Golf Club | 77 |
Doug Friel/William Friel, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 78 |
Edmund Moore, Jr./Ned Moore, Stonewall/Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 78 |
Robert O’Leary/Ryan O’Leary, Lookaway Golf Club/Mercer Oaks Golf Course | 78 |
John Pagana/John Pagana, Bala Golf Club/Susquehanna Valley Country Club | 79 |
Ken Gaskill/Spencer Gaskill, Ramblewood Country Club/Unaffiliated | 79 |
Herbert Gordon/Neil Gordon, Doylestown Country Club/Five Ponds Golf Club | 79 |
Peter Dilullo/Peter Dilullo, Applebrook Golf Club/Waynesborough Country Club | 80 |
Phil Over/Phil Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Penn Oaks Golf Club | 80 |
James O’Brien/Jim O’Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club/Indian Valley Country Club | 81 |
Thomas Oren,III/Thomas Oren, IV, Tavistock Country Club | 82 |
Pete Petroll/Philip Petroll, Penn Oaks Golf Club | 82 |
Benjamin Heins/Frank Heins, Reading Country Club | 83 |
Edward Westermann, Jr./Edward Westermann, Sr., Jeffersonville Golf Club/Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 83 |
Brent Alwood/Harold Alwood, Jr., Northampton Valley Country Club/Old York Road Country Club | 83 |
Barrett Van Dame/John Van Dame, Jr., Linfield National Golf Club/Talamore Country Club | 84 |
Jeffrey Huntzinger/Robert Huntzinger, Lu Lu Country Club/RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve | 84 |
Richard Richards,IV/Richard Richards, Country Club of Scranton/Fox Hill Country Club | 85 |
Frank Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old York Road Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 85 |
J. Kenneth Croney/Ken Croney, Jr., Sunnybrook Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club | 86 |
Dale Landis/Perry Landis, Unaffiliated/Moselem Springs Golf Club | 89 |
John O’Donovan/Timothy O’Donovan, Overbrook Golf Club | 89 |
Robert Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Reading Country Club/Spring Ford Country Club | 89 |
Ray Miller/Rob Miller, Doylestown Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club | 91 |
Chris Newett/Louis Newett, Unaffiliated/Indian Valley Country Club | 91 |
Paul Watson/Troy Watson, J. Wood Platt Alumni Club/Spring Ford Country Club | 91 |
Richard Alessi,Sr./Richard Alessi, Jr., Llanerch Country Club | 93 |
John Maguire, Jr./Thomas Maguire, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 96 |
Brian Dwyer/William Dwyer, Applecross Country Club | 106 |
Michael Pappas/Ronald Pappas, Unaffiliated/Fieldstone Golf Club | WD |
Greg Shane/Ron Shane, Fieldstone Golf Club | WD |
Jay Deakins/Warren Deakins, St. Davids Golf Club/Philadelphia Country Club | WD |
Anthony Dibona/Robert Dibona, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Unaffiliated | WD |
Bob Rogers/Robert Rogers, White Manor Country Club/West Chester Golf & Country Club | WD |
Richard Amoroso/Richard Amoroso, Hershey’s Mill Golf Club | WD |
Net results | |
Championship Division | |
Name, club | Score |
Guy McKeone/Matthew McKeone, Reading Country Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club | 64 |
Thomas Brennan, Sr./Thomas Brennan, Moselem Springs Golf Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club | 66 |
Dan Brown/Michael Brown, Llanerch Country Club | 66 |
Mike Owsik/Michael Owsik, Jr., Cobbs Creek Golf Club | 67 |
Brian Dancer/Quentin Dancer, Sr., Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park | 68 |
George Kerschner/Philip Kerschner, Overbrook Golf Club | 68 |
Craig Aronchick/Robert Aronchick, Rolling Green Golf Club | 68 |
Mike Dancer/Thomas Dancer, Skippack Golf Club at Evansburg State Park/Cedarbrook Country Club | 69 |
Bo Maguire/Alexander Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club | 69 |
Bradley Cusick/Ronald Cusick, Sr., Tavistock Country Club | 69 |
Dan Alessi/Richard Alessi, Jr., McCall Golf & Country Club/Llanerch Country Club | 69 |
Gary Yeager/Royce Yeager, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Cedarbrook Country Club | 70 |
Brandon Detweiler/Marlin Detweiler, Lancaster Country Club | 70 |
Michael Hyland/Thomas Hyland, Little Mill Country Club | 71 |
Alan Borowsky/Larry Borowsky, White Manor Country Club | 72 |
Cory Reighard/Jesse Reighard, Llanerch Country Club/Down River Golf Course | 72 |
Thomas Grady/Tom Grady, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Radley Run Country Club | 72 |
Adam Mowery/Theodore Mowery, DuPont Country Club | 74 |
Brian Ginty/Kyle Ginty, Talamore Country Club | 74 |
J.J. Berenato/Mark Berenato, Llanerch Country Club/Hershey’s Mill Golf Club | 74 |
Christopher Lange/Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club | 74 |
Bob Billings/Rob Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA | 74 |
Gregg Semenetz/Sean Semenetz, Unaffiliated/Philadelphia Cricket Club | 74 |
Anthony Lagreca/Michael Lagreca, Sandy Run Country Club | 75 |
Bryce Bundy/Herb Bundy, Spring Mill Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 75 |
Bill Holt, III/Will Holt, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club | 75 |
Kevin Frost/Steve Frost, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 75 |
Bob Paul/Jonathon Paul, Cedarbrook Country Club | 75 |
Mike Todd,Jr./Michael Todd, Applecross Country Club | 75 |
James Muller/Maximillian Muller, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 76 |
Brett Sheva/Gregory Sheva, North Hills Country Club | 76 |
Jack Seese/Sean Seese, Huntingdon Valley Country Club | 76 |
Gary E. Daniels/Jesse Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club | 77 |
Bradley Roberts/Doug Roberts, Little Mill Country Club/Greater Hartford Golf Club | 78 |
George Marshalek/Patrick Marshalek, Coatesville Country Club | 80 |
Patrick Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell, Sr., Glenmaura National Golf Club | 81 |
Ronald Slizofski/Tim Slizofski, North Hills Country Club | 82 |
Jesse Soslow/Myron Soslow, Radnor Valley Country Club | NS |
Super-Senior Division | |
Name, club | Score |
Rich Pruchnik/Richard Pruchnik, Coatesville Country Club | 64 |
Sean O’Reilly/Timothy O’Reilly, Aronimink Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club | 66 |
Chris Martin/Rob Martin, Rancocas Golf Club | 66 |
Chris Yard/W. Scott Yard, Whitford Country Club | 67 |
Martin Klagholz/Tim Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club | 67 |
Doug Friel/William Friel, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 68 |
Bill Fonner/Eric Fonner, Huntingdon Valley Country Club | 68 |
Robert O’Leary/Ryan O’Leary, Lookaway Golf Club/Mercer Oaks Golf Course | 68 |
John Pagana/John Pagana, Bala Golf Club/Susquehanna Valley Country Club | 69 |
Gregory Markus/Steve Markus, Trump National Golf Club – Philadelphia/Little Mill Country Club | 70 |
Thomas Mohr/Anthony Stipa, Whitford Country Club/Bluestone Country Club | 70 |
Phil Over/Phil Over, Honeybrook Golf Club/Penn Oaks Golf Club | 70 |
Benjamin Heins/Frank Heins, Reading Country Club | 71 |
Jason Weaver/John Weaver, Heidelberg Country Club | 71 |
Brent Alwood/Harold Alwood, Jr., Northampton Valley Country Club/Old York Road Country Club | 71 |
Dave Owsik/Rich Owsik, Rolling Green Golf Club | 72 |
Edmund Moore, Jr./Ned Moore, Stonewall/Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 72 |
Robert Jenkins/Robert Jenkins, Reading Country Club/Spring Ford Country Club | 72 |
James O’Brien/Jim O’Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club/Indian Valley Country Club | 72 |
Peter Dilullo/Peter Dilullo, Applebrook Golf Club/Waynesborough Country Club | 72 |
Mike Civitello, Jr./Michael Civitello, Chester Valley Golf Club | 72 |
Frank Lucard/Graham Lucard, Old York Road Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 72 |
Bryan McClaskey/Charles McClaskey, Merchantville Country Club/Philadelphia Publinks GA | 72 |
Gregory Howson/Jay Howson, Jr., St. Davids Golf Club | 73 |
Richard Richards, IV/Richard Richards, Country Club of Scranton/Fox Hill Country Club | 73 |
Barrett VanDame/John VanDame, Jr., Talamore Country Club | 73 |
Jonathan Shevlin/Joseph Shevlin, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 73 |
Pete Petroll/Philip Petroll, Penn Oaks Golf Club | 73 |
Edward Westermann, Jr./Edward Westermann, Sr., Jeffersonville Golf Club/Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 74 |
Michael Brown, Sr./Michael R. Brown, Jr., Unaffiliated/Lu Lu Country Club | 74 |
Jeffrey Huntzinger/Robert Huntzinger, Lu Lu Country Club/RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve | 75 |
Herbert Gordon/Neil Gordon, Doylestown Country Club/Five Ponds Golf Club | 75 |
John O’Donovan/Timothy O’Donovan, Overbrook Golf Club | 77 |
J. Kenneth Croney/Ken Croney, Jr., Sunnybrook Golf Club/Applebrook Golf Club | 77 |
Thomas Oren, III/Thomas Oren, IV, Tavistock Country Club | 77 |
Ken Gaskill/Spencer Gaskill, Ramblewood Country Club/Unaffiliated | 79 |
Paul Watson/Troy Watson, J. Wood Platt Alumni Club/Spring Ford Country Club | 80 |
Ray Miller/Rob Miller, Doylestown Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club | 81 |
John Maguire, Jr./Thomas Maguire, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 82 |
Richard Alessi, Sr./Richard Alessi, Jr., Llanerch Country Club | 85 |
Brian Dwyer/William Dwyer, Applecross Country Club | 88 |
Dale Landis/Perry Landis, Unaffiliated/Moselem Springs Golf Club | 89 |
Chris Newett/Louis Newett, Unaffiliated/Indian Valley Country Club | 91 |
Michael Pappas/Ronald Pappas, Unaffiliated/Fieldstone Golf Club | WD |
Greg Shane/Ron Shane, Fieldstone Golf Club | WD |
Jay Deakins/Warren Deakins, Philadelphia Country Club | WD |
Anthony Dibona/Robert Dibona, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve/Unaffiliated | WD |
Bob Rogers/Robert Rogers, White Manor Country Club/West Chester Golf & Country Club | WD |
Richard Amoroso/Richard Amoroso, Hershey’s Mill Golf Club | WD |
NS-no show; WD-withdrawal |