MT. LAUREL, N.J. — A playoff didn’t submarine John Foley and Curtis Geiger this time.
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The Raven’s Claw Golf Club members captured the 50th Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship at Laurel Creek Country Club (par 70, 5,946 yards) Monday. Foley and Geiger, as well as the team of Stephen Cerbara and Liam Hart, finished regulation tied at 7-under-par 63.
However, Cerbara and Hart were unavailable for the sudden-death playoff. Overtime finally favored their 7-under counterparts.
In May, Foley and Geiger fell in a five-team playoff for the Philadelphia Publinks GA Better-Ball Championship at Turtle Creek Golf Course. This past weekend, they bowed in a three-team playoff for the Donald Ross Better-Ball Championship at Jeffersonville Golf Club.
“We’ve been close,” Geiger, 35, of Pottstown, Pa., said. “I was excited [to learn] that a playoff wasn’t going to be a match of cards. We wanted another chance. Obviously, it’s a different atmosphere when it’s just you and another team. It feels good to finally win.”
“We’re always right there, even when we’re not playing the best golf. We always find a way to get to the number that’s needed,” Foley, 24, of Limerick, Pa., added. “We saw that there was a team at 8 under, and we were at 5 under [at the time]. We didn’t really think we really had a shot. We just tried to get into the Top 3.”
The top trophy is a nice substitute.
Starting on the back nine, Foley used his 9-iron to set up birdie conversions of 20 and 30 feet, respectively, on Nos. 12 (par 4, 412 yards) and 13 (par 4, 358 yards). He canned an eight-footer on the par 3, 138-yard 14th hole following a crisp 50-degree wedge. That stretch figuratively sprinted with Geiger’s birdie baton. He drained an 18-footer on No. 11 (par 4, 375 yards) after hitting a pitching wedge from 150 yards. A three-putt bogey by Geiger on No. 18 (par 4, 402 yards) “took the wind out our sails.”
“We were hitting good shots. Then he got us home by making a bunch of putts coming in, so that was nice,” Geiger, who works in the Raven’s Claw pro shop, said.
And essential. Foley birdied four of the team’s final five holes. He made a three-footer on No. 5 (par 5, 478 yards) after landing a 4-iron greenside right. Foley knocked a 50-degree wedge 124 yards to 10 feet above the No. 6 (par 4, 396 yards) flagstick. After wisely navigating the dogleg left No. 8 (par 4, 311 yards), he lifted a lob wedge 85 yards to five feet. A two-putt birdie from 23 feet on No. 9 (par 5, 501 yards) elevated his team to the top of the leaderboard.
“He made seven birdies today, but he’ll probably tell you he wasn’t on his ‘A’ game,” Geiger, the reigning Philadelphia Publinks GA Player of the Year, jested.
Foley and Geiger met five years ago at Raven’s Claw. The two struck up a friendship, but golf opportunities therin ran on borrowed time. Foley spent the past two years working as a caddie at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, Wisc. He returned home earlier this year and now works for his dad’s electrical company.
A golf reconnection with Geiger at Raven’s Claw, and a golf team that’s trending upward.
“There are a lot of people who want to play golf with Curt. To get the invite is pretty special,” Foley said. “He’s at Raven’s Claw six days a week pretty much. So anytime you want to show up and hit golf balls or chip and putt around the green, Curt is there.”
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 Association’s 300 Member Clubs and 80,000 individual members are spread across the Eastern half of Pennsylvania and parts of Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
Gross results | |
Name, club | Score |
*Curtis Geiger/John Foley, Raven’s Claw Golf Club | 63 |
Stephen Cerbara/Liam Hart, Huntingdon Valley Country Club/Spring Mill Country Club | 63 |
Alexander Maguire/Brad Sokol, Brookside Country Club/Green Valley Country Club | 64 |
Zach Dilcher/Brandon Raihl, Hartefeld National/Philadelphia Cricket Club | 64 |
Patrick Welsh/Mark Czerniakowski, LuLu Country Club | 64 |
Geoffrey Cooper/Kevin Dougher, North Hills Country Club/Philadelphia Cricket Club | 64 |
Marc Mandel/Chris Baloga, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Briarwood Golf Club | 64 |
Zachary Falone/Daniel Tennekoon, Little Mill Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 64 |
Neil Gordon/Cesar Martinez, Five Ponds Golf Club/Commonwealth National Golf Club | 65 |
Gerard Rosato/Patrick McCusker, The 1912 Club/Sandy Run Country Club | 65 |
Joey Russo/Joseph Russo, Running Deer Golf Club | 65 |
Vince Kwon/Bradley Roberts, Jeffersonville Golf Club/Little Mill Country Club | 65 |
Scott Lawson/Sal Cucinotti, Cedarbrook Country Club/Talamore Country Club | 65 |
Zach Arsenault/Beau Guarino, Riverton Country Club | 66 |
Matt Weist/Charles Meadows, Whitford Country Club | 66 |
Ben Keyser/Stephen Scott, Woodcrest Country Club | 66 |
James Kaiser/Stephen Guertler, Tavistock Country Club | 66 |
Brian Herman/David Guertler, Merchantville Country Club/Merion Golf Club | 66 |
Adam Usher/David Ripa, Running Deer Golf Club | 66 |
Mike Korcuba/Mark Hodgson, Medford Village Country Club | 66 |
Bo Maguire/Jordan McGlone, Brookside Country Club | 67 |
Billy Johns/Mitchell Racosky, Middletown Country Club | 67 |
Jason Wilson/Steve Oh, Olde Homestead Golf Club/DuPont Country Club | 67 |
Chase Miller/Mark Wachter, DuPont Country Club/Loch Nairn Golf Club | 67 |
Christopher Bell/Kevin Turner, McCall Golf Club/Llanerch Country Club | 67 |
Matthew Crescenzo/John Simone, LuLu Country Club | 68 |
Nicholas Lukow/Kyle Hutnik, Woodstone Country Club & Lodge/Green Pond Country Club | 68 |
Nicholas Ciocca/Nathan Guertler, Aronimink Golf Club/Merion Golf Club | 68 |
Matt Gaffney/Pat Curiale, Medford Village Country Club | 68 |
William Cregar/Carlos Ochoa, Little Mill Country Club | 68 |
Stephen Barry/Andy Kerestesy, Running Deer Golf Club | 68 |
Stephen Defrancis/Jake Brnich, LuLu Country Club | 68 |
Jason Barkley/Pete Moran, Moselem Springs Golf Club/French Creek Golf Club | 69 |
Andrew Carrigan/Tylor Love, Woodcrest Country Club | 69 |
Bill Moule/Mark Munding, Scotland Run Golf Club | 69 |
Matthew Sicinski/Daniel Kilpatrick, Spring Mill Country Club/Hidden Creek Golf Club | 69 |
Bob Hackett/Joseph Hacker, Wilmington Country Club | 69 |
Mark Walker/Andy Dietz, Laurel Creek Country Club | 69 |
Michael Fireman/Kyle Ginty, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Talamore Country Club | 69 |
Michael Boslet/Jacob Hillmann, Hawk Pointe Golf Club | 69 |
Kevin Maguire/Joe Zulli, Laurel Creek Country Club/Trump National Golf Club – Philadelphia | 69 |
Nick Madden/Jerry Crane, LuLu Country Club/Westwood Golf Club | 69 |
Ryan Rigby/Sean Torpey, Doylestown Country Club | 69 |
Kevin Rizzotte/Gregory Scott, Woodcrest Country Club | 69 |
Jonathan Wilson/Brian Christian, Irem Country Club | 70 |
Shawn Gallagher/Shawn Niederriter, The Bucks Club/Spring Mill Country Club | 70 |
Jeremy Borrero/Aaron Campione, Scotland Run Golf Club | 70 |
Paul Elstone/Matthew Kowalski, Burlington Country Club | 70 |
Bruce Cowgill/Matt Dietrich, Whitford Country Club | 70 |
Marty McGuckin/Joseph Eaton, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 71 |
Joe Morganti/Chuck Kuntz, Llanerch Country Club/Overbrook Golf Club | 72 |
Nick Pasquale/Bob Luderitz, Seaview Country Club/Blue Heron Pines Golf Club | 72 |
Salvatore Galati/Matthew Massott, Woodcrest Country Club | 72 |
Epi Delapaz/Eric Shenyo, Gilbertsville Golf Club/White Clay Creek Country Club | 72 |
Matthew Miller/Jason Marie, Golf Tour Greater Philadelphia/Five Ponds Golf Club | 73 |
Alex Lahn/Jordan Schneider, Woodcrest Country Club/Bala Golf Club | 73 |
Mike Hector/Michael Duffy, LuLu Country Club | 74 |
Rob Albanese/Troy McCloskey, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 74 |
Hugh Arbuthnot/Brett Davidoff, Medford Village Country Club/Talamore Country Club | 74 |
Jake Borer/Greg Ogrodnik, Jeffersonville Golf Club | 74 |
Daniel Kubik/Daniel McManamon, Hawk Pointe Golf Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club | 75 |
Tom Rowinski/Matt Cybularz, Skippack Golf Club | 75 |
Greg Wedemeyer/James Barlow, Spring Ford Country Club/Doylestown Country Club | 75 |
John Morabito/Ryan Macuch, Pennsauken Country Club | 75 |
Andrew Stagliano/Ben Rodier, Burlington Country Club/Ramblewood Country Club | 75 |
Thomas DiGiulio/Nick Digiulio, Wedgwood Country Club/Hershey’s Mill Golf Club | 76 |
Shane Martin/Joshua Henry, LuLu Country Club | 76 |
Daniel Beach/Evan Stagliano, Burlington Country Club | 76 |
Nicholas Angiulo/Perry Pascasio, Deerwood Country Club | 77 |
George Crouse/David Bulman, Ramblewood Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club | 77 |
David Deswart/Tom Eisenhower, Medford Lakes Country Club/Links Golf Club | 78 |
Brady Marrone/Paul Tuttle, Riverton Country Club/Little Mill Country Club | 78 |
Frank Bruno/James Wiley, LuLu Country Club | NC |
Net results | |
Name, club | Score |
Geoffrey Cooper/Kevin Dougher, North Hills Country Club/Philadelphia Cricket Club | 61 |
Bo Maguire/Jordan McGlone, Brookside Country Club | 62 |
James Kaiser/Stephen Guertler, Tavistock Country Club | 62 |
Shawn Gallagher/Shawn Niederriter, The Bucks Club/Spring Mill Country Club | 62 |
Jeremy Borrero/Aaron Campione, Scotland Run Golf Club | 62 |
Bill Moule/Mark Munding, Scotland Run Golf Club | 63 |
Alexander Maguire/Brad Sokol, Brookside Country Club/Green Valley Country Club | 63 |
Gerard Rosato/Patrick McCusker, The 1912 Club/Sandy Run Country Club | 64 |
Patrick Welsh/Mark Czerniakowski, LuLu Country Club | 64 |
Ben Keyser/Stephen Scott, Woodcrest Country Club | 64 |
Matthew Miller/Jason Marie, Golf Tour Greater Philadelphia/Five Ponds Golf Club | 64 |
Bob Hackett/Joseph Hacker, Wilmington Country Club | 64 |
Brian Herman/David Guertler, Merchantville Country Club/Merion Golf Club | 64 |
Adam Usher/David Ripa, Running Deer Golf Club | 64 |
Paul Elstone/Matthew Kowalski, Burlington Country Club | 64 |
Greg Wedemeyer/James Barlow, Spring Ford Country Club/Doylestown Country Club | 65 |
Andrew Carrigan/Tylor Love, Woodcrest Country Club | 65 |
Neil Gordon/Cesar Martinez, Five Ponds Golf Club/Commonwealth National Golf Club | 65 |
Mike Korcuba/Mark Hodgson, Medford Village Country Club | 65 |
Curtis Geiger/John Foley, Raven’s Claw Golf Club | 65 |
Scott Lawson/Sal Cucinotti, Cedarbrook Country Club/Talamore Country Club | 65 |
Mike Hector/Michael Duffy, LuLu Country Club | 66 |
Matt Weist/Charles Meadows, Whitford Country Club | 66 |
Zach Dilcher/Brandon Raihl, Hartefeld National/Philadelphia Cricket Club | 66 |
Tom Rowinski/Matt Cybularz, Skippack Golf Club | 66 |
Chase Miller/Mark Wachter, DuPont Country Club/Loch Nairn Golf Club | 66 |
Jake Borer/Greg Ogrodnik, Jeffersonville Golf Club | 66 |
Stephen Cerbara/Liam Hart, Huntingdon Valley Country Club/Spring Mill Country Club | 66 |
Zachary Falone/Daniel Tennekoon, Little Mill Country Club/Makefield Highlands Golf Club | 66 |
Salvatore Galati/Matthew Massott, Woodcrest Country Club | 66 |
Daniel Beach/Evan Stagliano, Burlington Country Club | 66 |
Joe Morganti/Chuck Kuntz, Llanerch Country Club/Overbrook Golf Club | 67 |
Zach Arsenault/Beau Guarino, Riverton Country Club | 67 |
Thomas DiGiulio/Nick Digiulio, Wedgwood Country Club/Hershey’s Mill Golf Club | 67 |
Marc Mandel/Chris Baloga, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Briarwood Golf Club | 67 |
Billy Johns/Mitchell Racosky, Middletown Country Club | 67 |
Joey Russo/Joseph Russo, Running Deer Golf Club | 67 |
Jason Wilson/Steve Oh, Olde Homestead Golf Club/DuPont Country Club | 67 |
Matthew Sicinski/Daniel Kilpatrick, Spring Mill Country Club/Hidden Creek Golf Club | 67 |
Nick Madden/Jerry Crane, LuLu Country Club/Westwood Golf Club | 67 |
Vince Kwon/Bradley Roberts, Jeffersonville Golf Club/Little Mill Country Club | 67 |
Alex Lahn/Jordan Schneider, Woodcrest Country Club/Bala Golf Club | 67 |
Christopher Bell/Kevin Turner, McCall Golf Club/Llanerch Country Club | 67 |
John Morabito/Ryan Macuch, Pennsauken Country Club | 67 |
Michael Boslet/Jacob Hillmann, Hawk Pointe Golf Club | 67 |
Ryan Rigby/Sean Torpey, Doylestown Country Club | 67 |
Kevin Rizzotte/Gregory Scott, Woodcrest Country Club | 67 |
Jason Barkley/Pete Moran, Moselem Springs Golf Club/French Creek Golf Club | 68 |
Nicholas Lukow/Kyle Hutnik, Woodstone Golf & Country Club/Green Pond Country Club | 68 |
Jonathan Wilson/Brian Christian, Irem Country Club | 68 |
Hugh Arbuthnot/Brett Davidoff, Medford Village Country Club/Talamore Country Club | 68 |
William Cregar/Carlos Ochoa, Little Mill Country Club | 68 |
Andrew Stagliano/Ben Rodier, Burlington Country Club/Ramblewood Country Club | 68 |
Stephen Defrancis/Jake Brnich, LuLu Country Club | 68 |
Daniel Kubik/Daniel McManamon, Hawk Pointe Golf Club/Moselem Springs Golf Club | 69 |
Stephen Barry/Andy Kerestesy, Running Deer Golf Club | 69 |
Nicholas Ciocca/Nathan Guertler, Aronimink Golf Club/Merion Golf Club | 69 |
Mark Walker/Andy Dietz, Laurel Creek Country Club | 69 |
Matt Gaffney/Pat Curiale, Medford Village Country Club | 69 |
Kevin Maguire/Joe Zulli, Laurel Creek Country Club/Trump National Golf Club – Philadelphia | 69 |
Shane Martin/Joshua Henry, LuLu Country Club | 69 |
Michael Fireman/Kyle Ginty, Philadelphia Cricket Club/Talamore Country Club | 69 |
Epi Delapaz/Eric Shenyo, Gilbertsville Golf Club/White Clay Creek Country Club | 69 |
Brady Marrone/Paul Tuttle, Riverton Country Club/Little Mill Country Club | 69 |
Matthew Crescenzo/John Simone, LuLu Country Club | 70 |
Nick Pasquale/Bob Luderitz, Seaview Country Club/Blue Heron Pines Golf Club | 70 |
Bruce Cowgill/Matt Dietrich, Whitford Country Club | 70 |
George Crouse/David Bulman, Ramblewood Country Club/Jeffersonville Golf Club | 70 |
Marty McGuckin/Joseph Eaton, Philadelphia Cricket Club | 72 |
Rob Albanese/Troy McCloskey, Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club | 72 |
Nicholas Angiulo/Perry Pascasio, Deerwood Country Club | 72 |
David Deswart/Tom Eisenhower, Medford Lakes Country Club/Links Golf Club | 73 |
Frank Bruno/James Wiley, LuLu Country Club | NC |
* – won in playoff | |
NC – no card |