Owens captures Spring Net Championship

  WEST CHESTER, Pa.–Steven Owens of Ashbourne Country Club fired a net 65 to cruise to victory in the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Spring Net Championship on Thursday at Hershey’s Mill Golf Club.

  Owens, a 12 handicap, bested a field of 132 players to take home the overall low net championship trophy. The 6,296-yard, par-72 layout played firm and fast during on a hot, muggy afternoon.

  Playing early in the morning, Owens took advantage of the cooler temperatures. He birdied two of the first three holes – No. 1 (par 5, 488 yards) and No. 3 (par 5, 495 yards) – to jumpstart his round.

  A few struggles coming in rounded out a front nine 40.

  However, Owens did not allow those mistakes, including a triple bogey on the ninth hole, dictate the final nine of his round. He bounced back with a birdie at No. 10 (par 4, 349 yards) and another on No. 11 (par 5, 468 yards). A third birdie on the par 4, 14^th hole (351 yards) helped Owens complete a stellar 1-over-par gross score of 37 on the back nine and a round of net 65.

Overall Net Championship
Low Net
1. Steven Owens, Ashbourne CC 65

Class A (Handicap 1-10)
T1. Charles Caparo, Plymouth CC 71
T1. Kurt Muller, Laurel Creek CC 71
T1. Ed Hennessy, Medford Village CC 71
Senior Division
1. Steve Pence, Little Mill CC 72

Class B (Handicap 11-13)
T1. Jay Scattergood, Reading CC 70
T1. Bill Lawson, Chesapeake Bay GC 70
T1. Robert Freudenheim, Radnor Valley CC 70
Senior Division
1. Don Thompson, Chesapeake Bay GC 71

Class C (Handicap 14-17)
1. Thomas Bellwoar, Hershey’s Mill GC 67
2. Charles Winfield, Sakima CC 68
T3. Geoff Preston, Cedarbrook CC 69
T3. Jeffrey Pelesh, Edgmont CC 69
Senior Division
1. Bob Manfre, Philadelphia Publinks GA 69

Class D (Handicap 18-34)
1. Jim Carrigan, Moselem Springs GC 68
1. Dave Owens, Melrose CC 68
1. Aaron Rozenweig, Ashbourne CC 68
Senior Division
1. Robert Fountain, Sakima CC 69