Spring Ford CC’s Lebow heads Amateur Championship qualifying - The Golf Association of Philadelphia

Jun 14, 2004

Spring Ford CC’s Lebow heads Amateur Championship qualifying

  FLOURTOWN, Pa.-Mike Lebow of Spring Ford CC navigated the uncharted waters of the Amateur Championship leaderboard in grand fashion on Monday. The 20-year-old resident of Royersford, Pa., carded a career-tournament best 5-under-par 138 total for the 36 holes of the Amateur Championship Qualifier on Philadelphia Cricket Club’s two layouts – Wissahickon (par 71, 6,836 yards) and Militia Hill (par 72, 7,146 yards) – to earn medalist honors.

  He’ll be the second seed for match play, which begins tomorrow. As the defending champion, Michael Tash of Tavistock CC is seeded No. 1.

  A field of 132 players vied for the 31 match play spots.

  Match play will be conducted on the Militia Hill Course Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15-16, with the 36-hole final set for Saturday, June 19.

  The cut fell at 5-over-par 148.

  In essence, Lebow netted top qualifying honors with a 5-under-par 67 on the Militia Hill Course in the morning. The Emory University junior credited his “pure” driver for the outstanding performance.

  “The past month it’s come together,” said Lebow. “This was a big surprise. There are a lot of good golfers out here. This was my best tournament round ever. And my first bogey free tournament round ever.”

  Lebow, who started on the back nine of Militia Hill, made the turn in 2-under-par before recording a 3-under-par 33 on the front.

  He birdied No. 12 (par 4, 398 yards) and No. 17 (par 5, 463 yards) before going under par on No. 3 (par 5, 544 yards), No. 4, (par 4, 396 yards) and No. 6 (par 5, 576 yards).

  “My longest birdie putt was 20 feet,” said Lebow. “And I made every putt inside six feet.”

  Lebow entered the day a touch skeptical of his talents.

  He fell to John Brennan in the club championship on Sunday.

  “It was my worst two rounds in over a month,” said Lebow. “After yesterday, I was just trying not to embarrass myself.”

  In the afternoon, Lebow had it up to 7-under-par, but lost some steam on the way in and finished at even-par 71.

  Dan Walters of Meadia Heights GC carded a 2-under-par 141 to take the third seed.

  This year’s match play appears particularly strong. In the field is: Michael McDermott of Llanerch CC (the reigning Player of the Year); Chris Lange of Overbrook GC, a three-time Amateur champion; Kyle Davis, the recent winner of the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s R. Jay Sigel Match Play Championship and Mike Rose, the reigning Senior Player of the Year, to name a few.

  Davis, 18, of Kennett Square G&CC captured the Junior Boys’ Championship last summer. He finished in a four-way tie for third place at 142 and by virtue of tiebreakers, is the No. 5 seed.

  “With how good junior golf in the area is, it’s not that tough to transition from junior golf,” said Davis, a Kennett Square resident. “It’s the same game with the same scores.”

Qualifiers
Pos. Name, club Overall 1st rd. 2nd rd. Total
1 Mike Lebow, Spring Ford Country Club -5 67 71 138
2 Dan Walters, Conestoga CC -2 70 71 141
3 Thomas J. Gramigna, Tavistock Country Club -1 72 70 142
4 Kyle T. Davis, Kennett Square G & CC -1 71 71 142
5 Lynn T. Kilduff, Huntsville GC -1 70 72 142
6 Chris Lange, Overbrook GC -1 74 68 142
7 John M. Pelet, Wyncote Golf Club Even 70 73 143
8 Roc Irey, Cedarbrook Country Club +1 76 68 144
9 Geoff Forcino, Waynesborough Country Club +1 71 73 144
10 Brian Corbett, Huntsville Golf Club +1 74 70 144
11 Oscar L. Mestre, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club +1 71 73 144
12 Sean Seese, Huntingdon Valley Country Club +2 68 77 145
13 Jamie Slonis, Tavistock Country Club +2 71 74 145
14 Douglas G. Zelner, Coatesville Country Club +3 73 73 146
15 Scott P. Storck, Philadelphia Cricket Club +3 67 79 146
16 Rich Pruchnik, West Chester Golf & Country Club +3 72 74 146
17 Michael A. Tash, Tavistock Country Club +3 72 74 146
18 Michael P. McDermott, Llanerch Country Club +3 74 72 146
19 John G. Sawin, Philadelphia Country Club +3 73 73 146
20 Ron A. Weaver, Meadia Heights Golf Club +3 72 74 146
21 Steve J. Owens, Wildwood Golf & Country Club +3 70 76 146
22 P. Chet Walsh, Philadelphia CC +4 74 73 147
23 Anthony M. Apostolico, Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club +4 73 74 147
24 Michael Rose, Ashbourne Country Club +4 75 72 147
25 Scott Ehrlich, Meadowlands CountryClub +4 70 77 147
26 Marlin Detweiler, Lancaster Country Club +4 74 73 147
27 Billy McCrossan, The Springhaven Club +4 76 71 147
28 Francis J. McFadden, Overbrook Golf Club +4 74 73 147
29 Dan Pickering, Indian Valley Country Club +4 70 77 147
T30 *John W. Robinson, Commonwealth National GC +5 71 77 148
T30 *James M. Winner, Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club +5 77 71 148
T30 *Tom Borsello, Fieldstone Golf Club +5 73 75 148
Failed to qualify
T30 Andrew Achenbach, Rivercrest GC (no match play) +5 78 70 148
T30 William J. McGuinness, Tavistock Country Club +5 73 75 148
35 Alan Borowsky, White Manor Country Club +6 76 73 149
36 David A. Richards, Bent Creek Country Club +6 76 73 149
37 Byron W. Whitman, Philadelphia Publinks Golf Assoc +6 73 76 149
38 David Liotta, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club +7 76 74 150
39 Brian Gillespie, St. Davids GC +7 75 75 150
40 Michael Moser, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club +7 76 74 150
41 Michael Moffat, Commonwealth National GC +7 76 74 150
42 Steven P. Walczak, Wilmington Country Club +7 74 76 150
43 Kevin P. Kelly, Old York Road Country Club +8 77 74 151
44 Douglas Schroer, St. Davids Golf Club +8 78 73 151
45 Chris Gallagher, Penn Oaks Golf Club +8 76 75 151
46 Michael Domenick, Phoenixville Country Club +8 76 75 151
47 Sean D. Leonard, Tavistock Country Club +9 79 73 152
48 Chris T. Anderson, Wilmington Country Club +9 75 77 152
49 James F. Donnelly, Philadelphia Cricket Club +9 78 74 152
50 Robert Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club +9 75 77 152
51 Robert Bechtold, Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club +9 77 75 152
52 Jason Barkley, Berkleigh Country Club +9 73 79 152
53 Brian Rothaus, Philmont Country Club +10 76 77 153
54 Drew Panebianco, Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club +10 74 79 153
55 Brad McFadden, Overbrook Golf Club +10 77 76 153
56 Robin S. McCool, Saucon Valley Country Club +10 77 76 153
57 Robert Ockenfuss, Jr., Indian Valley Country Club +10 73 80 153
58 James R. White, Philadelphia Cricket Club +11 73 81 154
59 Glenn Smeraglio, Yardley Country Club +11 77 77 154
60 Garrett Basalyga, Talamore at Oak Terrace CC +11 76 78 154
61 Raymond B. Slawecki, Spring Ford Country Club +11 74 80 154
62 Joe April, Wedgwood Country Club +11 77 77 154
63 James A. Forster, Old York Road Country Club +11 79 75 154
64 Rich Thon, The Springhaven Club +11 74 80 154
65 Douglas E. Gregor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club +12 77 78 155
66 Chris P. Thude, Melrose Country Club +12 79 76 155
67 Kevin McClellan, Doylestown Country Club +12 79 76 155
68 James K. Kieserman, Blue Bell Country Club +12 79 76 155
69 Michael J. Brown, Pine Valley Golf Club +12 78 77 155
70 Chase A. Duncan, Meadia Heights Golf Club +12 82 73 155
71 Frederick Taggart, Meadia Heights Golf Club +12 77 78 155
72 Patrick Marshalek, Whitford Country Country Club +13 79 77 156
73 Rand R. Mendez, Fieldstone Golf Club +13 75 81 156
74 Steve Walton, Downingtown Country Club +13 82 74 156
75 Alan Roatche, Doylestown Country Club +13 75 81 156
76 Leonard Staskiel, Woodbury Country Club +13 75 81 156
77 Justin G. VanHyning, Old York Country Club +14 75 82 157
78 Charles J. Dowds, III, Applebrook GC +14 82 75 157
79 Bryan Marvin, Old York Road Country Club +14 76 81 157
80 Andrew Dietz, Laurel Creek Country Club +14 78 79 157
81 Terrence J. Sawyer, Yardley Country Club +14 82 75 157
82 Thomas Hyland, Little Mill Country Club +14 78 79 157
83 David T. Smith, Doylestown Country Club +14 82 75 157
84 Donald Ashley, Philadelphia Country Club +15 80 78 158
85 Ryan McCarty, Little Mill Country Club +15 79 79 158
86 Robert Galbreath, Jr., Huntingdon Valley Country Club +15 79 79 158
87 Greg M. OConnor, Huntingdon Valley Country Club +15 74 84 158
88 Tyler Rae, Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club +15 77 81 158
89 Mark Wachter, Philadelphia Pub Links Golf Assoc +16 81 78 159
90 Michael C. Evangelista, Concord Country Club +16 79 80 159
91 Gerard F. Ascolese, North Hills Country Club +16 78 81 159
92 Philip G. Damico, Llanerch Country Club +16 82 77 159
93 Leonard Pearson, Philmont Country Club +16 75 84 159
94 Craig Tallent, Merion GC +16 78 81 159
95 Ernie VanMeter, Wildwood Golf & Country Club +16 77 82 159
96 Brian Myers, Old York Road Country Club +16 78 81 159
97 Robert G. Dziak, Spring Ford Country Club +17 82 78 160
98 Michael J. Egan, Lookaway Golf Club +17 81 79 160
99 William B. Weihenmayer, Jr., Huntingdon Country Club +17 80 80 160
100 Michael J. Vannelli, Medford Village Country Club +18 78 83 161
101 Marc A. Mandel, White Manor Country Club +18 78 83 161
102 Alexander A. Maguire, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club +18 83 78 161
103 Mark Kosko, Seaview Marriott Resort & Spa +18 81 80 161
104 Matthew Shevlin, Llanerch Country Club +18 78 83 161
105 Tony Perla, Olde York Country Club +18 83 78 161
106 Tom Guillebeau, Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club +19 82 80 162
107 James K. Wybar, Philadelphia Cricket Club +19 82 80 162
108 Thomas E. Oxenfeld, Coatesville Country Club +19 84 78 162
109 Arthur J. Kania, Jr., Overbrook GC +19 82 80 162
110 Tom Spano, Philadelphia Pub Links Golf Assoc +19 81 81 162
111 Kenji Ota, Philadelphia Cricket Club +20 76 87 163
112 John Donnelly, Concord Country Club +20 80 83 163
113 Patrick G. Dougherty, Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club +20 84 79 163
114 Grant T. Liu, Commonwealth National Golf Club +21 84 80 164
115 David West, Whitford CC +21 81 83 164
116 Logan Terry, Plymouth Country Club +21 82 82 164
117 Michael H. Lewers, St. Davids Golf Club +21 88 76 164
118 Edward Kelly, Jr., Lu Lu Country Club +23 84 82 166
119 Thomas C. Brennan, Jr., Melrose Country Club +23 86 80 166
120 Damon C. Barbacci, Huntsville Golf Club +23 87 79 166
121 Joseph P. Glynn, Llanerch Country Club +23 83 83 166
122 Warren Smith, Fieldstone Golf Club +24 81 86 167
123 Jack Wallace, Burlington Country Club +24 81 86 167
124 Anthony G. Kondracki, Fox Hill Country Club +25 88 80 168
125 Gregory S. Henkel, Melrose Country Club +26 87 82 169
126 Brian Wiley, Sandy Run Country Club +26 88 81 169
127 Robert Gill, Fox Hill Country Club +26 85 84 169
128 David Pfotzer, Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club +32 84 91 175
129 Geoffrey M. Cooper, Ballamor Golf Club +32 84 91 175
130 George Forster, Jr., Radnor Valley Country Club +33 85 91 176
131 Steve Dressel, Spring Ford CC +37 89 91 180
132 Paul J. Rogowicz, Yardley Country Club WD 83 WD WD
*-advanced in playoff; WD-withdrawal

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