Saucon Valley CC’s McCool tops Senior Amateur leaderboard - The Golf Association of Philadelphia

Sep 06, 2006

Saucon Valley CC’s McCool tops Senior Amateur leaderboard

 The field for Thursday’s second round was cut to the low 45 players and ties for Division’s 55-59 and 60-older (the only divisions eligible for the overall championship) and the low 10 and ties for the Super-Senior Division (65 and over).

 The cut fell at 80 for the first two divisions as well as 80 for the Super-Senior bracket.

  After the first round of play, Robin McCool of Saucon Valley CC stands atop the leaderboard with an impressive 2-under-par 68. McCool carded an eagle, a birdie and a bogey. The most impressive part about McCool’s round was the fact he played the final nine holes in 1-under par despite a persistent and sometimes intense rain on Tuesday.

  McCool’s front side included eight pars and a chip-in on No. 2 (par 4, 436 yards) from about 35 feet. He made the turn at 1-under par. On the back nine, McCool opened with a par before carding the shot of the day on No. 11 (par 5, 542 yards) when he holed a bunker shot from the front, left greenside bunker for an eagle.

  “It released and went in,” McCool said.

  He finished with six more pars and his lone bogey, that as a result of a three putt on No. 15 (par 4, 443 yards).

  “It was a nice steady round,” said McCool, 55, of Bethlehem, Pa. “I had only a couple bad shots.”

  It’s been a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde kind of year for McCool.

  McCool’s had top finishes in the Senior Division of the Debaufre Players Trophy at Philadelphia CC; the Chesapeake Cup at Caves Valley GC with partner Gary Daniels and a record-setting victory in the Saucon Valley Country Club Senior Club Championship. Intermingled with that success has been disappointments in the Chapman Cup (Gross) and U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier.

  “I’ve expected to play better but I’ve kind of disappointed myself,” said McCool. “I seem to play well in every other tournament.”

  However, McCool’s better days may be ahead thanks to a posture change. McCool said he’s bending over more at the waist and that has resulted in more consistency.

  That is a bad sign for the rest of the field.

  Tom DiCinti of Little Mill CC stands alone in second place after carding an even-par 70. DiCinti opened with a 1-under-par 34 on the front nine before finishing in 1-over 36.

  DiCinti, 57, of Voorhees, N.J., recorded four birdies and four bogeys. Not bad considering it was the first time he saw the golf course.

  “You just want to be around the leaders to give yourself a chance,” said DiCinti. “It should be a good run to the finish.”

  Wally Swiger of Huntingdon Valley CC stands alone in third place after carding a 1-over-par 71. Swiger had two bogeys and a birdie, including a three-putt bogey on the final hole (No. 18, par 392 yards).

  It’s been a trying summer for Swiger, who cut his left hand on a chainsaw blade in May after he fell in his shed and landed on it.

  “I’m starting to make a little bit of a comeback,” said Swiger, 57, of Maple Glen, Pa. “I’ve been working on my game.”

  Mike Nilon of Philadelphia CC and Craig Scott of Huntingdon Valley CC, the 2004 Senior Amateur Champion, are tied in fourth place after recording 2-over-par 72s. David Brookreson of Huntingdon Valley CC, the reigning Senior Amateur Champion and two-time Senior Player of the Year, and Frank McFadden of Overbrook GC are lurking after shooting 73s.

Overall
Name Club Gross Net
Robin McCool Saucon Valley Country Club 68 70
Thomas Dicinti Little Mill Country Club 70 70
Wally Swiger Huntingdon Valley Country Club 71 68
Craig Scott Huntingdon Valley Country Club 72 72
Michael Nilon Philadelphia Country Club 72 69
David Brookreson Huntingdon Valley Country Club 73 74
Francis McFadden Overbrook Golf Club 73 74
Andy Thompson Overbrook Golf Club 74 74
William Lawler Fox Hill Country Club 74 75
Charles McClaskey Wyncote Golf Club 74 74
Ed Chylinski Chester Valley Golf Club 75 75
Ted Beringer Philadelphia Country Club 75 70
Donald Ashley Philadelphia Country Club 76 74
Frank Treml Sandy Run Country Club 76 72
Kevin Scanlon Stonewall 76 75
Martin Klagholz Aronimink Golf Club 76 73
Michael Egan Lookaway Golf Club 76 72
Michael Howanski DuPont Country Club 76 71
Michael Rose Philmont Country Club 76 75
Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. Saucon Valley Country Club 76 76
Richard Smith Philadelphia Country Club 76 75
Richard White Jericho National Golf Club 76 73
Charles Jones Philadelphia Publinks GA 77 75
Neil McDermott Llanerch Country Club 77 73
Dennis Rouse Trenton Country Club 77 75
James Goldstein Commonwealth National Golf Club 78 75
James Sullivan, Sr. Huntingdon Valley Country Club 78 74
Jon Mabry Moorestown Field Club 78 73
Michael Dougherty Huntingdon Valley Country Club 78 76
Michael Quinn Edgmont Country Club 78 77
Robert Billings Rolling Green Golf Club 78 76
Frank Polizzi Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 78 77
Carl Everett Merion Golf Club 79 76
Charles Whipple Huntingdon Valley Country Club 79 73
Gregory Gaul Merion Golf Club 79 73
John Snyder Waynesborough Country Club 79 73
William Weinfeld JC Melrose Country Club 79 75
Andrew Guinan Applebrook Golf Club 80 78
Joseph Grubb, III Honeybrook Golf Club 80 76
Rick Pogany Burlington Country Club 80 77
Terrence Sawyer Yardley Country Club 80 77
Charles McDowell Wilmington Country Club 80 79
Dennis Perna Spring Ford Country Club 80 76
Scott Yard Whitford Country Club 80 77
Terry Fair RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve 80 77
Failed to qualify
Bernie Zbrzeznj Whitemarsh Valley 81 77
Daniel Burton Bent Creek Country Club 81 79
Jeb Baker DuPont Country Club 81 75
Lee Cook Laurel Creek Country Club 81 78
Paul Russell Squires Golf Club 81 75
William Vostinak Lehigh Country Club 81 78
James Haynie Lu Lu Country Club 81 78
John O’Sullivan Chester Valley Golf Club 81 76
Ken Gaskill Burlington Country Club 81 78
John Kernan Riverton Country Club 82 80
Kenneth Olinick Spring Ford Country Club 82 77
Michael Rowland Lehigh Country Club 82 82
Mike Metz Fox Hill Country Club 82 80
Naz Gagliardi Philadelphia Publinks GA 82 75
David R Gale Stonewall 82 79
Robert Wicker Little Mill Country Club 82 75
Jack Holland Whitford Country Club 83 79
Richard Bunn, Sr. McCall Golf & Country Club 83 80
J. Peter Pierce Philadelphia Country Club 83 78
John MacDonald Medford Lakes Country Club 83 75
O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. Pine Valley Golf Club 83 82
Ed Roberts Old York Road Country Club 84 78
Joel McFadden Philadelphia Publinks GA 84 80
John Cech Riverton Country Club 84 79
Peter Stanley Sunnybrook Golf Club 84 79
Charles Caparo Plymouth Country Club 85 78
Felton Walker Little Mill Country Club 85 78
John Patton Pine Hill Golf Club 85 78
Joseph Virdone Philadelphia Country Club 85 78
Lawrence Capuzzi, Sr. Rolling Green Golf Club 85 78
Robert Davy Medford Village Country Club 85 76
Ron Mittendorf Blue Bell Country Club 86 78
Byron Milner Overbrook Golf Club 86 81
Jack Donnelly Philadelphia Publinks GA 86 79
Michael Civitello Chester Valley Golf Club 86 81
Thomas Mairone McCall Golf & Country Club 87 81
Fred Olt Little Mill Country Club 87 82
Christopher Frazier Sunnybrook Golf Club 88 82
Gary M Gordon Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club 89 85
Len Orlando Concord Country Club 98 92
Art Brosius Dupont Country Club NC NC
George May Manufacturers Golf & Country Club WD WD
Don Donatoni White Manor Country Club WD WD
John Rowe Whitemarsh Valley Country Club WD WD
Paul Yeakel Waynesborough Country Club WD WD
Eugene Maginnis, Jr. Whitemarsh Valley Country Club WD WD
Bob Harris Blue Bell Country Club WD WD
Arthur Jacoby Commonwealth National Golf Club WD WD
Chuck Wilkins Little Mill Country Club WD WD
Douglas Dick Chester Valley Golf Club WD WD
Gus Barber Kennett Square Golf & Country Club WD WD
Joseph Shevlin North Hills Country Club WD WD
Michael Fox Philadelphia Country Club WD WD
Robert Murphy Wilmington Country Club WD WD
Stephen Crescenzo Wyncote Golf Club WD WD
Steve Broome Huntingdon Valley Country Club WD WD
David Jordan Woodbury Country Club WD WD
Andrew Beechko Country Club of Scranton WD WD
Bill Wolhar Wilmington Country Club WD WD
Charles Rogalla Country Club of Scranton WD WD
Curt Fromal The Springhaven Club WD WD
Edward Pappas Rolling Green Golf Club WD WD
Jarrett Kling Merion Golf Club WD WD
Joseph Maxwell Hartefeld National WD WD
Robert O’Rourke Little Mill Country Club WD WD
Robert Schiller Old York Road Country Club WD WD
Thomas O’Rourke Chester Valley Golf Club WD WD
Vernon Kelly, Jr. Philadelphia Cricket Club WD WD
 
WD-withdrawal; NC-no card
Flight report
Class 55-59
Name Club Gross Net
Robin McCool Saucon Valley Country Club 68 70
Thomas Dicinti Little Mill Country Club 70 70
Wally Swiger Huntingdon Valley 71 68
Craig Scott Huntingdon Valley Country Club 72 72
Michael Nilon Philadelphia Country Club 72 69
David Brookreson Huntingdon Valley Country Club 73 74
Francis McFadden Overbrook Golf Club 73 74
Andy Thompson Overbrook Golf Club 74 74
William Lawler Fox Hill Country Club 74 75
Ed Chylinski Chester Valley Golf Club 75 75
Ted Beringer Philadelphia Country Club 75 70
Don Donatoni White Manor Country Club 76 76
Donald Ashley Philadelphia Country Club 76 74
Frank Treml Sandy Run Country Club 76 72
Kevin Scanlon Stonewall 76 75
Martin Klagholz Aronimink Golf Club 76 73
Michael Egan Lookaway Golf Club 76 72
Michael Howanski DuPont Country Club 76 71
Michael Rose Philmont Country Club 76 75
Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. Saucon Valley Country Club 76 76
Charles Jones Philadelphia Publinks GA 77 75
Neil McDermott Llanerch Country Club 77 73
James Goldstein Commonwealth National Golf Club 78 75
James Sullivan, Sr. Huntingdon Valley Country Club 78 74
Jon Mabry Moorestown Field Club 78 73
Michael Dougherty Huntingdon Valley Country Club 78 76
Michael Quinn Edgmont Country Club 78 77
Robert Billings Rolling Green Golf Club 78 76
Carl Everett Merion Golf Club 79 76
Charles Whipple Huntingdon Valley Country Club 79 73
Andrew Guinan Applebrook Golf Club 80 78
George May Manufacturers Golf & Country Club 80 77
Joseph Grubb, III Honeybrook Golf Club 80 76
Rick Pogany Burlington Country Club 80 77
Terrence Sawyer Yardley Country Club 80 77
Bernie Zbrzeznj Whitemarsh Valley 81 77
Daniel Burton Bent Creek Country Club 81 79
Jeb Baker DuPont Country Club 81 75
Lee Cook Laurel Creek Country Club 81 78
Paul Russell Squires Golf Club 81 75
William Vostinak Lehigh Country Club 81 78
John Kernan Riverton Country Club 82 80
Kenneth Olinick Spring Ford Country Club 82 77
Michael Rowland Lehigh Country Club 82 82
Mike Metz Fox Hill Country Club 82 80
Naz Gagliardi Philadelphia Publinks GA 82 75
Jack Holland Whitford Country Club 83 79
Richard Bunn, Sr. McCall Golf & Country Club 83 80
Ed Roberts Old York Road Country Club 84 78
Joel McFadden Philadelphia Publinks GA 84 80
John Cech Riverton Country Club 84 79
Charles Caparo Plymouth Country Club 85 78
Felton Walker Little Mill Country Club 85 78
John Patton Pine Hill Golf Club 85 78
Ron Mittendorf Blue Bell Country Club 86 78
Thomas Mairone McCall G&Country Club 87 81
Len Orlando Concord Country Club 98 92
Eugene Maginnis, Jr. Whitemarsh Valley Country Club WD WD
Bob Harris Blue Bell Country Club WD WD
Arthur Jacoby Commonwealth National Golf Club WD WD
Chuck Wilkins Little Mill Country Club WD WD
Douglas Dick Chester Valley Golf Club WD WD
Gus Barber Kennett Square Golf & Country Club WD WD
Joseph Shevlin North Hills Country Club WD WD
Michael Fox Philadelphia Country Club WD WD
Robert Murphy Wilmington Country Club WD WD
Stephen Crescenzo Wyncote Golf Club WD WD
Steve Broome Huntingdon Valley Country Club WD WD
Class 60-older
Name Club Gross Net
Charles McClaskey Wyncote Golf Club 74 74
Richard Smith Philadelphia Country Club 76 75
Richard White Jericho National Golf Club 76 73
Dennis Rouse Trenton Country Club 77 75
Frank Polizzi Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 78 77
Gregory Gaul Merion Golf Club 79 73
John Rowe Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 79 75
John Snyder Waynesborough Country Club 79 73
Paul Yeakel Waynesborough Country Club 79 75
William Weinfeld JC Melrose Country Club 79 75
Charles McDowell Wilmington Country Club 80 79
Dennis Perna Spring Ford Country Club 80 76
Scott Yard Whitford Country Club 80 77
Terry Fair RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve 80 77
James Haynie Lu Lu Country Club 81 78
John O’Sullivan Chester Valley Golf Club 81 76
Ken Gaskill Burlington Country Club 81 78
David R Gale Stonewall 82 79
Robert Wicker Little Mill Country Club 82 75
J. Peter Pierce Philadelphia Country Club 83 78
John MacDonald Medford Lakes Country Club 83 75
O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. Pine Valley Golf Club 83 82
Peter Stanley Sunnybrook Golf Club 84 79
Joseph Virdone Philadelphia Country Club 85 78
Lawrence Capuzzi ,Sr. Rolling Green Golf Club 85 78
Robert Davy Medford Village Country Club 85 76
Byron Milner Overbrook Golf Club 86 81
Jack Donnelly Philadelphia Publinks GA 86 79
Michael Civitello Chester Valley Golf Club 86 81
Fred Olt Little Mill Country Club 87 82
Christopher Frazier Sunnybrook Golf Club 88 82
Gary M. Gordon Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club 89 85
Art Brosius Dupont Country Club NC NC
David Jordan Woodbury Country Club WD WD
Andrew Beechko Country Club of Scranton WD WD
Bill Wolhar Wilmington Country Club WD WD
Charles Rogalla Country Club of Scranton WD WD
Curt Fromal The Springhaven Club WD WD
Edward Pappas Rolling Green Golf Club WD WD
Jarrett Kling Merion Golf Club WD WD
Joseph Maxwell Hartefeld National WD WD
Robert O’Rourke Little Mill Country Club WD WD
Robert Schiller Old York Road Country Club WD WD
Thomas O’Rourke Chester Valley Golf Club WD WD
Vernon Kelly, Jr. Philadelphia Cricket Club WD WD
Super-Senior (65 and over)
Name Club Gross Net
Joseph Scott, Jr. Kennett Square Golf & Country Club 72 68
Robert Proto Little Mill Country Club 73 69
Louis Pace Medford Village Country Club 75 70
Charles Carter Sunnybrook Golf Club 76 70
James Sherratt Old York Road Country Club 76 72
Jay Howson, Jr. St. Davids Golf Club 76 74
Ernest Eichenberg, III Waynesborough Country Club 77 68
Richard Genoni Waynesborough Country Club 77 67
Ralph Coscia Spring Ford Country Club 79 69
Frank DiGiacomo Merchantville Country Club 80 73
Harvey McCumber Wilmington Country Club 80 76
Wade Hersperger, Jr. Pine Hill Golf Club 80 74
Walter Lenhard, III Stonewall 80 75
Thomas Morgan Riverton Country Club 81 75
Warren Deakins Philadelphia Country Club 82 74
Ben Sack Overbrook Golf Club 83 74
Thomas Conboy Sandy Run Country Club 83 78
Jim Callaghan Rolling Green Golf Club 84 77
Donald Hoegel Little Mill Country Club 85 75
Ralph Giannattasio Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 85 77
Bob Manfre Philadelphia Publinks GA 86 74
Richard Kenville Burlington Country Club 87 81
Edward Noble Tavistock Country Club 88 78
Joseph Herzog Sandy Run Country Club 88 75
Roger Wilke Wilmington Country Club 89 81
John DePaul Sandy Run Country Club 92 79
John Easton, Jr. Manufacturers Golf & Country Club 95 83
William Bayles, Jr. Phoenixville Country Club 95 90
Jay Kocher Wilmington Country Club WD WD
David Jones Heidelberg Country Club WD WD
George Becker, Jr. Doylestown Country Club WD WD
Gerald Owens North Hills Country Club WD WD
Herbert Gordon Doylestown Country Club WD WD
William Fager Rolling Green Golf Club WD WD
 
WD-Withdrawal; NC-no card

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