MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Sean Clifford of Ashbourne CC fired a 2-under-par 68 to lead 41 qualifiers Thursday at Burlington CC (par 70, 6,590 yards) in pre-qualifying competition for the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 103rd Joseph H. Patterson Memorial Cup.
Clifford fired four birdies on the front nine, including three of four on holes Nos. 3-6 to make the turn in 2-under 33. He added two more birdies to go with two bogeys on the back.
Clifford was two shots better than Otto Juhl of Sakima CC, who carded an even-par 70 (34-36).
Douglas Cusick of Tavistock CC, Stephen Arnold of Yardley CC and Sean Davy of Medford Village CC, each posted 1-over-par 71s.
Thursday’s qualifiers will join 36 other players who qualified earlier this week at Honeybrook Golf Course and 55 exempt players in Patterson Cup competition on Aug. 11 at Concord and Radley Run CCs.
Defending champion is three-time winner Michael Tash of Tavistock CC, one of 10 players in the history of the event to capture three or more titles.
| Qualifiers | ||
| Name | Club | Total |
| Sean Clifford | Ashbourne Country Club | 68 |
| Otto Juhl | Sakima Country Club | 70 |
| Sean Davy | Medford Village Country Club | 71 |
| Douglas Cusick | Tavistock Country Club | 71 |
| Stephen Arnold | Yardley Country Club | 71 |
| Daniel Delaney | Concord Country Club | 72 |
| Joe Olin | Little Mill Country Club | 72 |
| Ryan McCarty | Little Mill Country Club | 72 |
| Patrick O’Brien | North Hills Country Club | 72 |
| Adam Pifer | Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club | 72 |
| Nick Ryder | Aronimink Golf Club | 73 |
| John Kondash, Jr. | Burlington Country Club | 73 |
| Paul Gagliardi | Cedarbrook Country Club | 73 |
| Robert Ockenfuss | Indian Valley Country Club | 73 |
| Christopher Binder | Little Mill Country Club | 73 |
| Keith Matt | Lu Lu Country Club | 73 |
| Lucas Serbun | Sandy Run Country Club | 73 |
| Sean Leonard | Tavistock Country Club | 73 |
| Jack Wallace | Burlington Country Club | 74 |
| Bill Dwyer | Concord Country Club | 74 |
| Timothy Hager | Lookaway Golf Club | 74 |
| Bill Boyle | Metedeconk National Golf Club | 74 |
| Kenji Ota | Philadelphia Cricket Club | 74 |
| Daniel Doyle | Edgmont Country Club | 75 |
| Byron Whitman | Golden Oaks Golf Club | 75 |
| Thomas DiCinti | Little Mill Country Club | 75 |
| Bill Murray | Merchantville Country Club | 75 |
| Gerard Ascolese | North Hills Country Club | 75 |
| Garrett Basalyga | Philadelphia Publinks GA | 75 |
| Scott Elwell | Running Deer Golf Club | 75 |
| Mark Kosko | Seaview Marriott Resort | 75 |
| *Mark Inman | Cherry Valley Country Club | 76 |
| *David Hoegel | Little Mill Country Club | 76 |
| *Jason Ochroch | Meadowlands Country Club | 76 |
| *William Bello | Metedeconk National Golf Club | 76 |
| *Jason Early | Overbrook Golf Club | 76 |
| *Alexander Maguire, Jr. | Philadelphia Cricket Club | 76 |
| *Tom Guillebeau | Philadelphia Publinks GA | 76 |
| *Mark Peterson | Philadelphia Cricket Club | 76 |
| *Daniel Rexon | Tavistock Country Club | 76 |
| *Maximillian Muller | Manufacturers Golf & Country Club | 76 |
| Alternates (in order) | ||
| Ryan Owens | Greate Bay Golf Club | 76 |
| William Voris | Seaview Marriott Resort & Spa | 76 |
| Craig Starn | Greate Bay Golf Club | 77 |
| Steven Walczak | Wilmington Country Club | 77 |
| Jim Gavaghan | Torresdale-Frankford Country Club | 77 |
| Todd Vonderheid | Huntsville Golf Club | 77 |
| Scott Carney | Commonwealth National Golf Club | 77 |
| Jon Helhowski | Philmont Country Club | 77 |
| Failed to qualify | ||
| Bruce Clifford | Ashbourne Country Club | 77 |
| Samuel Ryder | Aronimink Golf Club | 78 |
| Joseph Costanzo | Blue Bell Country Club | 78 |
| Jonathan Reimel | Commonwealth National Golf Club | 78 |
| Norman Charlesworth | Little Mill Country Club | 78 |
| Mark Coassolo | Philadelphia Publinks GA | 78 |
| Kevin Kornuszko | Spring Mill Country Club | 78 |
| Shawn Knechtel | Whitemarsh Valley Country Club | 78 |
| Gary Roberts | Yardley Country Club | 78 |
| Richard Reed | Downingtown Golf Club | 79 |
| David Levine | Greenacres Country Club | 79 |
| Michael Rogers | Overbrook Golf Club | 79 |
| John Aloisio | Ballamor Golf Club | 80 |
| Robert Mairone | Ballamor Golf Club | 80 |
| Michael Boden | Burlington Country Club | 80 |
| Tim Sindorf | Burlington Country Club | 80 |
| Matthew Vannelli | Medford Village Country Club | 80 |
| Bryan McClaskey | Merchantville Country Club | 80 |
| Eric Schmehl | Moorestown Field Club | 80 |
| Jamie Wallace | Moorestown Field Club | 80 |
| Paul Stewart | Pine Hill Golf Club | 80 |
| Joe Colbert | Spring Mill Country Club | 80 |
| Kevin Cahill | Waynesborough Country Club | 80 |
| Geoffrey Cooper | Ballamor Golf Club | 81 |
| Tim Dolan | Galloway National Golf Club | 81 |
| Andrew Dietz | Medford Village Country Club | 81 |
| Pat Nein | Medford Village Country Club | 81 |
| Stephen Sieracki | Merchantville Country Club | 81 |
| Mark Wachter | Philadelphia Publinks GA | 81 |
| Jeffrey Lazarus | Radnor Valley Country Club | 81 |
| Tony Lepre | Galloway National Golf Club | 82 |
| Bill Turner | Philadelphia Publinks GA | 82 |
| Scott Kalan | Radnor Valley Country Club | 82 |
| Eric Palumbo | Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club | 82 |
| Silvio Trentalange | Torresdale-Frankford Country Club | 82 |
| Marc Mandel | White Manor Country Club | 82 |
| Mark Bielecki | Whitemarsh Valley Country Club | 82 |
| Thomas Kaczor | Yardley Country Club | 82 |
| Mark McKeever | Phoenixville Country Club | 83 |
| John Cobb | Tavistock Country Club | 83 |
| Kenneth Ralston | Huntsville Golf Club | 84 |
| Keith Cope | Wildwood Golf & Country Club | 84 |
| Louis Tumolo | Medford Village Country Club | 88 |
| Walter Wolfe | Wildwood Golf & Country Club | 88 |
| Tim Porter | Wilmington Country Club | 88 |
| Barry Goldstein | Commonwealth National Golf Club | 90 |
| Kenneth Tokolish | Merchantville Country Club | 92 |
| Chris Strasinski | Concord Country Club | NC |
| Michael Metz | Fox Hill Country Club | NS |
| Robert Gill | Fox Hill Country Club | WD |
| Brian Owens | Gulph Mills Golf Club | WD |
| Brian Early | Overbrook Golf Club | WD |
| Michael Nilon | Philadelphia Country Club | WD |
| Kenneth Zimmer | Stonewall | WD |
| Adam Cohan | The Ace Club | WD |
| Johnny Murphy | Wildwood Golf & Country Club | WD |
| James Robertson, Jr. | Llanerch Country Club | DQ |
| *advanced in playoff | ||
| NC-no card; NS-no show; WD-withdrawal; DQ-disqualification |
