Smith nabs Warner Cup (Net) in scorecard playoff

  Smith, who carded back-to-back (gross) birdies on holes No. 15 (par 5, 510 yards) and 16 (par 4, 385 yards), bested a field of 63 players on Tuesday to win the second running of the event.

  “I picked up a couple of birdie putts that really helped,” said Smith, who played alongside fellow Downingtown GC member Silsbe. “[The greens] were a little bit slower than what we are used to back home, but I really liked the course.”

  When asked about the tight layout of the course, Smith commented on how it reminded him of his home track.

  “It’s a lot like our course and I’m in the trees a lot over there,” Smith joked.

  Silsbe, who plays to a 9 handicap, also touched on the course’s short but tricky nature.

  Wiley, a former junior varsity golf coach at Springfield Township High School, was surprised with his finish.

  “I’m shocked I’m anywhere near the top [of the leaderboard],” Wiley jokingly said. “I thought I played like hell. I guess a couple putts went in.”

  For Sweeney from New Hope, Pa., it was a tale of two nine-holes.

  “I stayed out of trouble on the front side and saw it all on the back,” said Sweeney of his 10-stroke slide.

  Open to senior male golfers 55 years of age and over, the Warner Cup (Net) is an 18-hole individual net stroke play event for players with a 7.1 or higher handicap index. Four overall low net prizes are awarded with net prizes in each of three handicap classes determined by course handicap.

  Founded in 1897, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) is the oldest regional golf association in the United States and serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. Its 135 Member Clubs and 60,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. The purpose of the Association is simple: To promote, protect and preserve the game of golf in the region.

Results
Net
Overall
  1. *Bill Smith Downingtown Golf Club 70
  T2. *Bob Silsbe Downingtown Golf Club 70
  T2. *James Wiley Lu Lu Country Club 70
  T2. *Charles Sweeney Lookaway Golf Club 70

11 & Under Handicap
  T1. Bob Wicker Little Mill Country Club 71
  T1. Joe Wolos Ashbourne Golf Club 71

12-15 Handicap
  T1. Art Gallagher Wedgwood Country Club 72
  T1. Frederick J. Hirsekorn Tavistock Country Club 72
  T1. Peter Roberts Olde York Country Club 72

16 & Over Handicap
  T1. Edwin Boyd Downingtown Golf Club 75
  T1. William Greenway Sandy Run Country Club 75