Spring Net Championship (formerly First Handicap)

Year	Champion	Club	Score	Venue
1946	Class A – Henry Bitzer	Oak Terrace CC	70-9=61	The Springhaven Club
	Class B – L.L. Parsons	The Springhaven Club	84-20=64
	Class C – J.F. Maguire	Melrose CC	94-28=66
1947	Class A – P.J. Sweeney	Melrose CC	73-10=63	Melrose CC/Ashbourne CC
	Class B – Joseph Freiberg	Ashbourne CC	86-18=68
	Class C – H.E. Leiby, Jr.	Oak Terrace CC	81-24=57
1948	Class A – Eric Anderson	Melrose CC	75-8=67	Sandy Run CC/Cedarbrook CC
	Class B – Harry P. Yung	Melrose CC	83-17=66
	Class C – Joseph Barz	Melrose CC	90-29=61
1949	Class A – Donald Weiland	Phoenixville CC	69-5=64	Aronimink GC
1950	Class A – John T. DePietro	Tully-Secane CC	76-9=67	Green Valley CC
	Class B – Andrew Cohn	White Manor CC	82-19=63
	Class C – Frank O’Donnell	Phoenixville CC	81-24=57
1951	Class A – Dr. R. Christy, Jr.	Spring-Ford CC	79-10=69	St. Davids GC
	Class B – L.W. Woodling	Spring-Ford CC	80-17=63
	Class C – Irwin Perper	Woodcrest CC	88-24=64
1952	Class A – Beryl Kimmelman	White Manor CC	77-6=69	Melrose CC
	Class B – George H. Ashton	Melrose CC	81-17=64
	Class C – Henry J. Horn	Philadelphia Electric CC	95-27=68
1953	Class A – Thomas A. Foody	Trenton CC	78-9=69	Trenton CC
	Class B – John L. Furey	North Hills CC	89-20-69
	Class C – Charles Berry	Chester Valley GC	93-25=68
1954	Class A – Robert O’Brien	Hercules CC	74-8=66	Meadowlands CC
	Class B – John P. Murdoch	The Springhaven Club	80-18=62
	Class C – Marvin Patterson	Philadelphia Electric CC	90-25=65
1955	Class A – H. Calvin Terry	Trenton CC	76-10=66	Hercules CC
	Class B – James McQuaid	Chester Valley GC	84-14=70
	Class C – Carl F. Connell	Hercules CC	88-28=60
1956	Class A – Terry Connell	Hercules CC	77-7=70	Hercules CC
	Class B – Morris Greenberg	White Manor CC	78-12=66
	Class C – Robert E. Workman	Moorestown FC	88-25=63
1957	Class A – Oliver Lenhardt	Plymouth CC	78-6=72	Indian Valley CC
	Class B – Frank Becker, Jr.	Spring-Ford CC	89-17=72
	Class C – Creighton Leidy	Indian Valley CC	90-21=69
1958	Class A – Robert Krupp	Indian Valley CC	81-9=72	Coatesville CC
	Class B – Rob Ford	Hopewell Valley GC	79-14=65
	Class C – Kenneth Knipe	Spring-Ford CC	87-20=67
1959	Class A – *Edwin Gotwals, III	Indian Valley CC	75-10=65	Coatesville CC
	Class B – John Sutton	Philadelphia Electric CC	78-12=66
	Class C – *Homer Reese, Jr.	West Chester CC	95-30=65
1960	Class A – Robert Krupp	Indian Valley CC	80-10=70	Whitford CC
	Class B – William A. McCord, Jr.	Spring-Ford CC	83-13=70
	Class C – *Edgar Moore	DuPont CC	88-18=70
1961	Class A – Milton J. Smylie	DuPont CC	77-8=69	North Hills CC
	Class B – Dr. Thomas Tucker	Spring-Ford CC	83-13=70
	Class C – Richard Shade	Indian Valley CC	100-30=70
1962	Class A – Millard Ryan	Philadelphia Electric CC	75-10=65	The Springhaven Club
	Class B – Dick Cross	Chester Valley GC	82-15=67
	Class C – Robert G. Scott	DuPont CC	85-18=67
1963	Class A – Glenn Horst	Meadia Heights GC	70-5=65	Meadia Heights GC
	Class B – Doug McDonald	Sandy Run CC	84-15=69
	Class C – Harry Glaeser	Oak Terrace CC	82-17=65
1964	Class A – Oliver Lenhardt	Plymouth CC	74-8=66	DuPont CC
	Class B – Louis Amadio	Philadelphia Electric CC	79-13=67
	Class C – Richard Snow	Philadelphia Electric CC	98-30=68
1965	Class A – Edward Bedrosian	Chester Valley GC	69	Concord CC
	Class B – Henry Baker	Cavaliers CC	73
	Class C – Grant Benham	Concord CC	68
1966	Class A – Stanley Ward	Brookside CC of Allentown	70	Brookside CC
	Class B – *V.J. Cataldi	Sandy Run CC	70
	Class C – *Walter Brett, Jr.	Old York Road CC	71
1967	Class A – *William H. Stout	Sandy Run CC	70	Brookside CC
	Class B – Alcide Wirz	Whitemarsh Valley CC	69
	Class C – *Vincent J. Cataldi	Sandy Run CC	69
1968	Class A – Joseph A. Campbell	Philadelphia Electric CC	70	Indian Valley CC
	Class B – Sid Rostolsky	Coatesville CC	72
	Class C – Louis Pollitt	DuPont CC	69
1969	Class A – Carlin J. Wallace	Sandy Run CC	64	Meadia Heights GC
	Class B – Armando Argenti	Hopewell Valley GC	65
	Class C – Robert Schultz	Whitemarsh Valley CC	63
1970	Class A – *Oliver Lenhardt	Plymouth CC	67	Brookside CC
	Class B – *Fred E. Willing	Chester Valley GC	67
	Class C – William E. Crouse	Chester Valley GC	67
	Class D – *E.A. Keeling	Concord CC	69
1971	Class A – *John L. Cooney	DuPont CC	72	Woodcrest CC
	Class B – *Walter Burk	Hercules CC	71
	Class C – Alvert Z. Conner	Hercules CC	75
	Class D – James C. Crescenzo	Philadelphia Electric CC	69
1972	Class A – John Spencer	Sakima CC	73	Brookside CC
	Class B – H. Chauncey Dean, Jr.	Newark CC	71
	Class C – Wayne C. Sparling	DuPont CC	69
	Class D – Don Ronnie	Brookside CC	70
1973	Class A – Richard H. Harris	DuPont CC	71	Buena Vista CC
	Class B – *Harold F. Bilheimer	Saucon Valley CC	73
	Class C – Russell K. Tredinnick	Sandy Run CC	71
	Class D – Dr. Stephen M. Levine	Woodcrest CC	62
1974	Class A – *Amedeo D. Mascitti	Philadelphia Electric CC		Radnor Valley CC
	Class B – Edward C. Lee	Brookside CC of Allentown	71
	Class C – Robert C. Dixon, Sr.	Hopewell Valley GC	71
	Class D – Louis Albano	Chester Valley GC	73
1975	Class A – William L. Casto	Penn Oaks GC	66	Berkshire CC
	Class B – Abram L. Anson	Indian Valley CC	67
	Class C – Dan DeWald	Berkshire CC	67
	Class D – J. Richard Erwin	Philadelphia Electric CC	71
1976	Class A – Kenneth H. Springer	Reading CC	64	DuPont CC
	Class B – Ed Osinski	Plymouth CC	63
	Class C – *George Kelso	Rolling Green GC	67
	Class D – *R. Wayne Wagner	Philadelphia Electric CC	68
1977	Class A – *Joseph L. Rose	Plymouth CC	69	Yardley G&CC
	Class B -*Charles W. Pike	Indian Valley CC	69
	Class C – Dr. harley M. Hunsicker	Indian Valley CC	68
	Class D – E. Henry Kolb	DuPont CC	68
1978	No Contest
1979	Class A – Dwayne Hudson	Reading CC	69	Yardley G&CC
	Class B – Tom Leyden	Yardley G&CC	66
	Class C – Charles Gill	Sandy Run CC	65
	Class D – Paul Vavolo	Riverton CC	65
1980	Class A – Ed Wozniak	Chester Valley GC	67	Penn Oaks GC
	Class B – Joseph Hasson	Philadelphia Electric CC	66
	Class C – Edmund Capece	Reading CC	67
	Class D – *John S. Authenrieth	Hercules CC	71
1981	Class A – Robert Fagan	Indian Valley CC	62	Hercules CC
	Class B – Raymond Flacco	Sandy Run CC	68
	Class C – Ed Tvarok	Medford Lakes CC	65
	Class D – Milt Craig	Philadelphia Electric CC	66
1982	Class A – Curt Fromal	Penn Oaks GC	64	Coatesville CC
	Class B – Robert Abruzzese	Philadelphia Electric CC	65
	Class C – Joseph Hasson	Penn Oaks GC	70
	Class D – William McGuire	Penn Oaks GC	67
1983	Class A – Anthony B. Lally	Philadelphia Electric CC	71	Indian Valley CC
	Class B – E.R. Fogarty	Wilmington CC	69
	Class C – Thomas A. Gilligan	Riverton CC	72
	Class D – E.T. Jackson	DuPont CC	67
1984	Class A – Ray Clark, Jr.	Spring-Ford CC	67	Coatesville CC
	Class B – V.J. Petruzzelli	Rolling Green GC	67
	Class C – Bob Cornelius	Medford Lakes CC	68
	Class D – Robert DeYoung	Philadelphia Electric CC	65
1985	Class A – George Hilley	Philadelphia Electric CC	67	Melrose CC
	Class B – Paul MacLardy	Medford Lakes CC	66
	Class C – William C. Bull	Sandy Run CC	63
	Class D – Edward Paul	Melrose CC	60
1986	Class A – Jerry Barnett	Hercules CC	64	Bala GC
	Class B – Larry Steelman	Woodbury CC	61
	Class C – *Bob King	Doylestown CC	63
	Class D – Bob Zimmerman	Philadelphia Electric CC	59
1987	Class A – Steve Duce	Little Mill CC	66	Hercules CC
	Class B – Dr. Charles Zlock	Doylestown CC	64
	Class C – *Frank DeLape	Woodcrest CC	66
	Class D – Horace Lefferts	DuPont CC	65
1988	No Contest
1989	No Contest
1990	Class A – Ed White	Moorestown FC	70	Medford Lakes CC
	Class B – Doug Davenport	Radnor Valley CC	68
	Class C – James McHugh	Little Mill CC	71
	Class D – Henry O’Neill	Philadelphia Electric CC	70
1991	Class A – *Leo O’ Connell	Medford Lakes CC	67	Burlington County CC
	Class B – Alan Bradley	Bala GC	66
	Class C – Robert Palmer	Yardley CC	63
	Class D – Lou Suta	Hopewell Valley GC	66
1992	Class A – *Douglas Finke	Links GC	70	Penn Oaks GC
	Class B – Robert Palmer	Yardley CC	68
	Class C – Don Lawson	Coatesville CC	69
1993	Class A – *Richard M. Lynch	Medford Lakes CC	75	Hopewell Valley GC
	Class B – James Cummings	Philadelphia Electric CC	68
	Class C – *Read S. Howarth	Medford Lakes CC
	Class D – Howard S. Hansell	Medford Lakes CC
1994	Class A – John Cullen	Berkshire CC	78	Indian Valley CC
	Class B – Anthony Moffa	McCall Field CC	75
	Class C – Robert Murray	McCall Field CC	73
	Class D – E. Ernest Waymon	Cavaliers CC	75
1995	Class A – John Synder	Waynesborough CC	71	Yardley CC
	Class B – G.P. Jelstrom	Yardley CC	69
	Class C – Ed Cavanaugh	Little Mill CC	65
	Class D – William McCabe, Jr.	McCall Field CC	69
1996	Class A – Walter Kuharchik	Glenmaura National GC	71	Brookside CC
	Class B – Charles Hoffman	Ashbourne CC	68
	Class C – Ronald Kimball	Manufacturers G&CC	73
	Class D – Robert Murray	McCall Field CC	66
1997	Class A – Jack Wilkerson	Merchantville CC	70	Penn Oaks GC
	Class B – Steve Conway	Merchantville CC	73
	Class C – William McCabe, Jr.	McCall Field CC	67
	Class D – Steve Breeding	McCall Field CC	75
1998	Class A – Steve Edwards	West Chester G&CC	66	Sandy Run CC
	Class B – Amedeo D. Mascitti	Rolling Green GC	66
	Class C – *Edward Yamasaki	Philmont CC	65
	Class D – Don Parker	Merchantville CC	63
1999	Class A – Don Neill	Talamore at Oak Terrace CC	70	Links GC
	Class B – Carl Carlson	Woodbury CC	66
	Class C – Charles Clark	Medford Lakes CC	73
	Class D – George DuBarry	Medford Lakes CC	64
2000	Class A – Jack Kelly	Cedarbrook CC	66	Blue Bell CC
	Class B – Jacob Caracappa	Indian Valley CC	65
	Class C – *Greg Smith	Brandywine CC	63
	Class D – Mike Kyle	Bala GC	62
2001	Class A – Jack Jafolla	Penn Oaks GC	69	Edgmont CC
	Class B – Morris Rorer	DuPont CC	65
	Class C – Frank Tobolsky	Deerwood CC	66
	Class D – *Jim Carrigan	Moselem Springs GC	71
2002	Class A – John DiValentino	Lu Lu CC	67	Christiana CC
	Class B – Andrew Hamilton	The Springhaven Club	65
	Class C – Robert Zowney	Sandy Run CC	66
	Class D – Eugene Rahner	Olde York CC	68
2003	Overall – William Weinfeld	Melrose CC	64	Tattersall GC
	Class A – David D’Agostino	Edgmont CC	64
	Class B – Larry Gladhill	Sakima CC	67
	Class C – Tom Faro	Philadelphia Publinks	68
	Class D – Aaron Rosenzweig	Ashbourne CC	66
2004	Overall – Patrick W. Givey	Philadelphia Publinks	67	Whitford CC
	Class A – Dan Ward	DuPont CC	68
	Class B – Robert Berenholz	White Manor CC	69
	Class C – Larry Bergman	Ashbourne CC	69
	Class D – Joseph Donahue	Sandy Run CC	71
2005	Overall – Steven Owens	Ashbourne CC	65	Hershey’s Mill GC
	Class A – Charles Caparo	Plymouth CC	71
	Ed Hennessy	Medford Village CC	71
	Kurt Muller	Laurel Creel CC	71
	Class B – Robert Freudenheim	Radnor Valley CC	70
	Bill Lawson	Chesapeake Bay GC	70
	Jay Scattergood	Reading CC	71
	Class C – Thomas Bellwoar	Hershey’s Mill GC	67
	Class D – Jim Carrigan	Moselem Springs GC	68
	Dave Owens	Melrose CC	71
	Aaron Rozenweig	Ashbourne CC	71
2006	Overall – Bill McCabe	McCall G&CC	65	The Club at Morgan Hill
	Class A – Peter Sweyer	Makefield Highlands GC	67
	Class B – Aurthur Millett	Pine Hill GC	70
	Class C – Norman Wilde, Jr.	Philadelphia Cricket Club	70
	Class D – Mark Egbert	Moselem Springs GC	69
	Ed Hargadon	Sandy Run CC	69
2007	Overall – Robert Berenholz	White Manor CC	64	Brookside CC
	Class A – Lawrence Dolan	Sandy Run CC	71
	Class B – Greg Smith	Brandywine CC	66
	Class C – Aaron Rosenzweig	Bucks County GC	68
	Class D – Thomas Zitkevitz	Sakima CC	70
2008	Overall – Robert Felter	Lancaster CC	67	Bucks County GC
	Class A – Tim Ungrady	Edgmont CC	70
	Walt Neumann	McCal G&CC	70
	Class B – Greg Smith	Brandywine CC	68
	Class C – James Flick	The Springhaven Club	70
2009	Overall – Chet Shemanski	Spring Ford CC	62	Raven’s Claw GC
	Class A – Jules Quinones	Blue Bell CC	66
	Class B – Greg McLaughlin	Spring Ford CC	66
	Class C – Jason Lerner	Meadowlands CC	66
	Robert Felter	Lancaster CC	66
	Class D – John Daub	DuPont CC	67
2010	Overall – Bruce Foster	Wildwood G&CC	66	Wildwood G&CC
	Class A – Kenneth Battista	Wildwood G&CC	68
	Class B – Mark Hodgson	Medford Village CC	68
	Class C – Nick Pompo	Edgmont CC	68
2011	Overall – William McCabe, Jr.	McCall G&CC	64	The Springhaven Club
	Class A – Mike Krantz	Philadelphia Publinks GA	70
	Class B – Paul Watson	Makefield Highlands GC	68
	Class C – Greg Smith	Loch Nairn GC	66
	Class D – Robert Murray	McCall G&CC	67
*format changed to net stableford; Tee It Forward parameters adopted*
2012	Overall – Richard Saylor	Coatesville CC	39 points	Coatesville CC
	Class A – William Erskine	Philadelphia Publinks GA	32 points
	Class B – Frank Andrusiewicz	Makefield Highlands GC	37 points
	Class C – Ralph Smith, III	Concord CC	36 points
2013	Overall – *Scott Dichter	Meadia Heights GC	41 points	The Springhaven Club
	Class A – James Barron	Hartefeld National	40 points
	Class B – Wayne Diluigi	Running Deer GC	41 points
	Class C – Terry Radcliffe	Lancaster CC	40 points
	Class D – Andrew Hamilton, III	The Springhaven Club	40 points
2014	Overall – *Charles Caparo	Plymouth CC	42 points	Plymouth CC
	Class A – William Erskine	Philadelphia Publinks GA	40 points
	Class B – Steve Poorman	Meadia Heights GC	39 points
	Class C – Michael Sloane	Brookside CC	42 points
	Class D – Kent Spade	Manufacturers G&CC	42 points
2015	Overall – David Wood	White Manor CC	45 points	Spring Ford CC
	Class A – James Margerison	Overbrook GC	36 points
	Class B – Eamonn Logue	Gilbertsville GC	43 points
	Class C – Bill Robinson	White Manor CC	41 points
	Class D – Terrence Kyle	Concord CC	44 points
2016	Men’s Overall – Brian Kreamer	Bala GC	39 points	Bala GC
	Women’s Overall – Betty Satterley	The Bucks Club	27 points
	1st Flight – Brian Kreamer	Bala GC	39 points
	Edward Osciak, Jr.	Loch Nairn GC	35 points
	3rd Flight – John Stuart	Wild Quail G&CC	36 points
2017	Men’s Overall – Jan Daniels	Laurel Creek CC	43 points	Medford Lakes CC
	Women’s Overall – Ineke Daniels	Laurel Creek CC	37 points
	1st Flight – Joseph DeAngelis	Jericho National GC	41 points
	2nd Flight – Ed Kocher	LedgeRock GC	42 points
	3rd Flight – Jan Daniels	Laurel Creek CC	43 points
2018	Men’s Overall – Jason Marie	Five Ponds GC	43 points	Coatesville CC
	Women’s Overall – Marybeth Baldwin	Philadelphia CC	38 points
	1st Flight – Gerry McCloy	Flourtown CC	37 points
	2nd Flight – Jason Marie	Five Ponds GC	43 points
	3rd Flight – Robert Kruse	Downingtown CC	39 points

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