SPRINGFIELD, Pa-Phillip Anzaldo and Daniel Rexon of Tavistock CC posted a better-ball total of 6-under-par 65 to capture the 19th Francis X. Hussey Memorial tournament on Monday at Rolling Green GC (par 71, 6,277 yards). Torrential rains on July 12 forced the event to be rescheduled for today.
Anzaldo and Rexon, both 16, and both residents of Haddonfield, N.J., recorded six birdies and no bogeys in their round to take the Junior Division (14-17 year olds). The duo carded a 4-under-par 32 on the front nine and a 2-under-par 33 on the back.
“Phillip made all the birdies and I made the pars when we needed them,” said Rexon. “Whenever the other person struggled, the other one was there to pick him up.”
The two are juniors on the Haddonfield Memorial High School golf team.
Anzaldo registered all six birdies thanks to a clutch putting stroke.
He drained lengthy efforts on No. 3 (par 3, 153 yards), a 15 footer and No. 6 (par 3, 178 yards), a 30 footer. On No. 5 (par 4, 368 yards), he connected on a five footer after a smooth wedge approach, and, on the seventh (par 5, 500 yards), watched an eight-foot eagle putt slip past before tapping in for birdie.
Anzaldo then dropped a 30-foot par putt on the long and tough par 3, 10th hole (214 yards), before doing the same thing on No. 11 (par 4, 403 yards) for birdie.
“We both just came back from the Hilton Head Junior Invitational at Berkeley Hall and neither of us played well,” said Anzaldo. “We needed to play better here.” And they did.
The round of 65 ties the low winning score in the history of the Hussey, which had been recorded at three other times. The last time was in 2003 by Craig Tallent of Merion GC and Bill Gropp, playing unaffiliated. Tallent and Gropp, out of the Golf Course at Glen Mills, tied for second this year with a 68.
In the Junior-Junior Division (ages 13 and under), Jim Johnston and James Tallent posted a 1-over-par 36 (par 35, 2,693 yards) for the championship. The two recorded two bogeys and a birdie in their nine holes.
The Junior-Junior Division is a nine-hole competition.
| Junior Division (14-17 years old) | ||||
| Name | Club | Out | In | Total |
| 1. Rexon, Daniel / Anzaldo, Phillip | Tavistock CC | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| *2. Fieger, Matthew / Kania, Jr, James | Chester Valley GC/Overbrook GC | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| 3. Tallent, Craig / Gropp, Bill | Merion GC/GC at Glen Mills | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| 4. Beck, Ryan / Petrash, Frankie | Old York Road CC/Talamore at Oak Terrace CC | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| Coady, T.J. / Del Raso, Jr., Joseph V. | Aronimink GC | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| Dansbury, Kevin / Pesci, Matthew | Yardley CC | 35 | 36 | 71 |
| Glacken, Jack / Rugg, Patrick | Bala GC/Rolling Green GC | 33 | 38 | 71 |
| Serbun, Lucas / Galbreath, Jr., Robert | Sandy Run CC/Huntingdon Valley CC | 36 | 35 | 71 |
| Pfeifer, Ryan / Ehresman, Brian | Unaffiliated/Spring Mill CC | 36 | 35 | 71 |
| Givens, Billy / Taraschi, David | Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club/Merchantville CC | 36 | 36 | 72 |
| Radick, Erik / Radick, Jonathan | Spring Mill CC(2) | 37 | 35 | 72 |
| Trentalange, Domenick / Bartholomew, Philip | Torresdale-Frankford CC/Yardley CC | 39 | 34 | 73 |
| Culp, Chip / Robertson, Robert L. | Philadelphia Cricket Club/Sunnybrook GC | 37 | 36 | 73 |
| Willcox, Cole / Wilson, Tim | Philadelphia CC | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| Schmehl, Eric / Kaelin, Matt | Moorestown Field Club/Little Mill CC | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| Meyer, Tedd / Chipin, Eric | Philmont CC | 37 | 36 | 73 |
| Forster, Greg / Perla, Tony | Sandy Run CC/Olde York CC | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| Margiotta, Philip / Healy, Patrick | Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club | 38 | 36 | 74 |
| Donatoni, A.J. / Wygant, Eric | White Manor CC | 39 | 36 | 75 |
| Shotzbarger, Bill / Muller, Alexander | Torresdale-Frankford CC/Manufacturers G&CC | 39 | 37 | 76 |
| Gill, Parker / Fischer, Erik | Merion GC | 41 | 35 | 76 |
| Ryder, Samuel / Chamblin IV, William | Aronimink GC/Gulph Mills GC | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Crowley, Dave / Wilson, Josh S. | St. Davids GC/Radnor Valley CC | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Cooke, Shane / Cooke, Brandon | Llanerch CC(2) | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Hussey, Christopher / Bonaduce, John | Lu Lu CC/Unaffiliated | 39 | 38 | 77 |
| Cooley, Ian / Nicholas, Len | Lu Lu CC/Talamore at Oak Terrace CC | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| Bader, Keith / Barnette, Jonny | Medford Lakes CC/Unaffiliated | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| Bellisario, Nicholas / Hall, J.D. | Rolling Green GC/Merion GC | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| Bernard, Joe / Fry, Steve | Aronimink GC/Whitford CC | 43 | 37 | 80 |
| Jardine, Johnny / Brown, Dan | Llanerch CC(3) | 40 | 41 | 81 |
| Thompson, Adam / Robinson, Brad | Green Valley CC/Unaffiliated | 42 | 42 | 84 |
| Lebowitz, Jake / Rothaus, Zach | Philmont CC(2) | 42 | 43 | 85 |
| Schaft, Eric / Melvin, Pat | Sandy Run CC | 43 | 43 | 86 |
| Junior-Junior Division (13 and under) | ||||
| Name | Club | Total | ||
| 1. Johnston, Jim / Tallent, James | Merion GC(2) | 36 | ||
| 2. Inman, John / Murphy, Jake | Cherry Valley CC/Mercer Oaks | 39 | ||
| Welsh, Patrick / Kania, Michael | Huntingdon Valley CC/Overbrook GC | 40 | ||
| Palmer, John / Pici, Tim | Chester Valley CC | 41 | ||
| Schlenker, Erik / Schlenker, Martin | Downingtown CC | 42 | ||
| O’Shea, Daniel / Gropp, Matthew | Llanerch CC/Unaffiliated | 42 | ||
| Meehan, Mike / Shin, Tommy | Moorestown Field Club/Rancocas | 42 | ||
| Miller, Andrew / Crowley, Will | Radnor Valley CC/St. Davids GC | 45 |
| Cooley, Benjamin / Stokes, Jeff | Lu Lu CC | 46 | ||
| Eichman, Connor / McCanney, James | Llanerch CC | 46 | ||
| Burns, Jonathan / Clymer, Mike | North Hills CC/Unaffiliated | 48 | ||
| *won in playoff |
