The
GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour (Philly Metro) was challenged by the Arnold Palmer
designed Blue Bell Country Club on Saturday June 25th, 2016. Forty-two members
in five flights competed on a pleasant sunny afternoon on the immaculately
conditioned golf course. The Blue Bell Country Club opened in 1994 on what was once
rolling farmland. It features water hazards on 10 holes, tight driving areas and
fast contoured greens. The course played hard and fast the entire day.
In the Championship Flight, Gary
Greenberg (78, 39-39) was the winner by four-strokes over Matt Perrino (82,
41-41). Gary’s round included four birdies. New member Owen Brown (86, 46-40) was
another four-strokes back in 3rd position. CHAMP Flight played BLUE
Tees at 6,598 yards.
The A Flight victory went to new
member Ken Pedraz (77, 40-37), by four-strokes over Steve Barry (81, 45-36).
With the victory, Pedraz received a promotion to CHAMPION Flight. Mark
Monkhouse (85, 45-40) was another four-strokes back in 3rd place.
The A Flight played also BLUE Tees at 6,598 yards.
The B Flight title went to John Freymuller
(80, 41-39) who secured his first victory on tour in a close battle with Tim
Kelly (81, 42-39). Jon Deminico (82, 40-42) was another stroke back in 3rd
place. The B Flight played COMBO Tees at 6,433 yards.
In
The C Flight, it was a “tale of two nines” for Dave Neder (87, 49-38) who
battled back and found himself in a playoff against Brian Ganley (87, 43-44) to determine the flight winner. Neder claimed
the title on the 1st playoff hole with a Par 4. Jeremy Gathers (90,
45-45) was three-strokes back in 3rd place. The C Flight played WHITE Tees at 6,192 yards.
The D Flight winner was Ken Hurley (92, 46-46) who returned to the winner’s
circle with a steady round. Ken was well ahead of Ken Wilson (103, 53-50), who
took 2nd place. The D Flight
also played WHITE Tees at 6,192 yards.
The golf course was in excellent condition
for our tournament. Special thanks to Head Golf Professional Joey Pohle and his
staff for their assistance during the tournament.
Our next tournament is at the private Burlington Country Club in Westhampton,
NJ on Saturday July 9, 2016. Tee times start at 12:00 PM and the event fee is
$130.00. Hope to see you there!
SKINS & CTP 06-25-16
Hole #3 – Don Goodrich (Birdie
“2”)
Hole #6 – Brian Lynch (Birdie “2”)
Hole
#11 – Matt Schaff (Birdie “3”)
Hole
#13 – Tim Kelly (Birdie “3”)
Hole #14 – Michael Dupree (Birdie “4”)
Hole #16 – Steve Winnick (Birdie “2”)
Skins paid $63.00 each
CTP #3 – Don Goodrich 2’ 7”
CTP #6 – Ken Pedraz 10’ 2”
CTP #10 – Andrew Jaskel 7’ 2”
CTP #12 – Tim Kelly 10’ 5”
CTP #16 –
Matthew Perrino 7’ 4”
CTP paid $38.00 each