The Woodstone Country Club in rural Danielsville, PA hosted the GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour (Philly Metro) on Saturday September 7th, 2013. Thirty-six tour members in five flights competed on a perfect autumn afternoon on the Par 72 course. Woodstone Country Club was designed and built by owner Bruce Lack and opened in 2000. It features numerous wetlands, elevation changes, and some interesting and challenging hole designs. The golf course was in excellent condition throughout, despite recent heavy rains in the area.
In the Championship Flight, Gary Greenberg (79, 45-34) cruised to victory. After a difficult front-nine, Gary found his game on the back-nine and shot 2-under 34, which included 3 great birdies! This was Gary’s second consecutive victory on tour – great playing, Gary!
The A Flight victory went to Jules Quinones (80, 43-37), his first title on our tour. Jules’ round included a birdie on the Par 5 17th hole. Donald Powell (82, 39-43) took 2nd place honors by a stroke over 2 other players.
Dave Taylor seized the B Flight title with his best-ever round on our tour, a stellar 79 (40-39) that included two great birdies. Way to go, Dave! Kevin Martyn (87, 46-41) was a distant 2nd, and Bradley Burr (88, 48-40) was another stroke back in 3rd place.
The C Flight champion was Sam Siepiela with a nice round of 86 (47-39), for his first victory on our tour. Sam’s round included an excellent back-nine 39. Chris Moore (88, 44-44) was two strokes back in 2nd place.
The D Flight winner was Dennis Ives (93, 48-45) in a playoff over John Stevens (93, 48-45). After matching scores over 18 holes, the two returned to the difficult opening Par 4 1st hole, where Ives managed to eak out the win with a double-bogey 6.
The event raised $80.00 for the GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour’s charity partner, Stand Up 2 Cancer. We proudly welcomed John Moriarty (C) and Ken Mutzbaugh (D) from the DC Metro GWAT to the tournament. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to play such a well-designed and well-maintained golf course. Special thanks to PGA Head Professional Kevin Edwards and his staff for hosting us.
Our next event is the 2013 Local Finals at Woodcrest Country Club in Cherry Hill, NJ. This is a Double-Points event, and our last scheduled tournament of the season. Tee times begin at 11:00 AM. The event fee is $120.00.
SKINS & CTP 09-07-13
Hole #7 – Dave Taylor (Birdie “3”)
Hole #16 – Mike Schoedler (Birdie “2”)
Hole #18 – Gary Greenberg (Birdie “3”)
Skins paid $105.00 each
CTP #5 – Jim Boyce 8’ 2”
CTP #8 – Bradley Burr 5’ 7”
CTP #13 – Michael Dupree 7’ 0”
CTP # 16 – Mike Schoedler 7’ 8”
CTP paid $40.00 each