The
GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour (Philly Metro) was challenged by the difficult Burlington
Country Club on Saturday July 8th, 2017. Forty-four players in five flights competed
on a sunny and breezy afternoon on the Par 70 golf course. The golf course dates from 1929, designed by
Alexander Findlay; in 2002 the course
underwent a major design renovation when Ault & Clark Associates rerouted
the back-nine and built new greens.
In the Championship Flight, Gary
Greenberg (80, 41-39) continued his recent run of tournament victories with a
four-stroke win over Dave DiValentino (84, 42-42). The CHAMP Flight played the Black Tees at
6,687 yards.
The A Flight victory went to Steve
Barry (78, 39-39) by three-strokes over Tony White (81, 44-37) and Fred Backhus
(81, 43-38). White took 2nd place over Backhus on a match-of-cards. Carl Handwerk (82, 41-41) was another stroke
back. The A Flight also played the Black Tees at
6,687 yards.
The B Flight title went to Frank
Giordano (79, 37-42), who is also in excellent form the past two tournaments. Ed Gilbert (81, 39-42) was two-strokes back in
2nd place and Lou Parducci (84, 39-45) was another three-strokes
back in 3rd position. The B Flight played the Blue Tees at 6,436
yards.
In
The C Flight, Art Laney (92, 47-45) and new member Aiden Greenberg (92, 46-46)
were tied after regulation play. Laney took the title by default when Greenberg
failed to appear for the playoff. Jim
Donnelly (93, 48-45) was one-stroke back and took 3rd place. The C
Flight played White Tees at 6,101 yards.
The D Flight winner was John Stevens (94, 46-48), who is also playing very well
of late. Robert Kerr (96, 47-49) was two-strokes back in 2nd place.
Sean Matthews (97, 49-48) and Fred Hering (97, 44-53) were both another stroke
back. The D Flight also played White Tees at 6,101 yards.
The golf course was in excellent condition
for our tournament and presented a real challenge to the competitors. Special
thanks to Head Golf Professional Michael Mack and his staff for their
assistance during the tournament.
Our
next tournament is being contested at the private Radley Run Country Club in
West Chester, PA on Saturday July 22, 2017. Radley Run has completed many recent
course renovations and is in spectacular condition for our event. Tee times start at 12:00 PM and the event fee
is $130.00. Hope to see you there!
SKINS & CTP
07-08-17
Hole #5 – Fred Hering (Birdie “2”)
Hole #8 – Brian Lynch (Birdie “3”)
Hole #11 – Brian Lynch
(Birdie “3”)
Hole #12 – Michael Dupree
(Birdie “2”)
Super Skins paid $ 100.00 each
CTP #2 – Richard Paskman 8’ 2”
CTP #5 – Fred Hering 4’ 0”
CTP #10 – Dave DiValentino 1’ 10’
CTP #12 – Rob Kerr 10’ 2”
CTP paid $50.00 each