Philmont Country Club (North) hosted
the GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour (Philly Metro) 2016 Local Finals on Saturday
September 17, 2016. Thirty-Six players in five flights competed on a perfect
late summer day for golf on the challenging traditional styled course. The 6,670 yard Par 70 North Course, designed by William S.
Flynn and Willie Park, features numerous water hazards, fast undulating greens,
and tight tree-lined fairways.
In the Championship Flight, former GWAT National
Champion Albie Sanguiliano (76, 37-39) caught “lightning in a bottle” and
electrified the field with a HOLE-IN-ONE on the Par 3 3rd hole en-route to his tournament victory. Albie used a 7-iron from 160 yards. Gary
Greenberg (78, 38-40) was two-strokes back in 2nd place. Matthew
Perrino (79, 41-38) was another stroke-back in 3rd position. The
Championship Flight played the BLUE Tees at 6,499 yards.
The A Flight victory went to Josh Numbers (82, 39-43) who posted a
two-stroke victory over Carl Handwerk (84, 41-43) in a close contest. Darren
Parkes (85, 42-43) was another stroke-back in 3rd position. The A Flight played the
BLUE Tees at 6,499 yards.
In the B Flight, John Freymuller (78, 37-41)
surged to victory by five-strokes over Steve Mumford (83, 42-41) and Steve
Winnick (83, 45-38). Winnick took 2nd place on a match-of-cards, and
Mumford took 3rd position. The B Flight played from the WHITE Tees
at 6,207 yards.
The C Flight champion was John Son (88, 41-47) who posted a
one-stroke victory over Zach Davis (89, 45-44). Dave Neder (94, 47-47 was
another five-strokes back in 3rd position. The C Flight played from the WHITE Tees at 6,207
yards.
In the D Flight, Sean Matthews (90, 48-42) posted a five-stroke victory over
John Stevens (95, 47-48). Philly Metro Director Jeff Brodsky (99, 48-51) was
another four-strokes back in 3rd position. The D Flight played from
the GOLD Tees at 6,105 yards.
Special thanks to Head Golf Professional Mickey
Sokalski and his staff at Philmont for treating our players as “members for the
day” and allowing us to play the Local Finals at their private course.
The GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour (Philly Metro) 2016 season has come to an end. We would
like to congratulate our 2016 Flight Champions:
CHAMP Flight – Gary Greenberg
A Flight – Josh Numbers
B Flight – John Freymuller
C Flight – John Son
D Flight – Sean Matthews
Looking forward to seeing you “on tour” in 2017! As always, thank you for
playing on the GOLFWEEK Amateur Tour.