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2019

Stonewall (Old) Elverson, Pa. June 11-13 & 15 #BMWPhillyAm

BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship

2 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship

Stonewall (Old) Par: 70 Course Architect: Tom Doak Opened: 1993 Website: www.stonewalllinks.com Stonewall (North) Par: 70

Architect: Tom Doak

Opened: 2003 Website: www.stonewalllinks.com

Host Course Information

375 Bulltown Road Elverson, PA 19520

Phone: 610-286-3030

Golf Professional: Christopher Wilkinson

Superintendent: Brendan Byrne

General Manager: Cindy Ertner

Golf Professional: Ryan Lagergren General Manager: Paul Mauer Superintendent: Daniel Dale

GAP Contact Information

GAP 1974 Sproul Road, Suite 400 Broomall, PA 19008 Phone: 610-687-2340 Executive Director: Mark Peterson Director of Competitions: Kirby Martin Director of Operations: Martin D. Emeno, Jr. Tournament Director: Justin Reasy, Chris Roselle Assistant Communications Director: Tony Regina, Dan Scofield

http://www.stonewalllinks.com/

http://www.stonewalllinks.com/

BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship 3

That is its name, its full and official name. It is not Stonewall Golf Club or Stonewall Country Club or Stonewall National Golf and Country Club. Just Stonewall, inspired by the handsome and sturdy Pennsylvania fieldstone wall, about two feet thick and running the length of the farm buildings. Almost as uncompromising as the club’s name is its address: Bulltown. Here, in East Nantmeal Township, a remote rural corner of Chester County about a half-hour’s drive from Paoli, is a 185-acre tract where dairy cattle once grazed and corn once grew. And where golfers now walk—all of them: there are no golf carts. The co-founders of Stonewall are A. John May and C. F. (Bud) Fretz, who were among the four founders of Waynesborough Country Club, back in 1964. Both men are also members of Pine Valley. It was May who conceived of this club, and it is his personal vision of Stonewall that has been realized. “I want an excellent golf course,” he declared at the outset, “where you can play any time you want, where you can play fast, surrounded by lovely views, and where the members are people you want to play with.” Remarkably, that last requirement was not a way to make the club elitist or exclusionary. May, a prominent Philadelphia attorney, made it clear that women would be welcomed to full membership. So would representatives of minority groups. A candidate for membership would have to be a “nice person” of some means (the entrance fee was $35,000) who loved the game and shared May’s vision of what a good golf club should provide. For most members—as is the case at Pine Valley, for instance—Stonewall is a second club, the one where golf alone is the attraction. If Stonewall was the dream of Jack May, it was Rand Middleton who, as project manager, brought it to reality. Middleton, in his late 30s when it all began, had once been a caddie at Waynesborough, where he had frequently carried May’s bag. And when Middleton became a stockbroker, it was May who gave him his first business. In the late 1980s, learning of May’s desire to start a club and build a course, Middleton, a very good (3 handicap), very passionate, and deeply knowledgeable golfer, set out on his own to find suitable land. The search, which took about two years, culminated with Middleton’s discovery of the 185 acres in Chester County.

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Entries Open to all GAP Member Club golfers with a GAP/USGA handicap index of 7.0 or less. Field 138 players; consists of exempt players entered and those who qualified at events held at Hartefeld National on May 7, Glenmaura National Golf Club on May 9, Brookside Country Club of Allentown on May 18 and Trump National Golf Club — Philadelphia on May 20. Format 36-hole stroke play qualifying on first day. 32 players will advance into match play. A sudden-death playoff will be held to break any ties for qualifying positions. Match play includes two rounds scheduled for second and third days. The 36-hole final will take place on the last day. The defending champion must qualify for a place in match play. The individual stroke-play qualifying rounds count toward the Silver Cross Award standings. This is a William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Points and World Amateur Golf Ranking event. Practice rounds Available on both courses after 2 p.m. on Friday, June 7 and Sunday, June 9. Players may walk. Call 610-286-3030 no more than seven days in advance to schedule a practice round. The practice round fee is $55. Cart fee is $32 and the caddie fee is $55 plus tip. Payment options are cash, credit card or reciprocal charge. Practice rounds are only available to exempt players and those who qualify at one of the BMW Philadelphia Amateur Qualifiers. Rules of Play Local rule sheets will be distributed to each participant on the day of the tournament. Automotive transportation is not permitted in this event. Players must employ a caddie or carry their own bag.

2019 Conditions of Play

Manasquan River’s Jeremy Wall, 2018 Amateur Champion


Wall captures 118th #BMWPhillyAm

LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. –Jeremy Wall has spoken. He is the

118th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Champion.

Wall outlasted a dogged Andrew Mason of Huntingdon

Valley CC in 37 holes at a sun-soaked Whitemarsh Valley

CC Saturday to become the first Manasquan River GC

member to hoist the J. Wood Platt Trophy.

Wall, 22, of Brielle, N.J., won with a conceded par on No. 1 (par 4, 349 yards) after Mason, 29, of Conshohocken, Pa., missed a four-footer to extend the playoff. It was the first Amateur Final for both players. “It’s awesome,” said Wall of joining the list of past Amateur Champions. “I’m not too familiar with the Philadelphia Section yet but it has great champions. To be able to come out on top with a field like this, it means a lot.” The Title Match was as back-and-forth as any in recent memory. Of the 37 holes played, only 12 were halved. And though the match went extra time, Mason led at no point in the contest. Wall built a 4-up lead after 18 holes. Mason climbed back to All Square after the first six holes of the afternoon round before Wall reclaimed a 3-up advantage with eight holes to play. A determined Mason, a multiple time Golf Association of Philadelphia Major victor, displayed the guts and guile of a champion. He won three straight holes – Nos. 29 thru 31 – to square the match when hope looked lost for a second time.

“I started the day saying, ‘Let’s go get it, attack, go win holes with birdies,’” said Wall. “In the afternoon, I got complacent. I was thinking, ‘This is yours, just go out and hit the ball and you’ll win.’ Andrew is too good a player to do that. I wasn’t mentally focused.” On No. 33 (No. 15, par 4, 423 yards), Wall rekindled his swings of the morning past, with a wonderful 9-iron from 147 yards to six feet. He knocked his drive down the adjacent third fairway and won the hole with a conceded birdie after Mason made bogey. Mason held the honors on No. 37 and ripped driver that landed in the right fairway bunker. Wall drew 4-iron and pulled it a smidge into the first cut of the left rough. He then lobbed a 50-degree wedge from 138 yards to 20 feet. Mason knocked his sand shot into the greenside bunker. His blasted out to four-feet but pushed his putt right. Wall, a recent Loyola University Maryland graduate, opened the Final with laser focus. He lost those big leads when that focus fleeted. “To win five matches is quite an accomplishment because all of these players are so good,” said Wall. “A 36-hole match is a marathon, and you have to grind it out. It is so easy to let your mind get in front of you and start thinking about what you are going to say in a speech. It is a big win and I am looking forward to taking it into the rest of the summer. I am happy that my game is rounding into form.”

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Qualifiers

Name, club R1-R2-Total Ryan Rucinski, Fieldstone Golf Club 71WV-70GV–141 Matthew Finger, DuPont Country Club 75GV-68WV–143 Matthew Mattare, Saucon Valley Country Club 73GV-71WV–144 Gregor Orlando, Philadelphia Cricket Club 71GV-73WV–144 John Barone, Glenmaura National Golf Club 75WV-70GV–145 Danny Harcourt, Mercer Oaks Golf Course 72WV-73GV–145 Marty McGuckin, RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve 71GV-74WV–145 Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 72GV-73WV–145 Ryan Tall, Spring Ford Country Club 72WV-73GV–145 Campbell Wolf, Carlisle Country Club 72WV-73GV–145 Peter Barron, III, Greate Bay Country Club 71GV-75WV–146 Michael Davis, Aronimink Golf Club 72GV-74WV–146 Scott Ehrlich, White Manor Country Club 75GV-71WV–146 Ben Feld, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 75GV-71WV–146 David Herbst, West Shore Country Club 72WV-74GV–146 Dylan Stein, Mercer Oaks Golf Course 71GV-75WV–146 James Sullivan, Jr., Lu Lu Country Club 75WV-71GV–146 Troy Vannucci, Little Mill Country Club 71GV-75WV–146 Austin Barbin, GAP Junior eClub 75WV-72GV–147 Marco Nieto, Glenmaura National Golf Club 80WV-67GV–147 Jeremy Wall, Manasquan River Golf Club 72WV-75GV–147 Andrew Mason, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 71GV-77WV–148 Connor McNicholas, Lu Lu Country Club 72WV-76GV–148 Michael Moffat, Lu Lu Country Club 73GV-75WV–148 Michael R. Brown, Jr., Lu Lu Country Club 76GV-73WV–149 Aaron Fricke, Lancaster Country Club 77GV-72WV–149 Alex Golland, Spring Ford Country Club 75GV-74WV–149 Marc Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket Club 75WV-74GV–149 Alex Pillar, CC at Woodloch Springs 78WV-71GV–149 John Samaha, Old York Road Country Club 73GV-76WV–149 Patrick Sheehan, Talamore Country Club 74WV-75GV–149 T.J. Summers, Commonwealth National Golf Club 74WV-75GV–149

Failed to qualify Peter Bradbeer, Merion Golf Club 75GV-74WV–149 John Brennan, Philadelphia Cricket Club 77WV-72GV–149 Michael Carr, Philadelphia Cricket Club 74GV-75WV–149 Christopher Ault, Yardley Country Club 75WV-75GV–150 Brandon Dalinka, The Ridge at Back Brook 78WV-72GV–150 Rodney James, Five Ponds Golf Club 76GV-74WV–150 Andrew Kotler, Cherry Valley Country Club 80WV-70GV–150 Scott McLaughlin, Lu Lu Country Club 74WV-76GV–150 Jack Melville, Lu Lu Country Club 73GV-77WV–150 Sean Seese, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 77WV-73GV–150 Max Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club 72WV-78GV–150 Michael Stamberger, Manasquan River Golf Club 73GV-77WV–150 Thomas E. Timby, Jr., The Bucks Club 76GV-74WV–150

2018 Stroke Play Qualifying Results

http://www.gapgolf.org/charts.asp?sfile=static/archive/2017_bmw_day_one_results.html


Conrad Von Borsig, Philadelphia Cricket Club 78WV-72GV–150

Cole Berman, Philadelphia Cricket Club 72GV-79WV–151

Carey Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club 77GV-74WV–151

Brendan Borst, Philadelphia Cricket Club 76WV-75GV–151

Evan Brown, Hartefeld National 76WV-75GV–151

Lukas Clark, Jericho National Golf Club 76GV-75WV–151

David Hicks, The Shore Club 76WV-75GV–151

Steve Oh, Philadelphia Cricket Club 78WV-73GV–151

Jarred Texter, Conestoga Country Club 78GV-73WV–151

Ambrose Abbracciamento, Jericho National Golf Club 77GV-75WV–152

Zachary Falone, Sakima Country Club 81WV-71GV–152

John Foley, Raven’s Claw Golf Club 78WV-74GV–152

Connor Goodrich, Merchantville Country Club 75GV-77WV–152

Vincent Kwon, Little Mill Country Club 75WV-77GV–152

David Liotta, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 73WV-79GV–152

Gary McCabe, Jr., RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve 74WV-78GV–152

Edward McCrossen, Jr., Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 78GV-74WV–152

Anthony Sebastianelli, Glen Oak Country Club 72WV-80GV–152

Benjamin Smith, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 79WV-73GV–152

Robert Bechtold, Fieldstone Golf Club 77GV-76WV–153

Benjamin Cooley, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 73WV-80GV–153

Brian Isztwan, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 77WV-76GV–153

Michael McDermott, Merion Golf Club 73GV-80WV–153

Conor McGrath, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 76GV-77WV–153

Christopher Thude, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale 72WV-81GV–153

P.J. Acierno, Lu Lu Country Club 74GV-80WV–154

Brian Fischer, Commonwealth National Golf Club 78GV-76WV–154

Brian Gillespie, St. Davids Golf Club 81WV-73GV–154

James Gillespie, Little Mill Country Club 73GV-81WV–154

Zachary Juhasz, Northampton Country Club 80WV-74GV–154

Kevin Kramarski, Riverton Country Club 77WV-77GV–154

Blaine Lafferty, Little Mill Country Club 79WV-75GV–154

Matt Long, Glen Brook Golf Club 74GV-80WV–154

David Powers, CC at Woodloch Springs 77WV-77GV–154

Jack Wallace, Burlington Country Club 80GV-74WV–154

Brendan Bacskai, Applebrook Golf Club 78WV-77GV–155

Charlie Baker, Gulph Mills Golf Club 82WV-73GV–155

Zachary Barbin, Loch Nairn Golf Club 77WV-78GV–155

Patrick Knott, Merion Golf Club 79GV-76WV–155

Rand Mendez, Fieldstone Golf Club 76WV-79GV–155

Michael O’Brien, Bala Golf Club 77GV-78WV–155

Sam Soeth, The ACE Club 78GV-77WV–155

2018 Stroke Play results (cont’d)


P. Chet Walsh, Philadelphia Country Club 80WV-75GV–155

Steve Cerbara, Jericho National Golf Club 77GV-79WV–156

Ryan Gelrod, Philadelphia Cricket Club 79GV-77WV–156

William Howard, V, Applebrook Golf Club 77WV-79GV–156

John Lalley, Llanerch Country Club 81WV-75GV–156

Tyler McGarry, Fox Hill Country Club 76GV-80WV–156

Benjamin Pochet, Spring Ford Country Club 80WV-76GV–156

Reed Winkler, Hartefeld National 78WV-78GV–156

Dawson Anders, Indian Valley Country Club 76GV-81WV–157

Anthony Barr, Blue Bell Country Club 77WV-80GV–157

Tyler Canfield, Downingtown Country Club 85WV-72GV–157

Matthew Gaffney, Little Mill Country Club 78WV-79GV–157

Tom Grady, Radley Run Country Club 76GV-81WV–157

Frankie McVeigh, Llanerch Country Club 80GV-77WV–157

Joshua Ryan, GAP Junior eClub 77WV-80GV–157

Sumeet Arora, Honeybrook Golf Club 80WV-78GV–158

Mark Benevento, Jr., Greate Bay Country Club 83WV-75GV–158

Matthew Davis, Aronimink Golf Club 75GV-83WV–158

Robert Firth, Jr., North Hills Country Club 81GV-77WV–158

Nick Maff, Northampton Country Club 79WV-79GV–158

Warren Rozelle, Country Club of Scranton 78GV-80WV–158

Adam Warner, Tavistock Country Club 80WV-78GV–158

Adam Bracy, Rancocas Golf Club 81WV-78GV–159

Charlie Cowles, III, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 78GV-81WV–159

Dwight Diorio, Rolling Green Golf Club 82GV-77WV–159

Chris Killiany, Elkview Country Club 85WV-74GV–159

Robert Moratti, Merchantville Country Club 83GV-76WV–159

Ron Robinson, Commonwealth National Golf Club 82WV-77GV–159

Glenn Smeraglio, Lu Lu Country Club 86WV-73GV–159

Jack Sullivan, The Shore Club 84WV-75GV–159

Patrick Welsh, Makefield Highlands Golf Club 80GV-79WV–159

Dan Bernard, Aronimink Golf Club 76GV-84WV–160

Carlos Fullerton, Brookside CC of Allentown 77GV-83WV–160

Joe Kerrigan, Jr., Llanerch Country Club 84WV-76GV–160

Nikita Romanov, GAP Junior eClub 76GV-84WV–160

Robert Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club 79WV-81GV–160

Ryan Cass, Merchantville Country Club 74GV-88WV–162

Liam Hart, Spring Mill Country Club 81GV-81WV–162

Jeffrey Romines, Philadelphia Publinks GA 76GV-86WV–162

Dan Brown, Llanerch Country Club 79GV-84WV–163

Chris Lange, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club 84GV-80WV–164

Larry Martone, Stonewall 87WV-80GV–167

2018 Stroke Play results (cont’d)

Results (continued)

Bill Murray, Stone Harbor 84WV-86GV–170

Michael Rogers, Overbrook 76GV-95WV–171

Sean Torpey,

Commonwealth National

86GV-86WV–172

Brock Kovach, LedgeRock WD

Denotes site: GV-Green Valley; WV-Whitemarsh

Valley

WD-withdrawal


118th Amateur Championship

June 12-14 & 16, 2018

4 Matthew Mattare, Saucon Valley

29 T.J. Summers, Commonwealth National

13 Scott Ehrlich, White Manor

20 Austin Barbin, GAP Junior Players Club

Mattare, 2&1

Barbin, 3&1

Mattare, 2&1

5 Campbell Wolf, Carlisle

28 Alex Pillar, CC of Woodloch Springs Wolf, 8&7

12 James Sullivan, Jr., Lu Lu

21 Jeremy Wall, Manasquan River Wall, 5&4

Wall, 2&1

Wall, 8&7

Feld, 3&2

Feld, 2&1

1 Ryan Rucinski, Fieldstone

32 Marc Mandel, Philadelphia Cricket

16 Dylan Stein, Mercer Oaks

17 Ben Feld, Huntingdon Valley

8 Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley

25 John Samaha, Old York Road

Rucinski, 6&4

Osberg, 5&4

McGuckin,

2&1

McGuckin, 20

holes 9 Marty McGuckin, RiverCrest

24 Connor McNicholas, Lu Lu McGuckin, 4&3

Wall, 4&3

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals

Final Wall d. Mason, 37 holes


Whitemarsh Valley Country Club

Lafayette Hill, Pa.

2 Matthew Finger, DuPont

31 Aaron Fricke, Lancaster

15 Peter Barron, III, Greate Bay

18 Troy Vannucci, Little Mill

7 John Barone, Glenmaura National

26 Patrick Sheehan, Talamore

10 Ryan Tall, Spring Ford

23 Michael Moffat, Lu Lu

3 Gregor Orlando, Philadelphia Cricket

30 Michael R. Brown, Jr., Lu Lu

14 Michael Davis, Aronimink

19 Marco Nieto, Glenmaura National

6 Danny Harcourt, Mercer Oaks

27 Alex Golland, Spring Ford

11 David Herbst, West Shore

22 Andrew Mason, Huntingdon Valley

Finger, 20 holes

Barron, 2&1

Sheehan, 5&3

Mason, 5&3

Tall, 19 holes

Brown, 20 holes

Davis, 2&1

Mason, 21 holes

Harcourt, 19 holes

Mason, 6&4

Barron, 1-up

Tall, 1-up

Mason, 3&2

Davis, 2-up

Tall, 5&4

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals


Year Winner, Club Runner-up, Club Score Venue 1897: Albert H. Smith, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. J.D. Winsor, Merion Cricket Club, 37 holes Bala GC

1898: William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC d. H.M. Forest, Philadelphia CC, N/A Rydal GC 1899: Francis H. Bohlen, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC, 6&5 Merion Cricket Club 1900: Fergus M. Mackle, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. A.J.P. Gallagher, Sr., St. Davids GC, 6&5 Philadelphia Cricket Club 1901: William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Rodman E. Griscom, Merion Cricket Club, 3&2 St. Davids GC 1902: William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley CC, 1-up Bala GC 1903: Howard W. Perrin, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC, N/A, Huntingdon Valley CC 1904: Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley CC d. William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC, 6&4 Philadelphia Cricket Club 1905: Rodman E. Griscom, Merion Cricket Club d. Howard W. Perrin, Philadelphia Cricket Club, 1-up Merion Cricket Club 1906: Howard W. Perrin, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. A.W. Tillinghast, Philadelphia Cricket Club, 3&2 St. Davids GC 1907: Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Walter G. Pfiel, Merion Cricket Club, 2&1 The Springhaven Club 1908: Dr. Simon Carr, Huntingdon Valley CC d. R.E. Hanson, Plymouth CC, 37 holes Philadelphia CC 1909: Walter G. Pfiel, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Wirt L. Thompson, Huntingdon Valley CC, 3&2 Huntingdon Valley CC 1910: Wirt L. Thompson, Huntingdon Valley CC d. William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC, 3&1 Merion Cricket Club 1911: Albert H. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC d. H.B. Heyburn, Philadelphia Cricket Club, 4&3 Philadelphia Cricket Club 1912: Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley CC d. George Crump, Philadelphia CC, 7&5 St. Davids GC 1913: Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley CC d. William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC, 1-up Huntingdon Valley CC 1914: Horace H. Francine, Huntingdon Valley CC d. N/A Philadelphia CC 1915: Hugh L. Willoughby, Philadelphia CC d. Louis M. Washburn, Merion Cricket Club, N/A Whitemarsh Valley CC 1916: Cameron B. Buxton, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Walter H. Reynolds, Aronimink GC, N/A Huntingdon Valley CC 1917: Cameron B. Buxton, Huntingdon Valley CC d. F.W. Knight, Aronimink GC, N/A Whitemarsh Valley CC 1918: No Contest

1919: George W. Hoffner, Bala GC d. N.H. Maxwell, Overbrook GC, N/A Philmont CC 1920: J. Wood Platt, North Hills CC d. Horace H. Francine, Huntingdon Valley CC, N/A Huntingdon Valley CC 1921: Lucious F. Deming, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. Paul Tewksbury, Aronimink GC, N/A Whitemarsh Valley CC 1922: J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. Marcus Greer, Llanerch CC, N/A Pine Valley GC 1923: Max Marston, Merion Cricket Club d. George W. Hoffner, Bala GC, N/A Merion Cricket Club 1924: J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. Joseph Greene, Jr., Roxborough CC, N/A Aronimink GC 1925: Philip L. Corson, Plymouth CC d. Rodney F. Coltart, Roxborough CC, N/A Merion Cricket Club 1926: William J. Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC, N/A Whitemarsh Valley CC 1927: Spencer L. Jones, Plymouth CC d. D. Clarke Corkran, Huntingdon Valley CC, N/A Manufacturers G&CC 1928: J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. A.H. Kaye, Old York Road CC, N/A Philmont CC 1929: Philip L. Corson, Plymouth CC d. J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC, N/A North Hills CC 1930: Theodore Johnston, Green Valley CC d. W.B. McCullough, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC, N/A Pine Valley GC 1931: Robert H. Albertus, CC of Lansdowne d. William A. Kelly, Paxon Hollow GC, N/A Llanerch CC 1932: J. Griffith Boardman, Ashbourne CC d. Harold S. Cross, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC, 3&2 Whitemarsh Valley CC 1933: Christopher Brinke, Aronimink GC d. Harold S. Cross, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC, 6&5 Huntingdon Valley CC 1934: Willard H. Goeckler, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. Theodore Johnston, Roxborough CC, 5&4 Llanerch CC 1935: William Hyndman, III, Old York Road CC d. Richard Allman, Philmont CC, 1-up Cedarbrook CC 1936: Jack F. Buchanan, Overbrook GC d. George E. Menard, Jr., Llanerch CC, 8&7 Philmont CC 1937: Charles A. Reckner, Cedarbrook CC d. Harold S. Cross, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC, 7&5 Manufacturers G&CC Format changed to Medal Play (72 holes)

1938: J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC, 301 Whitemarsh Valley CC 1939: J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC, 298 Pine Valley GC 1940: William J. Platt, Philadelphia Cricket Club, 328 Philadelphia Cricket Club Format reverts back to Match Play

1941: John J. Penrose, Merchantville CC d. Charles Heuer, Old York Road CC, 3&1 Philmont CC (North) 1942: J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. W.B. McCullough, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC, 20 holes Whitemarsh Valley CC 1943: No Contest 1944: No Contest 1945: No Contest 1946: John Markel, Berkshire CC d. William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC, 3&2 Philadelphia Cricket Club

Championship History


Year Winner, Club Runner-up, Club Score Venue

1947: W.B. McCullough, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC d. Matt J. Scammell, Jr., Trenton CC, 3&2 Merion GC (East) 1948: Geoge Rowbotham, Llanerch CC d. Stanley Nolan, Sandy Run CC, 1-up Aronimink GC 1949: Lincoln Roden, III, Huntingdon Valley CC d. John Markel, Berkshire CC, 6&4 Huntingdon Valley CC 1950: Lincoln Roden, III, Huntingdon Valley CC d. William Robinson, Whitemarsh Valley CC, N/A Whitemarsh Valley CC 1951: Harold S. Cross, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club d. Francis Wininger, Atlantic City CC, 19 holes Green Valley CC 1952: Samuel Penecale, Melrose CC d. John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC, 2&1 Whitemarsh Valley CC 1953: Richard Allman, Philmont CC d. Allan Sussel, White Manor CC, 2&1 Philadelphia CC 1954: John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. N. Harper Steward, Manufacturers G&CC, 4&3 Merion GC (East) 1955: John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. Ellis Taylor, The Springhaven Club, 4&3 Aronimink GC 1956: Howard Everitt, Atlantic City CC d. James D. Sykes, Old York Road CC, 6&4 Philadelphia Cricket Club 1957: Howard Everitt, Atlantic City d. John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC, 3&2 Cedarbrook CC 1958: William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC d. John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC, 1-up Whitemarsh Valley CC 1959: Cornelius Campbell, Torresdale-Frankford CC d. Robert Lindinger, St. Davids GC, 5&4 Philmont CC 1960: John H. Guenther, Jr., Berkshire CC d. Lincoln Roden, III, Huntingdon Valley CC, 2&1 Huntingdon Valley CC 1961: Howard Everitt, Shawnee CC d. James D. Sykes, Huntingdon Valley CC, 2&1 Manufacturers G&CC 1962: John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC d. Edward Richitelli, Newark CC, 2&1 Whitemarsh Valley CC 1963: John G. Hendrickson, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. Robert Beirne, Riverton CC, 40 holes Philadelphia Cricket Club 1964: Robert Beirne, Riverton CC d. Allan Sussel, White Manor GC, 3&1 Aronimink GC 1965: William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC d. James Dolan, Chester Valley GC, 8&7 Philadelphia CC 1966: James P. King, Cedarbrook CC d. William O'Donnell, III, Moselem Springs GC, 2-up St. Davids GC 1967: O. Gordon Brewer, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC d. Harvey Smith, Atlantic City CC, 2-up Torresdale-Frankford CC 1968: James T. Meyer, Tavistock CC d. Andrew Goldman, Ashbourne CC, 8&7 Philmont CC (North) 1969: Allan Sussel, Squires GC d. James Rutter, Reading CC, 8&7 Cedarbrook CC 1970: Donald Norbury, Buena Vista CC d. R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC, 6&5 Whitford CC 1971: Don Morano, Riverton CC d. Thomas Hyndman, Huntingdon Valley CC, 2&1 Philadelphia Cricket Club 1972: Raymond Thompson, Overbrook GC d. Thomas Conboy, Sandy Run CC, 5&3 Aronimink GC 1973: R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC d. Don Sowers, Reading CC, 8&7 Manufacturers G&CC 1974: Herman J. Fry, Reading CC d. Frank Magee, Huntingdon Valley CC, 3&2 Cedarbrook CC 1975: Arthur Jacoby, Philmont CC d. John Peterson, Riverton CC, 5&4 Squires GC 1976: O. Gordon Brewer, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC d. Duke Delcher, Sandy Run CC, 1-up Philadelphia Cricket Club 1977: Chip Lutz, Reading CC d. Jack Hubert, Old York Road CC, 2&1 Manufacturers G&CC 1978: Charles L. Bolling, Jr., Gulph Mills GC d. Robert Levy, Philmont CC, 6&5 Philmont CC (North) 1979: George Marucci, Jr., Waynesborough CC d. Jim Robertson, Llanerch CC, 37 holes Gulph Mills GC 1980: Benjamin D. Goldman, Philmont CC d. Bob Levy, Philmont CC, 5&4 Sunnybrook GC 1981: Gary Deetscreek, Old York Road CC d. Blaise Giroso, Cavaliers CC, 2-up Whitemarsh Valley CC 1982: Chris Anderson, Wilmington CC d. David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley CC, 4&3 Rolling Green GC 1983: Chris Anderson, Wilmington CC d. Blaise Giroso, Brandywine CC, 2&1 Wilmington CC (South) 1984: Chris Lange, Overbrook GC d. Blaise Giroso, Brandywine CC, 1-up Manufacturers G&CC 1985: George Marucci, Jr., Waynesborough CC d. Blaise Giroso, Brandywine CC, 2-up Waynesborough CC 1986: Andy Thompson, Overbrook GC d. George Marucci, Jr., Waynesborough CC, 1 up The Springhaven Club 1987: R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC d. Andy Thompson, Overbrook GC, 1-up Torresdale-Frankford CC 1988: Brian Rothaus, Ashbourne CC d. George Dillon, Pine Valley GC, 9&8 Cedarbrook CC 1989: Charles Dowds, III, North Hills CC d. David Staebler, Rolling Green GC, 2&1 Wilmington CC 1990: Tom Carter, Sandy Run CC d. William Kennedy, Cedarbrook CC, 3&2 Riverton CC 1991: David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Rob Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club, 1-up Old York Road CC 1992: Jim Spagnolo, Lu Lu CC d. Robin McCool, Saucon Valley CC, 2-up Whitemarsh Valley CC 1993: Chris Lange, Overbrook GC d. Tom Shallow, Philadelphia CC, 1-up Philadelphia CC 1994: Chris Lange, Overbrook GC d. David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley CC, 4&3 Aronimink GC 1995: James Kania, Sr., Overbrook GC d. J.P. Connelly, Huntingdon Valley CC, 2&1 Atlantic City CC 1996: William McGuinness, Tavistock CC d. Chris Hoyle, Llanerch CC, 2&1 Manufacturers G&CC 1997: Lee McEntee, Philadelphia CC d. Rob Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club, 3&2 Philadelphia CC 1998: Andy Thompson, Overbrook GC d. Michael Domenick, Phoenixville CC, 2&1 Llanerch CC 1999: Jim Sullivan, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC d. Aaron Friedman, Meadowlands CC, 4&3 Gulph Mills GC 2000: Michael Hyland, Little Mill CC d. Michael McDermott, Llanerch CC, 38 holes Stonewall 2001: Brian Gillespie, St. Davids GC d. Pete Toole, Media Heights GC, 3&2 Jericho National GC



Year Winner, Club Runner-up, Club Score Venue 2002: Billy Stewart, Llanerch CC d. John Robinson, Commonwealth Nat. GC, 8&7 Riverton CC 2003: Michael Tash, Tavistock CC d. Brian Gillespie, St. Davids GC, 1-up Philmont CC (North) 2004: Scott Ehrlich, Meadowlands CC d. Michael Tash, Tavistock CC, 5&4 PCC (Militia Hill) 2005: Clint Deibert, Doylestown CC d. Tug Maude, Merion GC, 2&1 Cedarbrook CC 2006: Kyle Davis, Fieldstone GC d. Paul Rogowicz, Yardley CC, 5&3 Torresdale-Frankford CC 2007: Phil Bartholomew, Yardley CC d. William McGuinness, Tavistock CC, 2&1 Applebrook GC 2008: Michael McDermott, Merion GC d. Cole Willcox, Philadelphia CC, 6&4 Whitemarsh Valley CC 2009: Conrad Von Borsig, Concord CC d. James Kania, Jr., Overbrook GC, 6&4 Stonewall (Old) 2010: Justin Martinson, Hartefeld National d. Michael Kania, Overbrook GC, 2&1 Saucon Valley CC (Old) 2011: Michael Hyland, Little Mill CC d. Stephen Hudacek, III, Glenmaura National GC, 1-up Manufacturers G&CC 2012: Brian Colbert, White Manor CC d. Greg Jarmas, Philadelphia Publinks GA, 6&4 Huntingdon Valley CC 2013: Michael McDermott, Merion GC d. Alexander Hicks, Wildwood G&CC, 5&4 Aronimink GC 2014: Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley CC d. Nelson Hargrove, Gulph Mills GC, 10&9 White Manor CC 2015: Cole Berman, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. Michael Davis, Aronimink GC, 6&4 Llanerch CC 2016: Michael McDermott, Merion GC d. Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley CC, 1-up Merion GC (East) 2017: Gregor Orlando, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. Grant Skyllas, LedgeRock GC, 9&8 Philadelphia Cricket (Wissahickon) 2018: Jeremy Wall, Manasquan River GC d. Andrew Mason, Huntingdon Valley CC, 37 holes Whitemarsh Valley CC

The J. Wood Platt Trophy The winner of the BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship is presented with the J. Wood Platt Trophy. Its namesake is widely regarded as the most influential figure in the Association’s history. Platt’s amateur résumé features seven Amateur Championships and Silver Cross Awards, four Patterson Cups and a Junior Boys’ Championship title. He also captured the inaugural U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in 1955. Platt was also a successful administrator in golf. He served as the Association’s president on two different occasions. Platt gave back to the game in many ways. His work resonates in the J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust, which provides financial assistance to young men and women hoping to continue their education.


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1897 Albert H. Smith, Philadelphia Cricket Club — 93 1898 R.E. Griscom, Merion Cricket Club — 182

J.D. Windsor, Merion Cricket Club 1899 Albert H. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC — 182 1900 Fergus M. Mackie, Philadelphia CC — 174 1901 George A. Crump, St. Davids GC — 172 1902 Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley CC — 160 1903 Howard W. Perrin, Philadelphia Cricket Club —173 1904 N/A 1905 N/A 1906 N/A 1907 N/A 1908 N/A 1909 N/A 1910 Howard W. Perrin, Philadelphia Cricket Club — N/A 1911 N/A 1912 N/A 1913 William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley CC — N/A 1914 E.W. Clark, III, Philadelphia CC — 156 1915 Walter H. Reynolds, Woodbury CC — 154 1916 Cameron B. Buxton, Huntingdon Valley CC — 158 1917 Cameron B. Buxton, Huntingdon Valley CC — 155 1918 No Contest 1919 George W. Hoffner, Bala GC — 152 1920 Fred W. Knight, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 78 1921 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 152 1922 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 153 1923 Max Marston, Merion Cricket Club — 146 1924 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 149 1925 Charles A. Reckner, Cedarbrook CC — 157 1926 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 149 1927 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 151 1928 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 155 1929 J.W. Schultz, Melrose CC — 149 1930 Theodore Johnston, Green Valley CC — 152 1931 Theodore Johnston, Green Valley CC — 149 1932 J.G. Boardman, Ashbourne CC — 151 1933 Christopher Brinke, Aronimink GC — 146 1934 Walter J. Cantley, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 147 1935 Charles A. Reckner, Cedarbrook CC — 148 1936 William Hyndman,III, Old York Road CC — 153 1937 Willard H. Goeckler, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 145 1938 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 145 1939 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 293 1940 Harry Haverstick, Lancaster CC — 145 1941 Howard Everitt, Manufacturers G&CC — 148 1942 J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley CC — 147 1943 No Contest 1944 No Contest 1945 No Contest 1946 Howard Everitt, Atlantic City CC — 142 1947 Clyde Oskin, Saucon Valley CC — 145 1948 Douglas Weiland, Phoenixville CC — 147 1949 Don Weiland, Phoenixville CC — 146

Championship History — Medalists

1950 Sam Penecale, Melrose CC — 142 1951 Sam Penecale, Melrose CC — 140 1952 Jason McHale, Overbrook GC — 142 1953 Sam Penecale, Melrose CC — 141 1954 William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC — 145 1955 Edward Wallace, Tavistock CC — 142 1956 William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC — 142 1957 William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC — 139 1958 William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley CC — 143 1959 Robert Beirne, Riverton CC — 145 1960 John H. Guenther, Jr., Berkshire CC — 146 1961 James Sykes, Huntingdon Valley CC — 143 1962 John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley CC & John G. Hendrickson,

Philadelphia Cricket Club — 144 1963 Edward Anewalt, Berkshire CC & William H. Care, Jr., Atlantic

City CC — 148 1964 Harvey Smith, Atlantic City CC — 144 1965 Robert Kotz, Trenton CC — 141 1966 O. Gordon Brewer, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC — 141 1967 Donald Norbury, Wildwood G&CC — 145 1968 Robert Beirne, Riverton CC — 143 1969 Ted Hagedorn, Old York Road CC — 144 1970 Paul Erhardt, III, Sakima CC — 144 1971 James M. Byer, Greenacres CC — 144 1972 R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC — 139 1973 R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC — 146 1974 R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC — 144 1975 R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC — 142 1976 James Hamilton, Reading CC — 108 1977 Michael Rose, Philmont CC — 146 1978 R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC — 140, Philmont CC 1979 Chris Blair, Merion GC — 142 1980 Chris Fieger, The Springhaven Club — 144 1981 R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink GC — 141 1982 David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley CC — 143 1983 Carl Everett, Merion GC — 145 1984 James Kania, Overbrook GC — 140 1985 Brian Rothaus, Ashbourne CC — 145 1986 Blaise Giroso, Brandywine CC — 140 1987 Dennis Konczyk, Torresdale-Frankford CC — 143 1988 Andy Thompson, Overbrook GC — 145 1989 William McGuinness, Tavistock CC — 143 1990 William Kennedy, Cedarbrook CC & Robin McCool, Saucon

Valley CC — 67 1991 Robin McCool, Saucon Valley CC — 73, Old York Road CC 1992 Jim Forster, Old York Road CC — 144 1993 Michael Fox, Radley Run CC — 141 1994 David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley CC ; Michael Gregor,

Huntingdon Valley CC; James D. Kania, Overbrook GC — 140 1995 David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley CC & Chris Yard,

Whitford CC — 145 1996 Michael Moffat, Lu Lu CC; P. Chet Walsh, Philadelphia CC;

Mike Brown, Old York Road CC; William McGuinness, Tavistock CC — 143 William McGuinness, Tavistock CC, ,

1997 Robin McCool, Saucon Valley CC, 141, Philadelphia CC/Gulph Mills CC


Medalists (Continued) 1997 Robin McCool, Saucon Valley CC — 141 1998 William McGuinness, Tavistock CC — 140 1999 John Rusk, Yardley CC — 139 2000 Glenn Smeraglio, Yardley CC — 144 2001 Christian Bartolacci, Jericho National GC — 142 2002 Christian Bartolacci, Jericho National GC — 135 2003 Michael McDermott, Llanerch CC — 137 2004 Michael Lebow, Spring Ford CC — 138 2005 Jamie Slonis, Tavistock CC — 141 2006 Clint Deibert, Doylestown CC — 134 2007 Chase Duncan, Meadia Heights GC & Conrad Von Borsig,

Concord CC — 140 2008 Mike Danner, Lu Lu CC — 138 2009 Michael Hyland, Little Mill CC — 139 2010 Matt Raudenbush, Pine Valley GC — 141 2011 Mike Meisenzahl, Little Mill CC — 138 2012 Brian Colbert, White Manor CC — 138 2013 Kyle Sterbinsky, Yardley CC — 139 2014 Michael McDermott, Merion GC — 137 2015 Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley CC — 136 2016 Patrick Ross, Huntsville GC — 143 2017 John Brennan, Philadelphia Cricket Club- 138 2018 Ryan Rucinski, Fieldstone GC — 141

Originating in 1897, the Amateur Championship is the Association’s premiere Major. It is a four-day event that distinguishes the best Amateur golfer in the Philadelphia region. Four qualifying events, as well as pre-existing player exemptions, determine the Amateur Championship field. On the event’s first day, more than 130 players compete in a 36-hole qualifier to earn one of 32 spots in a match play draw. Two of those 32 players then must advance through four rounds of golf to gain a spot in the Amateur Final, which traditionally takes place on the day prior to Father’s Day. The Final also typically coincides with the third day of the U.S. Open. Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Albert H. Smith captured the first Amateur Championship by defeating J.D. Winsor of Merion Cricket Club in 37 holes at Bala Golf Club. The event’s format switched to medal play in 1938. J. Wood Platt went on to win two consecutive Amateurs under that format. His brother William “Zimmer” Platt earned the 1940 title at Philadelphia Cricket Club by being the only competitor to finish all 72 holes. The event’s format reverted back to match play the following year. The Amateur Championship wasn’t contested from 1943-45 because of World War II. Overall, 36 courses have served as host sites. BMW USA has served as the event’s presenting sponsor since 2015.

Most Championships Won 7 — J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley 4 — Harold B. McFarland, Huntingdon Valley 3 — William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley; William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley; John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley; Howard Everitt, Atlantic City; Chris Lange, Overbrook; Michael McDermott, Merion Most Consecutive Championships Won 2 — William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley; Harold B. MacFarland, Huntingdon Valley; Cameron B. Buxton, Huntingdon Valley; J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley; Lincoln Roden, III, Huntingdon Valley; John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley; Howard Everitt, Atlantic City; Chris Anderson, Wilmington; Chris Lange, Overbrook Most Final Appearances 9 — J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley 8 — William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley

6 — John Dyniewski, Whitemarsh Valley Most Runner-Up Finishes 4 — Blaise Giroso, Fieldstone; William P. Smith, Huntingdon Valley Longest Span between Victories 23 years — William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley Largest Winning Margin in Final 10&9 — Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley d. Nelson Hargrove, Gulph Mills (2014) Longest Final Match 40 holes — John G. Hendrickson, Philadelphia Cricket Club d. Robert Beirne, Riverton (1963) Lowest Qualifying Score (36-holes) 134 — Clint Deibert, Doylestown Most Times Medalist 7 — J. Wood Platt, Whitemarsh Valley 6 — R. Jay Sigel, Aronimink 5 — William Hyndman, III, Huntingdon Valley Clubs Fielding Most Champions Huntingdon Valley — 15 Philadelphia Cricket Club — 10 Overbrook — 6 Whitemarsh Valley — 5

Championship Facts

Documents

BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship · Assistant Communications Director: Tony Regina, Dan Scofield . BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship 3 That is its name, its full and official