King Rules Senior Amateur Championship at Butler CC
Butler, Pa. – Although he had never seen the golf course prior to the championship King Knox, captured the 46th Pennsylvania Senior Amateur Championship at Butler CC by two shots. Knox, a member of Lancaster CC, relied on past experience and solid ball striking to lead himself to victory.
Knox hit sixteen greens in the final round, missing one green by only a foot and the other by just a few more. "I putted superbly yesterday, which allowed me to stay in the hunt. Today I hit the ball good and putted solid," Knox stated.
The key to Knox’s victorious round was a birdie on sixteen from the right trees. "I drove the ball in the pine trees and could only pitch out towards the fairway. From there I hit a high cut four-iron to about five feet." The hole proved pivotal as he made up three shots on then leader Dan Burton of Bent Creek CC.
Although the victory has had little time to sink in for Knox, it is his first Senior Amateur victory and best finish in a state championship. "It is a real honor," Knox said. "As a member of the Pennsylvania Executive Committee it makes me feel real good. I joined to the committee to give back to the game and now it seems like I am just taking more. It is truly an honor."
Knox finished two shots ahead of Ron Pieczynski of Sand Springs GC.
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Senior Amateur Division |
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Name, Club |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
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King Knox, Lancaster Country Club |
72 |
72 |
144 |
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Ronald Pieczynski, Sand Springs Country Club |
74 |
72 |
146 |
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Daniel B. Burton, Bent Creek Country Club |
73 |
74 |
147 |
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James R. Haynie, Lu Lu Country Club |
74 |
73 |
147 |
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Michael Kanoff, Jr., Colonial Country Club |
69 |
78 |
147 |
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Bill Baloh, Totteridge Golf Club |
74 |
74 |
148 |
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Craig Scott, Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
74 |
74 |
148 |
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Donald Ashley, Philadelphia Country Club |
77 |
72 |
149 |
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Peter O. Smith, The Kahkwa Club |
77 |
72 |
149 |
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Ray Seemiller, Diamond Run Golf Club |
71 |
78 |
149 |
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Thomas Fleig, Colonial Country Club |
73 |
76 |
149 |
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Edward H. Pappas, Rolling Green Golf Club |
75 |
76 |
151 |
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Michael J. Nilon, Philadelphia Country Club |
78 |
74 |
152 |
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Bill Stasiulatis, West Shore Country Club |
79 |
74 |
153 |
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Edmund C. Chylinski, Chester Valley Golf Club |
75 |
78 |
153 |
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Joe Ruby, Uniontown Country Club |
79 |
74 |
153 |
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Mark A. Battista, Philadelphia Publinks GA |
71 |
82 |
153 |
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Don Neill, Talamore at Oak Terrace Country Club |
76 |
78 |
154 |
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Ed Strickler, Huntingdon Country Club |
77 |
77 |
154 |
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Ken Gaskill, Philadelphia Publinks GA |
75 |
79 |
154 |
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Larry L. Novinger, Millersburg Golf Association |
78 |
76 |
154 |
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Michael Sanger, Merion Golf Club |
79 |
75 |
154 |
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Thomas L. Daley, Centre Hills Country Club |
79 |
75 |
154 |
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Todd R. Kennedy, Hanover Country Club |
78 |
76 |
154 |
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Ed Hennigan, Fox Hill Country Club |
79 |
76 |
155 |
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Lee Lykens, Clearfield-Curwensville Country Club |
76 |
79 |
155 |
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William P. Lawler, Fox Hill Country Club |
77 |
78 |
155 |
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A. Kent Weymouth, Jr., Lu Lu Country Club |
79 |
77 |
156 |
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Stephen Daley, Lu Lu Country Club |
80 |
76 |
156 |
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Bill Smith, Sandy Run Country Club |
74 |
83 |
157 |
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J. Mark Veenis, Pittsburgh Field Club |
78 |
79 |
157 |
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Jim A. Vollmer, St. Jude Golf Club |
78 |
79 |
157 |
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Mark E. Shuman, Philadelphia Country Club |
78 |
79 |
157 |
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Vernon C. Kelly, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club |
80 |
77 |
157 |
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John P. Trach, Country Club of Harrisburg |
78 |
80 |
158 |
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John Pagana, Susquehanna Valley Country Club |
83 |
75 |
158 |
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Mike McGuire, Hannastown Golf Club |
78 |
80 |
158 |
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Ned M. McFarland, St. Clair Country Club |
79 |
79 |
158 |
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Andy Tompos, Lancaster Host Farm Resort |
81 |
78 |
159 |
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Carl B. Everett, Merion Golf Club |
83 |
77 |
160 |
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Phil Schaltenbrand, Nemacolin Country Club |
78 |
82 |
160 |
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Bill Kunsman, The Club at Nevillewood |
78 |
83 |
161 |
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Frank T. Shuman, Lehigh Country Club |
83 |
78 |
161 |
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Jack Fugal, Hidden Valley Resort |
79 |
82 |
161 |
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Joseph F. Virdone, Philadelphia Country Club |
80 |
81 |
161 |
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Robert Marek, Carlisle Country Club |
78 |
83 |
161 |
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Robert W. Fritz, Kimberton Golf Club |
81 |
80 |
161 |
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Michael J. Sofranko, Tattersall Golf Club |
82 |
80 |
162 |
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Thomas P. Verney, Carlisle Country Club |
84 |
78 |
162 |
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Bill Bertha, Totteridge Golf Club |
83 |
80 |
163 |
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Gary H. McQuone, Allegheny Country Club |
82 |
81 |
163 |
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George Anderson, Beaver Lakes Country Club |
80 |
84 |
164 |
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Gregory Smee, Colonial Country Club |
83 |
81 |
164 |
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Ted Beringer, Philadelphia Country Club |
81 |
83 |
164 |
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Thomas S. Pomroy, Windber Country Club |
85 |
79 |
164 |
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Don Lamb, St. Clair Country Club |
84 |
81 |
165 |
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J. Peter Pierce, Philadelphia Country Club |
78 |
87 |
165 |
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Roger A. Baker, Wanango Country Club |
82 |
83 |
165 |
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Thomas Bishop, Chartiers Country Club |
83 |
82 |
165 |
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Jeff L. Rivard, Willowbrook Golf Club |
84 |
82 |
166 |
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Peter N. Gebhard, Lebanon Country Club |
83 |
83 |
166 |
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Roger Pritts, Oakbrook Golf Course |
85 |
81 |
166 |
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David A. Kearney, Lehigh Country Club |
79 |
88 |
167 |
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Robert J. Baft, St. Jude Golf Club |
81 |
86 |
167 |
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Mike J. Santoro, Super Golf League |
86 |
82 |
168 |
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Milton H. Drennen, Bent Creek Country Club |
84 |
84 |
168 |
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Regis E. Ruane, Alcoma Golf Club |
84 |
84 |
168 |
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Steve P. Kyriakodis, Lu Lu Country Club |
79 |
89 |
168 |
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Larry M. Capuzzi ,Sr., Rolling Green Golf Club |
79 |
90 |
169 |
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Philip M. Tredway, The Kahkwa Club |
85 |
84 |
169 |
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Edward E. Bondi, Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
82 |
91 |
173 |
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James D. Coleman, Rolling Green Golf Club |
87 |
87 |
174 |
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Merrill Dunlap, Clearfield-Curwensville Country Club |
89 |
85 |
174 |
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Robert A. Becker, Lindenwood Golf Course |
86 |
88 |
174 |
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Donald S. Landis, Four Seasons Golf Club |
84 |
92 |
176 |
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James M. Hoffner, West Shore Country Club |
94 |
88 |
182 |
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Donald L. Warner, Elks Club of State College |
95 |
88 |
183 |
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Carlyle M. Robinson, Fox Hill Country Club |
78 |
WD |
WD |
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George Pushnik, Indiana Country Club |
84 |
WD |
WD |