Cordaro, Schlachter fire 29 on final 9 holes
for Senior Better-Ball title
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.-Joe Cordaro of the Longue Vue Club and Paul Schlachter of The Club at Nevillewood used an eagle on the final hole (par 5, 501 yards) to sweep into the lead and capture the Pennsylvania Senior Better-Ball Championship presented by Your Pennsylvania Toyota Dealers at Williamsport Country Club (par 70, 6,501 yards).Schlachter, 58, of Bridgeville, Pa., and Cordaro, 55, of Pittsburgh, Pa., finished at 7-under-par 133 for the two rounds. First-round co-leader King Knox of Lancaster CC and Andy Tompos of Lancaster Host Resort tied for second with Lee Lykens and Don Erickson of Totteridge Golf Club and Indiana Country Club, respectively, a stroke back.
Cordaro and Schlachter bogeyed two of first seven holes to fall back to even for the tournament before making a remarkable push.
It started on the 435-yard, par 4, 8th hole when Schlachter holed an 81-yard wedge for birdie after having to punch out from under a tree. The pair was 1-under after 27 holes, and trailed leaders Lykens and Erickson by four strokes. Cordaro birdied the 10th hole (par 3,150 yards) to keep his team’s momentum and then Schlachter took charge, recording three birdies and an eagle in his final seven holes. Schlachter knocked a 6-iron to 12 feet for the eventual clinching three. The duo posted a 6-under-par 29 on the back nine.
The victory was Schlachter’s sixth career state title and his second Senior Better-Ball victory. This was Cordaro’s first Senior Better-Ball crown. He has won three Better-Ball Championships.
In the Super-Senior Division, Warren Deakins and Richard Smith of Philadelphia CC (par 71, 6,132 yards) fired an 8-under-par 63 to finish at 134 and walked away with the title by five strokes. The team entered the day two shots in back of eventual second-place finishers Charles Watterson and Bill Douds of St. Clair CC. Deakins and Smith took the Senior Division title in 1995 at The Club at Nevillewood.
|
Name |
Club |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
|
Paul Schlachter/Joseph Cordaro |
The Club at Nevillewood/Longvue Club |
68 |
65 |
133 |
|
King Knox/Andy Tompos |
Lancaster CC/Lancaster Host Resort |
66 |
68 |
134 |
|
Lee Lykens/Don Erickson, III |
Totteridge GC/Indiana CC |
67 |
67 |
134 |
|
George Anderson/Stephen Foster |
Beaver Lakes CC/7 Springs GC |
69 |
66 |
135 |
|
Bob Newcomer/Lance Smith |
Out Door CC |
70 |
66 |
136 |
|
Gregory Smee/Thomas Fleig |
Colonial CC |
68 |
69 |
137 |
|
Ed Hennigan/George Elias |
Fox Hill CC/Irem Temple CC |
70 |
67 |
137 |
|
Frank Polizzi/Bernie Zbrzeznj |
Whitemarsh Valley CC |
71 |
67 |
138 |
|
Ken Gaskill/Mark Battista |
Philadelphia Publinks GA |
66 |
72 |
138 |
|
William Lawler/Tom Gauntlett |
Fox Hill CC/Glen Oak CC |
68 |
72 |
140 |
|
Larry Zutz/Edward Lingenheld |
Eagles Mere CC |
71 |
71 |
142 |
|
Frank Shuman/Peter Emigh |
Lehigh CC |
73 |
69 |
142 |
|
David Davis/Jeff Ranck |
Huntsville GC |
69 |
73 |
142 |
|
Donald Ashley/Mark Shuman |
Philadelphia CC |
71 |
71 |
142 |
|
Charles Rogalla/John Gershey, Jr. |
CC of Scranton |
73 |
70 |
143 |
|
Robert Patrylo/Vernon Kelly, Jr. |
Philadelphia Cricket Club |
72 |
72 |
144 |
|
James Haynie/Stephen Daley |
Lu Lu CC |
74 |
70 |
144 |
|
Carlyle Robinson/Ronald Pieczynski |
Fox Hill CC/Sand Springs CC |
72 |
72 |
144 |
|
Ed Strickler/Steve Huston |
Huntingdon CC |
73 |
71 |
144 |
|
Thomas Pomroy/Ronald Vickroy |
Windber CC |
74 |
70 |
144 |
|
Scott Yard/Robert Lee |
Whitford CC |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
Michael Egan/Thomas Mallouk |
Lookaway GC |
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
Robert Marek/Charles Stringfellow |
Carlisle CC |
72 |
75 |
147 |
|
Raymond Mott/John Trach |
CC of Harrisburg |
73 |
74 |
147 |
|
J. David Maier, Jr./Gary Fry |
Bucknell GC |
74 |
74 |
148 |
|
Fred Riley/Richard Jones |
Toftrees GC |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
Timothy Pagana/John Pagana |
Williamsport CC/Susquehanna Valley CC |
73 |
76 |
149 |
|
Robert Schiller/Ed Roberts |
Old York Road CC |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
Tony Joseph/William Moot |
Windber CC |
73 |
76 |
149 |
|
Robert Rutherford/Lewis Hohnka |
Centre Hills CC |
78 |
71 |
149 |
|
Gregory Gaul/John Snyder |
Merion GC/Waynesborough CC |
76 |
74 |
150 |
|
Larry Walker/Joseph Maxwell |
Hartefeld National |
77 |
74 |
151 |
|
David Kearney/Gregory Michael |
Lehigh CC |
72 |
79 |
151 |
|
Peter Gebhard/Michael Kanoff, Jr. |
Lebanon CC/Colonial CC |
74 |
78 |
152 |
|
Michael Sofranko/Curt Fromal |
Wyncote GC/The Springhaven Club |
77 |
76 |
153 |
|
Thomas Verney/William Duncan |
Carlisle CC |
77 |
76 |
153 |
|
Domenick Annulli/Harry Brungard |
White Deer GC |
77 |
76 |
153 |
|
Peyton McDonald/Russel Twigg |
Williamsport CC |
78 |
76 |
154 |
|
Bruce Berry/Andrew Beechko |
CC of Scranton |
79 |
75 |
154 |
|
John Leighbody/Ted Beringer |
Philadelphia CC |
75 |
80 |
155 |
|
Edward Tansey, Sr./Jack Gornall |
The Kahkwa Club |
79 |
76 |
155 |
|
Robert Gray/Daniel Kinney |
Bent Creek CC |
77 |
79 |
156 |
|
Super-Senior Division |
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|
Name |
Club |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
|
Richard Smith/Warren Deakins |
Philadelphia CC |
71 |
63 |
134 |
|
Charles Watterson/Bill Douds |
St. Clair CC |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
Larry Loughner/Frank Carroll |
Bent Creek CC |
72 |
73 |
145 |
|
Gary McQuone/Don Lamb |
Allegheny CC/St. Clair CC |
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
Bill Stasiulatis/James Hoffer |
West Shore CC |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
Merrill Dunlap/Giles Lanager |
Clearfield-Curwensville CC |
71 |
75 |
146 |
|
Peter Stanley/G.Clay von Seldeneck |
Sunnybrook GC |
78 |
71 |
149 |
|
Fred Tyler, Jr./William Whitman |
Moselem Springs GC/Berkshire CC |
77 |
72 |
149 |
|
Walter Kuharchik/James Sherratt |
Fox Hill CC/Old York Road CC |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
Danny Scheurich/Harry Wirth |
Lancaster Host Resort |
78 |
72 |
150 |
|
Ernest Eichenberg, III/Richard Genoni |
Waynesborough CC |
75 |
77 |
152 |
|
Richard Smith/Robert Farley |
Williamsport CC |
79 |
74 |
153 |
|
R. Lamar Kilgore/Jim Callaghan |
Stonewall/Rolling Green GC |
77 |
77 |
154 |
|
Kent Replogle/Jim Ake |
Hershey CC/Huntingdon CC |
82 |
78 |
160 |