Roc Irey Takes Home Senior Prize
The Club at Nevillewood produced two champions on a day that threatened sever thunderstorms, and possible cancellation, all morning.
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after he holed his 4 foot putt to take the title. |
In the end Roc Irey won the 49th Senior Amateur Championship with a two-under-par 142.
"We were lucky to even be playing today (with all of the weather surrounding the Pittsburgh area). It is very satisfying to play this well with 2 great competitors," said Irey.
This is the first state Championship for Roc Irey. This was his second try at the State Senior Amateur.
For the Championship Division there was a trio of leaders, all tied at 2-under-par, Paul Schlachter of Nevillewood, Pa., Joe Ruby of Uniontown, Pa., and Roc Irey of Furlong, Pa.
The Club at Nevillewood, par 72, 6833 yards, was a true test for the two-day event. The course played very different from the first round to the second. It was hard and fast the first day, and soggy and long the second.
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on the 18th green. |
Paul Schlachter, fresh off of his club championship win on Sunday, started the day off strong moving to 4-under-par for the tournament with a birdie on the 514 yard, par 4, 7th hole. Irey and Ruby never let him out of their sites though. Roc only one shot back at that point and Joe Ruby two shots back.
Irey and Schlachter were tied at one-under-par through 10 holes when Roc three putted the 395 yard, par 4, eleventh, to bogey and give Paul the outright lead.
Roc proceeded to birdie numbers 12, 542 yard, par 5, and 14, 423 yard, par 4, to take the lead.
It all came down to the 18th tee ball. The 415 yard, par 4 leading back to the beautiful clubhouse at Nevillewood, proved to be the hardest hole on the course for the Championship. The stroke average for the two days was 4.78.
All three players put their shots in the fairway, with Irey being the furthest drive. Schlachter placed his approach about 18 feet behind the hole.
"I never really thought I had a grasp on the lead, until the last hole in the fairway," said Irey.
His approach landed just inside Schlachter’s shot, with a little different angle.
Schlachter just missed his putt on the high side and tapped in for a one-under-par 143.
"My putting won this championship. As bad as I was striking the ball, I really scored well," said Irey.
Roc’s first putt went passed the hole about 4 feet, and he didn’t waste any time with the come back. He didn’t want to think about it. He drained it to win the Championship.
"I just wanted to play well, to impress my 9 & Dine Partner," said Roc.
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and Jim Sherratt (right), T-2nd Place. |
The Super-Senior division was won by an astounding 5 shots. Phil Saylor of Johnstown, Pa., carded a 1-under-par 71 in the first round, to come into the day with the lead, and he never looked back. He finished with a 1-over-par 145 to take the championship.
Jim Sherratt of Montgomeryville, Pa., and Don Lamb of Pittsburgh, Pa., tied for second place with six-over-par 150’s.
The 2009 Senior Amateur Championship will be held at Huntsville Golf Club, in Dallas, Pa.
Created in 1909 with the intention of promoting the interests of golf throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Golf Association (PGA) is the authoritative body of amateur golf in the state. The Association’s focus is to promote growth, preserve traditions and protect the integrity of the game through its competitions and member services. The Association’s individual members and 300 Member Clubs are spread across the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Name |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
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Roc Irey, Cedarbrook Country Club |
70 |
72 |
142 |
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Paul Schlachter, The Club at Nevillewood |
70 |
73 |
143 |
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Joe Ruby, Uniontown Country Club |
70 |
75 |
145 |
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Bob Allshouse, Hannastown Golf Club |
73 |
73 |
146 |
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Dave DeNezza, Totteridge Golf Club |
74 |
72 |
146 |
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Craig Scott, Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
73 |
74 |
147 |
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Jeff Ranck, Huntsville Golf Club |
73 |
76 |
149 |
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Joseph M. Cordaro, Longue Vue Club |
78 |
71 |
149 |
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Bill Baloh, Totteridge Golf Club |
76 |
75 |
151 |
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Don H Erickson III, Indiana Country Club |
75 |
76 |
151 |
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Ed Strickler, Huntingdon Country Club |
76 |
75 |
151 |
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David K. Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley Country Club |
76 |
76 |
152 |
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John Gonsior, Five Ponds Golf Club |
74 |
78 |
152 |
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Mike F McGuire, Hannastown Golf Club |
76 |
76 |
152 |
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Thomas A. Bartolacci, Jr., Saucon Valley Country Club |
75 |
77 |
152 |
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Daniel B. Burton, Bent Creek Country Club |
76 |
77 |
153 |
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Fred Stern, Totteridge Golf Club |
76 |
78 |
154 |
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John Benson, Totteridge Golf Club |
78 |
76 |
154 |
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Vincent A. Scarpetta, Jr., Glenmaura National Golf Club |
74 |
80 |
154 |
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Al Beeken, Longue Vue Club |
81 |
74 |
155 |
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Edward Gregorczyk, Glenmaura National Golf Club |
79 |
76 |
155 |
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Michael B. Quinn, Edgmont Country Club |
76 |
79 |
155 |
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Robert P. Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club |
74 |
82 |
156 |
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Alan J. Bernabei, Doylestown Country Club |
80 |
77 |
157 |
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Charles W Warren, Cedarbrook Country Club |
79 |
78 |
157 |
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Ed Chylinski, Chester Valley Golf Club |
76 |
81 |
157 |
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Ned M. McFarland, St. Clair Country Club |
78 |
80 |
158 |
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Sam W. Lewis, Huntsville Golf Club |
76 |
82 |
158 |
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Stephen M Foster, 7 Springs Golf Course |
79 |
79 |
158 |
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Ted Beringer, Philadelphia Country Club |
79 |
79 |
158 |
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Craig A Aronchick, M.D., Rolling Green Golf Club |
82 |
77 |
159 |
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Fred Riley, Toftrees Golf Club |
76 |
83 |
159 |
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Ralph Bincarowsky, The Kahkwa Club |
75 |
84 |
159 |
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Ross Van Wagenen, Windber Country Club |
81 |
78 |
159 |
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Thomas L Daley, Toftrees Golf Club |
81 |
78 |
159 |
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George Knapp, Uniontown Country Club |
80 |
80 |
160 |
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Larry L. Novinger, Lykens Valley Golf Course |
80 |
80 |
160 |
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Mark A Battista, Philadelphia Publinks GA |
80 |
80 |
160 |
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Thomas Fleig, Colonial Country Club |
77 |
83 |
160 |
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Lee Lykens, Clearfield-Curwensville Country Club |
76 |
85 |
161 |
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Peter Dellovade, Oakmont Country Club |
78 |
83 |
161 |
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Robert E. Ockenfuss, Indian Valley Country Club |
80 |
81 |
161 |
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Frank T. Shuman, Lehigh Country Club |
82 |
80 |
162 |
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Joseph R. Grubb, Honeybrook Golf Club |
82 |
81 |
163 |
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Bob MacWhinnie, St. Clair Country Club |
84 |
80 |
164 |
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Bruce Chase, Lake View Country Club |
77 |
88 |
165 |
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William Bertha, Valley Brook Country Club |
79 |
86 |
165 |
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Donald Ashley, Philadelphia Country Club |
82 |
84 |
166 |
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Andy Tompos, Lancaster Host Golf Resort |
84 |
83 |
167 |
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George Dimoff, West Shore Country Club |
85 |
82 |
167 |
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Joseph F. Virdone, Philadelphia Country Club |
76 |
92 |
168 |
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Michael B. Smith, Sunnehanna Country Club |
80 |
88 |
168 |
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J. Peter Pierce, Philadelphia Country Club |
85 |
84 |
169 |
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George B Anderson, PGA Individual Member |
84 |
87 |
171 |
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William P. Fleckenstein, Elks Club of State College |
82 |
89 |
171 |
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Randall L. Valentine, The Kahkwa Club |
86 |
86 |
172 |
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Henry P McCullough, Rolling Green Golf Club |
91 |
82 |
173 |
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William A Duncan, Carlisle Country Club |
85 |
89 |
174 |
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Joel McFadden, Honeybrook Golf Club |
88 |
88 |
176 |
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Thomas S Pomroy, PGA Individual Member |
91 |
87 |
178 |
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Steve P Kyriakodis, Lu Lu Country Club |
91 |
88 |
179 |
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Gregory I. Gaul, Merion Golf Club |
89 |
93 |
182 |
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James D. Coleman, Rolling Green Golf Club |
95 |
87 |
182 |
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Gary R McNutt, Ligonier Country Club |
90 |
97 |
187 |
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Gregory M Smee, Colonial Country Club |
82 |
WD |
WD |
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Ray Seemiller, Diamond Run Golf Club |
83 |
WD |
WD |
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W. Scott S. Yard, Whitford Country Club |
84 |
WD |
WD |
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William P. Lawler, Fox Hill Country Club |
81 |
WD |
WD |
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SUPER-SENIOR DIVISION |
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Name |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
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Phil Saylor, Sunnehanna Country Club |
71 |
74 |
145 |
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Don W. Lamb, St. Clair Country Club |
73 |
77 |
150 |
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James R. Sherratt, Old York Road Country Club |
74 |
76 |
150 |
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George C Bilowick, Butler Country Club |
77 |
74 |
151 |
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Ed Hennigan, Fox Hill Country Club |
77 |
75 |
152 |
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Giles Lanager, Clearfield-Curwensville Country Club |
80 |
78 |
158 |
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Warren W. Deakins, Philadelphia Country Club |
79 |
79 |
158 |
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Pete Walk, Edgewood Country Club |
76 |
85 |
161 |
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Herbert Gordon, Doylestown Country Club |
78 |
84 |
162 |
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George Rask, Diamond Run Golf Club |
83 |
80 |
163 |
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Richard A. Smith, Philadelphia Country Club |
79 |
84 |
163 |
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William Stasiulatis, West Shore Country Club |
77 |
86 |
163 |
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A. Fred Rudy, Jr., Lancaster Country Club |
77 |
88 |
165 |
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Peter N. Gebhard, Lebanon Country Club |
82 |
84 |
166 |
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Michael Kanoff, Jr., Felicita Golf Club |
79 |
89 |
168 |
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John P Kanche, Uniontown Country Club |
81 |
88 |
169 |
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Danny G Scheurich, Lancaster Host Golf Resort |
84 |
87 |
171 |
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Tony Joseph, PGA Individual Member |
92 |
84 |
176 |
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James Hoffer, West Shore Country Club |
90 |
87 |
177 |
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Merrill A. Dunlap, Clearfield-Curwensville Country Club |
87 |
95 |
182 |
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*WD - Withdraw |