Thompson Crowned 1998 Mid-Am. Champion
After the first round of match play, Sean Knapp looked as if he was headed for a three-peat with a 4&2 victory over Dave Smith, Indiana. However, Overbrook's Andy Thompson jumped out in front of Knapp making four birdies in eight holes. Unwilling to relinquish his lead, Thompson hung on for a 1-up victory. Thompson then defeated 1995 Middle Amateur champion, Steve Savor of Alcoma, 2&1 in the semifinals.
The Championship match featured the length of Chris Sekella, Spring-Ford, against the shot making of Andy Thompson. After many missed opportunities, the match proceeded to the final hole with Thompson leading 1-up. A par four was all Thompson needed for victory. After six rounds in four days, Andy Thompson could take a well deserved rest as 1998 Middle Amateur Champion
Middle Amateur Championship Match Play Results
Round 1
Sean Knapp, St. Jude defeated Dave Smith, Indiana 4 & 2;
Andy Thonpson, Overbrook defeated Chris Lange, Overbrook 1up;
Robin McCool, Saucon Valley defeated Oscar Mestre, Overbrook 2 & 1;
Steve Savor, Alcoma defeated Aurthur Jacoby, Commonwealth National 1up;
Michael Gregor, Huntingdon Valley defeated Don Erickson III, DuBois 1up;
Chris Sekella, Spring-Ford defeated Chuck Dowds, North Hills 5 & 4;
Michael Vassil, CC of Scranton defeated Steve Frost, Indian Valley 2up;
David Blichar, Blue Ridge defeated Joseph Weiscarger, Pocono Farms 2 & 1
Round 2
Andy Thonpson, Overbrook defeated Sean Knapp, St. Jude 1up;
Steve Savor, Alcoma defeated Robin McCool, Saucon Valley 2 & 1;
Chris Sekella, Spring-Ford defeated Michael Gregor, Huntingdon Valley 1up;
Michael Vassil, CC of Scranton defeated David Blichar, Blue Ridge 4 & 3
Round 3 (Semifinals)
Andy Thonpson, Overbrook defeated Steve Savor, Alcoma 2 & 1;
Chris Sekella, Spring-Ford defeated Michael Vassil, CC of Scranton 2up
Round 4 (Finals)
Andy Thompson, Overbrook defeated Chris Sekella, Spring-Ford 2up
| Name | Club | 1st Round |
2nd Round |
Total Score |
| Sean Knapp | St. Jude GC | 72 | 72 | 144 |
| Steve Frost | Indian Valley CC | 75 | 73 | 148 |
| Michael Gregor | Huntingdon Valley CC | 74 | 74 | 148 |
| Oscar Mestre | Overbrook GC | 72 | 77 | 149 |
| Arthur Jacoby | Commonwealth National GC | 78 | 72 | 150 |
| Christopher Lange | Overbrook GC | 76 | 74 | 150 |
| Chris Sekella | Spring-Ford CC | 79 | 71 | 150 |
| Andy Thompson | Overbrook GC | 79 | 71 | 150 |
| Joseph Weiscarger | Pocono Farms GC | 77 | 73 | 150 |
| David Blichar | Blue Ridge CC | 78 | 73 | 151 |
| Charles Dowds, Iii | North Hills CC | 77 | 74 | 151 |
| Robin Mccool | Saucon Valley CC | 77 | 74 | 151 |
| Steve Savor | Alcoma GC | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| Don Erickson, Iii | Du Bois CC | 79 | 73 | 152 |
| David Smith | Indiana CC | 79 | 73 | 152 |
| Mike Vassil | CC Of Scranton | 79 | 73 | 152 |
| Missed Cut | ||||
| Brian Corbett | Wyoming Valley CC | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| Santo Lafoca | Glenmaura National CC | 77 | 76 | 153 |
| Kenneth Phillips | Lancaster CC | 72 | 81 | 153 |
| Paul Schlachter | Club At Nevillewood | 76 | 77 | 153 |
| Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. | Yardley CC | 76 | 78 | 154 |
| Frank Fuhrer | Oakmont CC | 81 | 73 | 154 |
| Tom Michalek | Berkleigh CC | 75 | 79 | 154 |
| Michael Moffat | Lu Lu CC | 82 | 72 | 154 |
| Gary D Daniels | Saucon Valley CC | 82 | 73 | 155 |
| Arthur Kania | Overbrook GC | 79 | 76 | 155 |
| John Olszewski | Wyoming Valley CC | 79 | 76 | 155 |
| Michael Shevlin | Llanerch CC | 76 | 79 | 155 |
| Glenn Smeraglio | Yardley CC | 75 | 80 | 155 |
| James Bryan | Latrobe CC | 79 | 77 | 156 |
| Frank Corrado, Jr. | Yardley CC | 77 | 79 | 156 |
| Francis Downey | North Hills CC | 79 | 77 | 156 |
| Les Neilly | Edgewood CC | 81 | 75 | 156 |
| David Richards | Bent Creek CC | 79 | 77 | 156 |
| John Robinson | Commonwealth National CC | 77 | 79 | 156 |
| Carl Stackhouse | Eagles Mere | 83 | 73 | 156 |
| Vincent Zachetti | Hannastown GC | 78 | 78 | 156 |
| Neil Gordon | Philmont CC | 80 | 77 | 157 |
| Paul Shevlin, Jr. | Llanerch CC | 77 | 80 | 157 |
| Wayne Bartolacci | Yardley CC | 82 | 76 | 158 |
| Robert Beck | Lehigh CC | 80 | 78 | 158 |
| Bob Gill | Fox Hill CC | 84 | 74 | 158 |
| Richard Mckee | Meadia Heights CC | 79 | 79 | 158 |
| Rick Rarick | Glen Oak CC | 79 | 79 | 158 |
| Ron A. Weaver | Meadia Heights CC | 81 | 77 | 158 |
| Tom Amendola | Kahkwa Club | 80 | 79 | 159 |
| Michael Domenick | Phoenixville CC | 75 | 84 | 159 |
| Mark Fuessinger | Llanerch CC | 82 | 77 | 159 |
| Fred Stern | Willowbrook CC | 81 | 78 | 159 |
| Keith Li | Colonial CC | 80 | 80 | 160 |
| Brad F. Barr | Youghoigheny CC | 82 | 79 | 161 |
| Gary E Daniels | Aronimink GC | 77 | 84 | 161 |
| Marlin Detweiler | Lancaster CC | 79 | 82 | 161 |
| Jeff Duffy | Chester Valley GC | 83 | 78 | 161 |
| Craig Scott | Mountain Manor G.C. | 80 | 81 | 161 |
| Joseph Cordaro | Edgewood CC | 75 | 87 | 162 |
| James Prendergast | Spring-Ford CC | 82 | 80 | 162 |
| Paul Ringiewicz | Rolling Green GC | 81 | 81 | 162 |
| Terrence Sawyer | Yardley CC | 80 | 82 | 162 |
| Randy Valk | Carlisle CC | 83 | 79 | 162 |
| Mark Amendola | Valley CC | 82 | 81 | 163 |
| John Buckner | Butler CC | 82 | 81 | 163 |
| George Dimoff | West Shore CC | 80 | 83 | 163 |
| Charles J Moss | Indian Valley CC | 77 | 86 | 163 |
| Lawrence Schultz, Jr. | Moselem Springs GC | 82 | 81 | 163 |
| Robert Galbreath | Philmont CC | 85 | 79 | 164 |
| Mark Leaman | Lancaster CC | 81 | 83 | 164 |
| Mark Miller | Golden Oak CC | 81 | 83 | 164 |
| Brooks Paul | Saucon Valley CC | 82 | 82 | 164 |
| Gregory Smee | Colonial CC | 80 | 84 | 164 |
| Steve Spuhler | Lu Lu CC | 78 | 86 | 164 |
| Byron Whitman | Moselem Springs GC | 81 | 83 | 164 |
| James Haynie | Lu Lu CC | 83 | 82 | 165 |
| David Karp | Philmont CC | 84 | 81 | 165 |
| Robert Majczan | Spring Mill CC | 80 | 85 | 165 |
| Edward Mesko | Great Bear CC | 80 | 85 | 165 |
| Robert Smith | Great Bear CC | 84 | 81 | 165 |
| Donald A. Richards | Nittany CC | 81 | 85 | 166 |
| Ed Strickler | Huntingdon CC | 85 | 81 | 166 |
| Fran Villella | Du Bois CC | 85 | 81 | 166 |
| Edward Gregorczyk | Glen Oak CC | 82 | 85 | 167 |
| Jack Helms | The Springhaven Club | 82 | 85 | 167 |
| Thomas Mallouk | Plymouth CC | 86 | 81 | 167 |
| Frederick Taggart | Overlook GC | 87 | 80 | 167 |
| Joe Ruby | Uniontown CC | 85 | 83 | 168 |
| David Weber | Elmhurst CC | 85 | 83 | 168 |
| John Carullo | Penn Oaks GC | 83 | 87 | 170 |
| Grant Liu | Commonwealth National GC | 83 | 87 | 170 |
| Walter Markowski | Honesdale GC | 86 | 85 | 171 |
| Willard Woolbert | Philadelphia Cricket Club | 90 | 81 | 171 |
| Andrew Beechko | CC Of Scranton | 87 | 85 | 172 |
| Lew English | Williamsport CC | 88 | 84 | 172 |
| Robert Heilman, Jr. | Northampton CC | 83 | 89 | 172 |
| Michael Rowland | Moselem Springs GC | 84 | 88 | 172 |
| Kevin Scanlon | Stonewall | 89 | 83 | 172 |
| Mike Szymanski | Blue Ridge CC | 90 | 83 | 173 |
| A. Kent Weymouth, Jr. | Lu Lu CC | 80 | 93 | 173 |
| Ray Seemiller | Duquesne GC | 91 | 83 | 174 |
| John Newswanger | Conestoga CC | 89 | 87 | 176 |
| Frank Richards | White Manor CC | 89 | 87 | 176 |
| Wade Goyne | Frosty Valley CC | 87 | 90 | 177 |
| David Strohl | Moselem Springs GC | 90 | 87 | 177 |
| Dave Suitch | Valley CC | 88 | 90 | 178 |
| David Giles | Berkshire CC | 87 | 92 | 179 |
| Nick Sciurba | Talamore | 92 | 87 | 179 |
| Ron Walczak | Elkview CC | 90 | 89 | 179 |
| Stan Westbrook | Huntingdon CC | 94 | 85 | 179 |
| Domenick Annulli | White Deer GC | 93 | 87 | 180 |
| Ken Donlauage | Wyoming Valley CC | 95 | 85 | 180 |