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Knapp and Strickler Back-to-Back Winners

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Knapp and Strickler Back-to-Back Winners

Sean Knapp is awarded the George Dressler Trophy

from Mr. & Mrs. Gene Dinnocenti and Ronald Dinnocenti

 

Gilbertsville, PA - Sean Knapp, of St. Jude Golf Club, won his second Amateur Public Links Championship in back-to-back fashion. He is undefeated in the event, as he only became a public links player in 2009. He won the 2009 Championship without breaking a sweat, but this year's Championship field was set to get back at him.

 

Knapp started the second round five shots off of the leader, Thomas Timby, Jr., of The Bucks Club. Thomas carded an opening round of one-under-par, 69, which included 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. He relinquished his lead in the second round after carding a triple-bogey on the sharp dogleg, 413 yard, par 4, 8th hole.

 

Dan Charen and his caddie/father celebrate after

rolling in a 50 foot putt.

 

Knapp was steady all day on Sunday with 3 birdies and 3 bogeys, while the rest of the field fell back to him. Daniel Charen, of Makefield Highlands Golf Club, and also an Ohio State Buckeye golfer, held the lead at +2 through 27 holes. But with a bogey on 11, double bogey on 13, and a bogey on 17 he was one shot back of Sean Knapp. Charen had a 10 foot putt on the 18th green to force a playoff, but it just slid by on the high side.

 

Knapp posted his 4-over-par score of 144, and watched Charen's putt slide by, but that wasn't the end of the dramatics. Timby had a chance to force a playoff with a birdie at the last. He striped is drive to the right side near the end of the fairway on the 348 yard, par 4, 18th hole. His approach went right over the flag stick about 18 feet and spun back to about 12 feet from the hole. He had a left to right putt, down hill, and it just held out to the left and stopped just on the lip, and that sealed the victory for Knapp.

 

SENIOR DIVISION

 

Ed Strickler, of Huntingdon Country Club, also completed a back-to-back win on Sunday in the Senior Division. He posted the low first round score, 5-over-par, 75, and never gave up the lead. Two-time Senior Public Links Champion, Andy Tompos, of Lancaster Host Resort, started the second round one shot behind Strickler, but just couldn't catch him. He ended up in a tie for second at 151.

 

Ed Strickler is awarded the Senior Public Links Championship

Trophy by Association President Chuck Dannenberg

 

Fred Riley, of Toftrees Resort was in the first pairing in the morning and went out guns blazing! He posted a score of 32 on his final nine holes with three birdies and no bogeys, to post the low round of the tournament in the Senior Division.

 

A special thanks to Hickory Valley Golf Club's staff and ownership for a fantastic job again this year!

 

Rank

Name

Club

1st Rnd

2nd Rnd

Total

1 Sean R. Knapp St. Jude Golf Club

74

70

144

T2 Daniel R. Charen Makefield Highlands GC

71

74

145

T2 Thomas E. Timby, Jr. The Bucks Club

69

76

145

4 Ryan C. Blair PGA Individual Member

77

69

146

5 David Shields Cobbs Creek GC

72

75

147

T6 Kenneth Matt Philadelphia Publinks GA

76

73

149

T6 Tim Wilson Hickory Valley Golf Club

71

78

149

T8 Darryn E DeShong PGA Individual Member

70

80

150

T8 Stephen H. McIntyre Honeybrook Golf Club

77

73

150

10 Jason Wilson Allentown Municipal G C

77

74

151

T11 Andrew J. Jaskel Middletown Country Club

77

75

152

T11 Patrick H. Serfass Allentown Municipal Golf Clu

79

73

152

T13 Braden T. Shattuck Golf Club at Glen Mills

76

78

154

T13 David R. Searfass Turtle Creek Golf Course

77

77

154

T13 Edward H. Knoll Deer Run Golf Club

77

77

154

T16 Artie Fink, Jr. Sinking Valley Country Club

80

75

155

T16 Chance W. Miller Lancaster Host Golf Resort

78

77

155

T16 Ed Gunkle Shade Mountain Golf Course

71

84

155

T16 Kenneth W. Mangin Hickory Valley Golf Club

81

74

155

T16 Kevin T. Haag Deer Run Golf Club

80

75

155

T16 Matt M Dolinsky Honeybrook Golf Club

79

76

155

T22 Brian J Fisher The Club at Shannondell

77

79

156

T22 David L. Denlinger Lancaster Host Golf Resort

75

81

156

T22 Phil J Rothermel Golden Oaks Golf Club

77

79

156

T22 Shawn Lavin Philadelphia Publinks GA

75

81

156

T26 Andrew Lykon PGA Individual Member

83

75

158

T26 Brendan M. Borst Hickory Heights Golf Club

78

80

158

T26 Keith A Matt Philadelphia Publinks GA

79

79

158

T26 Ryan Foell Hickory Valley Golf Club

77

81

158

T30 Glenn D. Dolfi Birdsfoot Golf Club

80

79

159

T30 Mike Marron St. Jude Golf Club

80

79

159

T32 Kevin B. Ellison Dauphin Highlands Golf Cour

82

78

160

T32 Steve Lubin Five Ponds Golf Club

78

82

160

34 Edwin Diaz Loch Nairn Golf Club

80

81

161

35 Jud Gemmill Lancaster Host Golf Resort

79

83

162

T36 Dave Caldwell Hickory Valley Golf Club

83

80

163

T36 Mark E Breslin PGA Individual Member

81

82

163

T38 Al R. Kline, Jr. Bucknell Golf Club

79

85

164

T38 Kevin J Koch Philadelphia Publinks GA

76

88

164

T40 Carlo C Barrasse Hickory Valley Golf Club

80

86

166

T40 Dennis P. Marcozzi Jr. Dauphin Highlands Golf Cour

81

85

166

T40 Freddy Henriquez Loch Nairn Golf Club

77

89

166

T40 William J. Rolli Hickory Valley Golf Club

84

82

166

T44 Joseph W. Yamulla PGA Individual Member

86

81

167

T44 Mark Graham Hickory Valley Golf Club

79

88

167

T44 Mazen J. Nubani Heron Glen Golf Club

82

85

167

T47 Craig W. Borst Hickory Heights Golf Club

84

84

168

T47 Ronald Romanik Honeybrook Golf Club

82

86

168

49 Evan Notaro PGA Individual Member

83

86

169

50 Brian G. Trump Lancaster Host Golf Resort

85

85

170

51 Sean T Cabry Lancaster Host Golf Resort

86

85

171

52 Tom Prestia PGA Individual Member

87

85

172

53 Jedd Laskowski Hickory Valley Golf Club

84

89

173

T54 Alex Bilinski PGA Individual Member

86

89

175

T54 Rich Falconio PGA Individual Member

85

90

175

T56 Daniel R. Cless PGA Individual Member

85

91

176

T56 Jason Kowalski PGA Individual Member

88

88

176

T56 Michael J. McGowan PGA Individual Member

88

88

176

59 Jesse J Corbett Golden Oaks Golf Club

95

82

177

60 Tim S Kerns Pickering Valley Golf Club

89

95

184

61 Craig R. Munson Honeybrook Golf Club

94

91

185

62 Drew Schmidt Mocasin Run Golf Club

88

100

188

63 James Triebl Loch Nairn Golf Club

102

87

189

64 Aaron W Morris Jeffersonville Golf Club

99

94

193

65 Tim J. McNerney Philadelphia Publinks GA

82

NC

NC

SENIOR DIVISION

Rank

Name

Club

1st Rnd

2nd Rnd

Total

1 Ed Strickler Huntingdon Country Club

75

72

147

T2 Andy Tompos Lancaster Host Golf Resort

76

75

151

T2 Fred Riley Toftrees Golf Club

82

69

151

T4 Ray D. Ford Raven's Claw Golf Club

77

75

152

T4 Tim Harpster Bucknell Golf Club

78

74

152

6 Joel McFadden Honeybrook Golf Club

81

81

162

7 Joseph R. Grubb, III Honeybrook Golf Club

79

85

164

T8 Robert C Kowalski Philadelphia Publinks GA

84

87

171

T8 Tom Balog PGA Individual Member

84

87

171

T10 Frank M. Treml Philadelphia Publinks GA

84

WD

WD

T10 Richard Jones Toftrees Golf Club

89

WD

WD

 

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