The Pennsylvania Golf Association

Peffley wins PA Amateur by five

Peffley wins PA Amateur by five

Pittsburgh, Pa. - Blaine Peffley, 19, of Lebanon CC captured his first Pennsylvania Amateur Championship by firing rounds of 65 and 67 today at the par-70 Fox Chapel Golf Club. Sean Knapp of Longue Vue Club was runner-up for a third time after posting rounds of 67 and 70. Peffley started the day three strokes back of first round leader Chip Zimmerman but after shooting a five-under 65 in the morning's second round he stood only one stroke back. Peffley, playing in the group in front of Zimmerman, started out slowly in the afternoon but caught fire on the back nine with birdies on four of his last five holes.

"After two years of struggle [at college], it finally all came together. I'm happy to be home, comfortable." Peffley plans to transfer to the University of Maryland after spending two years at the University of Arizona. "I feel more comfortable on the East Coast." His record in the Amateur, 4^th in 2002 at Oakmont CC and tied for 12^th last year at CC of Scranton, certainly back that statement up as does his course record 61 on his home course last week.

Asked why he didn't use a caddie this week, Peffley responded with a chuckle, "Can't afford one. How's that [for a reason]?" Peffley also turned down the opportunity to play a practice round and he thinks it may have benefited him. "The course played completely different than it did over the weekend. They said it was hard and fast."

Both Knapp, the 1997 champion, and Zimmerman struggled in the afternoon. Neither player was able to string together enough birdies to catch Peffley. Arnie Cuttrell of Totteridge GC finished in third place with rounds of 67-69-69. Zimmerman finished in fourth place and Rich Berglund of Oakmont CC rounded out the top-5 finishing at 3-under par 207. Greg Pieczynski posted the low round of the afternoon with a 66 and Michael Bancroft had the only hole-in-one of the week on the 156 yard, par-3 11^th hole.

This was the seventh time the PA Amateur Championship was hosted by Fox Chapel GC with the last time coming in 1992. Next year's Amateur Championship will be held at Huntingdon Valley CC outside of Philadelphia.

Results to follow

Name	Club	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	+/-
Blaine Peffley	Lebanon CC	68	65	67	200	-10
Sean R Knapp	Longue Vue Club	67	67	70	204	-6
Arnold K. Cutrell	Totteridge GC	67	69	69	205	-5
Chip Zimmerman	Pittsburgh Field Club	65	67	73	205	-5
Rich Berglund	Oakmont CC	68	69	70	207	-3
Gregory Pieczynski	Irem Temple CC	70	73	66	209	-1
Jarred Texter	Lancaster CC	71	68	71	210	Even
Dan Walters	Conestoga CC	70	68	72	210	Even
Perry Graciano	Churchill Valley CC	70	70	71	211	+1
John Sawin	Philadelphia CC	72	69	71	212	+2
Eric Williams	Honesdale GC	70	73	70	213	+3
Curt Coulter	Oakmont CC	71	73	69	213	+3
Clint A. Deibert	Doylestown CC	68	75	71	214	+4
Scott Micklewright	Blue Ridge CC	68	69	77	214	+4
Stan Namola Jr.	Seven Oaks CC	73	74	68	215	+5
Chad A. Bricker	Waynesboro CC	71	75	71	217	+7
Andy Hay	Shannopin CC	71	73	73	217	+7
Scott Phillis	The Country Club	71	72	74	217	+7
Matt Guyton	DuBois CC	71	72	74	217	+7
Michael Foster	Fox Chapel GC	73	74	71	218	+8
Chris Lange	Overbrook GC	73	76	69	218	+8
Shawn Hall	Four Seasons GC	72	74	72	218	+8
Gerard F Ascolese	North Hills CC	72	73	73	218	+8
Andrew Turner	Four Seasons GC	73	73	72	218	+8
P. Chet Walsh	Philadelphia CC	72	70	76	218	+8
Artie Fink	Sinking Valley CC	73	73	73	219	+9
Lynn T. Kilduff	Huntsville GC	72	78	70	220	+10
Garrett Basalyga	Talamore at Oak Terrace CC	73	74	73	220	+10
Timothy Moynihan	Oakmont CC	72	72	76	220	+10
Michael Moffat	Commonwealth National GC	73	73	74	220	+10
Jon Pratkanis	Kittanning CC	70	82	69	221	+11
Steve Savor	Alcoma GC	73	76	72	221	+11
Glenn Smeraglio	Yardley CC	73	78	71	222	+12
William Smith	Chambersburg CC	72	76	74	222	+12
Ben Smith	Fox Chapel GC	72	74	76	222	+12
Alex Knoll	Bethlehem GC	70	75	77	222	+12
David DeNunzio	Totteridge GC	72	72	78	222	+12
Frank Fairman	Totteridge GC	71	79	73	223	+13
Bill Mullen	Plymouth CC	72	75	76	223	+13
Michael Bancroft	Conewango Valley CC	69	79	76	224	+14
Stephen Arnold	Yardley CC	71	82	72	225	+15
John Michael Pelet	Wyncote GC	70	78	77	225	+15
Patrick Hardin	Northampton CC	73	80	73	226	+16
Jonathan Thomas	Pittsburgh Field Club	71	77	78	226	+16
Jonathan Johasky	Hill Crest CC	72	76	78	226	+16
Mike Lebow	Spring Ford CC	73	76	78	227	+17
Richard Baloh	Totteridge GC	73	75	79	227	+17
Frederick Taggart	Meadia Heights GC	72	77	79	228	+18
Christian Breed	Waynesboro CC	72	83	73	228	+18
Max Muller	Manufacturers G & CC	73	82	73	228	+18
Patrick Slovonic	Youghiogheny CC	72	83	74	229	+19
John W. Robinson	Commonwealth National GC	73	78	81	232	+22
Jim Rattigan	Schuylkill CC	73	79	80	232	+22

Missed Cut
Kevin Lynch	Bucknell GC	74
Robert Lent	Bulter CC	74
T.J. Ostrom	Copper Beach CC	74
Adam Layden	Downing Municipal	74
Jeremy Graham	Frosty Valley CC	74
John K. Sweeney	Lancaster CC	74
Louis Jesiolkiewic	Lindenwood Golf Club	74
John G. Jones	Oakmont CC	74
Chris Gallagher	Penn Oaks GC	74
Scott Shoup	Shannopin CC	74
Brian Gillespie	St. Davids GC	74
Christopher R. Zamias	Sunnehanna CC	74
Brandon Antus	Totteridge GC	74
Jason Cohan	Ace Club	75
Tom Williams	Berwick GC	75
Mark Johnson	Cedarbrook GC	75
Christian Davis	Glenmaura National GC	75
Doug Fugate	Lake View CC	75
James J Bryan	Latrobe CC	75
Brock Bergman	Oakmont CC	75
Malcom Spatz	Oakmont CC	75
Logan Terry	Plymouth CC	75
Joseph Adiano	Pocono Farms CC	75
Robert Voltz	St. Jude GC	75
Ben Spence, Jr.	Berkleigh CC	76
Gary Stewart Jr.	CC of York	76
Joseph M. Cordaro	Edgewood CC	76
Mike McGuire	Hannastown GC	76
Brian Corbett	Huntsville GC	76
Don Erickson, III	Indiana CC	76
Richard Thon	Springhaven Club	76
John Benson	Totteridge GC	76
Rick Scott	West Shore CC	76
Marc Mandel	White Manor CC	76
Peter Toole	Fox Chase GC	77
Zack Amole	Galen Hall CC	77
Steven Scarpetta	Glenmaura National GC	77
James M. Gardas	Honesdale GC	77
Thomas Amendola	Kahkwa Club	77
K.J. Stutz II	Meadia Heights GC	77
Chick Wagner	Oakmont CC	77
Gregory Ferguson	Sinking Valley CC	77
Bobby MacWhinnie	St. Clair CC	77
Patrick Marshalek	Whitford CC	77
Chris Smedley	Coatesville CC	78
Patrick Rice	Edgewood CC	78
Michael Shevlin Sr.	Llanerch CC	78
Bret Middleswarth	Shade Mountain GC	78
Matthew Maurer	Bent Creek CC	79
Patrick Rutter	Berkleigh CC	79
Corey J. Gast	Meadia Heights GC	79
Mike Namey	Oak Tree CC	79
Paul Mazeski	Oakmont CC	79
Arthur J. Kania, Jr.	Overbrook GC	79
Wesley Turiano	Scotch Valley CC	79
John Brennan	Spring Ford CC	79
Ronald DeNunzio	Totteridge GC	79
Doug Stadler	Treesdale G & CC	79
Warren Choate	Williamsport CC	79
Charles W Dennis	Elkview CC	80
Mike Danner	Lu Lu CC	80
Alex Urrea	The Club at Nevillewood	80
John Alterman	Commonwealth National GC	81
William B. Weihenmayer, Jr.	Huntingdon Valley CC	81
Harvin Groft	State College Elks CC	81
Chris Walzer	Frosty Valley CC	82
Edward Mesko	Great Bear G & CC	82
Michael Capotis	Lake View CC	83
Marc DeLong	Golden Oaks CC	84
Nayson Avery	Lords Valley GC	84
Chuck Tait	Hershey GC	86
Fred Stern	Alcoma GC	WD
Chris Esbenshade	Fairview GC	WD
Dario Cipriani	Lake View CC	WD
Joseph O'Donnell	Longue Vue Club	WD
Kevin Lazzaro	Nemacolin CC	WD
Perry Rende	Schenley Park GC	WD
David Brown	St. Clair CC	WD
Ed Blechschmidt	Whitemarsh Valley CC	WD

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