The 2010 EDGA golf season is fast approaching and the schedule of events is being finalized. Additionally, the EDGA is currently in the process of upgrading the website so that entries and payments can be completed online. We hope to have everything completed and in place by the end of March.

For those interested in events, the season kicks off with Men’s Interclub on May 23rd at the Erie Golf Club. The Match Play Championship is being conducted the week of June 14th at Whispering Woods, the Seniors returns to Lawrence Park on July 15th and the Amateur Championship moves to Lake Shore August 13-15.

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Ellery Tarbell (LV) and Doug Fugate (K) captured the final event of the 2009 EDGA season, the Senior Better Ball. The victory was hard fought as they needed 2 holes of sudden death to defeat the team of Bob Paris and Jim McKibben. Both teams finished regulation with scores of 7 under par 65. The remainder of the gross division went to; a tie for 3rd, Rick Seus/Tom Wedzik and John Sherman/Chris Downey 68’s, tie for 5th, Pete Smith/Jeff Davis, Homer Capotis/Mike Capotis, Ron DiSantis/Jim Mahoney, and Dave Kowalewski/Dave Lehner with 69’s.

The net champions, with a score 56 were Pat Fetzner and Mike Fetzner. Other prize winners in the net division were; tie for 2nd, Gary Kyle/Ronald Rice and Tom Robinson/Tyrone Moore with 58’s, tie for 4th, Dave Johnson/Gary Faulhaber, Ed Orr/Larry Valentine with 59’s, 6th, Bill Steger/Len Wallen with 60, and a tie for 7th, Dave Orengia/Jeff Brown and Jack Baker/Keith Baker with 61’s.

Super senior low gross was won by Jerry Clover and Chuck DuShole with 70 while super senior low net was captured by Pat Karle and Jay Jenkins with 59.

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Jim Delsandro and son Jimmy captured the 2009 EDGA Better Ball at Culbertson Hills with a 7-under par 65 and a two stroke victory over defending champions Ted Grassi III and Mark Trigilio who shot 67.

The other prize winners in the gross division were all 68’s by the teams of Rick Carlotti and Lou Natalie, Ron Leeds and Shawn Wallace, and David Hewett and Dave First.

Ed Zenewicz and Nick Fosco captured the net division with a score of 63 successfully defending the title they captured last year. Robert and Randy Wright took second, also with a 63. Zack Polanski and Mark Noce (64) and Joe Neilsen and Chad Bednarski (65) rounded out the prize winners in the net division.

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16 year old Austin Romeo of the Kahkwa Club is the champion of the 89th EDGA Amateur Championship. Romeo followed up a brilliant round of 68 on Saturday with an equally as brilliant 68 on Sunday for a 3 round total of 207.

Romeo’s three round total of 9 under par bettered the 54 hole record by 5 shots. The previous record was established by Tom Amendola in 2002 at Lake View. Additionally, both Tim Dunlavey (1989) and Brett Kieffer (1980) shot 4 under when the event was conducted at 3 different courses.

Although the final margin was 4 strokes the contest was closer than that. Runner up Drew Deimel trailed by just one shot with three holes to play. A birdie on 16 by Romeo and two closing bogies for Deimel accounted for the final margin. Deimel closed with an even par 72 and a three round total of 5-under 211. Mike Wolfe fashioned a final round 70 and finished 3rd at 213.

Three players tied for fourth, Cameron Zbrzeznj (77-218), Rick Carlotti (71-218) and Bob Paris (71-218). Ted Grassi III was alone in 7th with 71-219 and Dave Spitzer was solo 8th with 73-220. Troy Hassenplug (75-222) and Cory Smith (73-222) rounded out the top 10.

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Individual Player History is up to date for 2009 events :

Majors … Amateur Championship … Match Play

Zach Bird succeeds his younger brother Nick as champion of the Jim Martin Memorial EDGA Junior Stroke Play.

Zach quickly erased a two shot deficit when first round leader Greg Podufal made a double bogey on the second hole. Bird would then use birdies on 7 and 8 to take the lead at the turn by 2. Podufal then birdied 10 and 11 to again forge a tie before Bird returned the favor by birdieing the 12th. Both would par the final 6 holes leaving Bird with a one shot advantage. Bird ended with 68-139, Podufal 71-140.

Whispering Woods’ Cameron Zbrzeznj match Bird’s 68 for low round of the day, his two day total of 141 was good for third. Meanwhile, Junior Match Play champion Evan Watkins, after a slow start on the front, made birdies on 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 to get to even par and just one off the lead but a double on 15 ended his hopes of the EDGA Junior “double.” He finished with an even par 70 and a two day total of 142 and finished 4th.

Garrett Rodgers 73-146, Robert Duran 75-148, Defending Champion Nick Bird 73-150 and Jimmy Lasher 74-150 rounded out the top 8 and all received prizes for their efforts.

Other age group prizes went to:
Age 12-13 – Andrew Britton 156, Sean Sculley 172
Age 14-15 – David Rinderle 151, Mike Capotis 154, Hunter Cunningham 160
Age 16-17 – Andy Milloy 151, Scott Klein, Mike Kloecker, AJ Pinto 153

All prizes can be claimed by visiting the Gospel Hill pro shop.

Thank you again to Heidi Utley for providing the championship awards in memory of Jim Martin, a long time and faithful EDGA volunteer.

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