In Saturday's first round of the Montgomery County Amateur Championship
at LuLu CC defending champion Ben Feld admitted that
his round was about as good as he can play. The Drexel University senior-to-be
birdied holes 16, 17 and 18 to post a competitive career-best 5-under-par 66.
In Sunday's final round of the 36-hole
championship, on a course he had played hundreds of times, Feld admitted he hit
the ball terribly all day. After a night of heavy rain, Blue Bell CC played
long and hard. Scores were high and the field caught up to Feld.
It looked like he might come up a stroke shy
until he knocked his 8-iron approach shot to 15 feet on the final hole, then
calmly rolled in the birdie putt to forge a tie with Temple's Paul Carbone.
Feld's even-par 66-76--142 was far from pretty on the second day but it got him
back to the first tee for a playoff with Carbone, who posted a 71-71--142.
Two holes later, Feld posted a picture-perfect
par on the difficult second hole, after Carbone pulled his drive out of bounds,
and the celebration of a repeat victory began.
"It wasn't pretty out there,"
admitted Feld, while celebrating with a large contingent of family, friends and
Blue Bell members. "But at least I am proud of myself for rising to the
occasion and making that birdie on 18 to force the playoff."
Finishing tied for third place at 1-over-par
143 was 2010 champ Mike Carr from Plymouth CC and two-time former champ Rob Savarese from Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Senior Division
In what might have been the matchup of the
day, two-time defending champ Rick Custer from Brookside CC in Pottstown was
locked in battle with former two-time champ Scott Carney ('07,'08) for the
entire second round. Carney, from Commonwealth National, won the head-to-head
battle 74-75 but Custer's two-shot lead from the first round preserved his
third straight title.
Custer recorded rounds of 74-75--149 to
become the first male ever to win three straight Montgomery County Amateur
titles -- in an division.
Buck Jones, the 2009 winner in the
Championship Division and playing in the Senior Division for the first time,
finished third with rounds of 77-75--152.
Jeff Paige, the 2008 Senior Champion, finished fourth at 76-79-155.
Super-Senior Division
Playing in his first Montgomery County
Amateur Championship, Bruce Gladish of Sandy Run CC,
fired rounds of 73-78--151 to outdistance defending champion Mike Giambrone of Plymouth CC by six shots.
Women's Division
Hee Young Park of Blue Bell CC posted rounds 86-81--167 to defeat fellow
Blue Bell member Jen Kim, a sophomore-to-be at Mount St. Mary's University, by
four shots. It was Park's first time competing in the Montgomery County Amateur
Championship.
11th Montgomery County
Amateur Championship
Final Scores
2nd
Round -- Blue Bell CC
Championship Division
Ben Feld, Green Valley 66-76--142*
(Won on second hole of playoff)
Paul Carbone, Old York Road 71-71--142
Mike Carr, Plymouth 72-71--143
Rob Savarese, Phila. Cricket 70-73--143
Oliver White, Manufacturers 68--76--144
Anthony Stephenson, Blue Bell 70-74--144
Ben Cooley, Huntingdon Valley 74-70--144
James Braunsberg,
Blue Bell 75-72--147
Paul Acierno, Sandy
Run 76-71--147
Steve Kim, Blue Bell 71-77--148
Shane Frangiosa,
Jeffersonville 71-78--149
Dan Furman, Commonwealth Nat'l 74-75--149
Dave Searfass,
unaffiliated 71-79--150
Bob Walsh, Phila. Publinks 74-79--153
David LaRosa, Talamore 78-76--154
Ben Hinge, McCall Field 79-75--154
Glen Gamza, Lederach 77-78--155
Chris Lawler, Raven's Claw 78-78--156
Keit Olenick, Skippack 79-78--157
Brian Palm, Talamore 78-80--158
William Reube,
McCall Field 81-78--159
Patrick Battaglia,
Plymouth 83-78--161
Scott Forrester, Melrose 78-83--161
Jim Braunsberg, Sr.
Blue Bell 80-82--162
Austin Galaska,
Spring-Ford 81-81--162
Ryan Muller, LuLu 76-87--163
John Kopacz,
Jeffersonville 80-84--164
Evan Beaty,
Plymouth 80-85--165
Geoff Ward, Bella Vista 80-90--170
Alex Kissell,
Huntingdon Valley 81-92--173
Seth Melroy,
unaffiliated 82-93--175
Brian Hartsell,
unaffiliated 86-90--176
Mike Sigafoos,
Gilbertsville 80-99--179
Alex Privatera,
Commonwealth Nat'l 87-97--184
George Hoopes,
Linfield National 88-78--166
Scott Heffentrager,
Bella Vista 90-97--187
Rick Pappas, Westover 96-108--204
Patrick Rafferty DNS
Patrick O'Brien, North Hills 76-NC
Senior Division
Rick Custer, Brookside 74-75--149
Scott Carney, Commonwealth Nat'l 76-74--150
Buck Jones, Blue Bell 77-75--152
Jeff Paige, Bellewood
76-79--155
Mitchell Bergman, Blue Bell 80-76--156
Mark Graham, Hickory Valley 79-78--157
Ed Furman, Commonwealth Nat'l 80-87--167
Steve Pacello,
Indian Valley 79-90--169
Chet Coupe, Pinecrest 83-89--172
Young Heo, Blue
Bell 89-83--172
Sang Lee, Blue Bell 79-95--174
Bob Cannon, Blue Bell 88-88--176
Roger Elias, unaffiliated 80-96--176
Jim Atkins, Jeffersonville 82-99--181
Super-Senior Division
Bruce Gladish,
Sandy Run 73-78--151
Mike Giambrone,
Plymouth 77-80--157
Rich Sedlak, Hickory
Valley 78-84--162
Don Neill, Blue Bell 81
-82--163
Chuck Caparo,
Plymouth 81-87--168
Tony Chichearo,
unaffiliated 85-85--170
Tom Balog,
unaffiliated 88-94--182
Joe Sosnowski, Blue
Bell 82-100--182
Women’s Division
Hee Young Park, Blue Bell 86-81--167
Jen Kim, Blue Bell 84-87--171
Nicole Cavalcante,
Plymouth 89-91--180
Maureen Riley, Blue Bell 100-87--187
