Aronimink's Bierkan loses in playoff at Delaware Valley Open

   John Bierkan, Aronimink Golf Club’s head of instruction, got himself in a playoff for the Delaware Valley Open title Monday with a 3-under 68 at Laurel Creek Country Club, but came up short on the Philadelphia Section PGA circuit.

   Bierkan off to a fast start with birdies on three of his first six holes and eventually caught early leaders Dave Quinn, the veteran from Links Golf Club who had won this event in 2011 and 2012, and Don Allan of Burlington Country Club.

   Allan bogeyed the first hole of the playoff to drop out, but Bierkan and Quinn were just getting started. Three holes later, the fourth of the playoff, Bierkan finally blinked as his approach shot found the water and led to a bogey. Quinn won the hole and the DVO title with a par.

   Among some other top finishers, Overbrook Golf Club’s Eric Kennedy got a share of fifth with a 1-under 70, John Allen of GolfTEC Main Line matched par with a 71 and finished in a tie for 11^th, Billy Stewart of the ACE Club was in a big group in a tie for 14^th at 72, Rolling Green Golf Club’s Mike Little was in a large group tied for 19^th at 73, Aronimink Golf Club’s Nick Knight and Patrick Clark and Radnor Valley Country Club’s Tony Perla were in a big group tied for 26^th with 74s, Radnor Valley’s George Forster and Concord Country Club’s Mike Moses each had a 75 and were tied for 36^th, and Merion Golf Club head of instruction Mark Sheftic, M Golf Range teaching pro Stu Ingraham and Ed Dougherty, a winner on both the PGA and Champions tours, were among a large group of players tied for 49^th at 5-over 76.