Two of the Inter-Ac League’s top players, Malvern Prep
sophomore Matthew Davis and Agnes Irwin sophomore Kaitlyn Lees, helped the
Philadelphia Section PGA outlast the New Jersey Section PGA to capture the Jon
M. Pritsch Cup for the first time Friday at Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
The Ryder Cup-style event had foursomes playing simultaneous
singles and four-ball matches. As the reigning champion, New Jersey needed only
nine points and a tie to retain the Pritsch Cup. But the Philly juniors piled
up 11 points to finally halt New Jersey’s eight-year stranglehold on the
Pritsch Cup.
Davis, a member at Aronimink Golf Club, teamed with Ron
Robinson Jr. of Hatfield for a 4 and 3 four-ball win over Dean Cerimido and
Johnny Bush with Davis also earning a point with a 1-up victory over Bush in
their singles match.
Erik Reisner, the two-time Central League champion at
Harriton, teamed with William Mitchell of Moorestown, N.J. to get a half
against Alex Aulerich and Ryan Fitzsimmons with Reisner claiming a 2 and 1
singles win over Fitzsimmons.
Philly also got a four-ball wins from the pairs of Joshua
Madarang of Chester Springs and David Herbst of Mechanicsburg and J.T. Spina of
Schwenksville and Andrew Gallagher of Mount Laurel, N.J.
Lees, a member at Philadelphia Country Club, teamed with Casey
Oppenheimer of Conshohocken and they fell, 4 and 3, to the New Jersey pair of
Sayaka Carpenter and Ami Gianchandani. Lees managed to halve her singles match
with Carpenter.
In addition to Davis and Reisner, the other singles winners
for the Philly juniors were Robinson, Spina, Madarang and Gallagher. Herbst and
Mitchell battled to the 18th hole and earned halves.
The event is played in memory of Jon M. Pritsch, a talented
17-year-old golfer who died of heart disease in 1991. He dreamed of playing professional
golf. His parents started this event with the intention of creating a
scholarship fund that would benefit junior golfers who are considering pursuing
a career in professional golf. The fund
has given out more than $140,000 in scholarships and scholarship applications
are sent out to each of the Jon M. Pritsch Cup participants.
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