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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Del Franco earns a Junior Tour win at Spring-Ford



   Marple Newtown senior Joey Del Franco figures to be one of the top individual players in the Central League and his play in the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour shows that.
   With the scholastic season already under way, Del Franco snuck in a trip to Spring-Ford Country Club Monday and made it a winning one as his 6-over 78 topped the 16-to-18 division. Thomas Schafer of Collegeville also had a 78, but Del Franco won the title on a match of cards. Del Franco’s back nine of even-par 36, which included a pair of birdies, made the difference.
   Garrett Engle of Harrisburg had the day’s best score, a 3-over 75, to take top honors in the 13-to-15 division.
   Matthew Barkann of Newtown Square finished in a tie for fourth with an 82. Andrew Curran, a Media resident and Overbrook Golf Club member, and Jack Hamilton of Wayne finished in a tie for sixth with 83s. Curran is a freshman  at Malvern Prep. Dolan Cox of Newtown Square finished in a tie for eighth with a 90 and James Quinn of Radnor finished 13th with a 98.
   Kathleen Mark, a Media resident and Rolling Green Golf Club member, finished second in the girls 13-to-15 division with 100. Top honors wen t to Kara Kniezewski of Blue Bell with a 94. Chloe Niu of Gladwyne won the 16-to-18 division with a 95.
   Joshua Ryan of  Norristown bested the nine-holers with a 39 with several Delco golfers behind him. Andrew Damico of Havertown finished in a tie for third with a 48 and a foursome of Media residents teed it up with Charlie Bastian finishing seventh with a 54, Ryan Garvey and Liam Buckley tied for eighth with 57s and Matthew Buckley in 10th a 68.

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