It’s been a busy week
with the Pennsylvania Junior Girls’ and Boys’ champions and the Philadelphia
Junior Boys’ champion being crowned and a road trip to the U.S. Women’s Amateur
qualifier at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J., but having returned to
the caddy ranks this year, I had every intention of getting something on the
blog from the 70th Golf Association of Philadelphia Caddie
Tournament.
Robert Olseski, a Chester Valley Golf Club looper, had
Monday’s best score, a 1-under 71 over the 6,271-yard, par-72 Doylestown
Country Club layout, to capture the 18-to-20 age group at the GAP Caddie
Tournament for the second straight year.
“I became a caddie seven years ago over at Chester Valley,”
Olseski, a junior at Saint Joseph’s and a standout on some very good Kevin
Pechin Conestoga golf teams, told the GAP website. “My dad sells food to the
club, so he was my connection over there. That’s just a great place. It’s been
a blast ever since.”
Ross Pilliod, a sophomore on the Saint Joseph’s golf team,
won second place in a match of scorecards after his 76 was matched by Nick
Vecellio of Saucon Valley Country Club. More importantly, Pilliod claimed low
Stonewall honors.
Former Malvern Prep standout Brendan Bacskai, a looper at
the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale, finished fourth with a 77. Bacskai is
a sophomore on the Drexel golf team.
Trey Swanson, another Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
caddie, finished fifth with a 78 and Commonwealth National Golf Club’s Bobby
Mcfadden took sixth with a 79.
Another Commonwealth National caddie, Ron Robinson, a
Hatfield resident, claimed the 17-and-under title with a 2-over 74. Ben Newton
of Applecross Golf Club was the runnerup with an 83.
Drew Small of Philadelphia Cricket Club was third with an
85, Brandon Jensen, another Cricket Club looper, John Dougherty of The
Springhaven Club, and Thomas Wolf of French Creek Golf Club finished in a tie
for fourth at 87.
Scott Forrester of the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
won the 21-to-27 age group in a match of cards after posting a 4-over 76.
Lookaway Golf Club’s Robert Crawford, who also had a 76, took second, again on
a match of cards, and Matt Cocco of Commonwealth National, a third 76 shooter,
finished third.
Greg Rabuttino of Springhaven finished fourth with a 77,
David Goodman of The ACE Club and Kevin O’Donnell of Galloway National Golf
Club finished in a tie for fifth with 78s and Jameson Donahue of Overbrook Golf
Club was seventh with a 79.
Dan Rojas, another Stonewall entry, finished tied for 11th
with an 84.
The second lowest score of the day came from Lancaster
Country Club’s Trevor Pope, who matched par with a 72 to claim top honors in
the 28-to-44 age group. David Malone of Green Valley Country Club was the
runnerup with a 78.
Christopher Scagliotti of Lehigh Country Club finished third
with a 79, Mark Sommers of Saucon Valley was fourth with an 80 and Daniel
Tennekoon of Applebrook Golf Club, John Patella of Rolling Green Golf Club and
Ryan Sensenig of Lancaster Country Club shared fifth place, each carding an 81.
The winner among the old guys (45-and-older) was Paul Bilous
of Lehigh with an 80. William Kindt of Saucon Valley finished second with an 85
and Larry Upshaw of Trenton Country Club and Robert Pierson of Aronimink Golf
Club shared third place at 86.
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