Pine Valley Golf Club’s Tom Cooper birdied half the holes at
Medford Village Country Club in Medford, N.J. Monday to cruise to a three-shot
victory in the Philadelphia Section PGA’s Jack Jolly/Golf Pride Championship.
Cooper had four birdies against a bogey on the outgoing nine
at the 6,687-yard, par-72 Medford Village layout and added five more birdies
against a lone bogey on the incoming nine for a 7-under-par 65 that gave him
the victory in the Philadelphia Section PGA’s fourth Haverford Trust points
event on the schedule.
“I’ve been hitting the ball really well the past couple
weeks,” Cooper told the Philadelphia Section PGA website. “I made an important
putt on the par-4 second hole and carried that momentum for the rest of the
round.”
Cooper finished three shots ahead of three players who
posted solid 4-under 68 totals.
Merion Golf Club’s head of instruction Mark Sheftic, one of
the Philadelphia Section’s top players, was the early leader in the clubhouse
as he made four birdies on Medford Village’s front nine before cooling off in
posting a 68.
Michael Little, an assistant pro at Lookaway Golf Club, got
hot late in his round with four birdies on the back nine, going back-to-back at
the 17th and 18th holes to finish his round, as he joined
Sheftic at 4-under.
Doug Delaney of Union League National Golf Club also got hot
on the back nine at Medford Village, making four birdies in a five-hole stretch
to complete the trio tied for second at 68.
Dave Quinn of Laurel Creek Country Club finished alone in
fifth place with a 3-under 69 that also earned him top honors in the senior
division.
Radley Run Country Club assistant pro Brett Melton, the
Philadelphia Section’s Omega Player of the Year in 2017, headed a group of five
players tied for sixth at 2-under 70.
Joining Melton in the tie for sixth at 2-under were John
Appleget, the teaching pro at The Shore Club, Bob Lennon of Wilmington Country
Club, Hugo Mazzalupi of Patriots Glen National Golf Club and Jordan Shuey of
West Shore Country Club.
Appleget, Lennon and Mazzalupi shared second place in the
senior division, a shot behind Quinn.
Joe Kogelman of the GolfTEC store in Moorestown, N.J., Dave
Pagett, the head pro at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, and Mike Tobiason of
Deerfield Golf Club shared 11th place in the overall scoring as each
landed on 1-under 71.
Radnor Valley Country Club head pro George Forster took top
honors in the super-senior division as he matched par with a 72. Bill Sautter
of the Philadelphia Cricket Club and Don DeAngelis of Spring-Ford Country Club
shared second place, a shot behind Forster at 1-over 73.
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