We snuck a little roundup from Tuesday’s Inter-Ac League
mini-tournament hosted by Malvern Prep at Waynesborough Country Club in
Wednesday’s Daily Times print product,
but there certainly wasn’t enough room in print to figure out what it all
meant.
Yes, Haverford School topped the team standings with a 223
total, but probably just as important, Episcopal Academy edged the host Friars
for second, 233-234. That means the Fords are in first place with a 9-1 mark
through two mini-tournaments while defending champion Malvern Prep falls back
to 8-2 with its third-place finish.
In a testament to the depth that Gui Costin’s club has at
Haverford School, Jay Losty, one of the Fords’ best players and a senior
leader, had their worst score with a 42 and didn’t count toward their 223
total. As was noted in Wednesday’s Daily
Times, Jack McAleese, who didn’t even tee it up in Haverford School’s first
Inter-Ac mini-tournament, led the way with a 36. Max Siegfried, Matt Grubb,
Ryan Bowman and Otis Baker all had 38s and Peter Garno added a 40.
Malvern Prep has three of the top four players in the
individual standings after two mini-tournaments, led by Nick Miller in first, Marty
McGuckin, who is tied for second with Episcopal’s Joe Chambers, and Brendan Bacskai,
who is in fourth place.
But Haverford School’s depth is going to make it tough to
beat as the Fords try to reclaim the Inter-Ac crown they had won three straight
years before Malvern Prep denied them a year ago.
By the way, the reason I know most of this is because the
interacgolf.com website is up and running again after running out of steam near
the end of last season.
It’s a big week coming up for the Inter-Ac golfers with a
pair of mini-tournaments back-to-back at Huntingdon Valley Country Club Tuesday
and at Sunnybrook Golf Club Wednesday.
Sheftic wins Shawnee Open
Mark Sheftic, the head of instruction at Merion Golf Club,
fired a 4-under 68 at the Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort course between the
raindrops Thursday to capture the Shawnee Open title.
Sheftic had four birdies and three bogeys in an eventful
front nine, then added three birdies without a bogey on the back nine to edge
Spring-Ford Country Club head pro Rich Steinmetz by a shot.
“I played really good through the day, but as my round went
on, I definitely learned to adjust my shots for the weather,” Sheftic told the
Philadelphia Section PGA website. “The
best part of my round today was the putts I was able to make. My putting
has been an issue for me this year, so it was great to finally get it going.”
Steinmetz, whom your favorite golf blogger covered when he
was a high school standout at Perkiomen Valley in the 1980s, played in the morning wave when the weather
was not the best, but carded a 3-under 69 and held the lead for much of the day
until Sheftic reported in with his 68.
The Merion Golf Club pro shop was well-represented among the
top finishers. Assistants George Forster, son of the Radnor Valley Country Club
head pro, and William Cicciotti, were among five players tied for third at
2-under 70. And assistant pro Robby Bruns was another shot back in a tie for
eighth at 1-under 71.
Among some of the other top finishers were: George Forster’s
dad, Radnor Valley head pro George Forster, and The ACE Club assistant pro
Billy Stewart, who were among four players tied for 13th at 1-over
73; Media resident John Allen of TaylorMade Golf and Radnor Valley assistant
pro Tony Perla, both of whom were among five players tied for 24th
at 3-over 75; and M Golf Range head teaching pro Stu Ingraham, who was among
eight players tied for 29th at 4-over 76.
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