The husband-and-wife team of Jan and Ineke Daniels had a
pretty good day for themselves Wednesday, sweeping the men’s and women’s
divisions of the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Tee it Forward – Spring Net
Championship at Medford Lakes Country Club.
Jan Daniels, a 73-year retired corporate lawyer, piled up 43
points in the Stableford scoring system to win the men’s division while his
wife Ineke, 70, finished with 37 points to take the women’s division by two
points. And the best part of the whole thing as far as the Laurel Creek Country
Club pair was concerned is that they did it together.
“Today was special,” Ineke Daniels, whose best sports have
always been horseback riding, skiing and sailing, told the GAP website. “We
love to compete, but we enjoy being out here together. There were moments out
here when we calmed each other down. Although I was playing well, I was rooting
him on knowing he was playing even better.”
Jan Daniels, an 18-handicapper, had it going right from the
start. He was 2-over through the first seven holes and had 23 points by the
turn.
He got in the trees on the 335-yard, par-4 10th,
but poked his third shot, a gap wedge, through an opening in the trees to
tap-in range. It turned into one of the nine net birdies he posted in a solid gross
total of 11-over 82 over the 5,709-yard, par-71 Medford Lakes layout.
Ineke Daniels, with a handicap index of 16, carded a gross
total of 85 and recorded three net birdies on her way to the women’s division
title.
Four players shared second place in the men’s division, a
point behind Jan Daniels with totals of 42, including John Siegrist of the
Philadelphia Publinks Golf Association, Ed Kocher of LedgeRock Golf Club, James
Barton of Manufacturers Golf & Country Club, and Jian Zhang of Inniscrone
Golf Club.
Dave Neill of LuLu Country Club, Joseph DeAngelis of Jericho
National Golf Club and John Moore Jr. of Greate Bay Country Club finished tied
for sixth at 41. Monte Ross of Wilmington Country Club and Greg Smith of Radley
Run Country Club were another point behind that trio in a tie for ninth at 40.
Steven Hashem of Laurel Creek, John Kivitz of McCall Golf
& Country Club and C.J. Mack of Sea Oaks Golf Club each put up 39 points to
finish tied for 11th.
Charlotte Kocher of LedgeRock was the runnerup in the
women’s division with 35 points. Muffy McCabe of Philadelphia Country Club
finished third with 34 points and Betty Satterley of The Bucks Club was fourth
with 26 points.
The Tee It Forward initiative encourages players to play the
course at a length that best fits their average driving distance.
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