Golden Oaks GC duo wins Father & Son (Younger)

   PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – Bob Fair and his stepson Daniel Lee of Golden Oaks GC carded a 2-over-par 74 at Sunnybrook GC (par 72, 6,532 yards) Wednesday to win the 52nd Father & Son (Younger) Championship.

   “We fit together like a puzzle,” Lee, 16, said.

   “We just didn’t leave each other in any bad places,” Fair, 45, added.

Jack Gregor of Huntingdon Valley CC watches his dad Michael's approach on No. 12.

   The Fleetwood, Pa., residents agreed that consistent and complimentary play dictated their round.

   “He hit some really solid approach shots,” Fair said.

   “And he took care of the putting,” Lee added.

   Collectively, Fair and Lee fired birdies on Nos. 5 (par 3, 126 yards), 7 (par 5, 520 yards) and 13 (par 4, 387 yards). Fair stuck his 7-iron to about seven feet, and Lee converted the birdie putt on No. 5.

   “That’s kind of the way the day went,” Fair said.

   After Lee’s tee shot – a driver – on No. 7 found the fairway, Fair knocked a hybrid about 185 yards. With 80 yards left to the flagstick, Lee again stuck his approach – a lob wedge – to about two feet.

   “He left me with an easy birdie putt,” Fair said.

   “That was one of the major ones, too,” Lee added.

   On No. 13, Fair poked an 8-iron to about six feet, and Lee cleaned up the putt. The duo took advantage of the opportunity to play in this year’s event. Lee usually spends his summers away from home with his grandparents.

   “He only has one year left to play younger,” Fair said. “Since he’s home, I wanted him to play in the Berks County and Philadelphia stuff.”

   Jack and Michael Gregor of Huntingdon Valley CC won the Junior-Junior Division with a score of 1-under-par 71.

   “He was the horse. He was the star, that’s for sure,” Michael, 46, said.

   The Gregors, of North Whales, Pa., fired birdies on Nos. 8 (par 3, 167 yards), 12 (par 4, 344 yards), 15 (par 3, 144 yards) and 16 (par 5, 504 yards). On No. 8, Michael drove his 8-iron to about 15 feet, and Jack converted the birdie putt. Michael’s 8-iron again tested Jack’s putting on No. 12 as his approach landed about 25 feet from the flagstick. Jack drained the birdie putt.

   Jack, 13, stuck his 6-iron to five feet, and his dad cleaned up the birdie putt on No. 15. The very next hole, Michael knocked his wedge 100 yards to leave Jack with a 6-footer for birdie.

   This is the second Junior-Junior title for the Gregors. The duo won in the Father & Son (Younger) in 2006 at Trenton CC.

   Randy and Davis Mitchell of Wilmington CC placed second by registering a 1-over-par 73.

   “We just played very consistent golf,” Randy, 48, said. “We started with nine straight pars. We played well all day. We were in the fairway all day. We weren’t chipping all day. We weren’t in any trouble.”

   The Wilmington, Del., residents registered birdies on Nos. 3 (par 5, 488 yards) 5, par 3, 126 yards) and 8 (par 3, 167 yards). Standing about 125 yards from the flagstick, Randy stuck his 9-iron to about three feet, and Davis, 11, cleaned up the putt. Davis returned the favor on No. 5 by knocking his 6-iron to three feet.

   This marks the Mitchell’s first appearance in the Father & Son Younger. The duo almost didn’t participate. Randy wasn’t aware of the event until friends and teemates Andrew and Mortan Hobbs, also of Wilmington CC, brought it to his attention.

   Needless to say, the Mitchells were glad they entered.

   “We love to play together. It’s just great,” Randy said. “He makes up for my mistakes. He’s pretty good for his age.”

   The Father-Son (Younger) tournament is for those father and son teams with sons up to the age of 17. It’s the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s biggest one-day event of the year. Wednesday’s field at Sunnybrook GC consisted of 263 players.

Junior-Junior Division
Name, club	Score
Jack Gregor/Michael Gregor, Huntingdon Valley CC	71
Randy Mitchell/Davis Mitchell, Wilmington CC	73
Clement Erhardt/Reilly Erhardt, Trenton CC	77
Gerhard Van Arkel/Jake Van Arkel, Merion GC	79
James Davis/Jimmy Davis, Merion GC	79
Jack Quirk/John Quirk, Huntingdon Valley CC	81
Jeff Storako/Jake Storako, Wedgewood CC	81
Jacob Klaus/Brian Klaus, Tavistock CC	84
Matthew Bastian/Matthew Bastian, Jr., Rolling Green GC	84
Christopher Ade/Matthew Ade, Riverton CC	85
Wally Swiger/Cole Swiger, Huntingdon Valley CC	85
Michael Davis/William Davis, Merion GC/Aronimink GC	85
Brian Binet/Chris Binet, Whitemarsh Valley CC	85
Kevin McGeary/Kevin McGeary, Jr., Aronimink GC/Llanerch CC	86
Mike Willner/Andrew Willner, White Manor CC	86
Ken Jones/Dean Jones, Riverton CC	87
Harry Bellwoar/H. Jay Bellwoar, Overbrook GC	87
Frank Brigidi, III/Frank Brigidi, North Hills CC	88
Robert Loftus/Robert Loftus, Jr., Overbrook GC	88
Tristan Beckett/Michael Beckett, Yardley CC	89
Joseph Rueter/Joseph Rueter, Jr., Torresdale-Frankford CC	90
Edmund Garno, III/Peter Garno, Merion GC	90
Joel Pina/Cullen Pina, Overbrook GC	90
David Williams/Cameron Williams, Whitemarsh Valley CC	91
Regan Erhardt/Clement Erhardt, Trenton CC	91
Mark Hogan/Mark Hogan, Spring Ford CC	91
Thomas Fisher/Ron Fisher, North Hills CC	92
John Fazzini/David Fazzini, Stonewall	93
Edward Clark/Ron Clark, Tavistock CC	94
Michael Fazio/Jake Fazio, Huntingdon Valley CC	94
Andrew Hobbs/Mortan Hobbs, Wilmington CC	95
Jack Bellwoar/H.Jay Bellwoar, Overbrook GC	95
Robert Tredinnick/Taylor Tredinnick, Commonwealth National GC	96
John Worster/Reid Worster, Huntingdon Valley CC	96
Douglas Gregor/Andrew Gregor, Huntingdon Valley CC	97
Neal Levitsky/Kevin Levitsky, Wilmington CC	98
Mike Miller/Robert Miller, Overbrook GC	99
Alfred Pierce, III/William Pierce, Philadelphia Cricket Club	100
Jack Henderson/Jeffrey Henderson, Gulph Mills GC	101
Ernie Sims/Gavin Sims, Overbrook GC	101
Jim Anthony, IV/James Anthony, V, Bensalem Township CC	101
David Eaton/Hunter Eaton, Stonewall	101
Gregory Harlow/Alexander Wu, Cedarbrook CC	102
Timothy Jones/Ken Jones, Riverton CC	102
John Nabial/James Nabial, Cherry Valley CC	103
John Wagner/Charlie Wagner, Overbrook GC	103
Jack Farris/John Farris, Huntingdon Valley CC	103
Ryan Brennan/Matthew Brennan, Sr., Rolling Green GC	104
John Easton, III/John Easton, IV, Manufacturers G&CC	104
Frank Gregor/Frankie Gregor, Huntingdon Valley CC	108
Michael Cook/Michael Cook, Applebrook GC	109
Joseph Conroy/Joe Conroy, Llanerch CC	111
Daniel Duffey/Dan Duffey, The Bucks Club	114
Patrick Gillespie/Patrick Gillespie, Jr., Overbrook GC	115
Mark Scholler/Brent Schoeller, Huntingdon Valley CC	118
Matthew Quirk/John Quirk, Philadelphia CC/Huntingdon Valley CC	WD
John Farris/Hugh Farris, Philadelphia CC	WD
Junior Division
Name, club	Score
Bob Fair/Daniel Lee, Golden Oaks GC	74
Jim Johnson/Michael Johnson, Talamore CC	75
R. Morgan Dougherty/Michael Dougherty, Huntingdon Valley CC	76
Tripp McKeon/Ted McKeon, Whitemarsh Valley CC	77
Edward Liebert/Cameron Liebert, White Manor CC	78
Dennis Westhafer/Ryan Westhafer, West Chester G&CC	78
Thomas Laessig/Neil Laessig, Commonwealth National GC	78
Grant Liu/Jonathan Liu, Commonwealth National GC	78
Julian Dorey/David Dorey, Tavistock CC	79
Christopher Moran/Michael Moran, Overbrook GC	79
William O'Shea/Daniel O'Shea, Llanerch CC	81
Frederick Kotalik/Sean Kotalik, Chester Valley GC	82
Paul Carbone, Sr./Paul Carbone, Jr., Old York Road CC	82
Edward Brennan/Ted Brennan, Philadelphia CC	82
Seth Cooley/Benjamin Cooley, Lu Lu CC	83
Ryan Fogel/Jef Fogel, Penn Oaks GC	83
Alexander Kopertowski/Stanley Kopertowski, Lu Lu CC	83
Scott Shattuck/Braden Shattuck, GC at Glen Mills	83
Mike Meehan/Richard Meehan, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC	83
Drew Templin/Joseph Templin, LedgeRock GC	83
James Arsenault/Zach Arsenault, Little Mill CC	83
John McCallister/Stephen McCallister, Old York Road CC	84
Daniel Furman/Edward Furman, Commonwealth National GC	84
T.J. Summers/Timothy Summers, Doylestown CC	84
Bryan Marvin/Michael Marvin, Old York Road CC	84
Peter Susanin/Scott Susanin, Overbrook GC	85
Christian Holt/Thomas Holt, Jr., Torresdale-Frankford CC	85
Lou Kramarski/Jimmy Kramarski, Riverton CC	86
Alex Blickle/James Blickle, LedgeRock GC	87
Steven Melnick/Corey Melnick, RiverCrest GC & Preserve	87
W. Scott Warren/Scott Warren, Jr., Merion GC	87
Francis Worthington/Frank Worthington, Manufacturers G&CC	87
John Leighton, Jr./John Leighton, Huntingdon Valley CC	87
David Barlow/Christopher Barlow, RiverCrest GC & Preserve	87
Mitch Van Ostenbridge/Dan Van Ostenbridge, Spring Ford CC	88
Mark Lafond/Alex Peter Lafond, Blue Bell CC	88
Adam Stefanowicz, III/Adam Stefanowicz, Huntingdon Valley CC	88
Brian Stefanowicz, Jr./Brian Stefanowicz, Huntingdon Valley CC	88
Frank Fulginiti/Brian Fulginiti, Trenton CC	88
Steven Traum/Scott Traum, Little Mill CC	89
Steve Marshalek/John Marshalek, Whitford CC	89
Quint Frazier/Graeme Frazier, Philadelphia Cricket Club	89
John Esher-Hagel/William Hagel, McCall G&CC	90
Mark Rauch/Carter Rauch, McCall G&CC	91
Will Martinez/Jerry Martinez, Wilmington CC	91
Richard Devine/Gregory Devine, Llanerch CC	91
Matt Fazio/Michael Fazio, Huntingdon Valley CC	92
Jerry Martinez/Christopher Martinez, Wilmington CC	93
Alex Caruno/John Caruno, Woodstone CC	93
Craig Aronchick/Jake Aronchick, Rolling Green GC	94
Matthew Dupre/Alex Dupre, Rolling Green GC	94
Todd Smith/Bob Smith, Trenton CC	95
Mike Isaacman/Dan Isaacman, Talamore CC	96
Luke Liddell/Tom Liddell, Torresdale-Frankford CC	96
Mark Zipf/Kevin Zipf, Philadelphia CC	97
David Wasserstein/Alan Wasserstein, Pine Hill GC	97
Mac Walsh/Michael Walsh, III, Aronimink GC	97
Branton Henderson/Sam Henderson, Merion GC	98
Peter Walters/Robert Walters, Talamore CC	101
Frederick Mischler, Jr./Fred Mischler, Huntington Valley CC	101
David Lowry/Zachary Lowry, White Manor CC	103
Thomas Leighton/John Leighton, Jr., Huntingdon Valley CC	105
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