Ingraham Returns to Winner’s Circle at William Hyndman, III Memorial Classic
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. – After a week away, the Philadelphia PGA resumed tournament action with the annual William Hyndman, III Memorial Classic played at its traditional home, Huntingdon Valley Country Club. This year’s event brought together more than 100 Philadelphia PGA’s Professionals to play in the season’s seventh Omega Player of the Year, presented by Haverford Trust Co., points event. The tournament, named in honor of the legendary amateur golfer of the same name, also served as a stroke play event for the Philadelphia Assistants’ Organization (PAO).
Playing in the tournament’s morning wave, Rich Steinmetz (Spring Ford Country Club) set the tournament’s early pace. After starting on the 10th hole, Steinmetz made the turn at 1-over-par. However Steinmetz was able to right the ship with a birdie on hole #1 before adding another birdie on hole #9, his final hole of the day, to finish his round at 1-under-par (69).
No other player was able to match Steinmetz at the top of the leaderboard after the morning wave so, as the tournament turned to the afternoon wave, Steinmetz would have to leaderboard watch to see if his number would hold up.
As group after group finished in the afternoon it looked as though Steinmetz would hold on for the win. However, with only two groups left to play, Stu Ingraham (M Golf Range) was able to post a near perfect round of golf to earn his first win of the 2016 season. After an early bogey, Ingraham carded four birdies to post a total score of 3-under-par (67) giving him a 2-shot victory.
Ingraham had some close calls earlier this season coming up just short in a playoff at the Connelly Cup – Head Professional Championship as well as a second place finish at the Jack Jolly / Golf Pride Championship. This year’s William Hyndman, III Memorial Classic win was Ingraham’s third of his career having previously won in 2007 and 2011.
“This has been a very unique year for me on the golf course,” commented tournament champion Stu Ingraham. “There have been tournaments when I have been on top of my game and tournaments when I have struggled. Luckily for me, today was a good day. The changes they have made to this golf course over the years have really helped it become one of my favorite courses in our section.”
Ingraham also finished in the top spot in the tournament’s senior division having edged out second place finisher Dave Quinn (Links Golf Club) by 2-shots.
Although coming up a few shots short in the main event both Mike Meisenzhal (Shore Gate Golf Club) and Zac Oakley (Heritage Shores Golf Club) were able to claim a share of the top spot in the Philadelphia Assistants’ Organization event. Meisenzhal and Oakley both shot even par (70) which was good enough for a 1-shot victory over Andrew Turner (Whitford Country Club) and Ashley Grier (Overbrook Golf Club). The win was a first for both players in the 2016 PAO .
The Section would like to thank our tournament sponsors The Hyndman Family, Jack Jolly & Son, Golf Pride. There will be no break on the Philadelphia PGA tournament calendar as the next event, the Pro-Scratch Championship, will be played on Tuesday, July 12 at Applebrook Golf Club.
About William Hyndman, III
William Hyndman, III was one of the most accomplished amateur golfers in the history of the sport. Hyndman’s golfing accolades started at a young age winning the 1935 Philadelphia Amateur at the age of 19. However, that was only the start of Hyndman’s presence on the Philadelphia golf scene. Hyndman accumulated three Philadelphia Amateur titles, ten Patterson Cup crowns, and six Silver Crosses. Hyndman also had nine Masters Appearances and to this day is one of only three people to record a hole-in-one on the legendary par-3 12th at Augusta National. By the time Hyndman ended his golfing career he had competed in 50 USGA Championships, including being a member of five Walker Cup teams as well as two US Senior Amateur titles. Hyndman maintain his golfing prowess even at the age of 76 when he carded a 4-under-par (66) at Huntingdon Valley CC.
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Brian Kelly Bucknell GC 35-38--73 +3 T22 Mike Paukovits St. Davids GC 36-37--73 +3 T22 Dave Fields Brookside CC 37-36--73 +3 T22 Jack Connelly North Hills CC 38-35--73 +3 T22 Corey McAlarney Sunnybrook GC 38-35--73 +3 T22 Terry Hertzog CC of York 36-37--73 +3 T22 Brendon Post University of Delaware 39-34--73 +3 T30 Matthew Brennan Applebrook GC 36-38--74 +4 T30 Michael Little Lookaway GC 37-37--74 +4 T30 Jordan Gibbs Gulph Mills GC 35-39--74 +4 T30 Hugo Mazzalupi Patriots Glen National GC 33-41--74 +4 T30 Rick LeBeau Gulph Mills GC 38-36--74 +4 T30 Tony Perla Philadelphia Cricket Club 36-38--74 +4 T30 Robby Bruns Merion GC 37-37--74 +4 T30 Bill Sautter Philadelphia Cricket Club 35-39--74 +4 T30 Eric Schultz Sunnybrook GC 37-37--74 +4 T30 John Lynch Cripple Creek 37-37--74 +4 T30 Kevin Edwards Woodstone CC 38-36--74 +4 T30 John Pillar CC at Woodloch Springs 35-39--74 +4 T30 Alex Knoll Bethlehem GC- Monacacy 36-38--74 +4 T30 Gregg Gipp Phoenixville CC 38-36--74 +4 T30 Ryan Lagergren Stonewall 37-37--74 +4 T45 David Clark Pine Valley GC 36-39--75 +5 T45 Michael Rushin Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club 38-37--75 +5 T45 Bill Walker Riverton CC 36-39--75 +5 T45 David Morano Hidden Creek GC 40-35--75 +5 T45 Michael Ferguson Philadelphia Cricket Club 37-38--75 +5 T45 Matt Episcopo Pine Valley GC 35-40--75 +5 T45 Gary Hardin Northampton CC 37-38--75 +5 T45 Dave Pagett Whitemarsh Valley CC 36-39--75 +5 T45 Don Allan Burlington CC 35-40--75 +5 T45 Pat Butkus Philadelphia CC 39-36--75 +5 T55 John Spina Philadelphia Cricket Club 37-39--76 +6 T55 Matthew Hillier Pine Valley GC 35-41--76 +6 T55 Dean Halterman Galloway National GC 38-38--76 +6 T55 Trevor Bensel Huntingdon Valley CC 40-36--76 +6 T55 Barry Dear Twisted Dune 41-35--76 +6 T55 Mark Anderson Philadelphia Cricket Club 38-38--76 +6 T55 Jeff Kiddie Aronimink GC 37-39--76 +6 T55 Dustin McCormick Glen Brook GC 39-37--76 +6 T55 Kevin Nicholson LuLu CC 41-35--76 +6 T55 Andy Watters Talamore Country Club 38-38--76 +6 T55 Mike Wood Saucon Valley CC 37-39--76 +6 T66 Eddie Perrino Eagle Rock Resort 39-38--77 +7 T66 Dave McNabb Applebrook GC 38-39--77 +7 T66 Matthew Romond Overbrook GC 39-38--77 +7 T66 Mickey Sokalski Philmont CC 41-36--77 +7 T66 Ron Pine Whitemarsh Valley CC 36-41--77 +7 T66 Sean Ketchum Walnut Lane GC 38-39--77 +7 T66 Joe Kogelman GolfTEC Moorestown 41-36--77 +7 T73 Hugh Reilly Twining Valley GC 39-39--78 +8 T73 Peter Clarke Manufacturers GCC 39-39--78 +8 T73 John Rudolph Fieldstone GC 40-38--78 +8 T73 David Sandberg Pine Valley GC 37-41--78 +8 T73 Adam Brigham Waynesborough CC 36-42--78 +8 T73 Dan Marz Huntingdon Valley CC 39-39--78 +8 T73 Bob Lennon Wilmington CC 38-40--78 +8 T80 Jim Smith Philadelphia Cricket Club 40-39--79 +9 T80 Tom Michaels Berkshire CC 38-41--79 +9 T80 Wes Hollis Patriots Glen National GC 39-40--79 +9 T80 Nick Gorman GolfTEC Moorestown 38-41--79 +9 T84 Scott Reilly Philadelphia CC 39-41--80 +10 T84 Eric Figueroa McCall Golf & CC 37-43--80 +10 T84 Mike Moses Concord CC 39-41--80 +10 T84 Ryan Nuechterlein Kennett Square G & CC 39-41--80 +10 T84 Carson Solien Aronimink GC 38-42--80 +10 T84 Frank Palumbo Rolling Green GC 39-41--80 +10 T84 Jeff Van Etten Hanover CC 39-41--80 +10 T84 Greyson Rossi Bayside Resort 40-40--80 +10 T84 Jeb Boyle Centre Hills CC 41-39--80 +10 T84 Steve Swartz CC of Harrisburg 43-37--80 +10 T84 Bill Smith Mahoning Valley CC 38-42--80 +10 T95 Ian Dalzell Huntingdon Valley CC 39-42--81 +11 T95 Kevin Rossi Lookaway GC 37-44--81 +11 T95 Shawn Matthews Huntingdon Valley CC 38-43--81 +11 T95 Brian Dionisio Aronimink GC 38-43--81 +11 T95 Jeff Herb Waynesborough CC 40-41--81 +11 T95 Paul Oglesby Philadelphia CC 40-41--81 +11 T95 Ryan Shaughnessy Wedgewood Golf Course 37-44--81 +11 T102 Mike Reilly North Hills CC 38-44--82 +12 T102 Michael Caldwell Philly PGA 40-42--82 +12 T102 Jeff Breiner CC of Harrisburg 38-44--82 +12 T105 Rick Flesher Applebrook GC 41-42--83 +13 T105 Steve Frederick Lehigh CC 40-43--83 +13 T105 Frank Bianco Crossgates 41-42--83 +13 108 Dan Hoban Middletown CC 41-43--84 +14 109 Patrick Keefe Inniscrone GC 44-41--85 +15 T110 Tony Shields ACE Club 41-46--87 +17 T110 Paul Galczyk Westover CC 40-47--87 +17