Macungie, Pa. (July 12, 2022) — Philadelphia PGA Member Rich Steinmetz of Spring Ford Country Club in Royersford, Pa., won the Golf Association of Lehigh Valley’s 2022 Lehigh Valley Open at Brookside Country Club by three strokes over Alex Knoll of Glen Brook Golf Club in Stroudsburg, Pa., finishing at 3-under-par for the championship (68-71–139).

Steinmetz, the event’s 2009 champion and 2022 Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Champion, remained steady in the final round, keeping his three-stroke lead throughout most of the round, while on occasion padding it to four and five strokes. Ultimately, Steinmetz made three birdies and three bogies to shoot even-par and secure his second Section victory of the year.

“I recently figured something out with my putting, which helped with my round yesterday,” said Steinmetz. “I had the same game plan as yesterday, even with a three-stroke lead; keep calm and keep it going.”

Jake Haberstumpf of Bethlehem, Pa., shot an even-par 71 in the final round to finish at 1-over-par, earning Low Amateur honors by three strokes over Michael Ashcraft of Freemansburg, Pa. As Low Amateur, Haberstumpf will receive an exemption into the 2023 GALV Lehigh Valley Open.

Haberstumpf finished tied for third place overall with Doylestown C.C.’s Travis Deibert at 1-over-par. Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green G.C.; and Alex Willey, Burlington C.C. tied for fifth place at 2-over-par.

Steinmetz also finished at the top of the Senior Division, with Dave McNabb, Applebrook G.C.; and George Forster, Radnor Valley C.C.; sharing second place at 3-over-par. The Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Bill Sautter took top honors in the Super Senior Division with rounds of 74-75–150, three ahead of PGA Life Member Michael Versuk.
The 2022 GALV Lehigh Valley Open, a Philadelphia PGA Rolex / The Haverford Trust Company Player of the Year tournament, is supported by the Golf Association of Lehigh Valley, Jani-King, and the PGA Tour. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Brookside Country Club, its members, management, host PGA Professionals, and staff, as well as our partners, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

To view the full 2022 GALV Lehigh Valley Open leaderboard, click here.

The next Philadelphia PGA Rolex / The Haverford Trust Company Player of the Year tournament on the schedule is the Doylestown Open on Friday, July 29 at Doylestown Country Club. The Doylestown Open is also the final Silvercrest Cup qualifier prior to the final in September.

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Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Communications Director, mfrey@pgahq.com