LedgeRock’s Perla Surges Into the Lead at the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship
Mount Laurel, N.J. – In stark contrast to what players had to battle in their opening rounds, the weather conditions for the second round of the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship were near perfect giving all in the field the chance to post a low number.
One player taking full advantage of the relatively benign conditions was Tony Perla (LedgeRock Golf Club). After an opening round 1-under-par Perla was looking to make a move and put himself in a good position heading into the Championship’s final round. Perla not only put himself into prime position he catapulted himself into the lead after a tournament best 7-under par (64). Perla played a flawless round of golf at Laurel Creek while adding an eagle and five birdies along the way to grab the 36-hole lead. Perla’s two-day total of 8-under (69-64-133) is five shots clear of the field.
Sitting in second place is defending champion Jordan Gibbs (Gulph Mills Golf Club). Gibbs carded an even par (71) is his opening round at Laurel Creek and as his championship shifted to Burlington Country Club for the second round he needed to make move. Gibbs got off to a fast start with birdies on his first three holes. Gibbs would go on to add one additional birdie but coupled with a lone bogey Gibbs would finish his second round at 3-under (67) giving him a 36-hole total of 3-under (71-67-138).
Although overnight leader Brendon Post (Univ of Delaware) could not find the same success that vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard after round one he did play well enough to maintain a spot within the top three. Post had a relatively uneventful round with one birdie and one bogey but a hiccup on the tough par-5 14th hole dropped Post into a third place tied with past champion Terry Hertzog (CC of York). Hertzog posted an impressive 3-under (68) in his second round today at Laurel Creek to put him in red figures at 1-under (72-68-140) after 36-holes.
Rounding out the top five at the end of day two a pair of champions sit within striking distance at even par (141). Dave McNabb (Applebrook Golf Club) got to even par with scores of (73-68-141) while Dave Quinn (Philmont Country Club) got there with a (71-70-141).
In addition to competing for the championship’s top prize and the William B. Packer trophy, players are also competing for a spot in next summer’s 51st PGA Professional Championship which is being held at the Bayonet Black Horse in Sunriver, California. There are several players within striking distance of the leaders but there are also more than 15 players within three shots of a qualifying spot.
The final round of the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship will get underway at 8:00 AM at Laurel Creek Country Club with the tournament leaders teeing off at 12:30 PM.
For continued coverage of the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship coverage you can visit philadelphia.pga.com or on social media @PhiladelphiaPGA / #PPGAChamp
Philadelphia PGA Professional ChampionshipSep 19 – Sep 21, 2017
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1 Tony Perla LedgeRock GC 69-64--133 -8 2 Jordan Gibbs Gulph Mills GC 71-67--138 -3 T3 Brendon Post Univ of Delaware 68-72--140 -1 T3 Terry Hertzog CC of York 72-68--140 -1 T5 Dave McNabb Applebrook GC 73-68--141 E T5 Dave Quinn Philmont CC 71-70--141 E T7 Rusty Harbold Phila Cricket Club 70-72--142 +1 T7 Billy Stewart ACE Club 75-67--142 +1 T7 Brett Melton Radley Run CC 71-71--142 +1 T10 Chris Krueger Kings Creek CC 75-68--143 +2 T10 Rich Steinmetz Spring Ford CC 74-69--143 +2 T10 Mark Sheftic Merion GC 73-70--143 +2 T10 Stu Ingraham M Golf Range 74-69--143 +2 T14 Alex Knoll Bethlehem GC 72-72--144 +3 T14 Bill Sautter Phila Cricket Club 74-70--144 +3 T14 Greg Farrow Deerwood CC 75-69--144 +3 T14 John Bierkan Aronimink GC 71-73--144 +3 T18 Ashley Grier Overbrook GC 75-70--145 +4 T18 Rob Shuey Colonial GC 72-73--145 +4 T18 Pat Butkus Overbrook GC 72-73--145 +4 T21 Mike Molino The CC of Scranton 74-72--146 +5 T21 Sam Ambrose Aronimink GC 71-75--146 +5 T21 Mike Ladden Whitford CC 74-72--146 +5 T21 Kirk Deyer Philadelphia CC 72-74--146 +5 25 Jakob Gerney Trump National GC 73-74--147 +6 T26 Rick Gibney Colonial GC 79-69--148 +7 T26 John Cooper Green Valley CC 68-80--148 +7 T26 Don DeAngelis Center Square GC 79-69--148 +7 T26 Brian Kelly Bucknell GC 74-74--148 +7 T26 John Pillar CC at Woodloch Springs 80-68--148 +7 T26 John Rudolph Fieldstone GC 75-73--148 +7 T32 Terry Hatch Hidden Valley GC 74-75--149 +8 T32 Chip Richter Carlisle CC 73-76--149 +8 T32 Dave Pagett Whitemarsh Valley CC 74-75--149 +8 T32 John DiMarco Laurel Creek CC 72-77--149 +8 T32 John Appleget Wildwood Golf & CC 79-70--149 +8 T32 Dean Halterman Galloway National GC 75-74--149 +8 T32 George Forster Radnor Valley CC 75-74--149 +8 T32 Shawn Matthews Huntingdon Valley CC 77-72--149 +8 T32 Mike Grabosky Heidelberg CC 75-74--149 +8 T32 Bob Hennefer Indian Springs GC 80-69--149 +8 T42 Anthony Malizia Bidermann GC 76-74--150 +9 T42 David Morano CC of York 81-69--150 +9 T42 Jeff Bonicky Sea Oaks GC 76-74--150 +9 T42 Curtis Kirkpatrick Indian Springs GC 78-72--150 +9 T42 Dave Fields Brookside CC 74-76--150 +9 T42 Don Allan Burlington CC 75-75--150 +9 T42 Joe Kogelman GolfTEC Moorestown 79-71--150 +9 T42 Dan Marz Huntingdon Valley CC 76-74--150 +9 T42 Peter Lovenguth Silver Creek CC 73-77--150 +9 T42 Robby Bruns Merion GC 72-78--150 +9 T52 Dustin McCormick Glen Brook GC 74-77--151 +10 T52 John Spina Phila Cricket Club 76-75--151 +10 T52 Hugh Matthis Tavistock CC 75-76--151 +10 T52 Mark Parson Harbor Pines 79-72--151 +10 T52 Eric Schultz Sunnybrook GC 74-77--151 +10 T52 Gregg Gipp Phoenixville CC 72-79--151 +10 T52 Andy Fisher Frosty Valley CC 75-76--151 +10 T52 Michael Caldwell Bidermann GC 76-75--151 +10 T60 Kevin Nicholson White Manor CC 78-74--152 +11 T60 Eric McNamee Golf Galaxy 77-75--152 +11 T60 Carson Solien Aronimink GC 75-77--152 +11 T60 Richie Krebs Outdoor CC 73-79--152 +11 T60 John Allen Huntingdon Valley CC 76-76--152 +11 T60 Michael Little Lookaway GC 77-75--152 +11
Mount Laurel, N.J. – In stark contrast to what players had to battle in their opening rounds, the weather conditions for the second round of the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship were near perfect giving all in the field the chance to post a low number.
One player taking full advantage of the relatively benign conditions was Tony Perla (LedgeRock Golf Club). After an opening round 1-under-par Perla was looking to make a move and put himself in a good position heading into the Championship’s final round. Perla not only put himself into prime position he catapulted himself into the lead after a tournament best 7-under par (64). Perla played a flawless round of golf at Laurel Creek while adding an eagle and five birdies along the way to grab the 36-hole lead. Perla’s two-day total of 8-under (69-64-133) is five shots clear of the field.
Sitting in second place is defending champion Jordan Gibbs (Gulph Mills Golf Club). Gibbs carded an even par (71) is his opening round at Laurel Creek and as his championship shifted to Burlington Country Club for the second round he needed to make move. Gibbs got off to a fast start with birdies on his first three holes. Gibbs would go on to add one additional birdie but coupled with a lone bogey Gibbs would finish his second round at 3-under (67) giving him a 36-hole total of 3-under (71-67-138).
Although overnight leader Brendon Post (Univ of Delaware) could not find the same success that vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard after round one he did play well enough to maintain a spot within the top three. Post had a relatively uneventful round with one birdie and one bogey but a hiccup on the tough par-5 14th hole dropped Post into a third place tied with past champion Terry Hertzog (CC of York). Hertzog posted an impressive 3-under (68) in his second round today at Laurel Creek to put him in red figures at 1-under (72-68-140) after 36-holes.
Rounding out the top five at the end of day two a pair of champions sit within striking distance at even par (141). Dave McNabb (Applebrook Golf Club) got to even par with scores of (73-68-141) while Dave Quinn (Philmont Country Club) got there with a (71-70-141).
In addition to competing for the championship’s top prize and the William B. Packer trophy, players are also competing for a spot in next summer’s 51st PGA Professional Championship which is being held at the Bayonet Black Horse in Sunriver, California. There are several players within striking distance of the leaders but there are also more than 15 players within three shots of a qualifying spot.
The final round of the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship will get underway at 8:00 AM at Laurel Creek Country Club with the tournament leaders teeing off at 12:30 PM.
For continued coverage of the 96th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship coverage you can visit philadelphia.pga.com or on social media @PhiladelphiaPGA / #PPGAChamp
Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship
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1 Tony Perla LedgeRock GC 69-64--133 -8 2 Jordan Gibbs Gulph Mills GC 71-67--138 -3 T3 Brendon Post Univ of Delaware 68-72--140 -1 T3 Terry Hertzog CC of York 72-68--140 -1 T5 Dave McNabb Applebrook GC 73-68--141 E T5 Dave Quinn Philmont CC 71-70--141 E T7 Rusty Harbold Phila Cricket Club 70-72--142 +1 T7 Billy Stewart ACE Club 75-67--142 +1 T7 Brett Melton Radley Run CC 71-71--142 +1 T10 Chris Krueger Kings Creek CC 75-68--143 +2 T10 Rich Steinmetz Spring Ford CC 74-69--143 +2 T10 Mark Sheftic Merion GC 73-70--143 +2 T10 Stu Ingraham M Golf Range 74-69--143 +2 T14 Alex Knoll Bethlehem GC 72-72--144 +3 T14 Bill Sautter Phila Cricket Club 74-70--144 +3 T14 Greg Farrow Deerwood CC 75-69--144 +3 T14 John Bierkan Aronimink GC 71-73--144 +3 T18 Ashley Grier Overbrook GC 75-70--145 +4 T18 Rob Shuey Colonial GC 72-73--145 +4 T18 Pat Butkus Overbrook GC 72-73--145 +4 T21 Mike Molino The CC of Scranton 74-72--146 +5 T21 Sam Ambrose Aronimink GC 71-75--146 +5 T21 Mike Ladden Whitford CC 74-72--146 +5 T21 Kirk Deyer Philadelphia CC 72-74--146 +5 25 Jakob Gerney Trump National GC 73-74--147 +6 T26 Rick Gibney Colonial GC 79-69--148 +7 T26 John Cooper Green Valley CC 68-80--148 +7 T26 Don DeAngelis Center Square GC 79-69--148 +7 T26 Brian Kelly Bucknell GC 74-74--148 +7 T26 John Pillar CC at Woodloch Springs 80-68--148 +7 T26 John Rudolph Fieldstone GC 75-73--148 +7 T32 Terry Hatch Hidden Valley GC 74-75--149 +8 T32 Chip Richter Carlisle CC 73-76--149 +8 T32 Dave Pagett Whitemarsh Valley CC 74-75--149 +8 T32 John DiMarco Laurel Creek CC 72-77--149 +8 T32 John Appleget Wildwood Golf & CC 79-70--149 +8 T32 Dean Halterman Galloway National GC 75-74--149 +8 T32 George Forster Radnor Valley CC 75-74--149 +8 T32 Shawn Matthews Huntingdon Valley CC 77-72--149 +8 T32 Mike Grabosky Heidelberg CC 75-74--149 +8 T32 Bob Hennefer Indian Springs GC 80-69--149 +8 T42 Anthony Malizia Bidermann GC 76-74--150 +9 T42 David Morano CC of York 81-69--150 +9 T42 Jeff Bonicky Sea Oaks GC 76-74--150 +9 T42 Curtis Kirkpatrick Indian Springs GC 78-72--150 +9 T42 Dave Fields Brookside CC 74-76--150 +9 T42 Don Allan Burlington CC 75-75--150 +9 T42 Joe Kogelman GolfTEC Moorestown 79-71--150 +9 T42 Dan Marz Huntingdon Valley CC 76-74--150 +9 T42 Peter Lovenguth Silver Creek CC 73-77--150 +9 T42 Robby Bruns Merion GC 72-78--150 +9 T52 Dustin McCormick Glen Brook GC 74-77--151 +10 T52 John Spina Phila Cricket Club 76-75--151 +10 T52 Hugh Matthis Tavistock CC 75-76--151 +10 T52 Mark Parson Harbor Pines 79-72--151 +10 T52 Eric Schultz Sunnybrook GC 74-77--151 +10 T52 Gregg Gipp Phoenixville CC 72-79--151 +10 T52 Andy Fisher Frosty Valley CC 75-76--151 +10 T52 Michael Caldwell Bidermann GC 76-75--151 +10 T60 Kevin Nicholson White Manor CC 78-74--152 +11 T60 Eric McNamee Golf Galaxy 77-75--152 +11 T60 Carson Solien Aronimink GC 75-77--152 +11 T60 Richie Krebs Outdoor CC 73-79--152 +11 T60 John Allen Huntingdon Valley CC 76-76--152 +11 T60 Michael Little Lookaway GC 77-75--152 +11