CB East’s Patrick Sheehan won the individual title and Central Bucks South captured the team title at the Pennridge Invitational on Monday. Check out all of Monday’s SOL results. To view photos of the Pennridge Invitational, please visit the Photo Gallery.
By Ben Reese
TELFORD -- Two players eclipsed par in the first invitational of the high school golf season.
Both Patrick Sheehan of Central Bucks East and Kevin Anthony of Central Bucks South shaved shots off the par-36 front nine at Indian Valley Country Club in the Pennridge Invitational. Neither of them seemed bothered by .jpg)
the solar eclipse going on above their heads.
But both of them, teeing off in the first group to go off No. 1, burned around the course in relatively easy fashion. Anthony admitted to bogeying two holes while Sheehan played clean golf for the entire nine.
Anthony also did double duty, leading his Titan team to the team title. South totaled 195, just slightly better than Souderton's 199.
Sheehan and Anthony also had something going for them. They both putted extremely well.
"Putting was a good thing," Sheehan said. "I hit most of the fairways and most of my iron shots were close but putting was the big thing."
Anthony had a similar response.
"I was hitting the driver real well," he said. "I hit every fairway and I was putting well.
"I had a three-putt on hole 2 and everything else was a one-putt or two-putt."
Surprisingly, they did not birdie the same holes. Sheehan birdied No. 3 and No. 9 while Anthony had birdies on No. 3, No. 7 and No. 8.
This is the second straight year in which Sheehan has won the Pennridge Invitational. He shot a 36 last year to win by one stroke.
"I've been playing well lately," Sheehan said. "I just want to kind of continue what I've been doing.
"I putted a lot better this year and I didn't make mistakes. I'm just happy I played well."
He did have a bit of misstep during his round. It might have been the closest he came to a bogey all day.
"I kind of flew the green on No. 5; no, it was on 3," he said. "I kind of chunked a chip but I got up and down for par so it didn't hurt but I really wanted to make birdie."
Anthony, with one more birdie than Sheehan, also had the two bogeys.
"I bogeyed No. 2 and I bogeyed No. 9," he said. "I had a lip out (on No. 9)."
In fact, Anthony didn't even see or worry about the eclipse.
"The weather cooperated (today)," he said. "I didn't get to see the eclipse really but it's fine by me."
One person who did see the eclipse was CB South coach Tom Hill. But he doesn't really know about his team members.
"It didn't bother them," he said referring to the eclipse. "They said they didn't look but I had one who said he looked through his driver shaft. I don't know how he did that."
This was also the first win at the Pennridge Invitational for the Titans.
"This was a good event to see where we stand," Hill said. "Our goal was to win against the home team and see how everybody else stands in comparison to everybody else."
Needless to say, he was pleased with the performance of Anthony as well as the rest of the team.
"He's just so solid, so consistent," Hill said of Anthony, "He's our go-to guy. He can carry us along with the other seniors on the team."
It was also a good indication to Hill of where his team stands.
"It's a good preview to see where we stand with the rest of the league," he said. "We have some experience. Our top four are experienced."
If they can all keep up with Anthony, it will be a good season for the Titans. Also for the Titans, Evan Casey shot a 37.
Stephen Butler and James O’Malley both shot a 38 to lead Souderton. Central Bucks West, led by Tommy Walsh’s 38, finished third.
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PENNRIDGE INVITATIONAL
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH (195) – Kevin Anthony 35, Evan Casey 37, Colin Johnston 41, Jack Cenci 41, Lizzie Palmieri 41, Jack Lawlor 42, Ryan Zakrzewski 45, Jack Neumann 48.
SOUDERTON (199) – Stevephen Butler 38, James O’Malley 38, Anthony Barr 40, Thomas Butler 40, Evan Kreiser 43, Joshua Smith 43, Ryan Lowe 45, Liam Kreag 47.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST (210) – Tommy Walsh 38, Milo Jezzeny 43, Brock Nestory 43, Chaz Nestory 43, Trevor D’Arcy 43, Nick Hano 45, Brandon Metzinger 45, Danny Walsh 46.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST (211) – Patrick Sheehan 34, Matt Becker 41, Jack Haggerty 44, Jack Herbine 45, Jack Dunsmore 47, Jake Semrow 50, Leo Masterson 52, Evan Holden 55.
NORTH PENN (221) – Min Kim 40, Shane Herb 41, Tyler Schulze 46, Jack Harrigan 47, Josie Genuardi 47, Christian Romano 48, David Givand 49, Colin Hoy 57.
WILLIAM TENNENT (228) – Dan McCabe 42, Colin Walsh 44, Ryan Foley 44, Stephen Skiba 49, Charlie Molzahn 49, Trevor Newhouse 58.
PENNRIDGE (231) – Michael Simpson 41, Cole White 45, Paul Coyle 48, Christian Guldin 48, Blake Stewart 49, Brendan Bauer 50, Caroline McFadden 52, Matt Genatempo 56.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 209, ABINGTON 227
Green Valley Country Cub, Rating: 70.6, Slope 129
Plymouth Whitemarsh (209) – Cade Missimer 39, Jon Silberman 41, Alec Goldberg 41, Dylan Gooneratne 43, Stefan Kolkka 45, Scott Laudenbach 47, Griffin Kolkka 47, Lenny Brenner 47.
Abington (227) – Will Breslin 43, Gavin O’Donnell 43, Zach O’Leary 44, Andrew Garrett 48, Victoria Monterosso 49, Taylor Munn 50, Timmy Gallagher 50, Carter Gates 54.
PENNSBURY 195, BENSALEM 283
Pennsbury (195) – Pat Laushell 36, Griffin Foll 38, Will Gerity 39, Jon Papp 40, Ethan Finklestein 42, Jack Gerity 42, Chris Dul 43, Troy Milne 43.
Bensalem (283) – Jordan Love 51, Noah Brodecki 51, Jason McVeigh 52, Matt Nowaczyk 63, Austin Spier 66, Pat Mclendon 78.
UPPER DUBLIN 202, WISSAHICKON 204
Lulu Country Club, Par 36, Slope: 128
Upper Dublin (202) – Jarrod Matz 38, Jason Swartz 39, Joey Monaghan 39, Cary Romig 43, Garrett Breslin 43, D. Cook 44, B. Bayless 44, Grant Molloy 45.
WISSAHICKON (204) – D. Fantini 40, C. Park 40, J. Tappen 40, K. Kumar 42, S. Barsh 42, E. Jutori 43, D. Evans 45, C. Lee 47.
The UD Varsity golf team booked their first win of the season with an impressive win over archrival Wissahickon 202-204. Senior Captain Jason Swartz chipped in with a terrific 39, as did senior Joey Monaghan. Jarrod "Rory" Matz led he way with a stellar 38! Cary Romig & Garrett Breslin rounded out the scoring with a pair of 43s. Pretty impressive stuff considering this was the first varsity match for six of the players. The boys are out of the gate fast and playing very well. They look to keep rolling on Tuesday against Quakertown at LULU CC.
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