The 4th edition of the Jon M. Pritsch Cup took place on Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Roger Rulewich designed Metedeconk National Golf Club (Jackson, NJ). Ryder Cup style matches are played between twelve junior golfers from the Philadelphia Section PGA and twelve junior golfers from the New Jersey Section PGA. These twenty-four players earned their spot by placing themselves at the top of the Player of the Year points race in each section’s Junior Tour. Once each player solidified their position with their respective section’s roster, juniors will play a singles and a four-ball match simultaneously, each worth 1 point, to gain the most points out of the 18 possible points to be earned.
The juniors from the New Jersey Section PGA were fortunate enough to hoist the Pritsch Cup for the fourth year in a row. Since New Jersey came in as the defending champions, they only needed to earn 9 points on their afternoon to retain the Pritsch Cup. Well New Jersey did that and much more by finishing with 12 ½ points to Philadelphia’s 5 ½ points.
Right out of the gates, New Jersey got off to a quick start by winning four points in the first two matches. Momentum seemed to switch hands for a brief moment once the third foursome came in for 2 ½ points for Philadelphia but New Jersey was too much to handle by claiming eight of the last nine points in the remaining foursomes.
The New Jersey Section PGA and the Philadelphia Section PGA alternate hosting the Jon M. Pritsch Cup year to year. In 2011, Philadelphia has hopes of getting on the board on their home turf at a venue and date to be determined.
The Jon M. Pritsch Cup is played to honor the memory of Jon Pritsch who tragically passed away in May of 1991 at the age of 17. Before his passing, Pritsch was recognized as one of the top golfers in the nation. To date the Jon M. Pritsch Memorial Fund has raised over $155,000 and given away 55 scholarships to juniors looking to pursue a career in a golf related field.
Singles Matches
| New Jersey |
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Philadelphia |
| Stephen Piela |
6 & 5 |
Austin List |
| Zach Pallis |
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Nino Rosal |
2 UP |
| Jacob Stockl |
3 & 1 |
Paul Carbone, Jr. |
| James Willett |
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Brent Pickell |
2 UP |
| Ryan McCormick |
AS |
Kevin Webb |
AS |
| Peter Kim |
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Braden Shattuck |
4 & 3 |
| Ethan Wall |
5 & 4 |
Cole Berman |
| Jerry Wall |
1 UP |
Ryan Rucinski |
| Thomas LaMorte |
6 & 5 |
Patrick Nommensen |
| Michael Pansim |
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Tyler Cross |
4 & 3 |
| Nicole Marino |
4 & 2 |
Francesca Ruscio |
| Emily Sills |
1 UP |
Emma Sills |
Fourball Matches
| New Jersey |
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Philadelphia |
| Stephen Piela |
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Austin List |
| Zach Pallis |
4 & 3 |
Nino Rosal |
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| Jacob Stockl |
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Paul Carbone, Jr. |
| James Willett |
3 & 1 |
Brent Pickell |
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| Ryan McCormick |
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Kevin Webb |
| Peter Kim |
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Braden Shattuck |
2 & 1 |
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| Ethan Wall |
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Cole Berman |
| Jerry Wall |
5 & 4 |
Ryan Rucinski |
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| Thomas LaMorte |
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Patrick Nommensen |
| Michael Pansim |
2 & 1 |
Tyler Cross |
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| Nicole Marino |
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Francesca Ruscio |
| Emily Sills |
4 & 3 |
Emma Sills |
