Siegfried uses birdie binge to capture Pa. amateur title

Philadelphia Country Club's Cory Siegfried birdied four holes in a five-hole stretch on the front nine en route to a 72 and victory Wednesday in the Pennsylvania Golf Association's 97th state amateur golf championship at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington.

Siegfried finished the 54-hole event with an 8-under-par score of 208 and a 3-stroke victory over Wildwood Golf Club's Grant Martens.

Overbrook's Michael Kania placed fourth at 213 as one of just five players to break par in the three-day competition.

The Results

Cory Siegfried, Phila. Country. . . 66-70-72–208

Grant Martens, Wildwood. . . 72-69-70–211

Anthony DeGol, Scotch Valley. . . 69-73-70–212

Michael Kania, Overbrook. . . 70-71-72–213

Brandon Detweiler, Lancaster. . . 69-69-77–215

Greg Orlando, Kahkwa. . . 70-73-76–219

Artie Fink, Sinking Valley. . . 69-74-76–219

Matt Moot, Windber. . . 73-70-76–219

Glenn Smeraglio, Newtown. . . 72-75-73–220

Ross Brown, Huntsville. . . 74-74-72–220

Sean Knapp, St. Jude. . . 75-71-74–220

Jeffrey Griest, Waynesborough. . . 76-73-72–221

James Kania Jr., Overbrook. . . 72-73-76–221

Ross Pringle, Cross Creek. . . 74-73-74–221

Jimmy Markovitz, Nevillewood. . . 70-72-79–221

John Popeck, Nevillewood. . . 75-69-77–221