Werenski Holds on for Porter Cup Victory

Richy Werenski didn't shoot a round higher than 68 this week in the Porter Cup which lead to him capturing the 54th Porter Cup trophy.

Werenski made only one bogey through 72 holes this weekend, and that coming at the par-4 14th hole in the final round with a three shot lead.  He was virtually flawless through 4 rounds en route to a two shot victory over Denny McCarthy from Rockville, MD.

The Georgia Tech junior made 16 birdies and an eagle in four rounds.  He came into the Porter Cup ranked 120 in the latest GW College Rankings and 70th in the Scratch Players Amateur Rankings.

2011 champion Patrick Rodgers finished in third place after finishing at 13 under par.  He also did not post a round over par as 69 was his highest score.

Of the local players in this year's field, Clearance's Matt Stasiak posted the highest finish.  Stasiak (+11) shot a 3 under 67 in the second round but couldn't find much after that as he followed with rounds of 73 and 77.

Chris Covelli, playing in his third Porter Cup was one shot behind Stasiak as he posted rounds of 74,73,72,73 to total +12.  Lewiston's Mike Boss couldn't follow up his second round 66 which consisted of five straight birdies on the back as he shot 79 and 76 the final two days to finish at 14 over par.

James Blackwell, the youngest player in this Porter Cup opened with a 75 and couldn't get the putter going all week.  Blackwell struck the ball beautifully for four days but never had a chance to score as well as he could with the lack of consistency on the greens.  He finished at +26, posting a final round 72 on Saturday.  Rounding out the local players was Brian Jurkiewicz of Hamburg.  He too opened with 75 but struggled to get into his usual groove throughout the week.  His rounds of 75,79,80,77 put him at +31.