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Association announces its 2010 Senior Challenge Matches squadThe Golf Association of Philadelphia announced its team for the 22nd Senior Challenge Matches, which will take place Oct. 19 at Bedens Brook in Skillman, N.J. Below are player profiles of the Philadelphia squad. The Senior Challenge Matches feature eight seniors from four associations, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Philadelphia, competing in the stroke-play event. The top six scores from each association count in the final total. Maryland won last year's tournament with an overall score of 460. The GAP team finished second.
Club: Saucon Valley CC Appearance: Fifth (2006-09) 2010 Accomplishments: Finished tied for fourth at the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC … Advanced to the Brewer Cup quarterfinals at Sandy Run CC … Won the Four- Ball Stroke Play Championship alongside Glenn Smeraglio of Mercer Oaks GC in a 10-hole playoff at Doylestown CC … Carded rounds of 73 and 76 to finish tied for third in the 40th Senior Amateur Championship at Sunnybrook GC … placed tied for fourth in the Senior Silver Cross Award Standings.
Club: Chester Valley GC Appearance: Second (2005) 2010 Accomplishments: Finished tied for 15th in the Senior Amateur Championship … Advanced to the quarterfinals in the Brewer Cup at Sandy Run CC … Finished tied for 11th in the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC … Won the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play alongside Richard Umani of Philadelphia Publinks GA with a score of 10-under-par 62 at Golden Oaks GC.
Club: Phoenixville CC Appearance: First 2010 Accomplishments: Finished second in the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC after carding a 1-under-par 69 in regulation and falling to Chip Lutz of LedgeRock GC in a sudden-death playoff … Carded rounds of 70 and 79 to finish tied for third in the 40th Senior Amateur Championship at Sunnybrook GC … placed tied for fourth in the Senior Silver Cross Award Standings.
Club: Lookaway GC Appearance: Third (2007, 2009) 2010 Accomplishments: Semifinalist in the Brewer Cup at Sandy Run CC. Fell to eventual runner-up Chris Lange of Overbrook GC in 21 holes … Finished tied for fifth in the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC … Qualified at White Manor CC for the USGA Mid-Amateur Championship … Finished tied for sixth in the Senior Amateur Championship at Sunnybrook GC.
Club: Overbrook GC Appearance: First 2010 Accomplishments: Teamed with Chip Lutz of LedgeRock GC and won the 54th International Four-Ball Tournament Senior Division title at The Fox Club …. Finished tied for sixth in the Middle-Amateur Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Militia Hill Course … Quarterfinalist in the 110th Amateur Championship at Saucon Valley CC … Qualified at Radnor Valley CC for the U.S. Senior Open … Runner-up in the Brewer Cup at Sandy Run CC. Lost to Robin McCool of Saucon Valley CC, 3&1, in the Final … Captured the 40th Senior Amateur Championship with rounds of 73 and 74 at Sunnybrook GC … Finished tied for 12th in the British Senior Open Amateur Championship at Walton Heath GC … Currently leads the Senior Player of the Year Standings with 641.6 points.
Club: Back Creek GC Appearance: Fourth (2001-02, 2004) 2010 Accomplishments: Won the Brewer Cup at Sandy Run CC, defeating defending champion Jay Howson, Jr. of St. Davids GC, 1-up, in the Final … Carded a 2-over-par 72 to place tied for third in the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC … Captured the Super-Senior title in the 40th Senior Amateur Championship at Sunnybrook GC … Earned the Super Senior Silver Cross Award with a 302 total … Leads the Association’s Super Senior Player of the Year Standings.
Club: Overbrook GC Appearance: Fifth (2005-08) 2010 Accomplishments: Placed fifth in the Francis Warner Cup (Gross) at Llanerch CC … Qualified for match play in the Brewer Cup at Sandy Run CC … Finished tied for fifth in the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC … Runner-up in the 40th Senior Amateur Championship at Sunnybrook GC … Captured the Senior Silver Cross Award, emblematic of the player with the lowest aggregate score in the Warner (Gross), Chapman (Gross) and Senior Amateur Championship … Currently ranked third in the Senior Player of the Year Standings.
Club: Talamore CC Appearance: First 2010 Accomplishments: Carded a 4-over-par 75 to tie for third in the Warner Cup (Gross) at Llanerch CC … Finished tied for ninth in the Chapman Memorial (Gross) at Burlington CC … Registered a 151 total to place fifth in the 40th Senior Amateur Championship at Sunnybrook GC … Finished third in the Silver Cross Award Standings.
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A Walk Through Time
GAP is the oldest state or regional golf association in the country. It started courtesy of a friendly competition – the Team Matches – and has grown into the preeminent golf association in the country. Along the way, golf history has been made.
