Rules of Golf seminar set for March 2 at WaynesboroughThe Golf Association of Philadelphia will conduct a Rules of Golf seminar on Saturday, March 2 at Waynesborough Country Club from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lew Blakey, a USGA volunteer and former executive committee member, is the event’s featured instructor. The purpose of the seminar is to educate GAP members on the Rules of Golf. Cost is $65. Click here to register. Blakey, of Alexandria, Va., has served as an instructor at PGA/USGA Rules of Golf Workshops since 2001. He started as consulting member on the USGA’s Rules of Golf Committee in 1999 and joined its Executive Committee in 2001. Blakey was one of the USGA representatives who worked with the R&A at the quadrennial Joint Rules Conference in 2003, which approved changes to the Rules and Decisions for 2004. For more information on the Rules of Golf seminar, contact Chris Roselle, GAP Tournament Director, at 610-687-2340 ext. 29 or via e-mail at croselle@gapgolf.org. Founded in 1897, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) is the oldest regional golf association in the United States and serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. Its 144 Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. As Philadelphia’s Most Trusted Source of Golf Information, the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
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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.
