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Aronimink welcomes 53rd Compher CupThe Golf Association of Philadelphia will compete in the 53rd Compher Cup Oct. 21 at Aronimink Golf Club. The event was originally scheduled for April 30, but severe weather forced its cancellation. The Compher Cup pits the Association against its counterparts from the New Jersey State Golf Association. Each organization fields a 12-man team. Players simultaneously compete in a singles match and four-ball match. A total of 18 points is available. Matches that end in a tie result in a half point for the team. Fred Compher, a former New Jersey State Golf Association president, conceived the neighborhood matches after leaving his post in 1959. Compher donated a silver trophy that year earmarked for such a rivalry. In 1961, association representatives Bob Jacobson of New Jersey and Richard Ollmah of GAP completed the details. In 1962, the first Compher Cup matches took place. That year, the NJSGA side forged a 5–1 lead in the morning foursomes’ competitions and held serve in the afternoon singles matches for an 11.5-6.5 victory. After the New Jersey victory, Compher, who was known at the time as the most successful NJSGA president in its history, presented the trophy “to promote golf between the groups.” The NJSGA posted a 10.5-7.5 victory a year ago at Galloway National Golf Club, breaking a three-year GAP winning streak. Roster selections for the 53rd Compher Cup are based on 2013 results.
2013 accomplishments: Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 113th Amateur Championship at Aronimink ... finished tied for 14th in the 111th Joseph H. Patterson Cup after rounds of 72 and 73 at Cedarbrook ... ranked 24th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Qualified for match play in the Amateur Championship ... finished tied for sixth in the Joseph H. Patterson Cup after a pair of 71s ... finished tied for seventh in the Silver Cross Award standings ... ranked 20th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Finished tied for seventh in the Open Championship after rounds of 71 and 72 at Waynesborough ... medalist at a U.S. Open Local Qualifier after shooting 72 at Whitford ... captured the Tournament of Champions by carding a 6-under-par 64 at Philmont ... ranked 13th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Tied for fourth in the Middle-Amateur Championship after rounds of 71 and 74 ... finished fifth in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Middle-Amateur Championship after rounds of 70 and 73 ... ranked 26th in the 2013 William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Finished tied for 16th in the Middle-Amateur Championship at Fieldstone ... qualified for match play in the Amateur Championship ... qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship ... semifinalist in the NJSGA Middle-Amateur Championship ... finished tied for fifth in the NJSGA Amateur Championship ... ranked eighth in the NJSGA Player of the Year standings ... ranked 11th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Semifinalist in the 113th Amateur Championship ... finished tied for 10th in the Open Championship after rounds of 74 and 70 ... placed tied for 10th in the Silver Cross Award standings ... finished fourth in the 100th Pennsylvania Golf Association Amateur Championship... ranked seventh in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Earned fourth consecutive Senior Player of the Year Award ... finished second place in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings ... semifinalist in the USGA Senior Amateur Championship ... tied for fourth in the R&A Senior Amateur Championship ... low amateur at the R&A British Senior Amateur Open Championship ... medalist in the Brewer Cup; fell to Robin McCool, 2&1, in the Round of 16 ... won the Frank H. Chapman Memorial (Gross).
2013 accomplishments: Qualified for match play in the 113th Amateur Championship ... advanced to Sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open by surviving a sudden-death playoff at Applebrook … ranked 31st in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Qualified for match play in the 113th Amateur Championship ... qualified for match play in the U.S. Middle-Amateur Championship ... ranked 17th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Tied for sixth in the 111th Joseph H. Patterson Cup ... qualified for match play in the Amateur Championship … ranked 21st in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Quarterfinalist in the 113th Amateur Championship ... finished second in the Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship alongside Benjamin Smith at Galloway National … ranked 28th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
2013 accomplishments: Semifinalist in the 113th Amateur Championship ... tied for 20th in the Open Championship ... ranked 19th in the William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings.
Golf Association of Philadelphia
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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.
