James Finegan, Sr. received the Distinguished Service Award in 2010.

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*Finegan receives 2010 Distinguished Service Award

Philadelphia golf historian Finegan dies at age 85

  James Finegan, Sr., widely regarded as Philadelphia’s golf historian, died today at age 85.

  Services will take place Wednesday, March 18 at St. John Vianney Church in Gladwyne, Pa. Family will receive condolences from 9 to 11 a.m. with mass to follow.

  Finegan is the author of “A Centennial Tribute to GOLF in Philadelphia,” which chronicles the region’s rich history in the game. He also penned the official histories of Pine Valley Golf Club and Aronimink Golf Club. Finegan, a longtime Philadelphia Country Club member, received the United States Golf Association’s Herbert Warren Wind Book Award in 2006 for his coffee table volume on the courses of Scotland and Ireland. He is considered the foremost American authority on the golf courses of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

  Finegan, of Villanova, Pa., received the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Distinguished Service Award in 2010.

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  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 150 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.