Hurricane Joaquin cripples 27th Senior Challenge MatchesDamage caused by Hurricane Joaquin forced officials to reschedule the 27th Senior Challenge Matches at Cripple Creek Golf & Country Club in Dagsboro, Del. The event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Senior Challenge Matches features eight seniors from four associations — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Philadelphia — competing in 18 holes of stroke play. The top six scores from each count toward the team total. A year ago, the Association fell by two strokes to Maryland at Manasquan River Golf Club. It holds 13 titles, an event record. Below is a look at Team GAP.
2015 accomplishments: Quarterfinalist in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf at Saucon Valley Country Club (Weyhill); fell to Ed Chylinski of Chester Valley Golf Club, 2-up … tied for 11th in the 45th Senior Amateur Championship at Union League Golf Club at Torresdale … semifinalist in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Match Play Championship presented by Allegheny Health Network; lost to Paul Schlachter of The Club at Nevillewood, 2&1 … runner-up in the PAGA Senior Amateur Championship presented by Allegheny Health Network; carded rounds of 74 and 71 … ranked 11th in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2015 accomplishments: Won the Super-Senior title in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) at Little Mill Country Club; defeated David Brookreson of Huntingdon Valley Country Club in a sudden-death playoff after both finished regulation at 4-over-par 75 … won the Super-Senior title in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) at Berkshire Country Club; carded an even-par 71 … won the Super-Senior title in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; defeated Joseph Marucci of Saucon Valley, 7&5 … finished third in the Senior Amateur Championship (Super-Senior Division); carded rounds of 73 and 78 … won the Super-Senior Silver Cross Award for the third straight year with a 297 total … qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur at Hidden Creek Golf Club … heads the Super-Senior Player of the Year standings.
2015 accomplishments: Won the Senior Silver Cross Award with a 295 total; birdied the par 4, 375-yard 18th hole at Union League Golf Club at Torresdale to prevail by a stroke over David West of Whitford Country Club … finished tied for third in the Senior Amateur Championship; carded rounds of 75 and 68 … medalist in a U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier administered by the Golf Association of Philadelphia at White Manor Country Club … finished tied for fourth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) … tied for sixth in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … quarterfinalist in the PAGA Senior Match Play Championship presented by Allegheny Health Network; lost to Thomas Hyland of Moselem Springs Golf Club, 4&2 … ranked fifth in the Senior POY standings.
2015 accomplishments: Won the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; defeated Chip Lutz of LedgeRock Golf Club, 2&1 … tied for fourth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) … tied for eighth in the Senior Amateur Championship; carded rounds of 68 and 81 … ranked seventh in the Senior POY standings.
2015 accomplishments: Tied for sixth in the Senior Amateur Championship; carded rounds of 72 and 75 … placed tied for fourth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings with a 301 total … tied for sixth in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … tied for second in the Delaware State Golf Association’s Senior Amateur Championship at Wild Quail Golf & Country Club; carded rounds of 71 and 72 … tied for 10th in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) … ranked ninth in the Senior POY standings.
2015 accomplishments: Won the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross); carded a 2-under-par 69 … placed sixth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings with a 303 total … qualified for match play in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; lost to eventual champion Bert Kosup, 3&2, in the Round of 16 … ranked 10th in the Senior POY standings.
2015 accomplishments: Tied for third in the 81st Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) at Little Mill Country Club … runner-up in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) at Berkshire Country Club; carded a 1-over-par 72 … teamed with Glenn Smeraglio of Mercer Oaks Golf Course to finish tied for fourth in the 56th Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play at North Hills Country Club … qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur at Hidden Creek Golf Club … tied for 11th in the 45th Senior Amateur Championship at Union League Golf Club at Torresdale … placed third in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings with a 298 total … ranked fifth in the Senior POY standings.
2015 accomplishments: Runner-up in the 45th Senior Amateur Championship; carded rounds of 70 and 72 … placed second in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings with a 296 total … tied for sixth in the 32nd Middle-Amateur Championship at St. Davids Golf Club … tied for fourth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) … qualified for match play in the 115th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship; lost to Michael McDermott of Merion Golf Club in 20 holes … ranked first in the Senior POY 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.
