PREVIEW: 29th Senior Challenge MatchesA neighborly event heads to the city of neighborhoods Oct. 12.
Baltimore Country Club, one of the oldest venues in the nation, is scheduled to host the 29th Senior Challenge Matches — an event featuring the Golf Association of Philadelphia, Delaware State Golf Association, Maryland State Golf Association and New Jersey State Golf Association. Eight seniors representing each of the aforementioned organizations compete in 18 holes of stroke play. The top six scores from each count toward the team total. The Golf Association of Philadelphia seeks a third straight title. It earned a staggering 32-stroke victory a year ago at Lehigh Country Club, site of the recent Senior Amateur Championship. The Association holds 15 titles overall. A healthy mix of Senior Division rookies and veterans will represent Team GAP at Baltimore. Below is a look at the full roster.
2017 accomplishments: Tied for seventh in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) at Spring Ford Country Club … tied for ninth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) at Lu Lu Country Club … gained match play in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf at St. Davids Golf Club; fell to eventual champion Scott Mayne of LedgeRock Golf Club, 2-up, in the Round of 16 … tied for 12th in the 47th Senior Amateur Championship at Lehigh Country Club … tied for second in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play at Laurel Creek Country Club alongside Lu Lu Country Club’s Glenn Smeraglio … tied for sixth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings … semifinalist in the Pennsylvania Golf Association Senior Match Play Championship presented by LECOM and Pinnacle Health at Lebanon Country Club; fell to eventual champion David Brown of Champion Lakes Golf Club, 2&1 … ranked 11th in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2017 accomplishments: Qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur at The Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minn. … runner-up in the 47th Senior Amateur Championship at Lehigh Country Club; carded a 3-under-par 67 in the weather-shortened event … tied for 10th in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) at Spring Ford Country Club … finished fourth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings … ranked fifth in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2017 accomplishments: Won the Super-Senior title in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf at St. Davids Golf Club; defeated Wilmington Country Club’s Thomas Humphrey, 2&1, in the Final … won the Super-Senior title in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Amateur Championship presented by LECOM at St. Clair Country Club; carded rounds of 71 and 70 … qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur; fell to LedgeRock Golf Club’s Chip Lutz, 5&4, in the Round of 32 … won the Super-Senior title in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play at Laurel Creek Country Club alongside Carl Everett of Merion Golf Club … semifinalist in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Match Play Championship presented by LECOM and Pinnacle Health at Lebanon Country Club; fell to Hannastown Golf Club’s Dave DeNezza, 1-up … finished third in the Super-Senior Silver Cross Award standings … Super-Senior Player of the Year.
2017 accomplishments: Co-runner-up in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … runner-up in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Match Play Championship presented by LECOM and Pinnacle Health; lost to Champions Lakes Golf Club’s David Brown, 3&1, in the Final … tied for fifth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) at Lu Lu Country Club … tied for sixth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings … ranked seventh in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2017 accomplishments: Won the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross); carded an even-par 71 … co-runner-up in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … co-runner-up in the New Jersey State Golf Association’s Senior Amateur Championship … gained match play in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; lost to Lu Lu Country Club’s Glenn Smeraglio, 6&5, in the Round of 16 … tied for second in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play alongside clubmate Bill Cregar … tied for sixth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings …ranked sixth in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2017 accomplishments: Runner-up in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross); unavailable for sudden-death playoff to determine Senior Division winner … quarterfinalist in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; lost to clubmate William McGuinness in 21 holes … tied for seventh in the 47th Senior Amateur Championship … tied for seventh in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … tied for fourth in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play alongside Overbrook Golf Club’s Christopher Lange, Sr. … finished third in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings … ranked fourth in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2017 accomplishments: Won the 47th Senior Amateur Championship; carded a 5-under-par 65 in the weather-shortened event … won the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Amateur Championship presented by LECOM; defeated Champion Lakes Golf Club’s David Brown in a sudden-death playoff after carding rounds of 73 and 69 in regulation … semifinalist in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; lost to Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Greg Guyer, 1-up … tied for second in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play alongside Huntingdon Valley Country Club’s Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. … quarterfinalist in the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Match Play Championship presented by LECOM and Pinnacle Health; lost to LedgeRock Golf Club’s Scott Mayne in 19 holes … tied for 10th in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … set to compete in an 18-hole playoff against Overbrook Golf Club’s Raymond Thompson for the Senior Silver Cross Award … ranked second in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
2017 accomplishments: Tied for third in the 47th Senior Amateur Championship … tied for third in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross) … won the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play alongside clubmate Oscar Mestre … gained match play in the Brewer Cup presented by Callaway Golf; lost to Metedeconk National Golf Club’s Bill Boyle, 1-up, in the Round of 16 … tied for 10th in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross) … set to compete in an 18-hole playoff against Lu Lu Country Club’s Glenn Smeraglio for the Senior Silver Cross Award … ranked third in the GAP Senior Player of the Year standings.
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 153 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.
