Middle-Amateur Championship registration opensOn the heels of a Nor’easter comes an announcement that’s sure to melt your snow blues.
Registration for the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 35th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by Callaway Golf is now open. The season’s first Major will take place May 23-24 at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pa. The following Member Clubs will host qualifying events for the Championship proper.
The Middle-Amateur Championship presented by Callaway Golf is open to golfers 25 years of age and older with a GAP/USGA Handicap Index of 7.0 or lower. It is a two-day, 36-hole stroke play event. A William Hyndman, III Player of the Year points event, the Middle-Amateur Championship presented by Callaway Golf started in 1984, three years after the USGA created the U.S. Mid-Amateur as a formal championship for post-college amateurs. The Association followed suit with the USGA in creating a Mid-Am, but initially differed in its administration of the tournament in a couple of respects. The most obvious difference was the age requirement. Prior to 2001, the GAP Middle-Amateur was only available to players 30 years of age and older. The Association’s Executive Committee reviewed and revised that age requirement in 2001 to match the USGA's guidelines of 25 years of age or older for eligible players. At that point, the Committee changed the format of the event to a two-day stroke play tournament (instead of a one-day medal play event) with a cut to the low 70 players and ties after the first round.
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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.
