2026 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Qualifying: Hanover

Heritage Hills’ Blanchette blitzes Hanover

Caden Blanchette of Heritage Hills Golf Resort carded a 7-under-par 63 to earn medalist honors in BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship Qualifying at Hanover Country Club (par 70, 6,360 yards).

Blanchette, a rising junior at the University of Connecticut, earned one of four qualifying positions available for the Championship proper.

The cut line stopped at 70.

The 126th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship will take place June 15-17, & 20 at Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
Originating in 1897, the Amateur Championship is GAP’s premiere individual event. Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Albert H. Smith captured the first Amateur Championship by defeating J.D. Winsor of Merion Cricket Club in 37 holes. The event’s format switched to medal play in 1938. J. Wood Platt went on to win two consecutive Amateurs under that format. His brother William “Zimmer” Platt earned the 1940 title at Philadelphia Cricket Club by being the only competitor to finish all 72 holes. The event’s format reverted back to match play in 1941. The Amateur Championship wasn’t contested from 1943-45 because of World War II. Overall, 34 courses have hosted the Amateur.

GAP
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The organization’s 345 Member Clubs and 125,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.