24th GAP/AGA Junior TOC

Hamilton, Powell prevail at Huntsville

Country Club of Scranton’s Alec Hamilton completed a gate-to-wire victory in the 24th GAP/AGA Tournament of Champions at Huntsville Golf Club (par 72, 6,358 yards) Tuesday.

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Hamilton, 16, of Clarks Summit, Pa., closed with a 1-over-par 73. He established a four-stroke lead by carding a 1-over-par 72 in Round One at Fox Hill Country Club. Hamilton triumphed by eight strokes over two-time champion Michael Maslanka (2020, 2022) of Elmhurst Country Club.

Elmhurst’s Gwendolyn Powell continued her excellence in the Girls’ Division (par 72, 5,241 yards). She carded rounds of 70 and 75 to prevail by 15 strokes. Powell, 17, of Madison Township, Pa., now holds five GAP/AGA Junior Tournament of Champions titles (2018, 2020-23).

The GAP/AGA Junior Tournament of Champions concludes the Lawler Junior Tour sponsored by Abington Center for Cosmetic & Family Dentistry and Community Bank. It is a two day, 36-hole event. Winners of a Lawler Junior Tour Series event, in addition to those who ranked high in scoring average/finish, make up the field.

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 340 Member Clubs and 100,000 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.