GAP reclaimed the Senior Challenge Matches with a victory at Bidermann Golf Club Oct. 8. Its last title came in 2018.
GAP holds a record 17 titles (1989-93, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2005-06, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015-16, 2018).
The Senior Challenge Matches pits GAP against the Delaware State Golf Association, Maryland State Golf Association and New Jersey State Golf Association.
Eight senior golfers (55 years of age or older) represent each organization compete in 18 holes of stroke play. The top six scores count toward the team total.
This was the final year of Delaware’s participation in the event. It won the Senior Challenge Matches in 1994.
| 35th Senior Challenge Matches at Bidermann Golf Club | |
| Oct. 8, 2024 | |
| Results | |
| GAP | 467 |
| Chris Fieger, Sr., Heidelberg Country Club | 74 |
| Jeff Frazier, Carlisle Country Club | 75 |
| Neil Gordon, Doylestown Country Club | 77 |
| Ken Phillips, Lancaster Country Club | 78 |
| Gregory Osborne, Overlook Golf Course | 79 |
| Ronan Culligan, Saucon Valley Country Club | 84 |
| Mike Moffat, LuLu Country Club | 85 |
| Paul Rogowicz, Yardley Country Club | 87 |
| Maryland State Golf Association | 473 |
| Lee Flemister, Wothington Manor Golf Club | 74 |
| Dave Nocar, Chartwell Golf & Country Club | 77 |
| Vance Welch, Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club | 78 |
| Gary Awalt, Hayfields Country Club | 79 |
| Stu Strang, Argyle Country Club | 82 |
| Bill Jenner, Breton Bay Golf & Country Club | 83 |
| Tom Winegardner, The Canon Club | 85 |
| Carter Steuart, Chevy Chase Club | 89 |
| New Jersey State Golf Association | 480 |
| Ed Walsh, Trump National Bedminster | 79 |
| Pat Pierson, Darlington Golf Club | 79 |
| Michael Guli, Trump National Bedminster | 80 |
| Mike Paduano, Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club | 80 |
| Harris Podvey, Knoll Country Club | 81 |
| Bill Bello, NJSGA E-Club | 81 |
| Stuart Greenberg, Shackamaxon Country Club | 81 |
| Jim Craffey, Arcola Country Club | 86 |
| Delaware State Golf Association | 492 |
| John Gosselin, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club | 78 |
| Mark Wachter, DuPont Country Club | 81 |
| Bryan Taylor, Ocean City Golf Club | 82 |
| Rufino Rosal, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club | 83 |
| Tom Finn, DuPont Country Club | 84 |
| Tom Humphrey, Wilmington Country Club | 84 |
| Ron Jamarowicz, DuPont Country Club | 86 |
| Alan Wagenschnur, Newark Country Club | 88 |
| *low six of eight scores count toward team total* | |
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 Association’s 345 Member Clubs and 110,000 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.
