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Major championship season is rapidly approaching.
Registration for the 43rd GAP Middle-Amateur Championship is now open. The first Major of 2026 takes place May 21-22 at Jeffersonville Golf Club in Norristown, Pa. It is the first time a public facility will host a GAP Major Championship, a historic milestone.
In 2024, the Middle-Amateur Championship expanded from 36 to 54 holes. The event is listed on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and is eligible for points.
The field of 144 players will be cut to the low 48 scores and ties after Round One. For Rounds Two and Three, players will be paired in twosomes. There will be no repairing before the final round.
The following GAP Member Clubs will host qualifying events for the Championship proper:
| Venue | Date |
| Five Ponds Golf Club | Saturday, April 18 |
| Laurel Creek Country Club | Monday, April 20 |
| Lebanon Country Club | Monday, April 27 |
| Running Deer Golf Club | Tuesday, April 28 |
The Middle-Amateur is open to males 25 years of age or older with a GAP Handicap Index of 5.0 or less.
A William Hyndman, III Player of the Year points event, the Middle-Amateur started in 1984, three years after the USGA created the U.S. Mid-Amateur as a formal championship for post-college amateurs. GAP followed suit with the USGA in creating a Middle-Amateur, but initially varied 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 or older.
The GAP 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.
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 140,000 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.
