GAP/DSGA is rallying its troops and will march to Lookout Point Country Club in Ontario, Canada for the 58th Williamson Cup.
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The battle between a mix of 10 state and regional golf associations over 36 holes of stroke play will commence Aug. 13-14. The Williamson Cup will decide which golf association has the best Junior competitors. The three lowest scores from each four-man team will count toward the team total.
The Williamson Cup was established in 1964 by A. Fred Williamson in memory of his father, one of the original founders of Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The Washington Metropolitan Golf Association took last year’s title with a team score of 438. GAP/DSGA placed third with a score of 454.
GAP/DSGA hoisted the Williamson Cup in 2002. Below is a look at the 2023 team.
Matt Homer, Wilmington Country Club
Age: 18
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
School: Rising freshman at the University of Delaware
2023 accomplishments: Finished tied for fifth in the Harry Hammond award standings with a 297 … sixth place in the 72nd Delaware Junior Boys’ Championship at Maple Dale Country Club … 10th in the Junior Player of the Year standings with 120 points.
Jeff Homer, Wilmington Country Club
Age: 18
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
School: Rising freshman at University of Delaware
2023 accomplishments: Won the 72nd Delaware Junior at Maple Dale with rounds of 73 and 72 … won the Harry Hammond Award with a score of 287 … qualified as the No. 7 seed in the 109th Junior Boys’ Championship at LuLu Country Club; lost to Lulu’s John Stevenson, 2&1 in the quarterfinals … sixth in the 24th Christman Cup at Gulph Mills Golf Club with rounds of 71 and 73 … currently ranked first in the Junior Player of the Year standings with 365 points.
Jack Homer, Wilmington Country Club
Age: 16
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
School: Rising junior at the Tatnall School
2023 accomplishments: Qualified as the No. 16 seed and finished as a quarterfinalist in the 108th Junior Boys’ Championship at LuLu; lost to Saucon Valley Country Club’s Winston Kelenc-Blank, 3&2 … tied for third in the 72nd Delaware Junior Boys’ at Maple Dale with rounds 76 and 73 … currently ranked eighth in the Junior Player of the Year standings with 145.33 points.
Win Thomas, GAP/USGA GC
Age: 18
Hometown: Coatesville, Pa.
School: Rising senior at the Tatnall School
2023 accomplishments: Won the DIAA Championship at Baywood Greens … tied for 10th in the Harry Hammond Award standings with a score of 305 … tied for fourth in the 37th Francis X. Hussey Memorial at Rolling Green Golf Club with partner Jack Homer … currently ranked 41st in the Junior Player of the Year standings with 11.66 points.
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.
