63rd Compher Cup Matches

Team GAP ready for Compher Cup Matches

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GAP looks to get back on track when the 63rd Compher Cup Matches heads to Hollywood Golf Club in Deal, N.J.

The annual team event pits GAP (Golf Association of Philadelphia) against New Jersey Golf. Last season, New Jersey Golf took the crown with a 13.5–4.5 victory at Union League Golf Club at Torresdale in Philadelphia, Pa. GAP leads the overall series, 41–15–5.

Each association fields a 12-man team. Players simultaneously compete in a singles match and four-ball match. A total of 18 points is available. Matches that end in a tie result in a half point for the team. Full points are awarded for a victory.

Team GAP will be led by honorary captain Bill Higgins. Higgins served on the GAP Executive Committee from 2012-16. During his time on the committee, he also served on the Junior, Development and Championship Committees. A St. Davids Golf Club member, Higgins, 64, of Pottstown, Pa., serves GAP as a volunteer rules official.

Fred Compher, a former NJSGA president, conceived the neighborhood matches after leaving his post in 1959. Compher donated a silver trophy that year earmarked for such a rivalry.

In 1961, association representatives Bob Jacobson of New Jersey and Richard Ollmah of GAP completed the details. In 1962, the first Compher Cup matches took place. That year, the NJSGA side forged a 5–1 lead in the morning foursomes’ competitions and held serve in the afternoon singles matches for an 11.5-6.5 victory. After New Jersey’s victory, Compher, who was known at the time as the most successful NJSGA president in its history, presented the trophy to promote golf between the groups.

Meet Team GAP below (all stats based on the 2024 season):

Andy Butler, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

• Fourth appearance (2022-24)
• Round of 16, 124th BMW Philadelphia Amateur
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• T6, Silver Cross Award
• T16, 122nd Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• T16, 41st Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• 12th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Will Davenport, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club

• Second appearance (2021)
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Quarterfinalist, 124th BMW Philadelphia Amateur
• 10th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Michael Davis, Aronimink Golf Club

• First appearance
• T2, 41st Middle-Amateur Championship Presented by NJM Insurance Group
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• 19th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Aaron Fricke, LuLu Country Club

• Second appearance (2015)
• Runner-up, 124th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• T12, 40th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• 11th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Jake Haberstumpf, LedgeRock Golf Club

• First appearance
• Semifinalist, 124th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T4, 73rd Delaware Amateur
• 16th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Billy Howard, Applebrook Golf Club

• First appearance
• T4, 120th Philadelphia Open Championship
• T32, 41st Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• 26th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Brock Kovach, LedgeRock Golf Club

• First appearance
• T5, 41st Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• Second, PAGA George Dressler Memorial
• 27th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

John Lalley, Llanerch Country Club

• Second appearance (2024)
• Round of 16, 124th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T5, 41st Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• 24th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Scott McNeil, The 1912 Club

• Sixth appearance (2013, 2015-16, 2022, 2024)
• T2, 41st Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance
• 28th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Mark Miller, Philadelphia Cricket Club

• Third appearance (2008, 2022)
• Semifinalist, 124th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T6, Silver Cross Award
• T5, PAGA Middle-Amateur Championship
• T22, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Ryan Tall, LuLu Country Club

• Second appearance (2023)
• T4, 120th Philadelphia Open Championship
• 10th, 122nd Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• T22nd, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Joe Tigani, Fieldstone Golf Club

• Second appearance (2023)
• Third, 59th Delaware Open Championship
• T6, 122nd Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• T9, Silver Cross Award
• 18th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

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.