Doubt that the city of brotherly love needs another reason for excitement, but the Golf Association of Philadelphia offers one anyway.
The 2018 BMW GAP Team Matches schedule for Divisions AA, A and B is now available. The event’s 118th playing begins on Sunday, April 22. Reigning champion Philadelphia Cricket Club 1 opens its title defense against Division AA newcomer Saucon Valley Country Club.
The complete BMW GAP Team Matches schedule will be announced at a later date.
Since 1897, the BMW GAP Team Matches has been contested annually, save World War II (1943-45) and the severe ice storm of 1994. The Golf Association of Philadelphia’s forefathers conceived the Matches to promote spirit, fellowship and camaraderie. It started with the four founding clubs — Belmont Golf Association (now Aronimink Golf Club), Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia Country Club and Philadelphia Cricket — each fielding two teams with six players per side. First known as the Interclub Team Matches, the event changed to the Suburban League Matches in 1915 before adopting its current moniker in 1997.
2018 Dates (Sundays): April 22, 29 & May 6
Championship Playoff & Challenges – Saturday, May 12 – 1 p.m.
Schedule
April 22 – #1 VS #4, #2 VS #3
April 29 – #1 VS #3, #2 VS #4
May 6 – #1 VS #2, #3 VS #4
| Division AA | |||
| Section I | Section II | Section III | Section IV |
| Phila. Cricket 1 | Glenmaura 1 | Little Mill 1 | Huntingdon Valley 1 |
| Commonwealth 1 | Overbrook 1 | Llanerch 1 | LedgeRock 1 |
| Applebrook 1 | Phila. Cricket 2 | Aronimink 1 | Tavistock 1 |
| Saucon Valley 1 | Makefield 1 | Merion 1 | Lu Lu 1 |
| Division A | |||
| Section I | Section II | Section III | Section IV |
| Lancaster 1 | White Manor 1 | Philmont 1 | Northampton 1 |
| Wyoming Valley 1 | Kennett Square 1 | Old York Road 1 | Wilmington 1 |
| Laurel Creek 1 | Fox Hill 1 | Huntingdon Valley 2 | Lehigh 1 |
| Yardley 1 | Talamore 1 | Moselem 1 | Scranton 1 |
| Section V | Section VI | Section VII | Section VIII |
| DuPont 1 | Spring Ford 1 | Heidelberg 1 | Phila. Cricket 3 |
| Little Mill 2 | Mercer Oaks 1 | Hartefeld 1 | Running Deer 1 |
| Concord 1 | Bellewood 1 | Huntsville 1 | RiverCrest 1 |
| Rolling Green 1 | Wild Quail 1 | Schuylkill 1 | Honeybrook 1 |
| Division B | |||
| Section I | Section II | Section III | Section IV |
| Springhaven 1 | Wedgewood 1 | Radley Run 1 | Jericho National 1 |
| Five Ponds 1 | Sea Oaks 1 | Running Deer 2 | Indian Valley 1 |
| Bala 1 | Greate Bay 1 | Riverton 1 | DuPont 2 |
| Meadia Heights 1 | White Manor 2 | Cherry Valley 2 | Moorestown 1 |
| Section V | Section VI | Section VII | Section VIII |
| Plymouth 1 | Coatesville 1 | Whitford 1 | Sandy Run 1 |
| Applebrook 2 | Merchantville 1 | Manufacturers’ 1 | Old York (N.J.) 1 |
| Tavistock 2 | St. Davids 1 | Torresdale 1 | Rancocas 1 |
| Downingtown 1 | Limekiln 1 | Loch Nairn 1 | Northampton Valley 1 |
| Section IX | Section X | Section XI | Section XII |
| Whitemarsh 1 | Stone Harbor 1 | Fieldstone 1 | Saucon Valley 2 |
| Wildwood 1 | Waynesborough 1 | North Hills 1 | Valleybrook 1 |
| Elkview 1 | Blue Bell 1 | Overbrook 2 | Phila. Cricket 4 |
| White Clay 1 | Glen Oak 1 | Tavistock 3 | Trump National 1 |
| Section XIII | Section XIV | Section XV | Section XVI |
| Commonwealth 2 | Bent Creek 1 | Woodstone 1 | Llanerch 2 |
| Little Mill 3 | Cherry Valley 1 | Spring Ford 2 | Links 1 |
| Chester Valley 1 | Lookaway 1 | Silver Creek 1 | Medford Village 1 |
| Green Valley 1 | Glenmaura 2 | Spring Mill 1 | Penn Oaks 1 |
Golf Association of Philadelphia
Founded in 1897, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) is the oldest regional golf association in the United States and serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. Its 153 Full Member Clubs and 57,000 individual members are spread across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. As Philadelphia’s Most Trusted Source of Golf Information, the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
