#BMWPhillyAm Qualifying: LuLu

1912 Club’s Reisner tops Am. Qualifying

The 1912 Club’s Erik Reisner carded a 5-under-par 66 to earn medalist honors in BMW Philadelphia Amateur Qualifying Wednesday at LuLu Country Club (par 71, 6,425 yards).

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Reisner, 26, of Philadelphia, Pa., led a field of 147 players hoping to earn one of 25 qualifying positions and ties available for the Championship proper. The cut line stopped at 3-over-par 74.

The 123rd BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship will take place June 12-14 & 17 at Huntingdon Valley Country Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

The next qualifying event will take place May 16 at Berwick Golf Club.

BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
Originating in 1897, the Amateur Championship is GAP’s premiere individual event. Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Albert H. Smith captured the first Amateur Championship by defeating J.D. Winsor of Merion Cricket Club in 37 holes. The event’s format switched to medal play in 1938. J. Wood Platt went on to win two consecutive Amateurs under that format. His brother William “Zimmer” Platt earned the 1940 title at Philadelphia Cricket Club by being the only competitor to finish all 72 holes. The event’s format reverted back to match play in 1941. The Amateur Championship wasn’t contested from 1943- 45 because of World War II. Overall, 34 courses have hosted the Amateur.

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.