Tom Conboy, the 2009 Volunteer of the Year and 1972 Amateur Championship runner-up, died July 28. He was 95.
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Conboy, started in golf as a caddie at Eagle Lodge Country Club (Union League Liberty Hill today). He practiced every day after week and soon became a fixture on the GAP circuit. A Sandy Run Country Club member since 1964, Conboy qualified for match play in the Amateur Championship on 15 occasions over a three-decade span, including seven consecutive appearances (1955-61). He gained the semifinals in 1961, falling to GAP Hall of Famer Howard Everitt, 2-up, at Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club. In 1972, Conboy lost to Raymond Thompson, 5&3, in the Final at Aronimink Golf Club. He also finished as runner-up in the 1950 Junior Boys’ Championship.
GAPTV spotlighted Conboy for a feature in 2012. GAP Magazine will pay tribute to Conboy in its upcoming Fall 2025 edition.
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 130,000 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.
