Patterson Cup Qualifying: LuLu

Forrester, Ryan share medal

The host club’s Scott Forrester and Overbrook Golf Club’s Mac Ryan carded rounds of 4-under-par 67 to earn medalist honors in Joseph H. Patterson Cup Qualifying presented by Provident Bank at LuLu Country Club (par 71, 6,540 yards) Wednesday.

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Forrester, 30, of Cheltenham, Pa., and Ryan, 29, of King of Prussia, Pa., led a field of 142 hopefuls. The cutline stopped at 1-over 72. A total of 36 players qualified for the Championship proper.

The 122nd Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank will take place Aug. 7-8 at Concord Country Club.

The third and final Patterson Cup Qualifying will take place July 25 at Moselem Springs Golf Club.

New in 2024, GAP expanded the Joseph H. Patterson Cup from 36 holes to 54 holes. The event will now be listed on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and eligible for points. Additionally, the field of 144 players will be cut to the low 40 scores and ties after Round One. For Rounds Two and Three, players will be paired in twosomes. There will be no repairing before the final round. Consequently, the Silver Cross Award, presented to the player with the lowest aggregate score in the qualifying round(s) of the BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship and the Joseph H. Patterson Cup, expands to five rounds.

Furthermore, the playoff for Patterson Cup moves from a four-hole aggregate format to a sudden-death playoff.

GAP Magazine highlighted the history of the Joseph H. Patterson Cup in its Summer 2022 edition. The tournament honors a man who championed golf in its infancy at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Friends of Patterson donated the Cup, designed by the esteemed J.E. Caldwell & Co., to the Association in 1900.

About Provident Bank
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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 110,000 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.