Scoring: 62nd Compher Cup Matches

Team GAP ready for Compher Cup Matches

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GAP looks to secure a three-peat when the 62nd Compher Cup Matches heads to Union League Golf Club at Torresdale in Philadelphia, Pa.

The annual team event pits GAP (Golf Association of Philadelphia) against the New Jersey State Golf Association (NJSGA). Last season, the GAP team took the crown with a 11–7 victory at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, N.J. GAP leads the overall series, 41–14–5.

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 and former Executive Committee member John Choyka. An Indian Valley Country Club member, Choyka, 73, of Telford, Pa., served as a member of the Executive Committee from 2012-18. He chaired the organization’s Awards Committee during that time. Choyka, a past president at Indian Valley, continues to serve GAP as a course rater and 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 2023 season):

Josh Anderson, LedgeRock Golf Club

• First appearance
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Third, 34th Delaware Mid-Open
• 47th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Andy Butler, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

• Third appearance (2022-23)
• Third, Silver Cross Award
• T7, 119th Open Championship
• Round of 16, 123rd BMW Philadelphia Amateur
• Qualified: U.S. Mid-Amateur
• T16, 121st Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• T16, 40th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• Fifth, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Anthony Cordaro, Saucon Valley Country Club

• First appearance
• Second, GAP/AGA Stroke Play 
• 31st, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

Zach Dilcher, LedgeRock Golf Club

• First appearance
• Champion, Pennsylvania Middle-Amateur Championship
• Round of 16, 123rd BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T12, 40th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• 14th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Zak Drescher, Bent Creek Country Club

• First appearance
• Sixth, 40th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance
• T9, 121st Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• 22nd, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Standings

David Kim, LuLu Country Club

• First appearance
• Round of 16, 123rd BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T39, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Kevin Kramarski, Moorestown Field Club

• First appearance
• Round of 32, 123rd BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T19, 119th Open Championship
• 46th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

John Lalley, Llanerch Country Club

• First appearance
• Semifinalist, 123rd BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship
• T19, 119th Open Championship
• 19th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Scott McNeil, The 1912 Club

• Fifth appearance (2013, 2015-16, 2022)
• Seventh, 40th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance Group
• T9, Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• 45th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

David Mecca, Wemberly Hills Golf Club

• First appearance
• Champion, 40^th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance
• First, GAP/AGA Stroke Play Championship
• First, GAP/AGA Men’s Coal Scuttle Championship individual
• First, Member of victorious Glen Oak Country Club in GAP/AGA Men’s Coal Scuttle Championship
• Qualified: U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
• 12th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Stewart Rickenbach, Huntingdon Valley Country Club

• First appearance
• T2, 40^th Middle-Amateur Championship presented by NJM Insurance
• 25th, William Hyndman, III Player of the Year standings

Richard Riva, LuLu Country Club

• Second appearance (2021)
• T9, 121st Joseph H. Patterson Cup presented by Provident Bank
• 44th, 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 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.