GAP Tournament updates

GAP is committed to the health and well-being of its Members, Member Clubs and Staff throughout the region during the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining scheduled GAP Championships/Tournaments have a revised entry procedure to ensure a safe, competitive environment. A number of GAP Championships/Tournaments have been canceled.

Major Championships

Amateur Championship – Field size reduced to 78 players consisting of exemptions and low handicaps entered.

• Format: Day 1 – 18 holes of stroke play qualifying with low 32 players advancing. A playoff, if necessary, for the final match play positions will be conducted on the morning of Day 2. Standard Amateur match play format follows.

Open Championship – Field size reduced to 78 players. Exemptions list will be expanded and invitations extended to fill the field.

• Format: 36 holes stroke play, no cut. Purse: To be determined.

Patterson Cup – Field size reduced to 78 players. Exemptions list will be expanded and invitations extended to fill the field.

• Format: 36 holes stroke play, no cut.

Cart Policy for Championships (Amateur, Open, Patterson Cup) – All players are permitted to take single rider carts. GAP will pay facilities and bill players electronically through Golf Genius. If there is a Junior who is in the field and not of age, a parent/escort/chaperone is permitted to drive the cart. If carts are not permitted due to weather, then the event will continue as a walking event. A reminder, no caddies allowed.

Amateur Tournaments

Marston Cup – Field size reduced to 78 players. Entrants determined by lowest Handicap Indexes.

Tee It Forward – Fall Net Championship – Field size reduced to 78 players.

Junior Tournaments

Christman Cup – Field size remains 78 players. The event will be shortened to 18 holes due to the one-tee start policy. Playoff: scorecard tiebreaker with Player of the Year points to be split evenly.

Father/Son (Younger) – Field size reduced to 124 players (62 teams). One-tee start.

Jock MacKenzie – Field size reduced to 78 players – flights for Junior Boys and Junior Girls. Junior-Junior Divisions are canceled. Playoff: scorecard tiebreaker with Player of the Year points to be split evenly.

Junior Boys’ Championship – Field size reduced to 78 players. Entrants selected based on Handicap Index.

• Format: Day 1 – 18 holes of stroke play qualifying with low 32 players advancing (16 Championship Flight/16 First Flight). A playoff, if necessary, for the final match play positions of each Flight will be conducted on the morning of Day 2. Standard Junior Boys’ Championship match play format follows.

Junior-Junior Boys’ Championship – Qualifying will be done utilizing a one-tee start. This will extend the Championship by one day in order to complete match play.

Senior Tournaments

Brewer Cup – Field sized reduced to 78 players (54 seniors, 24 super seniors) consisting of exemptions and low handicaps entered. Playoff for match play to be decide by lot.

Chapman Cup (Gross) – Field sized reduced to 78 players (54 seniors, 24 super seniors) consisting of exemptions and low handicaps entered. Playoff: scorecard tiebreaker with Player of the Year points to be split evenly.

Chapman Cup (Net) – Field size reduced to 78 players.

Senior Amateur Championship – Field sized reduced to 78 players (54 seniors, 24 super seniors) consisting of exemptions and low handicaps entered.

Warner Cup (Gross) – Field sized reduced to 78 players (54 seniors, 24 super seniors) consisting of exemptions and low handicaps entered. Playoff: scorecard tiebreaker with Player of the Year points to be split evenly.

Additional Tournament information

Tournaments pending committee decision

• Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship
• Father-Son (Older)
• Father-Son (Middle)
• Middle-Amateur Championship
• Mixed Foursomes Championship
• Senior 27-Hole Challenge
• Women’s Spring Scramble

Canceled events

• BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship Qualifying
• Caddie Tournament
• Compher Cup
• Four-Player Team
• Francis X. Hussey Memorial
• Middle-Amateur Championship Qualifying
• Open Championship Qualifying
• Patterson Cup Qualifying
• Pre-Junior Events
• Pro-President, Golf & Green event
• Senior Challenge Matches
• Senior Club Team Challenge
• Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
• Senior Four-Man Team
• The Deeg Sezna
• Team Championship Qualifying
• Team Championship
• Tee It Forward – Spring Net Championship
• Tournament of Champions
• Warner Cup (Net)
• Williamson Cup