Guide to Area Golf Events
MAY 27 Philadelphia Section PGA Haverford Trust Classic Sunnybrook Golf Club, Plymouth Meeting. The purse is $92,000 with a first-prize check of $75,000, both the largest in the section. The defending champion is Billy Stewart of the ACE Club.
MAY 27
Philadelphia Section PGA
Haverford Trust Classic
Sunnybrook Golf Club, Plymouth Meeting.
The purse is $92,000 with a first-prize check of $75,000, both the largest in the section. The defending champion is Billy Stewart of the ACE Club.
MAY 30-JUNE 1
LPGA Tour
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, N.J. The defending champion is Karrie Webb. The LPGA's lone visit to the Philadelphia area features one of the top fields in the history of the tournament, including 2014 tournament winners Michelle Wie, Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson. The event benefits numerous local charities.
JUNE 1-2
Philadelphia Section PGA
Burlington Classic
Burlington Country Club, Mount Holly, N.J.
Contestants play for $20,000 in prize money with about $4,000 going to the winner. Mark Sheftic of Merion is the defending champion.
JUNE 9-11, 14
Golf Association of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Amateur Championship
White Manor Country Club (qualifying and match play), Malvern, and Overbrook Golf Club (qualifying only),
Bryn Mawr.
The defending champion is Michael McDermott of Merion. This is the 114th edition of one of the oldest amateur competitions in the country.
JUNE 19
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Senior Open qualifying event, 18 holes
Back Creek Country Club, Middletown, Del.
JUNE 23-28
Western Women's Golf Association
WWGA Amateur Championship
Lancaster Country Club.
Ashlan Ramsey of Milledgeville, Ga., is the defending champion but plans to turn pro in June and will not compete. The 114th edition of the championship includes two rounds of medal play qualifying and four days of match play. Past champions include Stacy Lewis, Cristie Kerr, Nancy Lopez and Beth Daniel.
JUNE 24-26
GAP
Junior Boys Championship
Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, N.J.
Roland Massimino of the Ridge at Back Brook is the defending champion. The championship begins with stroke-play qualifying and finishes with two days of match play.
JUNE 30
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying, 36 holes
Frog Hollow Golf Club, Middletown, Del.
JULY 7-9
GAP
Brewer Cup
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hill.
This match-play tournament for players 55 and older is named in honor of two-time U.S. Senior Amateur champion O. Gordon Brewer Jr.
JULY 10
GAP
Christman Cup
St. Davids Golf Club, Wayne. The area's top players ages 14 to 18 compete over 36 holes of medal play.
JULY 14
Philadelphia Section PGA
Hyndman Classic
Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
The field will compete for the $4,000 first prize out of an $11,000 purse. Nick Iacono of Odessa National (Del.) is the defending champion. This event honors Philadelphia amateur legend William Hyndman III and is played on his home course.
JULY 14-18
Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia
Match Play Championship
Wilmington Country Club, South Course.
Emily Gimpel of Whitemarsh Valley is the defending champion. The championship, considered the premier event on the WGAP schedule, is being played for the 117th time.
JULY 15-17
New Jersey Golf Association
New Jersey Open
Essex County Country Club, West Orange, N.J.
Frank Esposito of Brooklake is the defending champion.
JULY 16
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Amateur qualifying, 36 holes
Stonewall, Elverson, Pa.
JULY 21
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifying, 18 holes
Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
JULY 22-25
WGAP
Junior Girls Championship
Radley Run Country Club, West Chester.
For girls who will not reach their 18th birthday until midnight of the finals on July 25. Madeline Sager of Spring Ford won last year's championship.
JULY 23
GAP
Philadelphia Open, 36 holes
Applebrook Golf Club, Malvern.
Brandon Matthews of Glenmaura National is the defending champion. Pros compete for more than $30,000 in prize money while amateurs try to keep alive a streak of four straight championships.
JULY 27-29
American Junior Golf Association
AJGA Philadelphia Junior
Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
Theo Humphrey (boys) of Greenwich, Conn., and Kelly Whaley (girls) of Farmington, Conn., are the defending champions. This is the fourth straight year the nation's best junior boys and girls compete at Huntingdon Valley.
JULY 28
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifying, 18 holes
Bidermann Golf Club, Wilmington.
JULY 28-30
Pennsylvania Golf Association
Pennsylvania Amateur Championship
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont.
Chris Ault of Yardley is the defending champion. Contestants from throughout the state get a rare treat to play one of the nation's great courses over 54 holes.
JULY 28-29
Philadelphia Section PGA
GALV Lehigh Valley Open
Northampton Country Club, Easton.
Prize money is around $15,000 with $2,000 going to the winner. Don Allen of Burlington is the defending champion.
JULY 28-29
Delaware State Golf Association
Delaware Open
Kennett Square Golf and Country Club, Kennett Square.
Jay Whitby of Wild Quail is the defending champion.
AUG. 4
Philadelphia Section PGA
Philadelphia PGA Assistants Championship
Concord Country Club, Chadds Ford.
Alex Knoll of Bethlehem is the defending champion.
AUG. 4-5
Pennsylvania Golf Association
Pennsylvania Senior Amateur
Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli.
Robin McCool of Saucon Valley is the defending champion.
AUG. 6-7
GAP
Joseph Patterson Memorial Tournament
Tavistock Country Club, Haddonfield, N.J.
Brandon Matthews of Glenmaura National is the defending champion and will compete for his third consecutive title in the association's foremost stroke-play tournament.
AUG. 6-7
Philadelphia Section PGA
Philadelphia Senior PGA Championship
Burlington Country Club, Mount Holly, N.J.
Stu Ingraham of M-Golf is the defending champion.
AUG. 11-13
Pennsylvania Golf Association
Pennsylvania Open
Country Club of York.
The championship will offer $40,000 in prize money and although first prize has not yet been determined, last year's winner received an $8,000 check. Andrew Mason of Huntingdon Valley is the defending champion.
AUG. 18
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Senior Amateur qualifying, 18 holes
Galloway National Golf Club, Galloway, N.J.
AUG. 26-27
WGAP
Philadelphia Stroke Play Championship for the Mary Thayer Farnum Cup
Applebrook Golf Club, Malvern.
Karen Siegel of Commonwealth National is the defending champion. This 36-hole event, added to the qualifying round for the Women's Match Play Championship, determines the Silver Cross winner.
SEPT. 2-3
GAP
Senior Amateur
Philmont Country Club, Huntingdon Valley.
The event consists of 36 holes of stroke play for contestants 55 and older.
SEPT. 6-11
U.S. Golf Association
U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem.
Mike McCoy of West Des Moines, Iowa, is the defending champion. The competition, for amateurs 25 and older, starts with two rounds of stroke-play qualifying and concludes with a 36-hole championship match. The winner gains a berth in the 2015 Masters.
SEPT. 16-18
Philadelphia Section PGA
Philadelphia PGA Championship
Llanerch Country Club, Havertown.
The estimated purse is around $70,000 with the first-prize check a little higher than last year's $7,200. Dave Quinn of Links is the defending champion.
OCT. 3
GAP
Tournament of Champions
Cedarbrook Country Club, Blue Bell.
The exclusive invitation list includes only those players who won GAP tournaments during the season.
OCT. 8
GAP/Philadelphia Section PGA
Philadelphia Challenge Matches
Overbrook Golf Club, Bryn Mawr.
The competition features 12-man teams from the GAP and the PGA competing in individual and four-ball match play. GAP picked up its first win since 1994 last year.
OCT. 20-22
Philadelphia Section PGA
Match Play Championship
Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, N.J.
Terry Hatch of Hidden Valley is the defending champion. This event lowers the curtain on the 2014 season.