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Open Championship
Venue:
Philadelphia Country Club
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Directions
)
Dates:
July 17-18 2017
Entries Open:
5/9/2017 thru 6/6/2017
Entry Fee:
Amateur:
$135.00
Professional:
$185.00
Qualifiers:
June 21 - Blue Bell Country Club
(
Results
)
June 27 - Radnor Valley Country Club
(
Results
)
Tee Times:
Philadelphia CC
Results:
View Results
Format
36-hole individual gross stroke play, two day event. With a cut after the first day to the low 60 and ties.
Eligibility
The field will consist of professionals who are active members of the Philadelphia Section PGA in good standing (the A-4 classification is not eligible), Head Professionals of GAP Member Clubs, Assistant Professionals of member clubs who are active members of the New Jersey Section PGA and amateurs who are members of member clubs and have handicap index of 7.0 or less.
HCP INDEX
min: -6 max: 7
All players who wish to compete in the Open Championship on July 11, 2017at Philadelphia Country Club and are not exempt under the Qualifying Exemptions must qualify at one of the two qualifiers.
Close Player Exemptions
Exemption Classes
1.
Top 20 2017 Omega Phila PGA Player of the Year presented by Haverford
2.
Top 20 2017 William Hyndman, III Player of the Year
3.
Top 10 and ties 2017 Open Championship
4.
Open Champions last 5 years
5.
2018 BMW Amateur Semi-Finalists
6.
2018 Middle-Amateur top 5 and ties
7.
Low Amateur Last 5 GAP Opens
8.
Top 5 and ties 2017 Patterson Cup
9.
Low Professional Last 5 GAP Opens
10.
Top 10 and ties 2017 Phila. Section Championship
11.
Top 5 and ties 2017 Phila. Assistants Championship
12.
Host Club Professional
13.
Host Club Champion
14.
Prior Year GAP Senior Player of the Year
15.
Prior Year GAP Junior Player of the Year
16.
2017 Phila. Section Senior Professional Champion
Name
Exemption
John Appleget
1
Christopher Ault
2
Peter Barron, III
2,3
Ben Bershad
3
Carey Bina
2
John Brennan
2
Michael Brown, Jr.
2
Christopher Crawford
2,3
Michael Davis
2,3,5
Travis Deibert
9
Stephen Dressel
6
Gregory Farrow
1
Ben Feld
2,6
Matthew Finger
2
George Forster
1
Aaron Fricke
3
Jordan Gibbs
1,11
James Gillespie
6
David Hicks
2,8
Stuart Ingraham
1,10,16
Eric Kennedy
1
Curtis Kirkpatrick
1
Alexander Knoll
1,11
Ryan Lagergren
3
Chris Lange, Jr.
6
Michael Little
1,11
Chip Lutz
14
John Lynch
3
Andrew Mason
4,7
Roland Massimino
2,8
Matthew Mattare
2,3,6
Greg Matthias
3,9,11
Corey McAlarney
1,11
Michael McDermott
2,3,5,8
Marty McGuckin
14
Scott McLaughlin
2
David McNabb
1,10
Mike Molino
10
Gregor Orlando
2,8
Jeff Osberg
2,3,4,5,6,7,8
David Pagett
1
Tony Perla
11
John Pillar, Sr.
1,10
Brendon Post
1
David Quinn
1
Joshua Rackley
9
Scott Reilly
10,12
William Sautter
1,3
Stephen Seiden
2,5
Mark Sheftic
1
Max Siegfried
8
Benjamin Smith
2,3,8
Rich Steinmetz
1,9
Kyle Sterbinsky
2
Billy Stewart
9
Steve Swartz
1
Matthew Teesdale
4,7
Andrew Turner
1,3
Bill Walker
10
P. Chet Walsh
13
Jay Whitby
2
Field
The field of approximately 132 players will consist of exempt players entered and those who have earned a qualifying position at one of the three qualifiers
Practice Rounds
Practice rounds are available July 8 after 2pm. You must call for a tee time 610-525-7788. The fee is $50 and includes cart. Cash or credit card only. No accompanying caddies are permitted.
Parings
Groups of three.
Starting Times
Normally beginning at 7:00 AM on nine minute intervals.
Carts
Automotive transportation is NOT permitted in this event.
Prizes
Amateurs: 1st thru 5th low gross. Professionals: guaranteed purse of $30,000.
Ties
Four-hole play-off for Championship. Duplicate prizes for ties for 1st low amateur or 2nd low amateur, prize money to be broken by using the USGA recommended scorecard tiebreaking method. Professional money prizes to be split.
Trophy
None.
Player Info
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