On foreign yet familiar turf, the Golf Association of Philadelphia looks to win its 16th Senior Challenge Matches title.
Hidden Creek Golf Club will serve as host for the 30th Senior Challenge Matches — an event featuring the Golf Association of Philadelphia, Delaware State Golf Association, Maryland State Golf Association and New Jersey State Golf Association. Eight seniors representing each of the aforementioned organizations compete in 18 holes of stroke play. The top six scores from each count toward the team total.
The Golf Association of Philadelphia will look to return to the winner's circle after finishing second in last year's event. The MSGA took home that title at Baltimore Country Club (East Course) in Lutherville, Md. Team GAP holds 15 titles overall.
Meet the Golf Association of Philadelphia team below. Note - stats are from the 2018 season.
Thomas Hyland, Little Mill
- Tied for seventh in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross)
- Tied for second in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross)
- Quarterfinalist in the PAGA Senior Match Play
- Sixth in the Senior Amateur Championship
- Won the Tournament of Champions (Senior Division)
- Fourth in the Senior Player of the Year standings
- Tied for second in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings
Chip Lutz, LedgeRock
- Leads the Senior Player of the Year standings
- Qualified for R&A Senior Open
- Semifinalist in the Brewer Cup
- Semifinalist in the U.S. Senior Amateur
- Tied for fourth in R&A Seniors Amateur
Robin McCool, Saucon Valley
- Tied for eighth in the Super-Senior Division of the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross)
- Third in the Super-Senior Division of the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross)
- Quarterfinalist in the Super-Senior Division of the PAGA Senior Match Play
- Third in Super-Senior Division of the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
- Super-Senior Brewer Cup Medalist
- Second in the Super-Senior Division of the Senior Amateur Championship
- Second in the Super-Senior Player of the Year standings
- Won the Super-Senior Silver Cross Award
Oscar Mestre, Overbrook
- Tied for 29th in the GAP Middle-Amateur
- Won the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross)
- Third in the PAGA Senior Amateur
- Quarterfinalist in PAGA Senior Match Play
- Won Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
- 11th in the Senior Amateur Championship
- Fifth in the Senior Player of the Year standings
Brian Rothaus, Philmont
- Second in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross)
- Fourth in the Senior Amateur Championship
- Third in the Tournament of Champions
- Sixth in the Senior Player of the Year standings
- Fourth in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings
Joseph Russo, Running Deer
- Third in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross)
- Eighth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross)
- Second in the Senior Amateur Championship
- Fifth in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
- Third in the Senior Player of the Year standings
- Won the Senior Silver Cross Award
Glenn Smeraglio, Lu Lu
- Won the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross)
- Fifth in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross)
- Brewer Cup medalist
- Second in the PAGA Senior Amateur
- Fourth in the Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
- Ninth in the Senior Amateur Championship
- Second in the Senior Player of the Year standings
- Tied for second in the Senior Silver Cross Award standings
Raymond Thompson, Overbrook
- Tied for seventh in the Francis B. Warner Cup (Gross)
- Tied for second in in the Frank H. Chapman Memorial Cup (Gross)
- Brewer Cup winner
- Won Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play
- Seventh in the Senior Player of the Year standings