55th Senior Amateur Championship
Berkshire Country Club, Reading, Pa.
Sept. 2-3, 2025
Registration Fee: $135 per individual.
Registration Opens: July 3 at 9 a.m.
Registration Closes: Aug. 19 at 11:59 p.m.
Format: Two-day, 36-hole individual stroke play event with a cut to the low 70 and ties for the second round. In the case where weather interferes with the tournament, it may be reduced to a one-day, 18-hole event.
Eligibility: Open to GAP members who are 55 years of age or older as of the first day of the Championship. Players must have a GAP/USGA Handicap Index of 7.0 or lower.
Transportation: Players may take a cart, bring a caddie or use a push cart. The cart fee is $35 per round and it was NOT included in the registration fee. Players taking a cart MUST check in with the golf shop prior to each round.
Field Size: Limited to 144 players. If oversubscribed, exempt and low indexes entered will fill the field.
Practice Rounds: Practice rounds, for PLAYERS ONLY, have been made available for this event. Players are asked to contact the golf shop to inquire about available tee times. The practice round fee is $150.
Starting Times: Beginning at 7:30 a.m. on 10-minute intervals off No. 1 and No. 10. Round two tee times will be from highest score to lowest off the first tee only unless weather dictates a two-tee start.
Ties: Sudden-death playoff. Duplicate prizes for ties for second overall low gross, payout to be broken by USGA-recommended scorecard tie-breaking. All other ties to be broken by using the USGA-recommended scorecard tie-breaking method.
StrackaLine Booklets: GAP and StrackaLine have teamed up to allow participants to purchase StrackaLine Yardage & Greens books at a 20% discount. Please click HERE to order your booklet. All booklets conform to the Rules of Golf and may be used in tournament play.