123rd Joseph H. Patterson Cup

Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pa.

Wednesday-Thursday, August 6-7, 2025

 

**GAP Entry Policies**

 

Registration Opens: May 28 at 9 a.m.

Registration Closes: June 25 at 11:59 p.m.

 

Qualifiers:

Colonial Golf & Tennis Club - Wednesday, July 9

Heidelberg Country Club - Wednesday, July 23

Burlington Country Club - Thursday, July 24

 

 

Registration Fee: $125 qualifying fee per player; players who successfully qualify will be required to remit an additional $110 championship fee. The fee for exempt players is $200.

 

Format: 54-hole individual stroke play, two-day event. 18 holes will be played on the first day with the low 40 scores and ties advancing to the second day. 36 holes will be played on the second day in twosomes. Players will have approximately 30 minutes between rounds to eat lunch. 

 

Eligibility: Open to members of GAP Member Clubs with a Handicap Index of 5.0 or lower.

 

Field Size: The field of approximately 144 players will consist of those exempt players entered and those who have earned a qualifying position at one of the qualifying events.

 

Practice Rounds: TBD.

 

Starting Times: Morning and afternoon waves start on Nos. 1 and 10.

 

Automotive Transportation: Not permitted. Players may carry their own bag, hire a club caddie, or bring their own caddie.

 

Ties: Ties for the Championship will be decided by a sudden-death playoff. Second-place ties will be awarded duplicate prizes; Prize money ties to be broken by using the USGA-recommended scorecard tiebreaking method.

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