The GAP Team Matches have been contested since its inception in 1897, the longest running team competition in any golf association throughout the United States. Each team in the BMW GAP Team Matches consists of 12 players. Six players compete at their home course; the remaining six compete at the opponent’s course. All players compete in a singles match and a four-ball match concurrently.
Since 1897, the BMW GAP Team Matches has been contested annually, save World War II (1943-45), a severe ice storm (1994) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). The Association’s forefathers conceived the Matches to promote spirit, fellowship and camaraderie. It started with the four founding clubs – Belmont Golf Association (now Aronimink Golf Club), Merion Cricket Club (now Merion Golf Club), Philadelphia Country Club and Philadelphia Cricket – each fielding two teams with six players per side. First known as the Interclub Team Matches, the event changed to the Suburban League Matches in 1915 before adopting its current moniker in 1997.
In our inaugural year we fared pretty well (second most points out of all the clubs!) In the three weeks of competition we scored 143 points, second place Elkview CC scored 69.5 points. A special thank you goes out to Captain Chet Henicle and Co-Captain Scott Scheirer for coordinating the pairings and scheduling. Click the links below to view our scoresheets (home and away results) for all three weeks and the second link shows the standings for each division throughout the GAP region. Attached are our home team pictures of each of the three weeks.
