USGA Mid-Am

USGA Mid-Amateur Winner
MEGHAN BOLGER, TAVISTOCK COUNTRY CLUB

She won the Mid-Am in 2006
And that was very nice.
What happened this year?
She won again and now it's twice.

Last year in Mississippi
This year way out west.
Wherever Meghan goes to play
She comes out as the best.

We're proud of Meghan Bolger
She always makes us glad
And guess who else we're proud of?
Her caddie, her Dad!

A&B Senior Championships

Kerry Rutan, Philadelphia Country Club, won the Senior Championship for the second time but it required an 18-hole playoff to determine a winner. She defeated Ruth Averback, Cedarbrook, and Bonnie George, Philmont, on Philmont's North Course.
For all results and pictures, click here.

Tournament of Champions

A four over par 74 gave Medford Village's Mary Dooney a four stroke victory over defending Champion Ruth Averback in the 22nd Annual Tournament of Champions for the Mayer Brandschain Cup at Applebrook. For all results and pictures, click here.

Mary Thayer Farnum Cup

With a 4 over par 150 at Huntingdon Valley, Gulph Mills' Alexandra Frazier won the Mary Thayer Farnum Cup for the second time. As a result of her Farnum score combined with an outstanding 69 from the Qualifying Round of the Women's Match Play Championship she's also the winner of the Silver Cross. For all results and pictures, click here.

Griscom Cup

Youth prevailed at this year's Griscom Cup. Class B players Caitlin and Robert O'Connor won Low Gross of the Field with a 73. The second best gross score came from Ali and Jim Tutelman who won Class B in 2006. Winners of Class C were 9 year old Jackie Rogowicz with her father Paul and 3rd Gross in Class C by 8 year old Rees Kirk and his mother Susan. For all results and pictures of the Griscom Cup at Green Valley, click here.

Boyle Cup

Philadelphia Cricket's Alison Shoemaker and Francis Vaughn won the 74th Annual Boyle Cup. They defeated defending Champions Karen Siegel and John Alterman 3 & 2. For all results and pictures of the Boyle Cup at Commonweath National Golf Club, click here.

Women's Championship

5 + 1 = 6 This is the number of times Laura Ladden has now won
The Women’s Match Play Championship. By defeating
Ann Laughlin in the 36-hole final match at Philadelphia Country Club
Laura is half way to matching Helen Wilson’s record twelve wins. 
Connie Glynn, WGAP President, presented Larua with the Glenna Collett Vare Cup.
For all results and pictures, click here.

Charles S. Powell Memorial Cup

The rain stayed away from Whitford and Chester Valley's Don and Diane Kolodziejski won the Charles S. Powell Memorial Cup by two points over the Class B Winners Buddy Souder and Helen Moyer from Spring-Ford.
For all results and pictures, click here.

Ida E. Dixon Cup

Lookaway's Martha Robinson won the Ida E. Dixon Cup with a net 67
and averted a four-way tie at 68. Ann Laughlin, Riverton, with a 74
won Low Gross on a match of cards with Alexandra Frazier.
For all results and pictures, click here.

MATER ET FILIA & LADY-JUNIOR GIRL

With a 78, Lehigh's Judy and Katie Dwyer successfully defended and won the
Mater et Filia for the third straight year. Marcy & Avi Hockfield were Low Gross
in the 14-17 year old class and Charlene and Keenan Eichman were victorious
in the 9-hole division.

WGAP Junior Chairman Pat Carbone, with Junior Inter-City Team Member Gabriella DiMarco, won the Lady-Junior Girl by 10 strokes. For all results and pictures,
click here.

Effie Derr Robey Cup

For the second year in a row, a Mother-Daughter team was victorious in the Effie Derr Robey Cup on Merion Golf Club's West Course. Sarah & Judy Pusey from Edgmont won this popular event by 4 strokes. Last year's winners Bonnie George and Bobbie Rose won Low Gross. For all results and pictures, click here.

Inter-City Matches

Two days of perfect weather + wonderful hospitality at Philadelphia Cricket Club + golf with old and new friends = just the right result. Philadelphia with 46 points won the Griscom Cup for the 37th time. Massachusetts and New York tied with 31 points. For all results, team pictures and photographs, click here.

Nonna Barlow Cup

Loraine C. Jones and Liz Haines came out on top for the 8th time in the Nonna Barlow Cup on Merion Golf Club's East Course. Their 76 gave them a one stroke victory over Whitford's Christine Hunt and Ronnie Godshalk. For all results and pictures, click here.

Annual Meeting

There was double excitement and surprise at the 110th Annual Meeting of the WGAP at Old York Road Country Club. Due to their remarkable accomplishments this year, Bobbie Rose and Meghan Bolger were presented with Honorary WGAP Memberships. For details and pictures, click here.