2017 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon) Flourtown, Pa. June 13-15 & 17 #BMWPhillyAm 2 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship Host Course Information Wissahickon Course Par: 70 Course Architect: A.W. Tillinghast Opened: 1920 Website: www.philacricket.com Director of Golf: Jim Smith, Jr. General Manager: Tim Muessle 6025 W. Valley Green Road Superintendent: Dan Meersman Flourtown, Pa. 19031 Phone: 215-247-6001 Golf Professional: Militia Hill Course Christopher Wilkinson Par: 72 Superintendent: Brendan Course Architect: Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry Byrne Opened: 2002 General Manager: Cindy Ertner Director of Golf: Jim Smith, Jr. 401 Stenton Ave General Manager: Tim Muessle Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462 Superintendent: Dan Meersman Phone: 215-247-6001 GAP Contact Information Golf Association of Philadelphia 1974 Sproul Road, Suite 400 Broomall, PA 19008 Phone: 610-687-2340 Executive Director: Mark Peterson Director of Competitions: Kirby Martin Director of Operations: Martin D. Emeno, Jr. Tournament Director: Chris Roselle Assistant Director of Communications: Tony Regina, Dan Scofield BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship 3 Venue History The Philadelphia Cricket Club is one of four founding members of the Golf Association of Philadelphia and is the only country club in the nation to have opened a golf course in each of the past three centuries. The St. Martins course, located in Chestnut Hill, opened in 1895 and was designed by Willie Tucker. It hosted the U.S. Open Championship in 1907 (won by Alec Ross) and in 1910 (won by Alex Smith). Nine holes remain open today and the course has been recently renovated. To play St. Martins today is to go back in time and enjoy a parkland course, with cross bunkering and distinctive greens unlike those of the modern era. Famed architect and club member A. W. Tillinghast designed the original Flourtown course, which opened in 1920. “Wissahickon,” as it was named in 2002, is dedicated to A. W. Tillinghast and has always been known for its challenging greens, difficult par 4s, natural hazards and scenic views. In 2013, the course was painstakingly restored by Keith Foster. In addition to improving course conditions, the restoration resulted in a showcase of original and distinctive Tillinghast features. Wissahickon again highlights Tillinghast’s unique bunkering designs, his beautifully contoured greens, and irregularly shaped fairways, which include such features as the “Great Hazard.” Wissahickon has repeatedly hosted numerous state and local championships and has been named a “Top 100 Classic Course” multiple times. The design team of Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed the newest Philadelphia Cricket course, which opened in 2002. “Militia Hill” was named in honor of the surrounding parkland which commemorates George Washington’s last encampment before Valley Forge. The course is dedicated to Willie Anderson, a former Philadelphia Cricket Club professional who was one of only four men to win the U.S. Open four times. Militia Hill boasts one of the most photographed holes in Pennsylvania – the third hole – which concludes with a “risk-reward” shot over water on to a green framed by an old quarry. The course is also known for its beautiful surrounding vistas and natural features, such as an abandoned railroad tunnel that bisects the course and wetlands formed by the Lorraine Run. Militia Hill was nominated in 2003 as “Best New Course” and was almost immediately named a Top 25 golf course in Pennsylvania by Golf Digest. Join the conversation. Use the #BMWPhillyAm hashtag when posting. 4 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship 2017 Conditions of Play Entries Open to all Member Club golfers with a handicap index of 7.0 or less. Field 143 players; consists of exempt players entered and those who qualified at events held at Indian Valley Country Club on May 9, Greenbriar Oceanaire Golf & Country Club on May 20, or French Creek Golf Club on May 22. Format 36-hole stroke play qualifying on first day. 32 players will advance into match play. A sudden-death playoff will be held to break any ties for qualifying positions. Match play includes two rounds scheduled for second and third days. The 36-hole final will take place on the last day. The defending champion must qualify for a place in match play. The individual stroke play qualifying rounds count toward the Silver Cross Award standings. This is a William Hyndman, III Player of the Year Points and World Amateur Golf Ranking event. Practice rounds Practice rounds will not be available at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Rules of Play Local rule sheets will be distributed to each participant on the day of the tournament. Automotive transportation is not permitted in this event. Players must employ a caddie or carry their own bag. Stay Connected with GAP gaofphilly Like GAofPhilly @gaofphilly gapgolf youtube.com/gapgolf09 GAofPhilly BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship 5 th Merion’s McDermott captures 116 Amateur ARDMORE, Pa.–In a titanic title clash that lived up to the pre-match hype, Michael McDermott rallied from a late-deficit to upend good friend Jeff Osberg, 1-up, in the 36-hole final of the 116th BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club (Ea st). McDermott, who won the Amateur title in 2008 and 2013, becomes the eighth player to capture three or more J. Wood Platt trophies. The Amateur record for victories is seven, held by J. Wood Platt himself. Merion Golf Club’s Michael McDermott “I’m still a little bit speechless because it was such a dream week with such a wild [final] “It had to go in,” said McDermott, 41, of Bryn match,” said McDermott, a Merion member. “I Mawr, Pa. “[Maybe it’s] coincidence or something, said earlier that beating Jeff in 36 holes actually took a lot of belief that I could do it. I was up a but [my son Brad] was literally kneeling on my line in the distance. I’d make [it] 1-out-of-10 times. He good chunk of the day. I led the first 28 or so holes. I knew he was going to bring it and he did. had never seen me play before so I just said, ‘This I just dug deep and really am blown away it was putt has to go in.’ For it to go in was incredible.” able to turn around for me.” “I had it on my mind I needed to make birdie to Said Osberg, of Huntingdon Valley Country Club, either put a really good stranglehold on the match “Obviously the goal at the beginning of the week or halve him,” said Osberg, 31, of Bryn “It had to go is to get to Saturday [and the Final]. It was great I in,” said McDermott, 41, of Bryn Mawr, Pa. was able to get into the weekend.” “[Maybe it’s] coincidence or something, but [my son Brad] was literally kneeling on my line in the distance. I’d make [it] 1-out-of-10 times. He had Heading into Merion’s famed quarry-hole never seen me play before so I just said, ‘This putt stretch, Osberg was 2-up with four holes to play and poised to grab a second Amateur victory in has to go in.’ For it to go in was incredible.” three years. He won the 2014 Amateur. Osberg won seven of the first 14 holes of the second “I had it on my mind I needed to make birdie to round to turn a 3-down deficit into a two-hole either put a really good stranglehold on the match lead. or halve him,” said Osberg, 31, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., of the 15th hole. “He hit a really great putt at the At that point, a higher calling seemingly took perfect time.” over. On No. 33 (No. 15, par 4, 409 yards), Osberg knocked a smooth chip to inches for a This was the third time McDermott and Osberg conceded a par after his approach came up short have faced each other in a competitive of the green. McDermott’s sand wedge from 98 environment, once in a Crump Cup and the other in yards stopped 15 feet from the cup; he then last year’s Amateur. All three matches have gone faced a treacherous left-to-right slider. the distance. And McDermott has won all three. 6 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship 2016 Stroke Play Qualifying Results Name, club R1-R2–Total Patrick Ross, Huntsville Golf Club 70P-73M–143 Matthew Teesdale, Commonwealth National Golf Club 74P-71M–145 Michael McDermott, Merion Golf Club 75M-71P–146 Christopher Ault, Yardley Country Club 79M-67P–146 Jeff Osberg, Huntingdon Valley Country Club 76M-71P–147 Brandon Dalinka, The Ridge at Back Brook 75M-72P–147 Michael Davis, Aronimink Golf Club 73P-74M–147 Michael Hyland, Little Mill Country Club 75M-73P–148 Stephen Seiden, Llanerch Country Club 75M-73P–148 Robert Savarese, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club 76P-73M–149 Scott Ehrlich, Five Ponds Golf Club 74P-75M–149 Cory Siegfried, Aronimink Golf Club 77P-73M–150 R.J. Wren, Applecross Country Club 79M-71P–150 Philip Rothermel, Schuylkill Country Club 78P-72M–150 David Hicks, Wildwood Golf & Country Club 79P-71M–150 Roland Massimino, The Ridge at Back Brook 75P-75M–150 Jay Whitby, Wild Quail Golf & Country Club 77P-73M–150 Matthew Mattare, Saucon Valley Country Club 79M-72P–151 Ben Feld, Green Valley Country Club 79M-72P–151 Cole Berman, Philadelphia Cricket Club 76P-75M–151 Gregor Orlando, Philadelphia Cricket Club 76M-75P–151 Michael R. Brown, Jr., Philadelphia Publinks GA 79M-73P–152 James Kania, Jr., Overbrook Golf Club 77P-75M–152 Carey Bina, Radnor Valley Country Club 74M-78P–152 Peter Barron, III, Stone Harbor Golf Club 79P-74M–153 Michael Carr, Philadelphia Cricket Club 80M-73P–153 Scott McLaughlin, Lu Lu Country Club 79M-74P–153 John Samaha, Old York Road Country Club 83M-70P–153 Kyle Vance, GAP Junior Players Club 77M-76P–153 Dawson Anders, Indian Valley Country Club 77M-76P–153 *Glenn Smeraglio,