118th Joseph H. Patterson Memorial Cup

Laurel Creek Country Club Mt. Laurel, N.J.

Aug. 4-5, 2020

 

 

 

Championship Overview

 

Registration Fee: $135 per person. 

 

Format: 36-hole individual stroke play, two-day event. There will be no cut in 2020.

 

Eligibility: Open to male members of GAP Member Clubs with a Handicap Index of 7.0 or lower.

 

Field Size: The field of approximately 78 players will consist of the exempt players via invitation only.

Practice Rounds: Practice rounds have been canceled for 2020.

 

Starting Times: Tee times start on No. 1 at 7:30 a.m. only. Tee times the second day will be from No. 1 only in order of highest score to lowest score unless weather requires using a two tee start. Requests for second day tee times will not be granted. 

 

Automotive Transportaton: All players are permitted to take single rider carts. GAP will pay facilities and bill players electronically through Golf Genius. If there is a Junior who is in the field and not of age, a parent/escort/chaperone is permitted to drive the cart. If carts are not permitted due to weather, then the event will continue as a walking event. A reminder, there will still be no caddies allowed. Pull carts are permitted at Laurel Creek.

 

Caddies – Not permitted.

 

Spectators – Spectators will not be permitted; except that any player who requires assistance in transportation to the tournament site or who requires assistance in driving a golf cart during the competition is permitted to authorize one and not more than one person to spectate at the event or, if applicable, but only if such person is a member of the player’s immediate family and living in the same household as the player, to operate the player’s golf cart during the competition; provided that in all such circumstances such person may not provide any assistance to the player, may not indicate the line of play, may not handle the player’s clubs or equipment, and may not otherwise provide any services normally provided by a caddie. 

 

Prizes: There are gift certificate prizes for the Top 15 finishers.

 

Ties: Four-hole play-off for Championship. Second-place ties will receive duplicate prizes, prize money to be broken by using the USGA-recommended scorecard tiebreaking method.