The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association conducts two inter-club competitions every year. The Jamison Cup is open to the winners of inter-club leagues that contain at least four member clubs of the association. The Senior Inter-Club is open all member clubs of the association.

Jamison Cup

The Jamison Cup or its equivalent has been conducted for almost a century. It is held in late September or early October. The 2005 Jamison Cup will be hosted by Nemacolin Country Club in Beallsville, PA on Thursday, September 22.

Format

The Jamison Cup is a 36-hole one-day event. Each club is represented by five players in each round with the four lowest 18-hole scores counting for the team. Clubs may change team members between the morning and afternoon rounds.

Members of the winning team receive trophies. The player who shoots the lowest 36-hole score is also awarded a trophy and earns an exemption from qualifying for the next year’s West Penn Amateur.

Leagues that contain eight or more members of the association will have their first and second place teams invited. If a league is won by a non-member of the association, the highest placed association member club will be invited.

In the past, the WPGA has held an open qualifier for clubs not affiliated with a league. In order to hold this qualifier, at least four clubs must inform us of an interest by August 15. The qualifier will be an 18-hole qualifier to be held in early or mid-September.

If enough leagues are formed that it becomes impracticable to conduct a 36-hole event in one day, the Inter-Club Committee may decide to change the format or hold pre-qualifying events in the future.

The charge for the Jamison Cup is based on the bill the WPGA receives from the host club. The bill will be divided by the number of clubs competing and sent to each club. Some clubs choose to pay this while others bill the players on the team. In general the cost runs somewhere between $450 and $550 per team.

Leagues

Currently the WPGA knows of the following leagues. Please keep us informed of any changes in league makeup or new leagues that are formed: 2007 Winners in Bold

Jamison –Hannastown, Totteridge (2nd), Edgewood, Sunnehanna + 2 teams

Diebold – Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Longue Vue, Pittsburgh Field Club

Dellovade - Valley Brook, Nemacolin, Rolling Hills, Southpointe

Erie – Lake Shore, Lake View, Culbertson, Kahkwa

Fuhrer – St. Jude, Grove City, Willowbrook, Kittanning

Kappel – St. Clair, Chartiers, Shannopin, South Hills

Beaver – Montour Heights, Beaver Lakes, New Castle, Seven Oaks

Palmer – Treesdale, Diamond Run, Wildwood, Williams

Legends – Butler, Allegheny, Nevillewood, Sewickley Heights

Mountain & Valley – Scotch Valley, Iron Masters, Sinking Valley, Somerset, Down River

Tri-County – Dubois, Punxsutawney, Treasure Lake, Pinecrest, Bavarian Hills - No League in 2007

Unnamed – Green Oaks, Hill Crest, Alcoma, Churchill Valley

Some of these leagues also contain clubs that are not members of the WPGA.

The following WPGA members are not members of any league. Please contact the clubs or the WPGA to see if there is any interest in joining a league or forming a new one.

Ambridge, Apollo Elks, Aubreys Dubbs Dred, Brackenridge Heights, Castle Hills, Centre Hills, Champion Lakes, Churchill Valley, Clearfield-Curwensville, Connoquenessing, Cranberry Highlands, Del-Mar, Down River, Ebensburg, Glengarry, Grandview (Clearfield), Green Meadows (North East), Greensburg, Hawthorne Valley, Hemlock View, Hidden Valley, Highland, Hill Crest, Indian Springs, Indiana, Jackson Valley, Latrobe, Ligonier, Links at Spring Church, Madison, Manor Valley, The Country Club (Meadville), Mt. Odin, Nemacolin Woodlands, Oak Tree, Old Stonewall, Pennhills, Pheasant Ridge, Pleasant Valley (Connellsville), Rohanna’s, Rolling Rock, Scenic Valley, Schenley Park, Seven Springs, Sylvan Heights, Uniontown, Vandergrift, Village Green, Wanango, Westwood.

League Results

The WPGA is happy to publish the league results and standings on our website (http://www.wpga.org). Please send the results as they occur and we will publish them. Also, once a league has determined a winner, please inform us as soon as possible so that we may get the invitation to the Jamison Cup to them.

Senior Inter-Club

The Senior Inter-Club was founded in 2003. The format consists of 4 players from the same club playing 18 holes with the three best 18-hole scores counting. Starting in 2005, the minimum age has been dropped from 55 to 50. The championship will be hosted by Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex in 2005.

Teams can register by going to the WPGA website (http://www.wpga.org), clicking on the 2005 Championship Schedule and going to the Senior Inter-Club page found there. You may register online or by printing the entry form and mailing it to the WPGA offices. The cost of entry in the Senior Inter-Club is $300 per team ($75/man).

Two teams from a club may enter, although they should be aware that if the event fills, the second teams will be the first one eliminated in order to allow as many clubs as possible to participate.