Hollywood Awaits as NJ Golf, GAP Gear Up for 63rd Compher Cup
DEAL, N.J. - New Jersey Golf will square off against the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) on Wednesday, April 30, at Hollywood Golf Club in the 63rd installment of the Compher Cup Match.
In 2024, NJ Golf captured the Compher Cup on GAP soil for the first time in two decades, earning a decisive 13.5–4.5 victory at Union League Golf Club at Torresdale. It marked the first road win over GAP since 2004, when they prevailed at Bent Creek Country Club.
For the competition, each association fields a team of 12 of its top amateur golfers who compete in simultaneous Four-Ball (team) and individual matches. Each match is worth one point; a total of 18 points are at stake. Any match which ends in a tie results in a half-point awarded to each side. The team with the greatest number of points wins, and if the match is tied, the Cup remains with the defending champions.
The Compher Cup was held for the first time in 1962 and is named for former NJSGA president, Frederic Compher, who donated the championship cup and conceived the idea of an interdistrict match with GAP to foster camaraderie and friendly competition between the associations. It has been held every year since, except for 2020 due to the pandemic (COVID-19).
The New Jersey Golf team enters the competition with strong leadership and proven talent. Captain Eric LeFante brings experience and consistency, having reached the Round of 16 in both the Mid-Amateur and Four-Ball Championships in 2024, along with a T-5 finish at the Amateur and a top-25 showing in the Open. Joining him is 2024 New Jersey Golf Player of the Year Troy Vannucci, who delivered standout performances last season—including a T-4 at the Open Championship at Plainfield, a T-6 at the Amateur, and a quarterfinal run in the Mid-Amateur.
Gregg Angelillo, Austin Devereux and Chester Patterson are also members of the team who saw success in 2024, winning New Jersey titles. Angelillo, of Baltusrol Golf Club won the Senior Open as well as the Pre-Senior Championship for the fourth time. Devereux, a past New Jersey Amateur Champion took home the Mid-Amateur Championship at Union League National, while Patterson claimed the Four-Ball Championship at Hollywood.
2025 NJ Golf Team
Gregg Angelillo, Baltusrol Golf Club
James Arbes, Watchung Valley Golf Club
Tyler Brewington, Hollywood Golf Club
Cody Cox, Black Oak Golf Club
Chris DeJohn, Arcola Country Club
Austin Devereux, Manasquan River Golf Club
Andrew Giuliani, Liberty National Golf Club
Eric LeFante, Somerset Hills Country Club
Clifford Lindholm, Montclair Golf Club
Chester Patterson, Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Troy Vannucci, Little Mill Country Club
Pat Wilson, Hamilton Farm Golf Club
2025 GAP Team
Andy Butler, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
William Davenport, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Michael Davis, Aronimink Golf Club
Aaron Fricke, LuLu Country Club
Jake Haberstumpf, LedgeRock Golf Club
William Howard, Applebrook Golf Club
Brock Kovach, LedgeRock Golf Club
John Lalley, Llanerch Country Club
Scott McNeill, The 1912 Club
Mark Miller, Philadelphia Cricket Club
Ryan Tall, LuLu Country Club
Joseph Tigani, Fieldstone Golf Club
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