Cinnaminson, N.J. (August 19, 2024) — The team representing the Country Club of Harrisburg walked away with the championship belts after winning the second annual PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup at Riverton Country Club. As a result of their victory, the team, led by PGA of America Golf Professional and Philadelphia PGA Section President Chip Richter, included four U.S. military veterans, George Vasiloff, Antonio Wallace, Michael Jaye, and Bob Stock, will represent PGA of America REACH Foundation Philadelphia‘s 14 PGA HOPE chapters in the 2025 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup during PGA Championship week in North Carolina. MedEast Post-Op & Surgical Inc. was the event’s title partner.

The PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup celebrates the PGA HOPE program by providing a unique and memorable experience for our military veterans and the PGA Professionals who work tirelessly to positively impact veterans’ lives. This annual event in conjunction with the week of PGA Championship, began in 2016 and is named after the Secretary of Veteran Affairs in recognition of the Memorandum of Understanding between PGA REACH and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Each team is made up of four veterans from a PGA HOPE program and one PGA or LPGA Professional.

The C.C. of Harrisburg team turned in a net team score of 56, 15-under-par, to top Five Ponds G.C.’s Rick Flagler, PGA, Joseph Dooley, Robert Marcolina, Craig Adams, and Michael Rudart, by four strokes. Saucon Valley C.C.’s Ross Holtsclaw, PGA, John Strollo, Tom Koslowski, Mike Malpedo, and Joel Kent, won a scorecard playoff to take third place. The second and third place teams will represent the Section in the inaugural District 2 PGA HOPE Cup at the C.C. at Woodloch Springs later this year.

To view the full 2024 PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup leaderboard, click here.

The 2024 PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup is presented by MedEast Post-Op & Surgical Inc., and is supported by Greyson Clothiers. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Riverton Country Club, its members, management, host PGA Professionals, and staff, as well as our partners, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 590 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Communications Director, mfrey@pgahq.com