Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa. (July 31, 2024) — The Philadelphia PGA Section and Silvercrest Asset Management Group have finalized the PGA of America Golf Professional field for the third annual Silvercrest Cup, scheduled for Monday, September 16 at the Gary Player-designed Union League Liberty Hill in Lafayette Hill, Pa.

Fifty-four PGA Professionals earned their place in the Silvercrest Cup final, which will boast a purse of over $35,000, via a points system drawn from their performance in four qualifying events; the top eight amateurs on the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s (GAP) William Hyndman III Player of the Year list will also be invited to compete. The Silvercrest Cup champion is set to receive $15,000, one of the most lucrative winner’s checks on the Section’s tournament calendar. In addition to the final purse, each qualifying event included a bonus pool of $4,000, shared between each qualifier’s champion and runner-up.

Trevor Bensel, PGA, of Sandy Run Country Club in Oreland, Pa., finished atop the 2024 Silvercrest Cup points standings with 722.13 points. Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort’s Brian Bergstol, PGA, finished only 3.2 points behind Bensel, while recently crowned Philadelphia Assistant PGA Professional Champion Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay G.C., finished in third place with 686.67 points. Rolling Green G.C.’s Anthony Sebastianelli finished in fourth place with 652 points thanks in part to his win at the final qualifying event of the season at Doylestown C.C. Danny Lewis, Philadelphia Cricket Club, rounded out the top five with 634.63 points.

Bergstol won the season’s first Silvercrest Cup qualifying event at Tavistock C.C., and was joined by Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green G.C., with his two wins at Bellewood C.C. and Conestoga C.C. The 2023 Silvercrest Cup co-champion, Dave Pagett, Whitemarsh Valley C.C., qualified in the 33rd position.

2024 Silvercrest Cup – Top 10 Points Earners

1. Trevor Bensel, PGA…722.13
2. Brian Bergstol, PGA…718.93
3. Zach Barbin…686.67
4. Anthony Sebastianelli…652.00
5. Danny Lewis, PGA…634.63
6. Braden Shattuck, PGA…548.00
7. Robert Fenton, PGA…532.36
8. Michael Little, PGA…521.13
9. Terry Hertzog, PGA…519.23
10. Zac Oakely, PGA…513.00

To view the full 2024 Silvercrest Cup standings, click here and select “Silvercrest Cup” under “Category.”

While the Silvercrest Cup rewards playing excellence of Philadelphia PGA Professionals and top amateurs, the series will also provide significant donations to local foundations, including the Philadelphia PGA Section’s 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, PGA of America REACH Foundation Philadelphia, and the GAP’s J.Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust.

About Silvercrest Asset Management Group
Silvercrest was founded in April 2002 as an independent, employee-owned registered investment adviser. With offices in New York, Boston, Virginia, New Jersey, California and Wisconsin, Silvercrest provides traditional and alternative investment advisory and family office services to wealthy families and select institutional investors. As of December 31, 2023, the firm reported assets under management of $33.3 billion.

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