The foundation will build upon the mission and accomplishments of the former Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley. Formed in August of 1989 as a response to the explosive growth of regional amateur golf, the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley (GALV) was the driving force behind establishing the greater Lehigh Valley region as one of Pennsylvania’s top areas of competitive amateur golf during it’s 18 years of existence.
The Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation will annually conduct over 60 amateur golf tournaments and provide tournament scheduling services to promote competitive golf in the greater Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania and western New Jersey regions on a non-profit basis.
The foundation will seek to foster competition, understanding, and fellowship among all amateur golfers. All tournaments are open to public and private course golfers in the greater Lehigh Valley and western New Jersey regions; and the surrounding tri-state areas.
Tournaments will be conducted for men, women, juniors, and senior men and women. All Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation tournaments will be played on a gross score basis. No handicap-adjusted scoring methods, scramble, callaway, or alternate shot score formats will be utilized.
As an integral part of their mission of conducting amateur tournaments for golfers of all ages and genders, the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation encourages, promotes, and educates participants about proper golf course etiquette, scoring procedures, sportsmanship, and an appreciation for the traditions of the game.
Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation tournaments will be conducted in accordance with United States Golf Association rules, particularly as they pertain to the amateur status of the participants.
All Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation tournaments will be planned, scheduled, organized, conducted, and promoted by the organization in conjunction with host course personnel.
Tournaments will be conducted from April through mid-November in the greater Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. This region is defined by the Pennsylvania counties of Lehigh, Northampton, lower Carbon and Monroe counties; and the New Jersey county of Warren, which borders Northampton County.
To further promote competitive golf, the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation will annually coordinate and publish the Lehigh Valley amateur golf tournaments schedule; which recognizes the region’s top amateur golf competitions.
The Golf Association of the Lehigh Foundation will fund their tournament programs with tournament entrance fees, junior golf tour membership fees, interest income, junior golf program grants, charitable donations, and a tournament sponsorship program.
The Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation will also be known by it’s initials “GALV” for public relations purposes.
