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July River Bend’s 18-hole championship course was com- 7-8 38th VSGA Senior Four-Ball Champ.-x pleted in 1961 and underwent a Keith Foster-led ren- Golden Horseshoe GC (Gold), Williamsburg ovation that culminated in a 2011 reopening. River 16-18 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia Bend features bentgrass greens, tees and fairways, as Ballyhack GC, Roanoke well as dramatic holes woven through the mature, hardwood trees and hills of northern Virginia. Click August here for a hole-by-hole look at the course. 3-7 107th VSGA Amateur Championship River Bend Club, Great Falls Fast Facts 11-15 73rd VSGA Senior Amateur Championship Address: 375 Walker Road, Great Falls, 22066 | Westwood CC, Vienna Phone: (703) 759-2640 | Head golf professional: John Madden, PGA 17-18 8th VSGA Super Sr. Four-Ball Chaamp.-y General Manager: Sam Atari | Superintendent: Luke Fisher | Par: 71 Mount Vernon CC, Alexandria Yardage: 6,917| Web: rbgcc.org | VSGA championships: 4 25-26 2nd VSGA Multi-Format Team Champ. Last VSGA championship: Four-Ball Stroke Play (2016). (regular and senior divisions) The Dominion Club, Glen Allen Championship Format/Schedule
September » 36 holes of stroke play qualifying Monday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 4. The top 32 players will advance to match play. Playoffs will be utilized to Danville GC, Danville determine the final players in the match-play field, if necessary. 21-22 15th Senior Open of Virginia-x » Round of 32 and round of 16 matches will be played Wednesday, Aug. 5. Independence GC, Midlothian » Quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be played Thursday, Aug. 6. 25-27 44th VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship-z » The 36-hole championship match is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 7, with the Bayville GC, Virginia Beach first 18 holes beginning at 7:30 a.m. and the next 18 starting after lunch. » Winner receives the Schwarzschild Brothers Trophy. October 5-7 5th VSGA Mid-Senior Amateur Champ.-w Salisbury CC, Midlothian Starting times and scoring 5-7 26th VSGA Super Sr. Amateur Champ.-y Starting times for Monday’s first round can be found here or at vsga- Salisbury CC, Midlothian 107thvsgaamateurchampionship.golfgenius.com. Scoring will be updated 16-17 55th VSGA Four-Ball Championship throughout the day, and a full recap can be found at the end the day at Poplar Grove GC, Amherst vsga.org. 23-24 75th Captain’s Putter Matches-* The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Spgs, WV 2020 VSGA Men’s Player Rankings Number of events in which points were accumulated in parentheses Key: w-ages 60-64; x-ages 50 and over; y-ages 65 and over; z-ages 25 and over; *-invitation only 1. Mark Lawrence Jr. (1)...... 325 11. Jeff Long (1) ...... 130 2. Justin Young (1) ...... 275 T12. Carter Morgan (1) ...... 113 3. Mikey Moyers (1) ...... 245 T12. Aaron Summers (1)...... 113 Future VSGA Amateur Championship sites 4. Marshall Tinsley (1) ...... 210 T14. Isaac Simmons (1) ...... 97 (subject to change) 5. Bryce Johnson (3) ...... 174 T14. Drew Brockwell (1) ...... 97 2021: Country Club of Petersburg T6. David Stanford (1) ...... 170 T16. Jimmie Massie (1) ...... 88 T6. Charlie Kennedy (1) ...... 170 T16. Alex Price (1) ...... 88 2022: Bayville Golf Club, Virginia Beach T6. Dustin Groves (1) ...... 170 T18. Cullen Campbell (1) ...... 79 2023: Boonsboro Country Club, Lynchburg T6. Peter Gasperini (1) ...... 170 T18. Adam Houck (1) ...... 79 2024: Belle Haven Country Club, Alexandria T6. Christopher Zhang (1) ...... 170 20. John Hatcher Ferguson (1) ...... 75 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
2020 Men’s Championship Winners (Regular, Senior, Super Senior)
38th VSGA Senior Four-Ball Championship Keith Decker/Roger Newsom (123, -19) Delta Dental State Open of Virginia Winner: Mark Lawrence Jr. (200, -16) Low professional: John O’Leary, PGA (209, -7) 107th VSGA Amateur Championship Winner: TBD Medalist: TBD 73rd VSGA Senior Amateur Championship Winner: TBD Medalist: TBD 8th VSGA Super Senior Four-Ball Championship TBD 2nd VSGA Multi-Format Team Championship Open Division: TBD Senior Division: TBD 35th VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play Champ. TBD 15th Senior Open of Virginia Winner: TBD Low Amateur/Professional: TBD 44th VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship TBD 5th VSGA Mid-Senior Amateur Championship » Defending champion: Michael Brennan (River Creek Club) TBD » How he won: Brennan built an early lead over Christopher Zhang but had to hold 26th VSGA Super Senior Amateur Championship on at the end, winning on the 36th hole when Zhang missed a birdie putt. 65-69: TBD » Final match: Michael Brennan def. Christopher Zhang, 1 up 70-74: TBD 75-over: TBD 75th Captain’s Putter Matches 106th VSGA Amateur Championship TBD At Keswick Golf Club, Keswick | June 24-28, 2019 The following VSGA men’s championships will not be held in 2020: ROUND OF 32 » 37th Virginia-West Virginia Team Matches » 77th VSGA Club Championship » 35th VSGA Senior Stroke Play Championship
Scorecard: River Bend Club
Hole ..... Par ...... Yards Hole ..... Par ...... Yards 1...... 5 ...... 516 10 ...... 3 ...... 189 2...... 4 ...... 468 11 ...... 4 ...... 463 3...... 3 ...... 147 12 ...... 4 ...... 325 4...... 4 ...... 408 13 ...... 3 ...... 195 5...... 4 ...... 414 14 ...... 5 ...... 554 6...... 4 ...... 404 15 ...... 3 ...... 174 7...... 3 ...... 191 16 ...... 4 ...... 400 8...... 4 ...... 410 17 ...... 4 ...... 478 9...... 5 ...... 636 18 ...... 5 ...... 544 OUT ...... 36 ...... 3595 IN ...... 35 ...... 3322 TOTAL .. 71 ...... 6917 Note: Yardages are subject to change at the discretion of the committee. 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
Qualifying recap: How the 96 players earned their spots in the championship
Exempt competitors Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the field size for the 2020 VSGA Amateur was reduced to 96 players. Exemption categories for this year’s championship were expanded, and limited qualifying was held for the event. The following players were exempt from qualifying:
Kyle Bailey (Spring Creek GC): 4 Cameron Moore (The Dominion Club): 4, 6, 15 Evan Beck (Princess Anne CC): 5 Carter Morgan (Hobbs Hole GC): 4, 6, 15, 17 Brandon Berry (River Bend Club): 4 Mike Muehr (Trump National GC, Washington, D.C.): 17 Michael Brennan (River Creek Club): 1, 4, 15, 17 Greg Pappas (Fauquier Springs CC): 4 Buck Brittain(The Virginian GC): 4, 7, 15 Ryan Patrick (Hidden Creek CC): 17 Colin Caporal (VSGA uClub Fairfax): 4 Jason Pool (River Bend Club): 18 Blake Carter (Chatmoss CC): 15 Tim Pemberton (Two Rivers CC): 15, 17 Brandon Cigna (Laurel Hill GC): 15 Ben Ramsey (Fincastle): 4, 15 Ben Cooper (CC of Virginia): 4, 15 Taylor Ratliff (Birdwood GC): 15 Jimmy Delp (Laurel Hill GC): 15 Scott Shingler (Dominion Valley CC): 1, 6, 15 Harold Dill (River Creek Club): 8, 15 Isaac Simmons (Poplar Grove GC): 6, 15 Ted Dougherty (The Foundry GC): 15 David Stanford (Army Navy CC): 4 Lee Fisher (Sleepy Hole GC): 15 Matt Sughrue (Trump National GC, Washington, D.C.): 15 Clifford Foster(CC of Virginia): 6 Jimmy Taylor (Belle Haven CC): 3, 4, 15 Peter Gasperini (Halifax CC): 3, 4, 6, 15 Jordan Utley (Hermitage CC): 3, 4, 15 Dustin Groves(The Club at Glenmore): 15 Justin Young (Ballyhack GC): 4, 7, 15, 17 Tyler Gulliksen (Fort Belvoir GC): 4, 15, 17 Christopher Zhang (Blacksburg CC): 2, 4, 6, 15 Adam Houck (The Federal Club): 4, 15 Teddy Zinsner (Belle Haven CC): 4, 15 Bryce Johnson (International CC): 4, 15 Ben Keefer (Hermitage CC): 15 EXEMPTION KEY: 1. All former Amateur Champions; 2. Finalists in the Amateur Andrew Kennedy (Richmond CC): 2 Championship from 2017-19; 3. Semifinalists in the Amateur Championship from Charlie Kennedy (Richmond CC): 6, 15 2018-19; 4. All match play qualifiers from the 2019 Amateur Championship; 5. Jacob Laughlin (Spotswood CC): 4 State Open Champions from 2010-19; 6. Top 10 amateurs and ties from the 2019 State Open; 7. Mid-Amateur champions from 2017-19; 8. Top five finishers Mark Lawrence Jr. (Independence GC): 1, 4, 6, 15, 17 and ties from the 2019 Mid-Amateur Championship; 11. 2019 Junior Stroke Play Jeff Long(Evergreen CC): 4, 15 champion; 12. 2019 Senior Amateur champion; 14. Low amateur and ties from Milan Matneja (Fort Belvoir GC): 4 the 2019 Senior Open; 15. Top 50 eligible players from the 2019 VSGA Player Chris McCartin(Greendale GC): 1 Rankings (regular); 17. Any player competing in the 2019 U.S. Amateur or 2019 Mason McCoy (Virginia Beach National GC): 4 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship; 18. One host club member (selected by club)
Qualifying results (x-denotes alternate in field) WINCHESTER CC (June 29) ROANOKE CC (June 29) THE PIEDMONT CLUB (July 6) JAMES RIVER CC (July 7) Matthew Monastero 69 Ross Funderburke 64 Chase Nevins 68 Cam Barackman 67 Somsak Chivavibul 70 Todd Eckstein 70 Reeve Felner 69 Cullen Campbell 68 Kenny Gardner 71 Vince Wheeler 71 Mikey Moyers 69 Zachary Valdes 68 Ryan Hammer 72 Hunter Duncan-x 71 Suneil Peruvemba 70 Alston Newsom 69 Mehrbaan Singh 72 Brian Agee 70 Trey Marrion 70 Jason Ennis 72 LAUREL HILL GC (July 1) Charlie Musto (not participating) 70 Harry Nodwell-x 70 Jeffrey Klatt-x 72 Matthew Cocorikis 67 Bryce Corbett 71 Greg Gerczak-x 73 Nathan Chuwait 67 Angus Ricks-x 71 OLD TRAIL GC (July 8) Hayden Miller 69 Trey Treadwell-x 72 Jimmie Massie 66 STONEHENGE G&CC (June 29) Rylan Shim 70 Parker See 68 Ray Dingledine 67 Frank Alafoginis 70 THE DOMINION CLUB (July 6) Preston Burton 70 Patrick Galleher 68 Matthew Feinstein 70 Ryan Bishop 70 Garrett Kuhla-x 70 Drew Brockwell 70 Taylor York 70 Nick Hogan 71 Zach Russell-x 70 Grant Miller 70 Sebastien Bonte 71 Brian Polinchock 71 Nicholas Taliaferro-x 72 Andrew Schiano-x 72 Connor Johnson Jr. 72 Clark Xander Goboy-x 72 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
Field notes Of the 96 competitors in the field, 27 of them are teen- agers, including the defending tournament champion, 18-year-old Michael Brennan of Leesburg. A player to watch is Mike Muehr (Trump National GC, Washington, D.C.). Muehr is a reinstated amateur who is highly competitive on the national stage. Last year, he won his third title at the prestigious Crump Cup at Pine Valley in New Jersey. Chris McCartin (Greendale GC), who won the 2006 Ama- teur at The Homestead, makes his return to the Amateur after a long layoff. ’He s a reinstated amateur and former Wake Forest standout. Todd Eckstein (Pete Dye River Course), assistant men’s The Open-Amateur double golf coach at Virginia Tech, qualified for this year’s event. Mark Lawrence Jr. blitzed the field at Ballyhack Golf Club in Mikey Moyers (Greene Hills Club) returns to the Ama- July, posting a record-shattering three-day total of 200 to win teur as well. He finished third at the State Open. the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia by seven strokes over Justin Young. His 16-under total was four shots better than Age extremes the previous Ballyhack record set by Fielding Brewbaker and Lanto Griffin. With his victory, Lawrence joined an elite list of Trey Marrion (Cypress Point CC): Marrion turned 14 in players who have won both a VSGA Amateur and a State Open March and is making his Amateur debut. of Virginia (or a VSGA or VPGA Open prior to the events com- Matt Sughrue (Trump National GC, Washington, D.C.): bining in 1985). The others: Sughrue turns 61 in September, but don’t let that fool • Jay Woodson you. Just last year, he was part of the winning side at the VSGA Four-Ball Championship. He can bring it. • Keith Decker • Vinny Giles • Tom McKnight Hail to the champs • Bobby Wadkins Several past winners of prominent VSGA championships are • Steve Smith competing: • Lanny Wadkins VSGA Amateur: Michael Brennan, Mark Lawrence, Jr., • Chandler Harper Scott Shingler, Chris McCartin Giles, McKnight and Smith each won both in the same year, State Open of Virginia: Lawrence Jr., Evan Beck. with McKnight the last to do so in 1985. VSGA Mid-Amateur: Buck Brittain, Justin Young, Shingler.
The par-5 18th finishing hole at River Bend One of the best designs at River Bend—and indeed one of the finest finishing holes in the commonwealth—is the classic par- 5, 18th. While measuring a stout 544 yards from the champi- onship tees, the drive plays decidedly downhill so many of the longer hitters in the Amateur will have the opportunity to go for this green in two. They must, however, be accurate—as well as long—since strategically placed fairway bunkers and large trees, not to mention thick rough, protect both sides of the landing area. — David Partridge in Great Holes in Virginia Golfer magazine, January/February 2020 (photo by Jon Hood) 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
VSGA Amateur Championship History For the Schwarzschild Brothers Trophy 2019 Michael Brennan (Leesburg) d. Christopher Zhang (Blacksburg), 1 up Site: Keswick GC | Medalist: Connor Messick (Oak Hill) 71-65—136 2018 Trey Smith (Richmond) d. Andrew Kennedy (Richmond), 8 and 7 Site: The Federal Club | Medalist: Mark Lawrence Jr. (Richmond) 71-66—137 2017 Mark Lawrence Jr. (Richmond) d. Jordan Utley (Richmond), 3 and 2 Site: The Club at Creighton Farms | Medalist: Michael Brennan (Leesburg) 70-68—138 2016 Joey Lane (Great Falls) d. Ji Soo Park (Fairfax), 8 and 6 Site: Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech | Medalist: Lane 70-71—141 2015 Maclain Huge (Lovettsville) d. Mark Lawrence Jr. (Richmond), 4 and 3 Site: Farmington CC | Medalist: Addison Coll (Arlington) 69-66—135 2014 Jake Mondy (Blacksburg) d. Jordan Utley (Richmond), 1 up Site: Spring Creek GC | Medalist: Adam Ball (Richmond) 66-66—132 2013 Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) d. Ji Soo Park (Clifton), 3 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Zach Bauchou (Forest), Bryce Chalkley (Richmond) 70-67—137 2012 Jake Mondy (Blacksburg) d. Buck Brittain (Tazewell), 4 and 2 Site: Bayville GC | Medalist: Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) 73-63—136 2011 Scott Shingler (Haymarket) d. Ji Soo Park (Clifton), 3 and 2 Site: The Virginian GC | Medalist: Lane Hite (Clarksville) 65-69—134 2010 Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) d. Mike Kirby (Alexandria), 1 up Site: Belle Haven CC | Medalist: Lanto Griffin (Blacksburg) 68-71—139 2009 Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) d. Lanto Griffin (Blacksburg), 2 up Site: Cedar Point CC | Medalist: Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville) 66-66—132 2008 Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) d. Roger Newsom (Virginia Beach), 1 up Site: Kingsmill Resort (River) | Medalist: Danny Hurley (Leesburg) 69-66—135 2007 Pat Tallent (Vienna) d. John Rosenstock (Midlothian), 7 and 5 Site: Lowes Island Club | Medalist: Peter Badawy (McLean) 66-70—136 2006 Chris McCartin (Arlington) d. Adam Horton (Chesapeake), 8 and 6 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Scott Marino (Fairfax) 66-70—136 2005 Billy Hurley III (Leesburg) d. Jason Pool (Dunn Loring), 9 and 8 Site: CC of Virginia (James River) | Medalist: Pool 66-70—136 2004 Billy Hurley III (Leesburg) d. Ryan Stinnett (Amherst), 4 and 2 Site: Roanoke CC | Medalist: Hurley 66-69—135 2003 Jay Woodson (Powhatan) d. Brett Chambers (Mount Sidney), 5 and 4 Site: Kinloch GC | Medalist: Keith Decker (Martinsville) 71-67—138 2002 Jay Woodson (Powhatan) d. Ryan Stinnett (Amherst), 2 and 1 Site: Bayville GC | Medalist: Brian Quackenbush (Fairfax) 66-72—138 2001 Ross McIntosh (Lorton) d. Kevin Dillard (Fairfax), 5 and 3 Site: Robert Trent Jones GC | Medalist: David Passerell (Scottsville) 69-70—139 2000 David Passerell (Scottsville) d. Faber Jamerson (Appomattox), 3 and 2 Site: Hermitage CC | Medalist: Cameron Yancey (Blackstone) 69-68—137, Jamerson 66-71—137 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
1999 Steve Marino (Fairfax) d. Keith Decker (Fieldale), 5 and 4 Site: Boonsboro CC | Medalist: Faber Jamerson (Appomattox) 70-70–140 1998 Jay Fisher (Suffolk) d. Pat Tallent (Vienna), 2 up Site: The Golden Eagle GC | Medalist: Cameron Yancey (Blackstone) 70-70—140 1997 John Rollins (Richmond) d. Dale Powell (Chatham), 7 and 6 Site: The Virginian GC | Medalist: Matt Mankin (Fincastle) 68-68—136 1996 John Rollins (Richmond) d. Troy Ferris (Norfolk), 8 and 6 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Jimmy Flippen Jr. (Danville) 1995 David Partridge (Richmond) d. Scott Inman (Springfield), 3 and 2 Site: Stoney Creek at Wintergreen | Medalist: Jimmy Flippen Jr. (Danville) 67 1994 Scott Inman (Springfield) d. David Brogan (Lexington), 3 and 1 Site: Robert Trent Jones GC | Medalist: Simon Cooke (Richmond) 72-72—143 1993 David Partridge (Richmond) d. Simon Cooke (Richmond), 5 and 4 Site: James River CC | Medalist: Vinny Giles (Richmond) 68-65—133 1992 Allen Barber (Yorktown) d. Keith Decker (Martinsville), 5 and 4 Site: Golden Horseshoe GC | Medalist: Decker 70-67—137 1991 Keith Decker (Martinsville) d. Gary Strickfaden (Virginia Beach), 4 and 3 Site: The Golden Eagle GC | Medalist: Tom Orr (Midlothian) 70-71—141, won playoff 1990 Hank Klein (Richmond) d. Mike Grant (Radford), 1 up Site: Birdwood GC | Medalist: Fred Widicus (Annandale) 69-72—141 1989 Tom McKnight (Galax) d. Vinny Giles (Richmond), 4 and 3 Site: CC of Virginia (James River) | Medalist: Giles 67-72—139 1988 Keith Decker (Martinsville) d. Dicky Linkous (Roanoke), 3 and 1 Site: Danville GC | Medalist: Harry Lea (Danville), 67-69—136, won playoff 1987 Vinny Giles (Richmond) d. Steve Douglass (Norfolk), 1 up Site: The Golden Eagle GC | Medalist: J.P. Leigh (Portsmouth) 73-71—144, won playoff 1986 Brett West (Virginia Beach) d. Sam Stein (Richmond), 4 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Tom McKnight (Galax) 73-72—145 1985 Tom McKnight (Galax) d. J.P. Leigh (Chesapeake), 3 and 2 Site: CC of Fairfax | Medalist: Leigh 71-71—142 1984 Tom McKnight (Galax) d. Mike Pratt (Richmond), 4 and 3 Site: CC of Petersburg | Medalist: David Tolley (Roanoke) 141 1983 David Tolley (Roanoke) d. David Mankin (Fincastle), 6 and 5 Site: Blacksburg CC | Medalist: John Crooks (Roanoke) 67-73—140 1982 Jeff Horn (Richmond) d. John Cuomo (Richmond), 2 and 1 Site: Cedar Point CC | Medalist: Robert Friend (Richmond) 73-70–143 1981 George MacDonald (Virginia Beach) d. Dan Keffer (Roanoke), 10 and 9 Site: Danville GC | Medalist: Garrett Wright (Danville) 141 Note: From 1975-80, there was no on-site qualifying; medalist was the player with the low score from zone qualifying 1980 Mark Lawrence (Richmond) d. Gill FitzHugh (Fairfax), 3 and 2 Site: Willow Oaks CC | Medalist: Barry Wirt 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
1979 Steve Smith (Martinsville) d. Pete Van Pelt (Fairfax), 3 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Earl Gillespie III 1978 Sam Wallace (Williamsburg) d. John Cuomo (Richmond), 3 and 2 Site: James River CC | Medalist: Wayne DeFrancesco 1977 Neff McClary (Springfield) d. Billy Sibbick (Martinsville), 1 up Site: Washington G&CC | Medalist: Rick Firebaugh 1976 Skeeter Heath (Hampton) d. John Bruce (Danville), 11 and 10 Site: Chatmoss CC | Medalist: Michael Ancel 1975 Curtis Strange (Virginia Beach) d. O.D. Gardner (Newport News), 8 and 7 Site: Cedar Point CC | Medalist: Steve Isaacs 1974 Curtis Strange (Virginia Beach) d. Skeeter Heath (Hampton), 3 and 2 Site: Roanoke CC | Medalist: Nelson Broach (Richmond) 73-67—140 1973 Carl Peterson (Virginia Beach) d. Harry Lea (Danville), 1 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Curtis Strange (Virginia Beach) 70-70—140 1972 Bobby Wadkins (Richmond) d. Curtis Strange (Virginia Beach), 2 and 1 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Strange 141 1971 Vinny Giles (Richmond) d. Lanny Wadkins (Richmond), 3 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Moss Beecroft (Newport News) 70-71—141 1970 Lanny Wadkins (Richmond) d. Bobby Wadkins (Richmond), 6 and 5 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Lanny Wadkins 70-73—143 1969 Vinny Giles (Richmond) d. Wayne Jackson (Hampton), 1 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: David Howard (Lynchburg) 67 Format was stroke play in 1968 1968 Vinny Giles (Richmond) 70-70-70-65—275 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Runner-up: Wayne Jackson (Hampton) 68-71-79-72—290 1967 Sam Wallace (Williamsburg) d. Billy Deemer (Blacksburg), 7 and 5 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Tim Collins (Christiansburg) 69 1966 Vinny Giles (Lynchburg) d. Nelson Broach (Richmond), 7 and 6 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Jordan Ball Jr. (Richmond) 72-73—145 1965 Wayne Jackson (Hampton) d. Tim Collins (Christiansburg), 6 and 5 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: John B. Meredith (Richmond) 72-73—145 1964 Vinny Giles (Lynchburg) d. Charlie McDowell (Virginia Beach), 2 and 1 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Giles 65-77—142 1963 Nelson Broach (Richmond) d. Orville Hamlin (Blacksburg), 7 and 6 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Frank Summers Jr. (Staunton) 71 1962 Vinny Giles (Lynchburg) d. Sam Wallace (Williamsburg), 6 and 5 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: George Fulton (Roanoke), Wright Garrett (Danville) 73 1961 Bobby Loy (Norfolk) d. Barclay Andrews (Roanoke), 3 and 1 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Ronnie Gerringer (Newport News) 68 1960 Ned Baber (Richmond) d. Wright Garrett (Danville), 39 holes Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Frank Summers Jr. (Staunton) 69 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
1959 Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) d. Jordan Ball (Virginia Beach), 2 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Tom Randall (Richmond) 72 1958 Jimmy Flippen (Danville) d. Walter Lawrence (Richmond), 4 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: George Fulton (Roanoke) 70 1957 Robert Q. Wallace (Norfolk) d. Tom Strange (Norfolk), 5 and 3 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Aulick Burke (Bristol) 70 1956 Wayne Jackson (Newport News) d. Harry Easterly Jr. (Richmond), 1 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Jackson, Easterly 1955 Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) d. Larry Hurst (Oceana), 5 and 4 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Spencer 71 1954 George Fulton (Roanoke) d. Buddy Loving (Charlottesville), 4 and 3 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Fulton 69 1953 Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) d. George Gosey (Lynchburg), 2 and 1 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Nelson Broach (Richmond) 66 1952 George Gosey (Lynchburg) d. Runt English (Roanoke), 7 and 6 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: George Fulton (Roanoke) 69 1951 Connie Sellers (Roanoke) d. George Fulton (Roanoke), 4 and 3 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) 70 1950 Dick Payne (Virginia Beach) d. Wynsol Spencer (Newport News), 2 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: J.B. Hall Jr. (Richmond) 71 1949 Jack Hamilton (Newport News) d. Wynsol Spencer (Newport News), 3 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Benno Janssen (Charlottesville) 70 1948 Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) d. Dick Payne (Norfolk), 6 and 5 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Spencer 67 1947 Jack Hamilton (Newport News) d. Wynsol Spencer (Newport News), 4 and 3 Site: Boonsboro CC | Medalist: James O. Watts (Lynchburg) 73 1946 Edmund Gravely (Richmond) d. Jack Hamilton (Newport News), 6 and 5 Site: CC of Virginia (James River) | Medalist: Dick Payne (Norfolk) 71 Note: No championships held from 1943-45 due to World War II 1942 Jack Hamilton (Newport News) d. George Payton (Hampton), 1 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Hamilton 74 1941 Walter Cushman (Charlottesville) d. George Payton (Hampton), 1 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Hamilton 74 1940 Sam Bates (Norfolk) d. Charley Kent (Richmond), 9 and 8 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) 73, won playoff 1939 Wynsol Spencer (Newport News) d. Morton McCarthy (Norfolk), 3 and 1 Site: Princess Anne CC | Medalist: Aulick Burke (Petersburg) 71, won playoff 1938 James O. Watts (Lynchburg) d. Walter Cushman (Charlottesville), 10 and 9 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Watts 70, won playoff 1937 Dick Payne (Norfolk) d. Walter Cushman (Charlottesville), 9 and 7 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: John Shorey (Staunton) 75 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
1936 Bobby Riegel (Richmond) d. Frank Sutton (Richmond), 4 and 3 Site: Farmington CC | Medalist: Morton McCarthy (Norfolk) 72 1935 Billy Howell (Richmond) d. Bobby Riegel (Richmond), 6 and 5 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Howell 75, won playoff 1934 Chandler Harper (Portsmouth) d. Aulick Burke (Petersburg), 7 and 5 Site: Princess Anne CC | Medalist: Harper 68 1933 Chandler Harper (Portsmouth) d. Lansing Eubank (Petersburg), 10 and 9 Site: Farmington CC | Medalist: Billy Howell (Richmond) 73 1932 Billy Howell (Richmond) d. Jimmy Watts (Lynchburg), 9 and 7 Site: CC of Virginia (James River) | Medalist: Chandler Harper (Portsmouth) 72 1931 Billy Howell (Richmond) d. Chandler Harper (Portsmouth), 2 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Buddy Clement (Roanoke) 74 1930 Chandler Harper (Portsmouth, age 16) d. Billy Howell (Richmond), 2 up Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Harper 79-77–156 1929 Pat Dillon (Virginia Beach) d. Charles Nelson (Richmond), 2 up Site: Princess Anne CC | Medalist: Billy Howell (Richmond) 85-73—158 1928 Billy Howell (Richmond, age 16) d. J. Davis Ewell (Richmond), 9 and 7 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Earl Webb (Roanoke) 75 1927 Charles Mackall (Charlottesville) d. Jack Howard (Richmond), 5 and 3 Site: Princess Anne CC | Medalist: Mackall 79-80—159; George M. Webb (Virginia Beach) 80-79—159 1926 J. Taylor Crump (Richmond) d. Dr. Rice Warren (Charlottesville), 2 and 1 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: J. Davis Ewell (Richmond) 78-81—159 1925 E.L. Naiden (Hampton) d. H.H. Hume (Norfolk), 2 and 1 Site: Lakeside CC | Medalist: John W. James (Lynchburg) 76 1924 Paul Jamison (Roanoke) d. A.L. Hawse (Richmond), 3 and 2 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Silas M. Newton (Richmond) 76-80–156 1923 H. Crim Peck (Lexington) d. Elmore Hotchkiss Jr. (Richmond), 3 and 1 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: John James (Lynchburg); Matthew Paxton Jr. (Lexington) 1922 Silas M. Newton (Richmond) d. H. Crim Peck (Lexington), 11 and 10 Site: Homestead (Cascades) | Medalist: Newton 84-77—161; Peck 81-80—161; Gordon Wood 84-77—161 Format was stroke play in 1920 and 1921 1921 H.H. Hume (Norfolk) 77-81–158, won in 18-hole playoff with an 82 Site: CC of Virginia | Runners-up: Frank Jones (Richmond) 85-73—158 (89); Dorsey Taylor (Richmond) 79-79—158 (94) 1920 J.S. “Jim” Barron (Norfolk) 153, won in playoff with 80 Site: Old Point Comfort G&CC | Runner-up: Matthew Paxton Jr. (Lexington) 153, 81 in playoff 1919 J.S. “Jim” Barron (Norfolk) d. Silas M. Newton (Richmond), 4 and 3 Site: Norfolk CC | Medalist: Barron 80-80–160 Format was stroke play from 1911-18 1918 Silas M. Newton (Richmond) 159 Site: Oakwood CC | Runner-up: J. Pope Seals (Richmond) 159, DQd for rules violation in playoff 1917 J. Pope Seals (Richmond) 79-83—162 Site: CC of Virginia (Westhampton) | Runner-up: Rives Fleming (Richmond) 86-85—171 107th VSGA Amateur Championship » vsga.org
1916 Matthew Paxton Jr. (Lexington) 152 Site: Lexington CC | Runner-up: Wilson Wallace (Richmond) 159 1915 Matthew Paxton Jr. (Lexington) 78-82—160 Site: Roanoke CC | Runner-up: Rives Fleming (Roanoke) 83-85—168 1914 William H. Palmer Jr. (Richmond) 156 Site: Hermitage CC | Runner-up: W.P. Wood (Richmond) 163 1913 James McMenamin (Hampton) 82-85—167 Site: Hampton Roads GC | Runner-up: Otho Parramore (Hampton) 82-86—168 1912 James McMenamin (Hampton) 82-88—170, won 18-hole playoff Site: Norfolk CC | Runner-up: William H. Palmer Jr. (Richmond) 84-86—170 1911 William H. Palmer Jr. (Richmond) Site: CC of Virginia | Runner-up: H.H. Meade (Richmond)
Records of note Most victories 7—Vinny Giles (including one stroke-play victory in 1968) 5—Wynsol Spencer 4—Billy Howell, Brinson Paolini 3—Chandler Harper, Jack Hamilton, Tom McKnight
Most finals appearances 7—Vinny Giles, Wynsol Spencer 5—Billy Howell 4—Keith Decker, Jack Hamilton, Brinson Paolini 3—Chandler Harper, Wayne Jackson, Tom McKnight, Ji Soo Park, Dick Payne, Curtis Strange
Consecutive victories 3—Brinson Paolini (2008-10) 2—Billy Hurley III (2004-05); Jay Woodson (2002-03); John Rollins (1996-97); Tom McKnight (1984-85); Curtis Strange (1974-75); Vinny Giles (1968-69)*; Chandler Harper (1933-34); Billy Howell (1931-32); J.S. “Jim” Barron (1919-20)**; Matthew Paxton Jr. (1915 -16)***; James McMenamin (1912-13)*** *-Giles 1968 victory came in stroke play **-Barron’s 1920 victory came in stroke play ***-Paxton’s and McMenamin’s victories came in stroke play
Host sites 44—The Homestead (Cascades) 7—Country Club of Virginia 4—Princess Anne Country Club 3—Farmington Country Club, Roanoke Country Club
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Medalist low scores (36-hole qualifying) 132—Adam Ball (2014), Mikey Moyers (2009) 133—Vinny Giles (1993) 134—Lane Hite (2011) 135—Addison Coll (2015); Billy Hurley III (2004); Danny Hurley (2008)
Largest margin of victory 11 and 10—Skeeter Heath d. John Bruce (1976); Silas M. Newton d. H. Crim Peck (1922) 10 and 9—George MacDonald d. Dan Keffer (1981); James O. Watts d. Walter Cushman (1938); Chandler Harper (1933) d. Lansing Eubank 9 and 8—Billy Hurley III d. Jason Pool (2005); Sam Bates d. Charley Kent (1940) 9 and 7—Dick Payne d. Walter Cushman (1938); Billy Howell d. James O. Watts (1932); Billy Howell d. J. Davis Ewell (1928) 8 and 7—Trey Smith d. Andrew Kennedy (2018); Curtis Strange d. O.D. Gardner (1975)
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