75th Captain’s Putter Matches Oct. 23-24 | The Greenbrier Resort, White Slfr Spgs, WV | VSGA.org | @VSGA1904 Media contact: Chris Lang, VSGA Communications | E: [email protected] | O: (804) 378-2300x12 | C: (804) 489-6606 The Old White TPC Course at The Greenbrier Resort July The first golf course at The Greenbrier, C.B. Macdonald 7-8 38th VSGA Senior Four-Ball Champ.-x designed the Old White Course, which opened for play Golden Horseshoe GC (Gold), Williamsburg in 1914. The course has hosted many PGA Tour events, 16-18 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia most recently A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. Ballyhack GC, Roanoke Joaquin Niemann won the last event in 2019 before it August fell off the PGA Tour’s schedule. 3-7 107th VSGA Amateur Championship Fast Facts River Bend Club, Great Falls 11-15 73rd VSGA Senior Amateur Championship Address: 101 West Main St., White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., 24986 Westwood CC, Vienna Phone: (844) 837-2466 | Director of Golf: Robert Harris, PGA 25-26 2nd VSGA Multi-Format Team Champ. Head golf professional: Hill Herrick, PGA (regular and senior divisions) Director of Grounds: Kelly Shumate, GCSAA | Par: 70 | Yardage: 7,149 Web: greenbrier.com | First time as Captain’s Putter host. The Dominion Club, Glen Allen September Event Format/Schedule » Annual matchup featuring top amateurs from the VSGA and West Virginia Danville GC, Danville Golf Association facing top amateurs from the Carolinas Golf Association 21-22 15th Senior Open of Virginia-x (North and South Carolina). Independence GC, Midlothian » Each team features 14 regulars, eight seniors and two super seniors. 25-27 44th VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship-z » Friday, Oct. 23: Four-ball competition begins at 8:30 a.m. with foursome Bayville GC, Virginia Beach matches set to begin at 2 p.m. following lunch. October » Saturday, Oct. 24: Twenty-four singles matches beginning at 8:30 a.m. » One point is available per match. Should the matches end in a tie, the 5-7 5th VSGA Mid-Senior Amateur Champ.-w Carolinas would retain the Captain’s Putter. Salisbury CC, Midlothian 5-7 26th VSGA Super Sr. Amateur Champ.-y Salisbury CC, Midlothian Starting times and scoring (UPDATE) 17-18 55th VSGA Four-Ball Championship Starting times for Friday’s first round can be found here. Scoring will be up- Poplar Grove GC, Amherst dated throughout the event, and full recaps and photo galleries from both 20-21 8th VSGA Super Sr. Four-Ball Champ.-y days of the Captain’s Putter Matches can be found at the end of each day at Chantilly National G&CC, Centreville 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 REGULAR SENIOR 1. Mark Lawrence Jr. (5).......................... 760 1. Jon Hurst (10) ...................................... 774 2. Justin Young (8) ................................... 691 2. Buck Brittain (7) ................................... 756 Future VSGA Amateur Championship sites 3. Dustin Groves (6) ................................ 610 3. Keith Decker (10) ................................. 705 (subject to change) 4. Mikey Moyers (5) ................................ 588 4. Matt Sughrue (4) ................................. 460 2021: Country Club of Petersburg 5. Blake Carter (7) ................................... 509 5. Bowen Sargent (5) ............................... 458 6. David Stanford (4) ............................... 468 SUPER SENIOR 2022: Bayville Golf Club, Virginia Beach 7. Kelly Chinn (1) ..................................... 400 1. Jack Allara (3) ...................................... 295 2023: Boonsboro Country Club, Lynchburg 8. Scott Shingler (5) ................................. 395 2. Tim Vigotsky (4) ................................... 285 2024: Belle Haven Country Club, Alexandria 9. Steve Serrao (5) .................................. 375 3. Harry Thomas (3) ................................. 219 75th Captain’s Putter Matches » 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 Medalist: Lawrence, Brandon Berry (133, -9) 73rd VSGA Senior Amateur Championship Winner: Buck Brittain (d. Bowen Sargent, 2&1) Medalist: Steve Serrao (134, -8) 2nd VSGA Multi-Format Team Championship Senior: Jon Zampedro/Jeffrey Klatt (125,- 19) 35th VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play Champ. 65+: Jack Allara (146, +6) 70+: Terry Towler (151, +11) MEET THE VIRGINIAS REGULARS 75+: Harry Lea (144, +4) 15th Senior Open of Virginia • RYAN BISHOP (Hermitage Country Club) Winner: Matt Sughrue (138, -6) Reached match play at VSGA Amateur; tied for 7th at VSGA Mid-Amateur. • BLAKE CARTER (Chatmoss Country Club) 44th VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship Champion of the 44th VSGA Mid-Amateur; side tied for fifth at VSGA Four-Ball Championship. Blake Carter (202, -14) • DUSTIN GROVES (The Club at Glenmore) 5th VSGA Mid-Senior Amateur Championship Quarterfinalist at VSGA Amateur; tied for seventh at Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. Keith Decker (d. Kent Erdahl, 4&3) 26th VSGA Super Senior Amateur Championship • PETER GASPERINI (Halifax Country Club) 65+: Jeff Flax (d. Harry Thomas, 4&2) Former Radford standout who recently transferred to VCU; tied for seventh at State Open. 70+: John Cuomo (d. Patrick Gregory, 4&3) • MARK LAWRENCE JR. (Independence Golf Club, pictured) 75+: George Owens (d. Roger Pitkin, 1 up) First player in 35 years to win the VSGA Amateur and State Open of Virginia championships in the same 55th VSGA Four-Ball Championship year; past semifinalist at the U.S. Amateur; also won VSGA Amateur in 2017; Virginia Tech standout. Andrew Kennedy/Nick Taliaferro (126, -18) • SAM O’DELL (Hurricane, W. Va.) 8th VSGA Super Senior Four-Ball Championship TBD Qualified for match play multiple times at U.S. Mid-Amateur; won WVGA Four-Ball title this year with 75th Captain’s Putter Matches Pat Carter. TBD • TIM PEMBERTON (Two Rivers Country Club) The following VSGA men’s championships will Tied for fourth at VSGA Mid-Amateur; Side tied for second at 2nd VSGA Multi-Format Team Champ. not be held in 2020: • PHILIP REALE (Charleston, W. Va.) » 37th Virginia-West Virginia Team Matches Captain’s Putter veteran ranks sixth in WVGA Player of the Year points standings. » 77th VSGA Club Championship » 35th VSGA Senior Stroke Play Championship • CAM ROAM (Huntington, W. Va.) Ranks fourth in WVGA Player of the Year Points standings. • Scorecard: The Old White TPC DAVID STANFORD (Army Navy Country Club) The 17-year-old from Vienna reached the final at the VSGA Amateur Championship and finished in the Hole ..... Par ......Yards Hole ..... Par ...... Yards top 10 at the State Open. He’s committed to Virginia Tech. 1............ 4 ......... 449 10 ......... 4 .......... 382 • MARSHALL TINSLEY (Winton Farm) 2............ 4 ......... 446 11 ......... 4 .......... 484 Former George Mason standout won last year’s VSGA Mid-Amateur; closed with a 66 and tied for fifth at 3............ 3 ......... 208 12 ......... 5 .......... 570 the State Open. 4............ 4 ......... 430 13 ......... 4 .......... 451 • JORDAN UTLEY (Hermitage Country Club) 5............ 4 ......... 388 14 ......... 4 .......... 395 Two-time finalist at the VSGA Amateur who reached the round of 16 this year before falling to eventual 6............ 4 ......... 475 15 ......... 3 .......... 229 champion Mark Lawrence Jr. Former University of Richmond standout. 7............ 4 ......... 390 16 ......... 4 .......... 421 8............ 3 ......... 224 17 ......... 5 .......... 615 • JUSTIN YOUNG (Ballyhack Golf Club) 9............ 4 ......... 413 18 ......... 3 .......... 197 No. 2 in VSGA Player Rankings; runner-up to Lawrence at State Open of Virginia; tied for seventh at OUT ...... 34 ....... 3423 IN ......... 36 ........ 3726 VSGA Mid-Amateur and reached round of 16 at VSGA Amateur. TOTAL .. 70 ........ 6075 • CHRIS WILLIAMS (Scott Depot, W. Va.) Note: Yardages listed are regular. Seniors and Played collegiately at West Virginia University. … tied for second at the West Virginia Amateur, which Super Seniors will play shorter distances. was played at Greenbrier. 75th Captain’s Putter Matches » vsga.org MEET THE VIRGINIAS SENIORS/SUPER SENIORS • BUCK BRITTAIN (The Virginian Golf Club, pictured top) Became just the third player to win both the VSGA Senior Amateur and Senior Open of Virginia, joining Keith Decker and David Partridge. … Tied for second at Senior Open, won senior division at The Valentine Invitational and tied for second in the senior division at the Fox Puss Invitational. • PAT CARTER (Hurricane, W. Va.) Ranked No. 1 in both the WVGA regular and senior Player of the Year rankings. • KEITH DECKER (Ballyhack Golf Club) VSGA’s winningest golfer added two titles to his resume in 2020, teaming with Roger Newsom to win the VSGA Senior Four-Ball and winning the VSGA Mid-Senior Amateur in his debut in the event. Now owns 31 VSGA championships. • JON HURST (Fredericksburg Country Club, pictured middle) Top player in VSGA Senior Player Rankings. … Semifinalist in the VSGA Senior Amateur, tied for second in the Senior Open of Virginia. … Owns senior wins in the Chatmoss Invitational, Fredericksburg Amateur and Hidden Valley Four-Ball. • TIM MOUNT (Huntington,