V S The Golfers
Of The Year
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» Defeated J.P. Leigh of Suffolk in the
rain-shortened (27 holes) VSGA Super
Senior Stroke Play Championship with
a 10-foot birdie putt on the second
extra hole at Elizabeth Manor Golf and
Country Club in Portsmouth.
» Teamed with Leigh to win VSGA Super
Senior Four-Ball Championship by
four strokes at the Country Club of
Petersburg.
» Reached the second round of match
play in the VSGA Senior Amateur
at Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club in
Virginia Beach.
» Won Hall of Fame Super Senior at
High Point Country Club’s Willow
Creek course in High Point, N.C.; won
Gateway Super Senior Invitational in Fort
Myers, Fla.; won Society of Seniors John
Kline Super Seniors in Orlando, Fla.
» Won Richmond Golf Association Super
Senior Championship.
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John Cuomo
VSGA SUPER SENIOR GOLFER OF THE YEAR (ages 65 and over)
HOME CLUB: Stonehenge Golf & Country Club, Midlothian
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Cuomo constantly works on tempo when
practicing.
“So I can keep my tempo consistent, I’ll
hit high shots, low shots. I’ll hit different
lies with all different clubs,” he said. “That
helps me when I’m playing competitive
golf so I don’t get quick or I don’t get slow.
It’s not a new experience (on the course).
I’ve done it over and over again.”
CHAMPIONSHIP MOMENT
“If I just keep doing what I practice, I
know the ball sooner or later is going to
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get close to the hole and I’m able to knock
it in,” Cuomo said. “I did that with J.P.
in the (VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play)
playoff. The first hole was 20 feet, no big
deal. The second hole I knocked it to 10
feet and knew I could make it.”
OFF THE COURSE
Cuomo lives in Richmond for half the
year and in Venice, Fla., the other half.
He spends time in the gym stretching and
working on golf specific exercises; works
on putting mechanics; and likes to read
about golf and the golf swing.
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