JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2017
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WHAT CAN SUPERINTENDENTS
DO TO BEAT THE HEAT IN 2017?
SIX CAN’ T-MISS MYRTLE BEACH
GOLF HOLES
2016 VSGA GOLFERS OF
THE YEAR
Contents
JAN / FEB 2017
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH
6 Four-Ball Stalwarts
Matt Chandler and Brandon LaCroix add a Four-Ball Match Play title to their resumes.
8 Return Engagement
The Dominion Charity Classic earns an earlier spot on the PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup schedule.
MEMBER CLUBS
10 First Tee Success Stories
Golf isn’ t the only benefit of one of the nation’ s strongest youth programs.
THE RULES
14 Advantage: You
A deep dive into some little-known rules that will help your game thrive in 2017.
8
DEPARTMENTS
GREAT HOLES
15 No. 18 at The Club at Viniterra One of the Commonwealth’ s best closing holes can be found on this New Kent layout.
FIT FOR PLAY
37 Joint Resolution Golfer’ s elbow is a real thing. Here’ s how to avoid it.
THE CLUB AT VINITERRA
15
EQUIPMENT
38 Fresh Start Five new items to add to your bag to start the new year.
MY TURN
40 A Well-rounded Teen Golf is only part of the story for talented VSGA Junior Golf Circuit member Phoenix Smith.
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NEXT
CLASS
Meet the 2017 Virginia Golf Hall of Fame inductees: Donna Andrews, Keith Decker, Wallace McDowell and J. C. Snead. plus
ON THE COVER: The 2017 Virginia Golf Hall of Fame induction class.( AP Photo)
CHRIS LANG; THE CLUB AT VINITERRA; MANUFACTURER( 2)
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