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2nd VSGA Four-Ball Match Play Championship
Keswick GC , Keswick , Oct . 28-30 No matter the type of four-ball play , Matt Chandler and Brandon LaCroix ( Hunting Hills CC ) are a formidable side . The pair , who won the VSGA Four-Ball Stroke Play title in 2014 , added a VSGA Four-Ball Match Play title to their resume in the final tournament of the VSGA championship season . Their toughest match came in the semifinals , when they held on for a 1-up victory over Vince Wheeler and Corey Gallagher ( Roanoke CC ). Wheeler and Gallagher reached the semifinals by eliminating defending champs Keith Decker ( Chatmoss CC ) and Jon Hurst ( Fredericksburg CC ) in the quarterfinals .
QUICK FACTS : Field and format : Thirty-two sides , five rounds of 18-hole match play to determine a champion . It was over when : When LaCroix and Chandler made three straight birdies on holes 12-14 to take control of the match . Quotable : “ We fought , and we didn ’ t play bad in any match . I think we were at least 6 under in every match .” – LaCroix
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