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Around The Commonwealth
Matt Sughrue advanced to match play at the U . S . Senior Amateur and represented the U . S . at the 2022 Concession Cup . BELOW : Lauren Greenlief advanced to the round of 32 at the U . S . Women ' s Mid-Amateur .
received national acclaim for his work covering the University of Virginia over four decades , will be inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in April .
Ratcliffe , known affectionately as “ Hootie ,” is a four-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year and has won more than 80 awards for his work , including national honors from the Associated Press , Football Writers of America and United State Basketball Writers of America . He is currently the editor of JerryRatcliffe . com , a popular UVA sports website .
The nine-member Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will be inducted on Saturday , April 22 .
Sughrue ( Trump National GC , Washington DC ) was a first-team all-senior pick . Lauren Greenlief ( International CC ) earned a spot on the women ’ s mid-amateur second team . seniors . To date , the VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation has award $ 2.7 million to more than 1,000 students , including a record $ 128,000 in grants in 2022 .
VIRGINIANS EARN GGP HONORS Three VSGA members were included on Global Golf Post ’ s 2022 All-Amateur teams . VSGA Golfer of the Year Evan Beck ( Princess Anne GC ) was named a firstteam all-mid-amateur selection . Matt
VSGA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE The VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation is taking applications for its 2023 scholarship grants . The application is open to graduating Virginia high school
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For more information and to apply , scan the QR code . Application deadline is Feb . 16 .
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