Virginia Golfer January / February 2015 | Page 18

VSGA Golfers of the Year VSGA GOLFER OF THE YEAR Scott Shingler Scott Shingler is known as one of the most consistent players in the commonwealth. HOMETOWN: Haymarket, Va. HOME CLUB: Evergreen Country Club, Haymarket, Va. 2014 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➤ Second among point-earners in the season-ending VSGA player rankings. ➤ Advanced to the quarterfinals of the VSGA Amateur Championship and won the Northern Virginia Amateur. ➤ In other points’ events, he posted six top-10 showings, including a tie for third place at the VSGA Four-Ball Championship (with Justin Young of Roanoke) and placed fourth at the VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship. Shingler was also in the top 10 at the Fox-Puss Invitational (tied for seventh), the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia (tied for eighth) as well as the Kenridge Invitational and Valentine Invitational (tied for 10th at both events). ➤ Shingler’s season included advancing through local qualifying to sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open Championship. ➤ On the team-match side, he helped represent the winning Virginias team against their Carolinas counterparts at the Captain’s Putter Matches. He also played on the Virginia squad at the USGA Men’s State Team Champions \[