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New Year , New Chances

The Virginia State Golf Association ’ s signature championships will feature an added perk in 2024 : A berth for the winner into a USGA championship . As part of the USGA ’ s change in qualifying structure for its Amateur , Women ’ s Amateur , Junior Amateur and Junior Girls ’ championships , the winners of Allied Golf Association championships across the country will skip qualifying and head straight into their respective national championships .

The change in qualifying has necessitated a change in scheduling for some VSGA championships . The VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship , previously held in late July / early August ,
2024 VSGA Championship & Events Schedule
Dates | Tournament | Location | * Denotes 2023 champion will move to early July in 2024 . The VSGA Junior Match Play , which was generally held in the penultimate week of June , will now move to the Junior Stroke Play ’ s old spot in the schedule . Additionally , there is no longer qualifying for the VSGA Junior Stroke Play , the tournament which will produce an automatic entrant into the U . S . Junior Amateur .
The VSGA Amateur Championship remains in its traditional slot and again will be played at a club celebrating its 100th anniversary : Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria . River Bend Club in Great Falls , previous host of the VSGA Amateur , will welcome the 99th playing of the VSGA Women ’ s Amateur in mid-July .
The following pages include schedules for the 2023 VSGA championship season , along with various USGA and professional schedules for the upcoming year . Consider this your guide to nailing down both your playing and viewing schedule for 2024 .
» MEN ’ S CHAMPIONSHIPS AND EVENTS
April 1-2 : 6th VSGA Multi-Format Team Championship | The Dominion Club , Glen Allen | * Ben Beach / Sam Beach April TBD : 40th Virginia-West Virginia Team Matches | West Virginia hosts | * Virginia April 29 : 81st VSGA Club Championship The Foundry GC , Powhatan | * Hermitage CC May 15-16 : 42nd VSGA Senior Four-Ball Championship | Westwood CC , Vienna * Buck Brittain / Jon Hurst May 20-21 : 59th VSGA Four-Ball Championship | Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech , Radford | * Ben Beach / Sam Beach
Qualifying sites ( Four-Ball and Senior Four-Ball )
• Laurel Hill GC | May 1
• Kiln Creek GC & Resort | May 6
• Draper Valley GC | May 7
• Date TBD | Site TBD
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• Date TBD | Site TBD May 29-30 : 12th VSGA Super Senior Four-Ball Championship | Fawn Lake CC , Spotsylvania | * Mark Boedicker / David Prokop ( 65 +); Charles Green III / Bob Rotella ( 70 +); J . P . Leigh / Glenn Morris ( 75 +) June 10-11 : 38th VSGA Senior Stroke Play
Championship | Williamsburg GC * Buck Brittain June 24-28 : 111th VSGA Amateur Championship | Belle Haven CC , Alexandria * Grayson Wood Qualifying sites ( VSGA Amateur and State Open of Virginia )
• Williamsburg National GC ( Yorktown ) May 23
• Links at Shenandoah Valley | June 11
• Laurel Hill GC | June 13
• Date TBD | Site TBD
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