The Foundry ' s Kenneth Cocolin , Starell Cox , Jay Woodson and TJ Austin
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75th VSGA Club Championship
The Foundry GC , Powhatan | May 1 The Foundry has hosted the VSGA Club Championship since 2014 . Finally , that home-course advantage paid off . It didn ’ t hurt that the home team had a touring professional and fourtime State Open of Virginia champion at its disposal .
Jay Woodson , Kenneth Cocolin , Starell Cox and TJ Austin posted an 11-under-par 133 in the morning shotgun , good for a three-shot victory over Hermitage Country Club . Lexington Golf & Country Club , Salisbury Country Club and Spring Creek Golf Club ’ s ‘ B ’ team rounded out the top five .
32nd VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play Championship
Stonehenge G & CC , Richmond | May 31 – June 1 Six years is a long time to go between titles , especially when you play in the super senior ranks .
Peter Jacobi ( Army Navy CC ) joined the short list of two-time Super Senior Stroke Play champions by posting an even-par 142 to finish two strokes clear of John Cuomo ( Laurel Hill GC ) and Mike Thompson ( Stonehenge G & CC ). Jacobi earned his first championship in 2011 when he was 68 . At 74 , he showed that savvy and experience count for something , avoiding big mistakes and saving his best golf for last , shooting 3 under on the back nine in the second round to pull away .
Peter Jacobi
QUICK FACTS :
Field and format : Thirty-eight four-person teams split into two four-ball sides each , with the combined four-ball score counting toward the team ’ s total .
It was over when : Woodson and Cocolin returned the best four-ball score of the day , an 8-under 64 , two shots better than Hermitage CC ’ s Craig Callens and Ben Beach .
Quotable : “ It ’ s pretty easy to play with this guy , because he ’ s always right behind you . You just say , ‘ Go pin seeking .’ That ’ s literally what I thought . Just hit good shots , get it to the middle of the green and roll the putts in .” — Cocolin on Woodson .
QUICK FACTS :
Field and format : Sixty-three players , 36 holes of stroke play First-round leaders : Bill Engel and John Cuomo ( 70 )
It was over when : Jacobi made a birdie on No . 17 , hitting a 3 wood off the tee , an 8 iron to within 8 feet of the hole and rolling in the birdie putt for a three . He took advantage of the 18-hole co-leaders ’ struggles in the second round to make a move .
Quotable : “ I didn ’ t hit the ball very well , but I scraped it acceptably in play , and I didn ’ t make any horrible errors .” — Jacobi
34th Virginia-West Virginia Team Matches
Glade Springs Resort , Daniels , W . Va . April 22 – 23 Led by a dominant run in Saturday ’ s four-ball matches , the VSGA squad defeated their counterparts from the West Virginia Golf Association 19-9 to retain the Ye Ole Feudin Stick . Virginia has won the last eight meetings in the annual series .
Four Virginia players were a perfect 3-0 over the weekend : Jeff Long ( Evergreen CC ), Kyle Bailey ( Roanoke CC ), Justin Young ( Ballyhack GC ) and Buck Brittain ( The Virginian GC ).
QUICK FACTS :
Field and format : Invitation-only event featuring eight regulars , four seniors and two super seniors on each squad facing off in a series of foursome , four-ball and singles matches . One point available in each match .
It was over when : Virginia won six of the seven four-ball matches on Saturday afternoon .
U . S . Amateur Four-Ball Championships
In total , 11 VSGA members qualified or were exempt for the two U . S . Amateur Four-Ball Championships , which were held in late May . On the women ’ s side , Alexandra Austin ( Springfield G & CC ) and Lauren Greenlief ( International CC ) advanced to match play before falling in the round of 32 . On the men ’ s side , Brandon Cigna ( Laurel Hill GC ) teamed with Maryland resident Ben Warnquist for the second straight year . After reaching the championship match a year ago , Cigna and Warnquist won their round-of-32 match at Pinehurst Resort before losing in the round of 16 .
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