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The Virginia Golfer Conversation Virginia Golf Hall of Fame Welcomes First Class By BILL MILLSAPS Hot Springs native Sam Snead helped build the Cascades Course at Omni Homestead Resort. 8 V I R G I N I A G O L F E R | J U LY / A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 find three Virginia natives honored for their distinguished careers and contributions to the game. But as a state with a golf-centric culture, it only seems natural to have a Commonwealth-based home honoring those who have made an impact on the game. For the first time ever, they will. Five legendary Virginia golfers and a longtime volunteer rules official will be the first class inducted into the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame. Those being honored as the inaugural class i