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Compiled by CHRIS LANG
Recapping the VSGA Four-Ball Season
Raquel and Melanie Walker
58th VSGA Four-Ball Championship Winners : Ben and Sam Beach ( 68-64 — 132 ) Site : Piedmont Club Key stat : The Beach brothers birdied four of their last six holes , including the final hole ( No . 3 ). Rain forced the event into a second-round shotgun start . Career VSGA titles : Ben Beach ( 3 ), Sam Beach ( 2 ) Quoting : “ I actually told him when it was in the air that I thought it was going to be pretty good . I played like a dog ( in the first round ), so it was just nice to be able to help .” — Ben Beach on the approach that set up his tap-in winning birdie putt . The number : 2 — sets of brothers to win the Four-Ball Championship , the Beaches and Bill and Charles Baskervill ( 1973 ). Additionally , brothers Garland and Charles Green IV were among the sides tied for second this year .
7th VSGA Women ’ s VSGA Four-Ball Championship Winners : Open : Melanie and Raquel Walker ( 64-65 — 129 ); Senior : Andrea Miller and Cindy Thompson ( 73-74 — 147 ) Site : Stoney Creek at Wintergreen Key stat : The Walkers finished 15-under-par , and younger sister Raquel contributed eight birdies and an eagle to the cause . In the senior championship , Miller and Thompson became only the second side to ever win , following six straight titles by Natalie Easterly and Amy Ellertson , who did not compete this year . Career VSGA titles : Melanie Walker ( 1 ), Raquel Walker ( 1 ), Miller ( 6 ), Thompson ( 2 )
Ben and Sam Beach
ERIN STRICKLER ( WALKER SISTERS ); CHRIS LANG ( BEACH BROTHERS )
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