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VSGA Championships
Tournament Triumphs
Highlights from the Four-Ball championships and more
Ryan Cole helped Independence
Golf Club win its second VSGA Club
Championship .
Compiled by CHRIS LANG
59th VSGA Four-Ball Championship Winners : Nick Taliaferro and Patrick Gareiss ( 67-64 — 131 ) Site : Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech Key stat : Gareiss made key pars on the final two holes when Taliaferro was out of the hole to help his side hold on for a one-stroke victory over three sides tied at 12-under . Career VSGA titles : Taliaferro ( 3 ), Gareiss ( 1 ) Quoting : “ We ’ ve seen the course a few times — that would be an understatement . We kind of had our gameplan for this laid
out a year ago .” — Gareiss , who played at Radford with Taliaferro The number : 4 — Number of sides featuring Radford University players that finished in the top 10 on RU ’ s home course .
42nd VSGA Senior Four-Ball Championship Winners : Keith Decker and Scott Shingler ( 67-64 — 131 ) Site : Westwood Country Club Key stat : With pursuers Jon Hurst and Buck Brittain watching from another green ,
Shingler drained a birdie putt on 18 to give his side a two-stroke edge over the threetime defending champions . Shingler and Decker won by that same margin . Career VSGA titles : Decker ( 35 ), Shingler ( 5 ) Quoting : “ He ’ s a champion through and through , and he ’ s a great partner to have .” — Decker on Shingler . The number : 1 — Decker and Shingler became the only side to have won both the VSGA Four-Ball and VSGA Senior Four- Ball titles .
Nick Taliaferro ( left ) and Patrick
Gareiss
12th VSGA Super Senior Four-Ball Championship Winners : 65 +: Paul Gural / Mike Howell ( 66-68 — 134 ); 70-74 : Pat Gregory / Mike Moore ( 70-69 — 39 ); 75 +: J . P . Leigh / Glenn Morris ( 69-66 — 135 ) Site : Fawn Lake CC Key stat : Gural and Howell made just one bogey in 36 holes , No . 12 in the second round . They followed that misstep with three straight birdies . Career VSGA titles : Gural ( 1 ), Howell ( 2 ), Gregory ( 2 ), Moore ( 1 ), Leigh ( 10 ), Morris ( 2 ) Quoting : “ You feel more pressure playing in a four-ball because you don ' t want to let your partner down . When you ' re playing as an individual , you ' re only letting down yourself .” — Mike Howell The number : 7 — J . P . Leigh became just the
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