Coral Canyon in Southwest Utah, near Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks.
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Parkland Adventures Tee off near America’ s natural wonders.
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH
NEWS AND NOTES
5 State Open Streaming
College Golf Network to provide live streaming for the final two rounds of the State Open of Virginia in July.
COLLEGE GOLF
7 UVA Celebrates Historic Season
The Cavaliers’ men’ s golf team eliminates Auburn and Florida before falling to Oklahoma State in the NCAA championship match.
TURF TALK
14 Turning the Worm
Challenges of managing nematodes in turfgrass and the search for solutions.
ON THE COVER: Some of the many champions of the VSGA Women’ s Amateur.
( Photos courtesy of VSGA archives, Paul Pierce( Coughlin), iStock)
DEPARTMENTS
THE RULES
13 Cleaning the Green Your guide to what you can and can’ t do when it comes to the putting green.
GREAT HOLES
14 No. 18 at Farmington Country Club The closing hole at the venerable Charlottesville club offers a considerable challenge.
INSTRUCTION
34 What Are Ground Forces? And how to create them in the golf swing.
FIT FOR PLAY
36 Beat the Heat A golfer’ s guide to staying cool on the course.
EQUIPMENT
38 A Summer Pick-Me-Up Some fresh items to keep your game( and your gear) on track.
MY TURN
40 The Power of Volunteerism Dave Whitener’ s final Eastern Amateur highlights the quiet power of giving back.
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