Around The Commonwealth
WOMEN’S SEASON-ENDING
EVENT:
The season-ending event, scheduled for
Sept. 28 at Richmond’s Jefferson Lake-
side CC, will have a new name and will
now feature two-player teams rather
than four-person teams. Look for more
information later this year on VSGA.org.
MULTI-FORMAT TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP:
This men’s event debuted in 2019 as the
season-ending championship, held in
October. In 2020, the Multi-Format Team
Championship will open the VSGA men’s
competition season in April. The Dominion
Club in Glen Allen will host the two-day
championship April 3-4. The event features
Find more information on competitions for men,
women and juniors at VSGA.org.
one round of two-person captain’s choice
and one round of modified alternate shot.
SUPER SENIOR CHANGES:
For the first time, both the VSGA Super
Senior Stroke Play Championship and
Super Senior Four-Ball Championship will
feature winners in three age groups—65
and over, 70 and over, and 75 and over—
mirroring the format used in the VSGA
Super Senior Amateur. The three age
groups will play from different sets of tees.
VSGA NET AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP:
This new event features 36 holes of net
stroke-play competition. The champion-
ship—which is open to men and women—
will be contested in
divisions by age and
gender. It is sched-
uled for Sept. 21-22 at
Fawn Lake Country
Club in Spotsylvania.
GOLF HERITAGE
SOCIETY
TURNS GOLDEN
Armed with a new
name, the Golf Heri-
tage Society is poised
to celebrate its 50th
anniversary in 2020.
Formerly the Golf
Collectors Society, the
GHS—a newly expand-
ed non-profit global
organization—is using
its golden anniversary
to broaden its reach
throughout the great-
er golf community.
vsga.org
The VSGA Multi-Format Team Championship moved
to the front of the competitions calendar in 2020.
The cost of becoming a member is $50
annually, and members are encouraged
to “make it a foursome” by inviting three
additional golf enthusiasts to join. Found-
ed in 1970, the GHS recently changed its
name, elected new leadership and extend-
ed its membership to include all who love
the game, including golfers of every play-
ing ability, golf artists, historians and writ-
ers, hickory golf devotees, and golf course
designers. The GHS now has more than
860 members from 15 countries.
For more information on member-
ship benefits and how to join, please visit
golfheritage.org.
FIRST TEE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP SET
The inaugural First Tee National Champi-
onship will be held June 21-26 at Clemson
University. The event will bring together
First Tee’s elite players (ages 14-19) for an
opportunity to showcase how the program
has helped build the strength of character
needed to play at the collegiate or next level.
The winners of both the girls’ and boys’
divisions will be awarded with the Tat-
tersall Cup, named after First Tee trustee
and 2019 VSGA President’s Award winner
Fred Tattersall. Each winner will earn an
exemption into the PGA Tour Champions’
PURE Insurance Championship Impact-
ing the First Tee, held Sept. 18-20 at Pebble
Beach Golf Links.
There are eight First Tee chapters in
Virginia, including The First Tee of Great-
er Washington D.C.
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