Contents
MAY/JUNE 2017
AROUND THE
COMMONWEALTH
8 Growing the Game
Will Saunders’ grassroots efforts have helped grow a
small neighborhood golf league into something more.
9 Honoring Top Scholars
The VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation awarded
$113,500 in grants to aspiring college students.
MEMBER CLUBS
10 F
resh Look
Williamsburg’s Golden Horseshoe is set to debut
its renovated Gold Course on July 1.
THE RULES
12 Modernization in Progress
Your guide to potential changes to the Rules of
Golf in 2019.
8
DEPARTMENTS
GREAT HOLES
14 No. 14 at The Club at Creighton Farms
This 359-yard par 4 will be a fun one to watch at this
year’s VSGA Amateur Championship.
FIT FOR PLAY
35 Enhance Your Game
Three specific exercises to help jumpstart your routine.
INSTRUCTION
36 Hi-Tech Helper
Flight-launch monitors like TrackMan and FlightScope
are taking instruction to another level.
EQUIPMENT
38 Summer Ready
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MY TURN
40 Leishman’s Strength
Virginia Beach-based PGA Tour
professional Marc Leishman and
his wife Audrey have found a
higher purpose.
ON THE COVER:
Keswick Golf Club outside of
Charlottesville. (Keswick Golf Club)
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WOUNDED VETS
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You don’t have to leave Virginia to
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THE CLUB
AT VINITERRA
These five items will help get your game in gear
for the summer.