Around The Commonwealth
Princess Anne is hosting the
VSGA Women's Amateur for
the first time in 62 years.
TRENDS AND STORYLINES: The stroke-
play medalist has won the Amateur only
once in the last 15 years (Joey Lane in
2016). Neither of the last two medalists
(Mark Lawrence Jr., Michael Brennan)
reached the quarterfinals. … Only one
Amateur championship match has gone
the full 36 holes since 2011, Jake Mon-
dy’s 1-up victory over Jordan Utley at
Spring Creek in 2014. … Ji Soo Park, who
has since turned professional, leads all
competitors with five quarterfinal appear-
ances since 2011. Mark Lawrence Jr. and
Scott Shingler have made four quarterfi-
nal appearances in that span, with Keith
Decker making three, including last year.
… A potential player to watch is Evan
Beck, the 2010 State Open of Virginia
Champion who has regained his amateur
status and is exempt from qualifying. …
The Amateur will be held at River Bend
Club in Great Falls in 2020.
94TH VSGA WOMEN’S AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP
SITE: Princess Anne Country Club,
Virginia Beach
DATES: Monday, July 15-Thursday, July 18
FORMAT: Two rounds of stroke-play quali-
fying; top 16 advance to match play; Round
of 16 and quarterfinals on Wednesday;
Semifinals and 18-hole championship
match on Thursday.
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Lauren Greenlief
(International Country Club)
ABOUT PRINCESS ANNE: The Women’s
Amateur Championship is returning to
Princess Anne for the first time since
1957, when new Virginia Golf Hall of
Fame member Mary Patton Janssen won
the first of her six titles. The Tim Liddy
design course features a mix of Bermuda
tees and fairways and bentgrass greens
and last year was the site of a 12-team
women’s collegiate event hosted by Old
Dominion University.
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1997-99, and before that, Virginia Golf
TRENDS AND STORYLINES: There
Hall of Famer Donna Andrews won five
will be a new champion in 2019, as
straight from 1985-89. … Amanda Hol-
Greenlief has committed to play-
landsworth has been a finalist in
ing in the North and South Wom-
this event three times, including
en's Amateur in Pinehurst that
last year when she lost 2 and 1
week. Greenlief was the fourth
to Greenlief. … Mallory Hetzel,
player in the last decade to
the women’s golf coach at Old
win consecutive Women's
Dominion, knows the course
Amateurs, joining Abby Por-
well and could be a contend-
tyrata, Lauren Coughlin and
LAUREN GREENLIEF
er should she enter. … A junior
Amanda Steinhagen. A three-
AND AMANDA
HOLLANDSWORTH
player has advanced to the semi-
peat, though, is a little rarer. Lee
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