41st VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship
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41st VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship
Justin Young wasn ’ t sure about the state of his golf game when he teed it up at the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia at Ballyhack GC , his home course , back in July . A top-10 finish there was encouraging , and it helped spur him on a year-end surge that included a pair of championships . Young broke free of a tight leaderboard on the final day at Williamsburg Golf Club and posted a three-day 207 to win the VSGA Mid-Amateur and claim his second VSGA title . Young previously won the final edition of the VSGA Public Links Championship in 2013 . Young finished four shots clear of John Rosenstock ( Elizabeth Manor G & CC ) and Scott Shingler ( Dominion Valley CC ).
72ND CAPTAIN ’ S PUTTER MATCHES Thanks in part to perfect three-point performances from VSGA members Steve Serrao ( Willow Oaks CC ), Jeff Long ( Evergreen CC ), John Rosenstock ( Elizabeth Manor G & CC ) and West Virginian Philip Reale , the Virginias team ended a two-year losing streak by topping the Carolinas squad 26-22 at Greenville Country Club in South Carolina to regain the Captain ’ s Putter . The Virginias held a one-point lead after the first day and took 13½ out of a possible 24 points in singles .
3RD VSGA FOUR-BALL MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Mid-Amateurs Justin Young ( Ballyhack GC ) and Jimmy Delp ( Laurel Hill GC ) defeated Jeff Long ( Evergreen CC ) and Kyle Bailey ( Roanoke CC ) 2 up after Delp clinched the victory with a birdie putt on 18 . In the event ’ s senior division , Dave Pulk ( Two Rivers CC ) and Skip Zobel ( Princess Anne CC ) needed 19 holes to hold off Scott Reisenweaver ( Salisbury CC ) and Leon Roday ( Kinloch GC ).
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