Virginia Golfer Nov / Dec 2018 | Page 25

VSGA SUPER SENIOR GOLFER OF THE YEAR Jack Vardaman HOME CLUB: The Homestead 2018 HIGHLIGHTS » Won the 33rd VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play Championship on The Omni Homestead Resort’s Old Course in June, posting a 2-under-par 142 to finish two shots clear of Barrett Cawood. » Won the 75-and-over division at the 24th VSGA Super Senior Amateur Championship at Loudoun Golf & Country Club, defeating Joe Cochran 5 and 3 in the title match. » Became the first player since Bill Stallings in 2007 to win both the Super Senior Amateur and Super Senior Stroke Play titles in the same year. “I love to play golf. I love to play competitive golf. You don’t win a lot in this game, so when you get a chance to win, it’s special. It means a lot to me to win a golf tournament, because I’ve lost more than my share.” –Vardaman 2018 VSGA CHAMPIONS THE 2018 VSGA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON began in April and ended on the first day of November. In between, many champions were crowned. A list of the 2018 winners: MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Va.-West Va. Matches: Tied (Virginia retained Ye Ole Feudin’ Stick) Club Championship: Hermitage CC and The Federal Club Four-Ball Stroke Play: Dudley Payne III and Francesco Romano Senior Four-Ball: Steve Serrao and Cam Young Super Senior Stroke Play: Jack Vardaman Senior Stroke Play: Pete DeTemple Amateur: Trey Smith Delta Dental State Open of Virginia: Fielding Brewbaker Senior Amateur: Cam Young Super Senior Four-Ball: John Cuomo and J.P. Leigh Senior Open: Buck Brittain Mid-Amateur: Buck Brittain Super Senior Amateur: Dayton Slater (65-69); Mike Brown (70-74); Jack Vardaman (75-and-over) Mid-Senior Amateur: David Partridge 73rd Captain’s Putter Matches: Carolinas Four-Ball Match Play: Jeff Long and Kyle Bailey (regular); Dave Pulk and Skip Zobel (senior) WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s Stroke Play: Sophie DiPetrillo Senior Women’s Stroke Play: Shelley Savage vsga.org Women’s Four-Ball: Shabril Derco/Lauren Greenlief (regular); Natalie Easterly/Amy Ellertson (senior) Women’s Amateur: Lauren Greenlief Women’s Virginias-Carolinas Matches: Carolinas Senior Women’s Amateur: Natalie Easterly Women’s State Team Matches: Mount Vernon CC JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MAPGA/VSGA Junior Four-Ball: Connor Johnson Jr./ Drew Brockwell Junior Match Play: John Hatcher Ferguson IV Virginia-Maryland Junior Girls’ Matches: Virginia Junior Girls’: Jayde Dudley Junior Stroke Play: Connor Johnson Jr. Mid-Atlantic Girls’ Challenge: Tied (Carolinas retains trophy) Youth Championship (12–13 age group): Jonathan McEwen (boys) and Hope Mia Garcia (girls) Virginias-Carolinas Junior Boys’ Matches: Tied (Carolinas retains Vinny Giles Trophy) Junior Golf Circuit Championship: Josh Duangmanee (boys) and Melanie Walker (girls) Mid-Atlantic Junior Boys’ Invitational: Virginia N OV E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 18 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 23