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FEATURES
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Official publication of the Virginia State Golf Association as a service to its more than 72,000 members .
ANNOUNCING THE VSGA ’ S TOP PERFORMERS OF 2020
THE YIPS : OVERCOMING THE MYSTERIOUS
PHYSICAL CONDITION

Contents

NOV / DEC 2020

FEATURES

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A Passion Comes to Life
Mike McCartin sketched golf-course designs onto napkins as a kid . Now , he ’ s tasked with redesigning three historic D . C . layouts .

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Safe Travels
The resort industry urges planning and patience for golf trips this season .
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH
5 Status Change
501 ( c )( 3 ) status opens fundraising doors for the VSGA .
COMPETITIONS
8 The VSGA Fall Finish
Recapping the wild final months of the VSGA championship season .
MEMBER CLUBS
12 A Perfect Time for Change
Inside the rebranding efforts at Richmond ’ s Lakeside Park Club .
NEXT UP
14 Ivy League Strong
VSGA member Ben Choe describes his winding path to playing Division I golf at Cornell University .
DEPARTMENTS
THE RULES
16 Explaining Model Local Rules Committees and courses can adopt Model Local Rules for a number of reasons .
GREAT HOLES
18 No . 17 at Ole Monterey Golf Club A fun par-5 with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains at a club celebrating its 100th anniversary .
INSTRUCTION
34 How Should You Be Practicing ? Raspberry Golf Academy senior instructor Josh Apple offers tips to maximize your time at the range .
FIT FOR PLAY
36 The Yips How one top VSGA senior overcame the condition and rebuilt his putting stroke .
EQUIPMENT
38 The Gift of Better Golf What gift do the golfers in your life really want from you this year ?
MY TURN
40 Sleepy Hole ’ s LPGA Legacy Sleepy Hole ’ s run as host of the LPGA ’ s United Virginia Bank Classic is memorialized at the club ’ s Obici House . inside GOLFERS OF THE YEAR :
Virginia Golfer
CHRIS LANG
Vision Quest
Mike McCartin ’ s historic D . C . course redesigns are coming to life
ON THE COVER : Mike McCartin at East Potomac Golf Course in Washington , D . C . ( Paul Pierce photo )
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