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Rick Schuller
LEFT : Scott Shingler and Buck Brittain
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state of Virginia , both professional and the amateur crew , you have to play your best to win . I was fortunate to come out ahead this time .” – Schuller The number : 4 — Consecutive Senior Opens won by professionals , two each from Schuller and Brendan McGrath .
77th VSGA Senior Amateur Championship Winner : Buck Brittain ( def . Scott Shingler , 3 and 1 ) Site : The Country Club of Virginia ( Tuckahoe Creek ) The story : Brittain made up for a considerable disadvantage off the tee by continually stuffing wedge and short-iron approaches inside of 10 feet , allowing him to birdie six of the first seven holes in the championship match , enough cushion to build an early 3-up lead . Career VSGA titles : 10 Quoting : “ It was as good as you can play . He made very few mistakes and recovered from those . I made very few mistakes . It was just a matter of one of us was going to get it in the hole . I was close enough and lucky enough that I got it in a few times before him .” – Brittain The number : 3 — Brittain joined Keith Decker , Richard Payne and E . D . Mustard as three-time winners of the event , only behind six-time winner Moss Beecroft .
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2024 VSGA Mid-Senior and Super Senior Amateur Championships Winners : Mid-Senior : Bob Bailey def . Keith Decker , 1 up . Super Senior 65 +: Dave Pulk def . David Partridge , 3 and 2 ; SS 70 +: Robert Gardiner def . Jim Woodson , 1 up ; SS 75 +: George Owens def . Ron Janicki , 2 and 1 . Site : Danville Golf Club The story : Call this the year of the streak breaker in these events . Keith Decker ’ s four-year run in the Mid-Senior ended at the hands of Bailey , who reversed last year ’ s 1-up margin against Decker this year at Danville . Jack Allara ’ s hope of a four-peat in the Super Senior 65 + ended with a semifinal loss to Dave Pulk . One player began building a streak , however , as Robert Gardiner won his second straight 70 + title . Career VSGA titles : Bailey ( 2 ), Pulk ( 7 ), Gardiner ( 2 ), Owens ( 7 ). The number : 0 — Players who shot underpar rounds in stroke-play qualifying across all age divisions .
2024 VSGA Senior and Super Senior Multi-Format Team Championships Winners : Senior : Jay Serrao and Steve Serrao ( 58-71 — 129 ); Super Senior : Jim Woodson and Jack Allara ( 65-70 — 135 ) Site : Lakeside Park Club The story : The Serrao brothers won for the second straight year , this time setting a blistering pace in the
Steve and Jay Serrao
two-man captain ’ s choice round , shooting 58 — four strokes better than their nearest competitors . Career VSGA titles : Steve Serrao ( 6 ), Jay Serrao ( 2 ), Allara ( 6 ), Woodson ( 3 ). Quoting : “ We had a little bit of breathing
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room , but still , the format is tough . You just don ’ t want to put ( your partner ) in a bad position .” – Jay Serrao on modified alternate shot . The number : 3 — Sides that shot under-par in modified alternate shot second round : Scott Bemberis / Paras Pandaya ( senior ), Scott Causby / Mike Ramsey ( senior ), and Allara / Woodson ( super senior ).
2024 VSGA Women ’ s Stroke Play Championships Winners : Mid-Amateur : Shabril Derco ( 67- 73 — 140 ); Senior : Andrea Miller ( 72-72 — 144 ); Super Senior : Shawn McCullough ( 76-73 — 149 ); Net : Lynne Leith ( 74-70 — 144 , net score ) Site : Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club The story : The golf course was the star of the show , as Cavalier ’ s tight fairways and dry conditions made shot making a premium . Those who kept it in play and found greens excelled . Derco won by five strokes over Lauren Greenlief thanks to a backnine surge in the second round . Miller battled a sore elbow to win by 12 . McCullough bested Casey Burley by a stroke . Career VSGA titles : Derco ( 3 ), Miller ( 8 ), McCullough ( 4 ), Leith ( 1 ) Quoting : “ I ' ve been talking to my other friends to come do this . I know competitive golf can be nerve-wracking , but once you make a bunch of friends out here , it ’ s just another round . That ’ s just my mentality , but I think a lot of women hesitate . If you get an opportunity to play in something like this , it ’ s fun .” – Derco , who won her first individual VSGA title The number : 1 — Under-par gross round across all age divisions , Derco ’ s 67 in the first round .
2024 VSGA Senior and Super Senior Women ’ s Amateur Championships Winners : Senior : Kristin Shifflett ( def .
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