Contents
SEP/OCT 2017
Victoria Tip-Aucha
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH
7 Calm Champion
Ryan Zylstra’s newfound calm demeanor on the golf course helped
him win the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia.
8 VSGA Summer Rewind
Honoring the winners of the VSGA’s summer championships.
MEMBER CLUB
11 Back in Business
At Ford’s Colony, new greens have revived the club’s
Marsh Hawk Course.
THE RULES
12 T
he Virginia Golfer Rules Quiz
8
Test your knowledge of the Rules of Golf with these 10 questions.
IN MEMORIAM
14 R
emembering Dr. David Kovach
The past VSGA Board of Directors member died June 28 at 73.
DEPARTMENTS
GREAT HOLES
15 No. 5 at The Omni Homestead Resort’s
Old Course
This tough par-3 hole features many angles and options
to keep players coming back.
INSTRUCTION
36 Chip or putt?
CC of Virginia’s Eric Layton offers
tips to help your short game.
EQUIPMENT
38 Be Prepared
Get ready for fall with these
five new items, including
drivers, bags and gloves.
MY TURN
4
V I R G I N I A G O L F E R | S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 17
Pat Luke and the therapeutic
power of the ParTee Girls.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017
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THE CLUB
AT VINITERRA
40 Golf as Therapy
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Last
the
Laugh
Bernhard Langer’s
age-defying play keeps
him smiling and at the
front of the field
The Country
Club of Virginia
hosts Bernhard Langer
and the PGA Tour
Champions in October
at the Dominion
Energy Charity
Classic
inside
VIRGINIA ARTIST BRINGS NEW
MEANING TO ‘HOME COURSE’
N.C.’S PINEHURST
MIXES CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF AND FAMILY FUN
BIG CHANGES IN STORE
FOR UVA’S BIRDWOOD
ON THE COVER:
Bernhard Langer celebrates during
the Senior PGA Championship in
May at Trump National Golf Club,
Washington, D.C.
PHOTO BY PAUL PIERCE JR.
vsga.org