Around The Commonwealth
BEST ROUNDS
Langer and Singh each shot second-round
63s on the par-72 River layout in 2017. In
2016, Paul Goydos’ third-round 64 helped
him shake off a tough start and finish in
the top 10.
BEST PLACES TO WATCH
The par-3 14th hole is one of the course’s
signature holes. Hospitality decks run
along the closing stretch from 16 to 18.
Fans can also find food and drink options
inside the FanZone, which is behind the
putting green near the clubhouse.
Miguel Angel Jimenez has
won two of the five senior
majors this season.
So what’s different this year? Points
entering the playoffs are based on sea-
son-long money winnings. The Tour elim-
inated the points reset after each of the
two playoff events, and anyone who wins
a playoff event—including the Charles
Schwab Cup Championship—will receive
double points, which should ensure that
the player who has the best overall season
has the best chance of hoisting the Cup.
The Tour revamped the system after
Kevin Sutherland won last year’s Charles
Schwab Cup. Langer won the first two
playoff events and finished 12th in the final
event. He also won five times during the
regular season. But Sutherland’s victory
in Phoenix gave him enough points to win
the Cup with just one victory. He would
have claimed the Cup even had he finished
second or third in the event.
each year the event has been contested at
CCV: Langer, McCarron, Duffy Waldorf
and Joe Durant. All four are expected to
be in the field in October. At 27th, Waldorf
was the lowest of the four on the money list
as of early August.
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in the past two years, youth 18 and under are
admitted free, as are all active duty military
members, military retirees, military reserve
and National Guard members.
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WHO’S COMING TO RVA?
Plenty of big names. Through early August,
the top five of the PGA Tour Champions
money list included Jerry Kelly, Miguel
Angel Jimenez, David Toms, Langer and
Scott McCarron. A little deeper down the
list, you’ll find names like Vijay Singh,
Steve Stricker, Colin Montgomerie and
Rocco Mediate.
Jimenez won two of the season’s five
majors—Regions Tradition and The Senior
Open Championship—tied for second
at the U.S. Senior Open, placed fifth at
the KitchenAid Senior PGA Champion-
ship and tied for 10th at the Constellation
Senior Players Championship.
TICKET INFORMATION
3 Day / 2 Night
Packages from
$249
Per person, double
occupancy, plus tax
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Four players have finished in the top 10
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