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Golfer
Contents
SEPT/OCT 2018
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH
7 Monarchs at Home
The ODU women’s golf program will host a 12-team
tournament at Princess Anne Country Club in October.
10 Champions Return
Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and the best of the
PGA Tour Champions return to Richmond.
NEXT UP
12 F
inding Balance
How do you stay engaged with competitive golf after leaving
college and entering the real world?
13 V
SGA Summer Rewind
Catch up on all of the championship action from across the
VSGA landscape.
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DEPARTMENTS
THE RULES
16 Hazards No More
Broadly defined penalty areas will replace water hazards
in the new Rules of Golf.
GREAT HOLES
17 No. 7 at Evergreen Country Club
A devilish par-3 that will test players of all skill levels.
INSTRUCTION
36 Discover Your Neutral
Understanding the importance of a neutral address,
impact and finish position.
EQUIPMENT
38 Find The Perfect Roll
Whatever your putting style and preference of putter
head type, there are a lot of new choices on the market.
MY TURN
40 Defying the Odds
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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 18
The Holliday Memorial is
thriving despite a downward
trend for charity golf
tournaments.
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GOLF AND FUN IN
THE ARIZONA SUN
Last Hurrah
Tiger Woods’ tournament comes
to a bittersweet end, leaving a
void professional golf fans in
Northern Virginia and the rest of
the D.C. area.
ON THE COVER:
Fans flocked to TPC
Potomac at Avenel Farms
for the final Quicken Loans
National in June. (Photo by
Paul Pierce Jr.)
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