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Member Clubs In 2020, Kinloch Golf Club will welcome 264 of the worlds best golfers ages 25 and older for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. back and continuing that partnership, we were thrilled.” When players arrive in the Richmond area next September, they ’ll see an enhanced golf course, training center, clubhouse kitchen and mixed grill, and a club ready to rise to the task of hosting one of the nation’s largest tournaments. vsga.org “You name it. They’ll be a lot of opportunities to be up close with the players, either on the golf course or in the practice areas. You’ll see a lot of good action.” —Jonathan Ireland Kinloch closed on July 5 and is set to re-open in early October. Course design- ers Lester George and Giles opted not to make sweeping architectural chang- es to the layout. One stark change will be the updating of the course’s origi- nal bunkers via the Better Billy Bun- ker construction method, which will improve the bunkers’ drainage, look and playability. S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 19 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 15