SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2016
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ISSUE THE PGA TOUR
CHAMPIONS RETURN TO RICHMOND
PAST STATE OPEN
CHAMPION & GOLFING GLOBETROTTER LANTO GRIFFIN
VSGA AMATEUR CHAMPION JOEY LANE’ S
DOMINATING SUMMER
Contents
SEPT / OCT 2016
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH
7 Life In The Fast Lane
Joey Lane’ s dominating summer, which included wins in the 103rd VSGA Amateur and the Eastern Amateur, has the Virginia Tech senior thinking big.
9 VSGA Summer Rewind
It was a busy summer on the VSGA competitions front. Catch up with all the winners here.
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DEPARTMENTS
THE RULES
12 The TV Conundrum More information isn’ t always a bad thing when it comes to making rulings.
GREAT HOLES
13 Nos. 7 and 8 at The Water’ s Edge Country Club The course along Smith Mountain Lake will host the 40th VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship.
FIT FOR PLAY
36 It’ s All in the Wrists How strengthening your wrists can be a boon for your golf game.
EQUIPMENT
38 Fall Prep Work Spruce up the long and short ends of your set.
MY TURN
40 A Week to Remember Indian Creek assistant professional Josh Speight recalls his time at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol.
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THE CHAMPIONS
Hurley’ s Journey
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ON THE COVER: Past VSGA Amateur champion Billy Hurley III at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club in June.( Patrick Semansky / Associated Press) |
CHRIS LANG( 2); THE MANUFACTURER |
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