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More winners from this year ' s tournament season Compiled by CHRIS LANG
36 TH VSGA SENIOR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Winner : Steve Serrao ( 65-70 — 135 ) Site : Chatmoss CC , Martinsville Key stat : Serrao ’ s six-shot win over Buck Brittain was the second largest margin of victory in the history of the event , behind Jim Kite ’ s seven-stroke win in 1989 . Career VSGA titles : Fourth Quoting : “ I ’ m used to trying to chase these guys , I ’ m not used to being ahead of them . It feels good to beat them occasionally .” — Serrao The number : 3 — Of the 75 players who finished , only three shot under par for the tournament .
ABOVE : Alexandra Austin BELOW : Steve Serrao
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VSGA WOMEN ’ S STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS Winners : Regular : Alexandra Austin ( 68-73-74 — 215 ); Senior : Andrea Miller ( 70-74 — 144 ); Super Senior : Linda DiVall ( 78-76 — 154 , won in playoff ); Net : Chelsea Hester ( 72-72 — 144 ) Site : Mount Vernon CC , Alexandria Key stat : Austin ’ s first-round 68 was the lone sub-70 score across the four tournaments . Career VSGA titles : Austin ( 4 ), Miller ( 4 ), DiVall ( 5 ), Hester ( 1 ). Quoting : “ This one was more fun ,” Austin said , comparing her two Women ’ s Stroke Play victories . “ I got to play with Lauren ( Greenlief ) the last two days , and we ’ ve become extremely close over the past couple of years . … It helps . You don ’ t have to make small talk if you ’ re in the cart with someone you don ’ t really know . For us , we ’ re perfectly fine chatting about random stuff . If one of us has a bad hole , we ’ re just content being quiet , because we know the other person just needs their moment of silence .” The number : 24 — Players who entered the first edition of the Net Women ’ s Stroke Play Championship , more than any other division .
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