Buck Brittain

Site : Kiln Creek Golf Club and Resort Key stat : Dingledine ’ s margin of victory was the largest in event history . Career VSGA titles : 1 Quoting : “ This feels amazing . It was just a mental and physical grind , every round . To be able to come out on top just feels absolutely amazing . It was a long week . Lots of rain delays . Lots of just getting drenched . It was a tough week , so playing solid golf felt amazing .” — Dingledine The number : With the match tied after four holes , Dingledine won seven of the next nine holes ( and halved the others ) to cruise to victory .

37th VSGA Senior Stroke Play Championship Winner : Buck Brittain ( 67-73 — 140 ) Site : Winchester Country Club Key stat : Brittain was the lone player to post an under-par total for the tournament . Career VSGA titles : 9 Quoting : “ I really felt like I wasn ’ t hitting bad shots . I missed some easy putts early on and I knew everyone was struggling with the wind , so I just told myself to stay patient . I made a real good shot on 8 and made a big putt there , so that sort of gave me a sigh of relief .” — Brittain The number : 2 – players who have won the VSGA Senior Stroke Play , Senior Amateur , Senior Four-Ball and Senior Open of Virginia : Brittain and Keith Decker .

sity of California , was the only player to post an under-par score ( 35 ) during the rain-shortened final round . Career VSGA titles : 1 Quoting : “ I was told by a friend yesterday to remember to be the calmest person out there . I think that really helped me in the long run . That ’ s something I took with me during the long 4 ½-hour wait and on the course today .” — Noh The number : 70 – the low round of the tournament , achieved by four

Kaylyn Noh players : Sky Sload ( 2nd round ), Christina Carroll ( 1st round ), Khine ( 2nd round ), and Bailey Davis ( 1st round ).

38th VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play Championship Winners — 65 +: Mike Howell ( 71-73-144 ); 70 +: Van McCarter ( 73-75 — 148 ); 75 +: Mike Brown ( 78-71 — 149 ) Site : Poplar Grove GC Key stat : Howell was the only player in any of the age divisions to shoot even par over the two days . Career VSGA titles : Howell ( 1 ), McCarter ( 2 ), Brown ( 4 ) Quoting : “ It was a grind . It ’ s never easy trying to win these things . But I hung in there and fortunately came out on top .” — Howell

CHRIS LANG ( 2 )

1st Women ’ s Open of Virginia Winner : Kaylyn Noh ( 71-72-35 — 178 ) Low professional : Phu Khine ( 73-70- 40 — 183 ) Site : Independence Golf Club Key stat : Noh , who plays at the Univer-

32nd VSGA Junior Match Play Championship Winner : Talon Dingledine ( def . Jonathan McEwen , 7 and 5 )