Around The Commonwealth
Macie Rasmussen
Mike Howell
The number : 1 – McCarter won the 70 + division by seven strokes and made just one birdie , in the first round on No . 12 .
54th VSGA Junior Girls ’ Championship Winner : Macie Rasmussen ( 69-71-76 — 216 ) Site : Orchard Creek Key stat : Four of the top seven players on the final leaderboard were Class of 2027 players , including Rasmussen , highlighting a strong future for junior girls ’ golf in Virginia . Career VSGA titles : 1 Quoting : “ I was just going to play my own game . I knew I could par the hole if I hit a good shot .” — Rasmussen on the final hole , where she knew she needed par to win . The number : 1993 – Thirty years to the month that her father Robby won the VSGA Junior Stroke Play title , Macie won the Junior Girls ’ title .
Also : Virginia rolled to a 9-3 win over Maryland in the 25th Virginia-Maryland Junior Girls ’ Matches at Spotswood CC in June to win the Poindexter Cup for the first time in three years . Faith Garcia , Morgan Mussatt and Katie Vu all won two points for the Virginia team . … The Virginia / Maryland team topped the Carolinas 7.5-4.5 to win the 22nd Girls ’ Mid-Atlantic Challenge Matches at Duke University GC , marking the VA / MD team ’ s first win since 2015 . …
Preston Burton
The Carolinas defeated the Virginias 42.5- 38.5 in the 66th Virginias-Carolinas Women ’ s Team Matches at Musgrove Mill GC in Clinton , S . C ., the Carolinas ’ fifth straight win in the series . … The Carolinas defeated the Virginias 11-5 at Boonsboro CC to win the 41st Virginias-Carolinas Junior Boys ’ Team Matches , the Carolinas ’ third straight win in the series and the largest margin of victory since the Carolinas won 12.5-3.5 in 2012 .
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71st VSGA Junior Stroke Play Championship Winner : Preston Burton ( 69-65-70 — 204 ) Site : Birdwood Golf at Boar ’ s Head Resort Key stat : Burton became the first player from Charlottesville to win this event since Ernest Echols Jr . in 1978 . Career VSGA titles : 1 Quoting : “ Everyone was here . It was everything I expected it to be . Being able to get it done was very special to me .” — Burton on winning in front of friends and family The number : 65 – Burton ’ s second round was the low round of the championship and helped give him the cushion to hold on down the stretch .
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