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Summer Recaps
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Recapping the VSGA ' s championship tournaments
Steve Serrao
72 ND VSGA JUNIOR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Winner : Xander Goboy ( 71-68-71 — 210 ) Site : The Federal Club The story : Goboy entered the final round with a three-stroke lead and quickly seized control on the final day , draining a long putt for eagle on the first hole to push the lead to five strokes . His lead never dipped below four strokes after that . Career VSGA titles : 4 Quoting : “ It means a lot . I ’ ve been knocking on the door a lot these last couple of years , finishing ninth or sixth . I was pretty due for a win .” — Goboy The number : 5 — Players who posted a sub-70 round at the event : Goboy ( 68 , 2nd round ), Vaughn McMeans ( 68 , 3rd ), Jake Albert ( 67 , 2nd ), John Carlin ( 69 , 2nd ), and Ryan Hooker ( 69 , 2nd ).
55 TH VSGA JUNIOR GIRLS ’ CHAMPIONSHIP Winner : Kathryn Ha ( 71-70-73 — 214 ) Site : James River Country Club
The story : Ha — the 2023 VSGA Junior Girls ’ golfer of the year — cemented her status as the top girls ’ player in the state with a comfortable win . She later turned the exemption she earned from the U . S . Girls ’ Junior into a run to the round of 16 in that event . Career VSGA titles : 1 Quoting : “ My putter was kind of cold at first . I knew patience was going to be critical either way , whether I had a hot start or not . So I just stayed with it . Patience was the main ticket .” — Ha on her third round . The number : 1 — Player who finished with
Kathryn Ha LEFT :
Xander Goboy two sub-par rounds at the event , 2021 champion Addie Doroh , who posted a pair of 70s in rounds two and three . Unfortunately an opening-round 77 left her too far behind to catch Ha .
33 RD VSGA JUNIOR MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Winner : Luke Libbey ( def . Patrick O ’ Rourke 2 and 1 in final match ) Site : Olde Mill Golf Resort The story : Libbey , set to play at Liberty University , chipped in for birdie on the fifth hole of the championship match to go 2-up , and he ’ d maintain at least that advantage throughout the rest of the match . Career VSGA titles : 1 Quoting : “ It ’ s really special . I didn ’ t think it was going to happen . Really satisfying that it was the last one . It ’ s a good sendoff for college .” — Libbey The number : 1 — Player seeded 1-8 in the 16-player bracket who won his first-round match , top seed Noah Maclauchlan .
67 TH VIRGINIAS-CAROLINAS WOMEN ’ S MATCHES Winner : Carolinas 43.5 , Virginias 37.5 Site : Keswick GC
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