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Luke Libbey RIGHT : David Partidge
The story : The Carolinas built their cushion through four-ball / alternate shot matches , winning that session 17.5-9.5 . The number : 1 — Virginias player to earn all six possible points : Kendall Turner , who teamed with Katie Vu to go 3-0 in four-ball / alternate shot then earned all three points against Ava Romfo in singles .
39 TH VSGA SUPER SENIOR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Winners : 65 +: David Partridge ( 75-71 — 146 ); 70 +: Dayton Slater ( 75-75 — 150 ); 75 +: Terry Towler ( 70-71 — 141 ) Site : Loudoun G & CC The story : Heat was a major factor in this championship , with temperatures hovering near 100 degrees for the back nine of the second round . Partridge was able to navigate it better than most , as he was the only player in the 65 + division to shoot under par in the second round ( 71 ). Career VSGA titles : Partridge ( 15 ), Slater ( 3 ), Towler ( 2 ). Quoting : “ You get excited about coming to play here . Even though it ’ s not terribly long , you ’ ve really got to control your ball and miss the shots the right areas . The golf course has so much character . I call it an old-school kind of golf course . You can get yourself in some spots where it ’ s very difficult to make a par . In that sense , I ’ m a little bit of a grinder , so perhaps the golf course matches up well with my game .” — Partridge The number : 2 — Both Partridge and Slater won their second VSGA titles at Loudoun . Partridge won the Mid-Senior Amateur there in 2018 , and Slater won the Super Senior Amateur ( 65 +) title at the course in the same year .
Site : Williamsburg Golf Club The story : After nearly hitting his drive on 18 in the second round out of bounds , Serrao recovered with what he called the “ best 7-iron of my life ,” hitting it to one foot , and he tapped in for birdie to secure the win . Career VSGA titles : 6 Quoting : “ I was scuffling a little bit coming into this , and I did some work with ( Willow Oaks pro ) Sean Patterson before this , and it took me a few holes on Monday to feel right with the swing . Felt great all day ( the first round ) after that and felt great all day ( in the second round ). Pretty happy with how everything came out .” — Serrao The number : 69 — UVA men ’ s golf coach Bowen Sargent shot the low round of the tournament in the second round but finished three shots behind Serrao in a six-way tie for second .
ALSO … Ryan Hooker posted rounds of 69-66 for a two-day 135 to win the 12-13 boys flight at the 18th VSGA Youth Championship by six strokes . … Virginia defeated Maryland 7.5-4.5 to win the Poindexter Cup junior girls ’ matches . Lilly Hall and Macie Rasmussen each won two points for the Virginia team .
The Virginia-Maryland team won the Mid-Atlantic Girls ’ Matches for the second year in a row , defeating the Carolinas 6.5-5.5 . Katie Vu won both of her points for the Virginia-Maryland squad .
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38 TH VSGA SENIOR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Winner : Steve Serrao ( 70-70 — 140 )
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