SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2025
Official publication of the Virginia State Golf Association as a service to its more than 80,000 members.
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Contents
SEPT / OCT 2025
FEATURES
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Second Act
Former Virginia Tech standout Johnson Wagner is thriving as a broadcaster.
22
Homecoming
U. S. Senior Women’ s Amateur returns to The Omni Homestead Resort in September.
26
Greens and Ice
Washington Capitals coach and VSGA member Spencer Carbery talks about growing up around golf.
Virginia Golfer inside
Second Act
Former Hokie star Johnson Wagner makes a seamless swing from tour life to TV
ON THE COVER: Johnson Wagner and Bryson DeChambeau at the 2024 U. S. Open. USGA photo.
( Photo courtesy USGA / Chris Keane)
SILVERADO RESORT
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