Virginia Golfer Nov / Dec 2017 | Page 11

Around The Commonwealth
Alexandra Austin ( Springfield G & CC ) and Karishma Thiagaraj ( Dominion Valley CC ). … Mount Vernon CC squeaked by defending champion CC of Virginia 27½-26½ to win the 71st VSGA Women ’ s State Team Matches . … Christopher Zhang ( Blacksburg CC ) shot a second-round 67 , helping the Virginia squad to a victory in the 9th Mid-Atlantic Junior Boys ’ Invitational . Virginia finished at 870 , 17 strokes better than West Virginia .
RULES WINNER Congratulations to VSGA member Raymond DeFrank ( Elizabeth Manor G & CC ), one of 11 members who scored 10 out of 10 on the first try on the Virginia Golfer Rules of Golf quiz , which appeared in the Sept .– Oct . VG issue . Through a random draw , DeFrank was selected as the winner of a VSGA golf bag . For a full list of winners and answers to the quiz , visit vsga . org / 2017 / 11 / 02 / vsga-rules-quizwinner-announced .
Mount Vernon Country Club ousted defending champion Country Club of Virginia to win the VSGA Women ' s State Team Matches .
WOODMONT TO HOST 2020 U . S . WOMEN ’ S AMATEUR Woodmont Country Club , located just outside of Washington , D . C ., in Rockville , Md ., will host the 2020 U . S . Women ’ s Amateur Championship . A regular host of U . S . Open sectional qualifying , Woodmont ’ s North Course will host a USGA championship for the first time . The last USGA championship held in Maryland was the 2011 U . S . Open at Congressional Country Club .
Wayne Nooe is the vice president of golf and sports at Williamsburg ' s Kingsmill Resort .
NOOE EARNS HONOR The National Golf Course Owners Association Mid-Atlantic named Wayne Nooe , vice president of golf and sports at Williamsburg ’ s Kingsmill Resort , the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Golf Leader . The honor recognizes leadership and long-term service to both professional and resort golf .
Nooe was instrumental in extending the LPGA Kingsmill Championship contract through 2020 . On a dayto-day basis , Nooe is responsible for serving Kingsmill ’ s members and guests with enjoyable programming . Kingsmill stages more than 100 events for men and women members and is an active participant in the PGA Junior League .
“ Anytime someone thinks you are a leader , it ’ s a compliment in itself ,” Nooe said . “ But to be recognized by your peers , people who know what you go through and who know how hard it can be , is very special .”

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