Virginia Golf 2006-10-12

WILLIAMSBURG -- J. P. Leigh of Suffolk shot a final-round 2-under-par 70 to finish with a 139 and win his fourth straight Virginia State Golf Association Senior Stroke Play Championship at Fords Colony Country Club.

HARRISONBURG -- Inge Kaars Sijpesteijn scored on a penalty stroke with 2:33 remaining in overtime to give No. 10 Virginia a 3-2 win over No. 16 James Madison.

Chip Woody of Troutville was the top area golfer in the senior division, tying for 27th with 153.

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The Homestead resort in Hot Springs and seven other Virginia country clubs, including Stonehenge Golf and Country Club in Chesterfield County and Greenbrier Country Club in Chesapeake, will be sold.

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The golf team concludes its fall schedule at the Virginia State Intercollegiate on to be played at the Nansemond River Golf Course in Suffolk, VA.

Corbin, a first-year golfer for the Captains after a successful baseball career, finished the Tom OBriant Memorial in a tie for 23rd place. He posted a first round score of 72 and followed that with an 80 for a total of 152. He helped the Captains to a seventh place finish.

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Riverheads Andrew McGehee sits tied for sixth place today after the first round of the Virginia High School League Group A state golf tournament at the Piankatank River Golf Club.

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BYU junior Daniel Summerhays continues to earn national attention after setting an NCAA record during the final round of the nations top fall golf tournament, the PING Preview at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Virginia. His amazing 10-under-par 60 shattered BYU records, broke Jack Nicklaus course record 67 and tied three others as the only collegiate golfers to shoot a 60.

His final round included two bogeys and twelve birdies and has earned the praise of many in the golf community. Ron Balicki of Golfweek Magazine called Summerhays final round one of "the best Ive ever witnessed. " He also described Summerhays as "one of the finest young men in collge golf. "

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Because of the staggered schedule and a bye week, No. 5 West Virginia (5-0) has a seven-day preparation period for only the second time this season as it gets ready to play its Big East opener at home against Syracuse -1) on Saturday.

Said one Mountaineer fan last year at homecoming: "Im a West Virginia fan, but if you want proof, Ill smile real big and show my ONE tooth".

CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Theres something about playing on Saturdays that seems odd for West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez.

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The Aggies tied for fifth in the team competition with rounds of 306-300-300=906. Vanderbilt captured the title with an 893 total, five shots ahead of Virginia.

Fired a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday to tie for first place as she defended her title at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational at Finley Golf Course.

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At Clemson, Sarah Curtis scored her fifth goal of the season to lead Virginia to a 1-0 win against Clemson. Virginia improves to and in the ACC. Clemson falls to and .

At Chapel Hill, N. C. , the South Carolina womens golf team shot a weekend-best 304 Sunday to finish 15th at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational. USC has a three-day score of 72-over 936. Vanderbilt won the event with a three-day score of 29-over 893.

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David Partridge, 51, of Manakin-Sabot shot a 2-under 67 in the final round Sunday to win the 30th Virginia State Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship at Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club in Virginia Beach.

Partridge was the only competitor to record a 36-hole total under par in the wet conditions, finishing at 1-under 137 (70-67). He finished two shots ahead of Suffolks Robert Bradshaw. George MacDonald of Virginia Beach (69) and Steve Serrao of Midlothian (70) finished three behind at 2-over 140.

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David Partridge, 51, of Manakin-Sabot shot a 2-under 67 in the final round Sunday to win the 30th Virginia State Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship at Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club in Virginia Beach. - David Partridge VSGA Mid-Amateur

Since just after Labor Day, ads have bombarded potential travelers within 300 miles with a message that the beach - though not in its summer prime - is still ready to greet travelers with golf courses, shopping, festivals and, for the frugal travelers, lower off-season rates.

Ads appear in 20 markets within 300 miles, including Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and some parts of Maryland and Tennessee.

The usd. 300,000 campaign supplements the usual fall advertising done by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday to lure business for the links.

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