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Virginias roster set for 74th Captain's Putter Matches

October 15, 2019

MIDLOTHIAN — The
74th Captain’s Putter Matches begin Friday, Oct. 18 at Greensboro
Country Club’s Farm Course in North Carolina. Six current Virginia State Golf
Association champions and two current West Virginia Golf Association champions
highlight the Virginias roster for the event.

The Captain’s Putter is an annual set of matches pitting top
golfers from the VSGA and WVGA against top players from the Carolinas Golf
Association (North and South Carolina). The Carolinas won last year’s event at
Spring Creek Golf Club in Zion Crossroads and leads the all-time series
50-22-1. The teams will play four-ball and alternate shot matches on Friday
before battling in singles matches on Saturday.

The six winners of 2018 VSGA championships on the Virginias
roster are Brandon Cigna (Four-Ball), Steve Serrao (Senior Amateur), Marshall
Tinsley (Mid-Amateur), Bob Bailey (Senior Four-Ball), Dave Pulk (Senior Open,
Mid-Senior Amateur), and Leon Roday (Super Senior Stroke Play, Super Senior
Four-Ball). The 2018 WVGA champions playing are Sam O’Dell (Four-Ball) and Jim
Grimmett (Senior Four-Ball, Senior Amateur).

Team captains are Tim Rash and Bruce Matson, the immediate
past VSGA president.

The complete team:

REGULARS

  • Buck
    Brittain (The Virginian GC, Tazewell):
    Reached the round of 16 at the VSGA
    Amateur. … T7 at VSGA Mid-Amateur. … T28 at Delta Dental State Open of
    Virginia. … Two-time Senior Open of Virginia champion. … Part of winning side
    at this year’s Hidden Valley Four-Ball Invitational.
  • Brandon
    Cigna (Laurel Hill GC, Arlington):
    Teamed with Matt Sughrue to win the VSGA
    Four-Ball Championship in May. … Advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S.
    Amateur Four-Ball Championship. … Member of the Virginia team at the 2018
    Virginia-West Virginia Matches.
  • Jess
    Ferrell (Fairmont, W. Va.):
    Third in West Virginia Player of the Year
    standings. … T11 at West Virginia Open. … T10 at West Virginia Amateur.
  • Dustin
    Groves (Glenmore CC, Charlottesville):
    With Jordan Utley, advanced to round
    of 32 at 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. … T19 at Delta Dental State
    Open of Virginia. … With Utley, T8 at VSGA Four-Ball Championship.
  • Tyler
    Gulliksen (Fort Belvoir GC, Alexandria):
    Qualified for U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
    and U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. … T4 at VSGA Four-Ball Championship
    (with Adam Houck). … Advanced to match play at VSGA Amateur.
  • Bryce
    Johnson (International CC, Oakton):
    Advanced to round of 16 at VSGA Amateur
    after T6 finish in stroke-play qualifying. … T19 at Delta Dental State Open of
    Virginia. … Top 10s in three VSGA Player Rankings events.
  • Sam
    O’Dell (Hurricane, W.
    Va.): Teamed
    with Pat Carter to win West Virginia Four-Ball Championship. … Participated in
    U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
  • Philip
    Reale (Charleston, W. Va.):
    Leads West Virginia Player of the Year
    standings. … T2 at West Virginia Amateur. … Fourth at West Virginia Open.
  • Steve
    Serrao (Willow Oaks CC, Midlothian):
    Qualified for U.S. Mid-Amateur
    Championship. … T33 at Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. … Winner of the
    VSGA Senior Amateur Championship. … Sixth at VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship.
  • Scott
    Shingler (Dominion Valley CC, Haymarket):
    Third in VSGA Men’s Player
    Rankings. … With Justin Young, participated in U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
    Championship. … T3 at Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. … Top 5 finished in
    four VSGA Player Rankings events, including a win at Greene Hills Invitational.
  • Marshall
    Tinsley (Winton Farm, Forest):
    Winner of the VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship.
    … T10 at Kenridge Invitational.
  • Tad
    Tomblin (Alum Creek, W.
    Va.): Fifth
    in West Virginia Player of the Year standings. … T7 at West Virginia Open. … T8
    at West Virginia Amateur.
  • Jordan
    Utley (Hermitage CC, Midlothian):
    With Dustin Groves, advanced round of 32
    at U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. … Reached round of 16 at VSGA Amateur. …
    Third at VSGA Mid-Amateur Championship.
  • Justin
    Young (Ballyhack GC, Salem):
    Second in VSGA Men’s Player Rankings. …
    Advanced to match play at U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. … With Scott Shingler,
    participated in U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. … Finished 14th
    at Delta Dental State Open of Virginia. … Advanced to match play at VSGA
    Amateur. … Three Top-5 finishes in VSGA Player Rankings events.

SENIORS (Note: The minimum
senior age for Captain’s Putter Matches played at a CGA host course is 55.)

  • Jack
    Allara (Hidden Valley CC, Salem):
    T8 at VSGA Senior Stroke Play
    Championship. … T6 at VSGA Senior Four-Ball Championship. … Won Senior Division
    at Fox Puss Championship.
  • Bob
    Bailey (James River CC, Yorktown):
    With Robert Nussey Jr., shot 59 and won
    the VSGA Senior Four-Ball Championship. … Participated in U.S. Senior Amateur
    Championship. … Reached round of 16 at VSGA Senior Amateur. … T11 at Senior
    Open of Virginia.
  • Rich
    Buckner (Robert Trent Jones GC, Clifton):
    Quarterfinalist at VSGA Senior
    Amateur. ... T11 at Senior Open of Virginia. … Wins in the senior division at
    The Signature at the Federal Club and Golden Horseshoe Golf Club.
  • Keith
    Decker (Chatmoss CC, Martinsville):
    Virginia Golf Hall of Famer leads the
    VSGA Senior Men’s Player Rankings. … Reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Senior
    Amateur. … Quarterfinalist at VSGA Senior Amateur. … T2 at VSGA Senior Stroke
    Play Championship. … T7 at Senior Open of Virginia. … Senior wins at The David
    King Invitational, Two Rivers Invitational, Willow Oaks Four-Ball and Cannon
    Cup.
  • Jim
    Grimmett (Davin, W. Va.):
    Teamed with Pat Carter to win West Virginia
    Senior Four-Ball Championship. … Won West Virginia Senior Amateur, defeating
    fellow team member Harold Payne.
  • Phil
    Mahone (Farmington CC, Charlottesville):
    Semifinalist at VSGA Senior
    Amateur, having defeated stroke-play medalist Buck Brittain in the round of 32.
    … Won Middle Atlantic Senior Amateur. … T6 with Tim Vigotsky at VSGA Senior
    Four-Ball Championship. … Two Top-5s in VSGA Senior Men’s Player Rankings
    Events.
  • Harold
    Payne (Hurricane, W. Va.):
    Finalist at West Virginia Senior Amateur
    Championship. … 13th at West Virginia Senior Open.
  • Dave Pulk
    (Two Rivers CC, Williamsburg):
    Won the Senior Open of Virginia and the VSGA
    Mid-Senior Amateur Championship. … Finalist at the VSGA Senior Amateur
    Championship. … T6 at VSGA Senior Stroke Play Championship and T3 at Middle
    Atlantic Senior Amateur.

SUPER SENIORS (65 and older)                                                               

  • Steve Fox
    (Barboursville, W. Va.):
    Fourth at West Virginia Senior Open. … Quarterfinalist
    at West Virginia Senior Amateur.
  • Leon
    Roday (Kinloch GC, Henrico):
    Won the VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play
    Championship and teamed with Jim Woodson to win the VSGA Super Senior Four-Ball
    Championship. … Quarterfinalist in the 65-69 division at VSGA Super Senior
    Amateur.