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Dates: Monday, September 22 - Tuesday, September 23
Format: Two rounds of stroke play in four age divisions -- Mid-Amateur (22 or older, no longer active on a college golf roster); Senior (50+); Super Senior (65+); Net (all ages). If there is a tie after 36 holes in any age division, a sudden-death playoff will be used to determine a champion.
Host site: The Piedmont Club
Day 2: Winners crowned in four divisions
(Mid-Amateur champion Lauren Greenlief hits an approach on No. 9 Tuesday at Piedmont Club. Credit: Chris Lang/VSGA)
HAYMARKET -- Lauren Greenlief (Mid-Amateur), Lucy Chun (Senior), and Linda Lumsden (Net) each claimed their first victories in their respective events, while Shawn McCullough (Super Senior) repeated as champion in her division as the 2025 Virginia State Golf Association Women's Stroke Plays wrapped up Tuesday at Piedmont Club.
3rd VSGA Women's Mid-Amateur Championship
Lauren Greenlief had been knocking on the door all year of breaking through for an elusive 2025 victory. By finishing a stroke clear of Jessica Spicer on Tuesday, she wrapped up her second win in three days, signaling her game is rounding into proper form as she prepares to play in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship in California in two weeks.
"I feel really good about it," said Greenlief, who posted rounds of 70 and 73 for a 1-under 143 over the two days. "Up until this weekend, I hadn't won any event in any format in any location this year -- including country club events. But I've been really close. A lot of good golf, I just haven't quite gotten it done. Over the last month, I've spent a ton of time putting and chipping. The last five or six days, it's come together, and I'm pretty happy with where my game is at."
The two wins came in very different events. Greenlief won The Farrell on Sunday in Connecticut, a national-level stroke play to match play event. The VSGA Women's Mid-Amateur is still in its relative infancy, with a much smaller -- albeit accomplished -- field in a two-day stroke-play competition. Greenlief and Spicer entered Tuesday tied for the lead, and it swung back and forth until Spicer made a bogey on the par-4 17th, giving Greenlief a one-stroke edge heading to the par-5 finishing hole. Both players made par there, securing Greenlief's win.
"I've been close the last two years," Greenlief said. "The first two times, I was playing from behind on the second day trying to catch someone who had a great first round. So it was nice to kind of be right there today and not have to chase someone down."
Jessica's twin sister Sarah finished alone in third at 3-over 147.
28th VSGA Senior Stroke Play Championship
Proximity played a key role for Lucy Chun in deciding to sign up for the VSGA Senior Women's Stroke Play Championship. She lives down the road in McLean and decided to give this championship a shot. And with VSGA Senior Women's Amateur winner Kristin Shifflett not in the field (work obligations), the tournament was wide open.
Chun followed her opening-round 74 with a 3-over 75 to win with a 5-over total of 149, three strokes better than Piedmont member Sunny Small.
"I haven't played two days in a row with good scores like this in a while," Chun said. "I thought, maybe I was lucky yesterday, but I had a lot of confidence."
The key for Chun was avoiding the big number. She made only one birdie, but she didn't make any double bogeys or worse on a day where the rest of the field struggled to keep up.
"I tried to focus hole by hole and shot by shot, and two-putting was more than enough," Chun said. "No double bogeys. Even if I hit a bad drive, lay up, get on in three and try to two-putt or one-putt. I didn't want to make a second bad shot from the rough after the first bad drive."
Small posted the only even-par round of the tournament, a Tuesday 72, but her opening-round 80 was too much to overcome. Kelly Cooper finished alone in third at 10-over 154.
8th VSGA Super Senior Stroke Play Championship
Shawn McCullough became the first repeat winner of this championship since Dot Bolling in 2020 and 2021, and her key was simple -- steady play and a centered mind. She finished with a 7-over total of 151, seven stroke clear of runner-up Shelley Savage.
"I don't aim for pins with long irons," McCullough said. "It's a big change in my game. I follow a lot of the players who play in the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, the ones that make the quarterfinals, and they don't aim for pins when they're 150 yards out. They do when they're 100 yards out. ... It really is about minimizing the damage, not making a big number. And then you make a couple of putts that kept me in the running."
McCullough's lone double bogey came on the final hole on Tuesday, when she admitted she felt some nerves because she had no idea what was happening behind her. In reality, she had an insurmountable lead, provided she avoid putting a 12 or worse on the scorecard. But McCullough is not a scoreboard watcher, preferring to focus on what she can control.
"The course is scoreable if you keep it under control," McCullough said. "I thought someone could come in with a 70. So yeah, I was a little nervous there."
Savage posted a 14-over total of 158. Maxine Bland finished alone in third at 15-over 159.
4th VSGA Net Women's Stroke Play Championship
Linda Lumsden, armed with a 17 Playing Handicap for the tournament, shot a net 1-over 73 for a two-day 5-over 149 to nip first-round leader Kim Klein by a stroke. Lumsden, a member at Halifax Country Club, made four net birdies and an eagle on Tuesday, even while battling a migraine that left it hard to read putting lines at times.
Day 1: Past champions lurking in Mid-Am, Super Senior divisions
(2023 VSGA Women's Mid-Amateur winner Jessica Spicer. Credit: Chris Lang/VSGA)
By Chris Lang
HAYMARKET -- Jessica Spicer, who won the inaugural Virginia State Golf Association Women's Mid-Amateur Championship in 2023, posted a 2-under 70 on Monday at The Piedmont Club to grab a share of the lead, along with Lauren Greenlief, heading into Tuesday's second and final round at the 3rd VSGA Women's Mid-Am. In the 8th playing of the Super Senior Women's Stroke Play Championship, defending champion Shawn McCullough returned a 3-over 75 and holds a four-stroke lead in her effort to repeat.
First-time championship competitor Lucy Chun took pole position in the 28th Senior Women's Stroke Play Championship, carding a 2-over 74 to take a two-stroke lead over Amy Phelan. In the 4th VSGA Net Stroke Play Championship, Kim Klein shot a 1-under 71 to take a two-stroke lead.
3rd VSGA Women's Mid-Amateur
For Spicer, this tournament offers a chance to get championship ready for the upcoming U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur in California in early October.
"I was happy with how it worked out, because it's always nice to knock the rust off a little bit," Spicer said. "Just get a feel for things again and kind of get back into the swing of things again."
Greenlief -- who is also playing the U.S. Women's Mid-Am -- has already rounded into form, as evidenced by her victory in The Farrell last weekend in Connecticut. The Farrell is a growing national competition for mid-amateurs and seniors. Greenlief won four matches, including a 3-and-1 win in the final over Perrine Gouin Petit.
Spicer finished with four birdies and two bogeys and shot 35 on each nine on Monday. She closed her round with a birdie on the par-5 18th.
"I honestly didn't have super high expectations coming into this, because I didn't have a chance to practice as much as I wanted," Spicer said. "I feel like my scorecard looked very ho-hum, but it felt a little more adventurous. Some bad shots, some good shots, and I kind of surprised myself by making some putts. Sometimes, it just kind of works out."
Greenlief, not surprisingly, was a little fatigued after playing in a high-level competition and traveling back Sunday evening. She noted that the green speeds and putting surfaces between Stanwich Club and Piedmont Club were significant, and it took her some time to adjust on Monday. She finished with six birdies and four bogeys.
Spicer and Greenlief are three shots clear of Jessica's twin sister Sarah, who posted a 1-over 73. Mia Zhangetti stands alone in fourth at 2-over 74, and four players are tied for fifth at 4-over 76 -- defending champion Shabril Derco, Amanda Kelley, Lauren Sims, and Moriah Hopkins.
28th VSGA Senior Women's Stroke Play Championship
Chun, a member at nearby Trump National GC Washington D.C., made some spectacular shots on Monday, including holing out for eagle on the par-4 7th and nearly acing the par-3 4th. On that one, the ball hit the flagstick and rolled down before ultimately bouncing away from the cup. Chun birdied the par-5 18th to end her round.
"Today, my aiming, my swing, it was very nice," Chun said.
Chun is two shots clear of Amy Phelan, who competed in this year's U.S. Senior Women's Open. Phelan opened her round with four straight bogeys before settling down to play the next 14 holes at even par. Kelly Cooper and past champion Bev Lane are tied for fourth at 5-over 77.
8th VSGA Super Senior Women's Stroke Play Championship
McCullough was grouped Shelley Savage and Mimi Hoffman -- who have combined to win 17 VSGA titles. Hoffman won her maiden voyage in super senior competition, topping Becky Hawkins just last month at The Homestead to win the VSGA Super Senior Women's Amateur title.
McCullough was the steadiest of anyone in the field, closing with a birdie to complete her 3-over 75. She's four shots clear of Savage and Maxine Bland, both of whom returned 7-over rounds of 79. McCullough shook off a tough start (four bogeys in five holes between 3 and 7) and birdied No. 8 to stabilize her round. She played the rest of the round at 1-under to separate herself from the pack.
"My drives were well struck, and mentally I was calm and centered," McCullough said. "And my putting was good. I putted really well for most of the round. Not perfect, but really well. I felt good. I had a couple of misses, but that's part of the game."
4th VSGA Net Women's Stroke Play
Klein took advantage of having the highest Playing Handicap in the field (32) and shot one stroke better than that to take the lead. She finished with six net birdies and a net eagle.