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The Virginia Golf Report
Pros/Amateur
Sept.007
Central Virginia Golf Spotlight: Tuttle Claims
Easterly Wins 3 Matches at
Bobby Wadkins, A Part of Virginia Golf History
VSGA Public Links
USGA Senior Women’s Am
Richmond native and area storied amateur golf history.
Chris Tuttle of Virginia
resident Bobby Wadkins is Between them they won 4 state
Beach, won the VSGA Public
Wortham Makes Field in Playoff
enjoying another fine year on the amateur titles (Lanny 3, Bobby
Links Championship, played at
Two Richmond area residents,
Champions Tour. Currently sitting 1), 4 Richmond City Amateur
the Golden Horseshoe’s Green
Natalie Easterly and Lindsey
at 24th on the money list, Wadkins Championships (Lanny 3, Bobby
Course. Tuttle beat Jim Nirich
Wortham, qualified for Match Play
has earned over $600,000 and has 1), and five Richmond City Junior
of Catlett by a score of 2 and 1
at the USGA Senior Women’s
a win earlier in the year at the ACE Titles (Lanny 3, Bobby 2). Bobby
in the 18 hole final.
Amateur. Easterly shot 79-80, to
Group Classic. also added the 1982 Virginia State
Two Central Virginians
finish as the 38th seeded player in
Wadkins added two more top Open to his list of successes.
made it to the semifinals; Jay
the Match Play field of 64. Wortham
tens within a few weeks of the As the years go by, the stories of
Livingston of Glen Allen, who
victory but has since only had one Virginia Golf get better and better.
plays out of Hunting Hawk
survived a playoff involving 10
top ten, a tie for eighth at the 3M Vinny Giles, Lanny Wadkins,
Golf Club, and Adam Houck,
players for 8 spots. She shot 79-83
Championship. Curtis Strange. Remember to add
a Richmond resident that plays
and finished as the 59th seed.
Wadkins plays out of Kinloch Bobby Wadkins’ name to the list of
out of Independence Golf Club
Wortham bowed out in the first
Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia Golf Legends.
in Midlothian.
round of match play but Easterly
Central Virginia’s Qualifying Scores
made it to the round of 16 before
Jay Livingston-GlenAllen-75-70-145
the exclusive club designed by Adam Houck-Richmond-72-76-146
losing 1 down to Noreen Mohler.
Brent Daughtrey-Troy-73-75-148
Richmond area golf architect Lester Glen Bulliner-Sandston-81-72-153
Bert Wilson-Mechanicville-77-77-154
George and Virginia Amateur
In Bobby’s Cleveland Staff Bag
Driver: Launcher Comp 460 8.5°
Michael Carbiener-Midlothian-75-83-158
Kent Carson-Powhatan-79-82-161
legend Vinny Giles. Woods: 3 Wood Launch 13° Jay McKnight-Woodberry Forest-82-80-162
Bill Girone-Midlothian-79-83-162
Along with brother Lanny,
Irons: CGI 3-PW
David Gleaver-Chesterfield-79-84-163
Roger Munoz-Richmond-85-81-166
Bobby is part of Virginia’s
Wedges: CG 10 54°
CG 10 58°
Michael Julian-Richmond-85-82-167
Marino: From Gateway to PGA Tour Star
Sullivan takes PGA
Snyder Runner Up
Former UVA Golfer in Contention for Rookie of the Year
Club Pro Championship
in MAPGA Sr.
Chip Sullivan, Head
Jack Snyder, Director of
What a ride it’s been for former tens have Marino in serious con-
Golf Pro at Ashley
Golf at Spring Creek Golf Club
University of Virginia Graduate sideration for Rookie of the Year
Plantation in Daleville,
in Gordonsville, finished tied
Steve Marino. Just over a year ago Honors.
took home a national
for second at the Mid-Atlantic
Marino had no status on any of the All told Marino has made 18
championship when he
PGA Senior Championship.
Major Pro Tour’s and was playing cuts in 25 events played. He has
claimed the 2007 PGA
Snyder shot 67, 68-5 under par.
on the Gateway Tour, a mini tour amassed over 1.1 million dollars
Club Pro Championship
Chip Sullivan,
Mid-Atlantic standout Wayne
2007 Club Pro Champ
in South Florida. Marino Monday in earnings and played in the first
held at Sunriver Resort in
DeFrancesco was the winner.
Qualified for a few Nationwide three events of the Fed Ex Cup.
Sunriver, Oregon.
The event was played at Cannon
events and played well enough in Marino has maintained his repu-
Sullivan started the last round 1shot
Ridge in Fredericksburg.
those to get a pass to final stage of tation as a long hitter on the PGA
behind but shot a 2 under par round of 70
PGA Qualifying School. Tour. He currently ranks as 19th in
on a day when most players struggled to
More Pro News
All Marino did from there was the driving distance category with
break 75. Overall Sullivan was 6-under
Two assistant pros from
finish tied for 8th and earn his PGA an average drive of 300.7 yards.
par with rounds of 72, 71, 68, and 70.
CCV tied for 23rd at the 2007
Tour Card. After that his career His next best stat is greens in regu-
The victory earned the Roanoke area
Middle Atlantic Section’s PGA
changed faster than even he could lation at just over 65% that gives
Pro a spot in the 2007 PGA Championship.
Assistant Pro Championship.
probably imagine. him a rank of 34th. Those two stats
Sullivan played in the 2004 PGA and
Tyler Clark shot 74-78, and
Marino, who’s family resides in lead to a 46th ranking in scoring
finished 31st. Sullivan also earned 6 PGA
Nick Ondrako shot 78-74. Zac
Northern Virginia, started strong average at 71.05
tour exemptions to be used in 2008 and a
Dukat, a Hermitage Country
on the west coast swing surviving Steve Marino has come a long
nice check for $75,000.
Club Asst. finished tied for 29th
the cut in his first three events as way in a short time. The day of
Several area Pros also competed. Rick
with 74-79.
a PGA Tour Pro. In his fifth event, Monday qualifiers and mini-tour
Schuller of Chester, Virginia finished in a
Rick Schuller, of Swaders
the Mayakoba Classic in Cancun, purses appear to be a thing of the
tie for 52nd place. Tim White, head Pro at
Sports Park in Hopewell, VA
Marino had his first top 10, a solo past for the former Cavalier.
Lake Chesdin Golf Club, failed to make
won the Mid-Atlantic PGA’s
eighth place finish. Three more top
the cut after rounds of 81 and 73.
Holden Cup shooting 68-69-
137.
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