At Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club, Leesburg, VA — The Free State Seniors Golf Association of Maryland (FSSGAM) team narrowly defeated a resurgent Northern Virginia Golf Association (NVGA) Seniors team in the 31st annual Potomac Challenge team competition completed on Wednesday and Thursday November 6 & 7, 2024 by a score of 19-17.
This was the 31st annual Potomac Challenge team competition which consists of 12-man teams (10 seniors age 55+ and 2 super-seniors age 70+) that play four nine-hole formats over two days. Day 1 includes six 9-hole 4-ball matches and six 9-hole modified foursome matches (select drive, then alternate shot). Day 2 includes six 9-hole select shot matches followed by twelve 9-hole singles matches.
Maryland won the Fourball matches by 2 points, Virginia won the Foursome matches by 1 point, the Select-Shot matches were tied, and Maryland won the singles matches by 1 point.
The final score was Maryland 19 Virginia 17. Congratulations to the Maryland team for winning the 31st annual Potomac Challenge! Maryland has now won the last 3 years in a row.
To read more detail about the matches click on the following link: 2024 Potomac Challenge Summary final
We would like to give our thanks and sincere appreciation to Willy Lutz, PGA General Manager at Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club and his staff for their support and hospitality.
Mark Boedicker (Captain) and Lynn Wessman (Co-Captain)