September 29, 2020 — Loudoun Golf and Country Club, Purcellville, VA.
Mike McClister with NVGA President and tournament chairman, Mark Boedicker
Mike McClister (Loudoun G&CC), the 2016 winner of this championship, won the 37th Northern Virginia Senior Amateur Championship today with a two-day total of 149 on a challenging golf course where par is a very good score and the Senior field average for 2-days was about 15 over par. Trailing by one shot after the first day, Mike played the front nine in even par and held on despite much colder and wetter weather in the afternoon to a 4-over par 76 and a total of 149 for a 2-shot win over Jeff Johns (Dominion Valley ) and Paul Gural (International CC) who tied with a total of 151. Good playing Mike!
David Price (Stoneleigh) (4th), Mark Boedicker (RTJ Club) (5th), Neil Davis (Birdwood) (6th), Bob Harwick (Chantilly) (7th), Dave Prokop (Evergreen) (8th), Steve Galing (Army Navy )(9th), and Mark Rallas (Chantilly) (10th) round out the top ten. Davis (72) , Harwick (72) and Rallas (73) all made a major move in round 2 to jump from a tie for 22nd place into the top ten.
Super-Senior winner Peter Jacobi (center) flanked by Doug Bank (left) and Roger Pitkin (right)
In the Super-Senior Division, the 2019 S/S Division winner, Peter Jacobi repeated with an 8-shot victory today with a two-day total of 3-over par 147. Peter played very steady with an even par 72 on day 2 to lap the rest of the field.
Steve Balavage (Evergreen) jumped from T8th after the first day into a 3-way tie for second place with a second round 73 to join Bob Gardiner (South Riding) and Doug Banks (Trump National) at 155. Roger Pitkin (Army Navy) (5th), Joe Wallenfesz (Blue Ridge Shadows) (6th), Lynn Wessman (Army Navy) (7th), Cal Coolidge (Blue Ridge Shadows) (8th), Bert Kalisch (Laurel Hill) (9th), and Mike Connors (Army Navy) (10th) complete the top ten in the Super Seniors.
The Northern Virginia Golf Association thanks Loudoun G&CC Head Professional Glenn McCloskey, PGA, and his staff for their generous hospitality and for a very well-run tournament.