Mid-am Young settles for 2nd in Virginia Open at home course
7/21/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: State Open of Virginia Golf Championship, Independence Golf Club
Justin Young fired a final-round 63 at the Virginia Open, but it still left him one shot short
As it turned out, the setting was perfect for another Salem, Va., resident. With family and friends watching, Felding Brewbaker tapped in for bogey and the title Saturday. Felding’s final-round 68 moved him to 12-under 204 for the event. It gave him his first victory since winning a mini-tour event in Florida in October 2015, and the victory netted him a $7,500 paycheck.
“I can’t really describe it,” Young said of his back nine, which included six birdies. “It’s not something that when you’re in the moment that you can figure out. When it happens, you’ve just got to hop on and ride it.”
Young was three groups behind Brewbaker, who played in the final grouping with amateur Jeff Long of Ashburn, Va., and Steven Delmar, a professional from Maryland.
Several players went low on Saturday. Four-time champion Jay Woodson and amateur Buck Brittain posted 65s. Rick Schuller, who ended up third, and Alex Price, a teenager from Purcellville, Va., shot 66. Thomas Wharton of Washington, D.C., 2017 champion Ryan Zylstra and Roanoke teenager Ross Funderburke all recorded 67s.
In all, eight amateurs finished inside the top 12.
Brewbaker’s victory was special, and not only because much of his family was at Ballyhack to cheer him on during Saturday’s final round. Brewbaker, who played college golf at James Madison University, turned professional after the 2009 U.S. Amateur.
As for Young, the mid-amateur life has treated him well. He qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2015, and made the match-play bracket at John’s Island Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla. He took down Matt Parziale, the 2017 champion, in the first round of match play.
Information from the Virginia State Golf Association used in this report
About the State Open of Virigina
The Championship is a 54-hole, stroke play event with the field limited to 144 contestants (69 eligible Professionals, 69 eligible Amateurs, the Defending Champion, and 5 Open Qualifier spots). There will be a cut to the low 60 players and ties after...
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