The fifth of six state-wide qualifiers for the 92nd West Virginia Open Championship, hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), took place on Monday on the Mountain View Course at The Woods Resort in Hedgesville. The event saw 13 golfers tee off in hopes of obtaining one of five qualifying and two alternate spots available today for the final field of the West Virginia Open which will take place at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Hurricane on July 23-25.
“The course is in awesome shape, and anyone coming here for the first time will be surprised,” said The Woods’ Head Golf Professional Ron Springer. “We love to show our course off to WVGA members who haven’t played here before.”
Monday’s Medalist was professional Trevor Hedges of Martinsburg, finishing at one under par (-1) 71. Other qualifiers were:
- Dylan Carroll of Kearneysville, (+6) 78;
- Jourdan Sirbaugh of Charles Town, (+7) 79;
- Brady Catrow of Charles Town, (+8) 80; and
- Lucas Riggleman of Petersburg, (+8) 80.
Alternates are Roland Wright of Shepherdstown and DJ Hurst of Martinsburg.
“We want to thank Ron the entire staff at The Woods for hosting us today. We also want to thank the folks from Generations Ford and Generations Physical Therapy for their support,” said WVGA Executive Director Chris Slack.
The WV Open Championship has a rich 91-year history. Legendary professional golfer Sam Snead holds the record for the most WV Open victories at 17. The defending champion is Todd Duncan of Daniels. The WV Open features the best amateur and professional golfers in West Virginia.
For today’s leaderboard, visit WV Open Qualifier – The Woods Resort.
The sixth and “Last Chance” WV Open Qualifier is Thursday, July 17, at Bel Meadow Golf Club in Mt. Clare.