VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth Podcast

Golf Channel’s Johnson Wagner was in town to emcee the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Salisbury Country Club. While here, he sat down with host Chris Lang for a brief conversation on a wide range of trending golf topics. Lang also gives the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 its flowers before moving into the Wagner conversation.

The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur begins a week from Saturday at The Omni Homestead Resort’s Cascades Course, which boasts a rich history, especially when it comes to women’s golf. Host Chris Lang catches up with two VSGA members playing in the event – Kristin Shifflett and Joan Gardner – along with Boodie McGurn, who played in the championship the last time it visited Hot Springs in 2009. Listen along for a preview of the first USGA championship at the Homestead in 16 years.

In this episode of Golf in the Commonwealth, host Chris Lang catches up with Jason Hasty, one of three VSGA members who competed in the 4th U.S. Adaptive Open earlier in July. Hasty talks about his journey in golf, the thrill of competing at a USGA championship, and where he sees his role as an advocate for adaptive golf.

It’s U.S. Open week, and our guest on Golf In The Commonwealth has some local knowledge of Oakmont Country Club, having played in a U.S. Open there. Keswick Hall club general manager and director of golf Rob McNamara joins host Chris Lang to talk U.S. Open memories and the excitement at Keswick for the upcoming 100th VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship.

Virginia native Lauren Coughlin has made a late-season surge to earn a likely spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Coughlin, fresh off a victory at the CPKC Canadian Open, joins host Chris Lang to talk about her season and the anticipation of being able to represent her country in her home state at the upcoming Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

Guest host Matt Pochily catches up with key figures in advance of the 2024 State Open of Virginia, which runs from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21 at Independence Golf Club.

Join guest host Matt Pochily as he chats with key figures in advance of the 111th VSGA Amateur Championship, which will be held June 24-28 at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria.

Guest host Matt Pochily fills in for this episode as he talks to players and key figures leading into the 2nd Women's Open of Virginia at Independence Golf Club.

VSGA member Mike Leach spent 16 years in the NFL, is now an assistant golf coach at William & Mary, and he’s watching proudly as his son Ryan makes final preparations for a Division I golf career at West Virginia. Join host Chris Lang and Leach as they hit on a wide-ranging variety of topics in this episode of Golf In The Commonwealth.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship is coming to Richmond in September, and several key figures in the run-up to the event were in town in May for a media day preview of the event. Catch up with defending champion Stewart Hagestad, Virginia’s own Evan Beck, and championship director Bill McCarthy as we start building the hype for this prestigious championship.