Golf: Virginia High School League to Host Zone Qualifies for Girls Open State Championship

(Oct. 4, 2011) - The Virginia High School League conducts an annual girls golf open state championship, which will be held Oct. 24-25 this year. The zone qualifiers for this year are as follows:

Northern Zone - comprised of the Northern Region member schools. Tuesday, October 18, Twin Lakes/Oaks Course, Clifton, Aaron Helmick, West Potomac, HS, abhelmick@fcps.edu. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.


Western Zone - comprised of member schools from the Roanoke Metro area and west. Monday, October 17 at Auburn Hills Golf Club, Tracy Poff, Eastern Montgomery HS, tpoff@mcps.org. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.

Northwest Zone - comprised of member schools between the Roanoke Metro area to the Charlottesville-Lynchburg Metro areas, the Valley and Northern schools not included in the Northern Region. Tuesday, October 18 at Rock Harbor Golf Club, Winchester, Chris Garber, Millsbrook HS, garberc@frederick.k12.va.us. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.

Central Zone - comprised of member schools from the Richmond Metro area west to the Lynchburg and
Charlottesville Metro areas. Tuesday, October 18 at Salisbury Country Club, Midlothian, Scott Thackston, Monacan HS, Scott_Thackston@ccpsnet.net. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.

Eastern Zone - comprised of member schools east of the Richmond Metro area. Monday, October 17 at Kempsville Green Golf Course, Virginia Beach, Hollie Godfrey, First Colonial HS, Hollie-Godfrey@vbschools.com. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.

Independent Zone - Monday, October 17, Greens Folly Golf Course, South Boston, Allen Lawter, Halifax HS, alawter@halifax.k12.va.us.

The girls zone qualifiers will be conducted between the VHSL Boys Championship Tournament (October 10 and 11) and the VHSL State Girls Open Championship (October 24 and 25).

The Girls State Open Qualifying process has changed. The following changes (designated in bold) will be in effect for this year:

The number of golfers advancing to the State VHSL Girls Open will be 20% from each of the zone qualifiers.

Exemptions will be offered to any girl who participates in her Region golf tournament and finishes among the top 15 individual scorers.

Girls will be permitted to play on their boys golf teams until such time as a viable stand-alone program for girls exists. Girls who qualify as individuals from regional competition to state competition must choose whether they intend to participate in the individual portion of the Boys State Championship event or in the Girls Open Championship.