Vienna’s David Stanford burst on to the scene with his first big junior victory in 2019 at Winchester Country Club, outdueling Michael Brennan and Ross Funderburke down the stretch to claim the Virginia State Golf Association Junior Stroke Play title.
His junior career came full circle this week at the same venue. Stanford, who will head to Virginia Tech later this summer, defeated Virginia Beach’s Cullen Campbell 2 and 1 Friday to win the 30th VSGA Junior Match Play title and added his name to the Clyde Luther Trophy. He also added his name to a prestigious list of players who have won both the Junior Match and Stroke Play titles. He’s the eighth player to do so, joining a list of recent doubles that includes Mark Lawrence Jr. and Adam Ball.
“I’m just so confident out here,” Stanford said. “I think there are a lot of holes where playing aggressive benefits you a lot. Personally, I play better when I play aggressive.”
