Richmond’s Steve Serrao posted a 2-under-par 70 on Tuesday, June 14 at Martinsville's Chatmoss Country Club for a two-day aggregate total of 9-under 135 to win the 36th Virginia State Golf Association Senior Stroke Play Championship.
Serrao finished six shots clear of runner-up Buck Brittain of Tazewell, marking the second largest margin of victory in event history. Only Jim Kite’s seven-shot win over Arman Fletcher in 1989 was bigger.
Brittain shot 69-72 to finish with a two-day total of 141. Fredericksburg’s Jon Hurst, the 2021 Senior Stroke Play Champion, shot 72-71 for a two-day 143 to finish alone in third.
“I got to the point where I was counting strokes already,” Serrao said. “So after No. 5, I just told myself to just try to shoot 70, make them do something amazing, and we’ll see what happens. I started hitting fairways and greens and making a lot of good two-putts.”
Terry Carter chips to 1 green
No. 2 at Chatmoss CC
Steve Serrao watches his drive on 8.
Scott Richards chips to 8 green
Steve Serrao putts on 8.
Phil Mahone putts on 8.
Buck Brittain gets a read on his putt on 8.
Jon Hurst watches his drive on 10.
Keith Decker watches his drive on 10.
Hey lil' buddy
Dave Pulk watches his chip to 9 green.
David Jordan reads his putt on 9 green.
No. 12 at Chatmoss CC
Jay Serrao watches his drive on 12.
David Partridge blasts out of the bunker on 12.
Roy Patterson watches his flop to 12 green. He'd get up and down for par from here.
Dean Griffith deals with an awkward stance hitting out of the bunker on 12.
Neil Davis escapes the bunker on 14.
Tony Good watches his par putt roll in on 14.
Roy Foutz watches his tee shot on 15.
Bob Bailey watches his tee shot on 15.
Jeffrey Klatt watches his tee shot on 17.
Jerry Wood watches his tee shot on 17.
Kevin Dillard watches his chip to 17 green. He got up and down for par from here.
Greg Ailsworth putts on 4.
David Swisher watches his drive on 5.
