He was four inches inside the white stakes, then took triple on 16 and triple on 17.
1. The Upstate Golf Guys Podcast revisits the Virginia Masters and the early-march golf trip to Virginia.
2. The hosts are the Upstate Golf Guys, with Kevin Dumasich joining as the player who describes the round and the trip.
3. The episode asks what Virginia Masters golf, a $265 entry, and a spring trip down I-95 actually looked like.
4. The tournament used two courses, the Plantation Course and the River Course, and the players switched sides after day one.
5. The hosts say the Golf Week Am Tour setup was smooth, with split handicaps and no pace-of-play problems.
6. They note the LPGA still plays there and mention the old Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and Michelob Championship at the venue.
7. Kevin says the greens were the main challenge because the putts changed shape with every extra foot away from the pin.
8. Fairways and rough were brown from winter conditions, but the greens were described as smooth and rolling well.
9. The hosts say the River Course had long, narrow bunkers with steep lips that made recovery shots difficult.
10. The trip itself included a rainy drive through Maryland, a Chevy Tahoe rental, and a late-night hotel search near Baltimore.
11. One of the most memorable details is the early arrival at the golf course, when they were “giddy little school boys on Christmas morning.”
12. Another notable moment is the first tee adjustment, when one host admits he took his quarter-zip off too early and got cold later in the round.
13. Kevin says he could not hit driver on Saturday and Sunday, then improved after switching to 3-wood.
14. The other host says he was in the money in eighth place through 15 holes on Saturday before the round turned on 16, 17, and 18.
15. He describes being four inches inside the white stakes, then triple-bogeying 16, 17, and 18 in sequence.
16. The closing stretch included a bunker lip on 17, a back-side miss, and a water ball on 18 after a snap hook.
17. The conversation stays casual and local, with the hosts trading swing notes, course details, and side stories from the road.
18. The format is a recap conversation with quick back-and-forth, score updates, and several specific tournament memories.
19. Listeners who follow local golf tournaments and road-trip sports talk will like this.
20. Listeners wanting polished instruction or a tight instructional segment may skip this.
