2009 Players Success Stories

Leah Wigger finished 11th at the LPGA qualifying school in December and will be fully exempt on the LPGA tour for the 2010 season.

Wes Eklund won the Battle Trophy recognizing the top golfer in the Charlottesville area. He is playing at Radford College.

Kristen Simpson and Lauren Doughtie made it through the Futures Tour qualifying school and will be fully exempt for the 2010 season.

Whitney Neuhauser was honored as the Virginia State Golfer of the Year for the 2009 season.Whitney won the Virginia State Amateur during the 2009 season. She is in her senior year at the University of Virginia where she will be the captain of the golf team for the 2009-2010 season. Named to Golfweek's preseason watch list and named to Golfworld's preseason "50 Players to Watch" List.

Kristen Simpson, Whitney Neuhauser, Kristine Rohrbaugh, Natalie Easterly and Elizabeth Brightwell all represented Virginia in the Virginia-Carolina matches.