2008
VGT SUMMER PRO-AM presented by marketplace iga
Kings Links by the Sea
August 28th
Tournament in Review:
‘SHIN
CROWNED KING AGAIN AT THE LINKS’
It seems like Canadian Tour Professional John
Shin has taken a liking to his old stomping
grounds at King’s Links Golf Club. You
see, in VGT’s Opening event this year (The Brad
Garside Open), Shin took down Kendal Yonemoto on
the first playoff hole with a 30 foot putt to
win his first VGT event in 2008. Five months
later, Shin was back to his old tricks, shooting
an impressive score of 66 (-6) to get himself
into a playoff once again, this time against
former Champion Tour player Norm Jarvis.
After a wayward drive that put
Shin deep into the fescue, Shin pulled off a
remarkable shot onto the green, and left himself
30 feet from the pin. Shin once again drained
the putt and birdied the first playoff hole to
claim the title of 2008 VGT Summer Pro-am
Champion. Shin’s win for $1,700 took him into
5th place overall in the VGT order of merit
standings. Jarvis took home $1,200 for his 2nd
place showing. Lurking only one shot away were
Professionals Murray Poje and Bryn Parry, who
started the day slightly sluggish, but finished
with back nine scores of 29 (-7) and 21 (-5)
respectively to make $850 each for their T3rd
place finish.
In the team side of the draw, it
was a red-hot team of Dave Bolton, Brandan
Brassart, Gary Brassart, Kathy Brassart and Neil
Johnston who took home low honors, shooting a
2-best net score total of -32. The team took
home the grand prize of premier Galvin Green
Rainsuits and Cleveland Hibore Rescue Clubs. In
the Individual Junior competition, Kyle Dodman
of Ledgeview Golf & CC took home Low Gross
honours in the 0-8 handicap flight shooting 73,
winning in retrogression over Vancouver Golf
Club Michael Bell. Low net honors went to
Brendan Southwind of Fraserview with a net 70,
edging out Harrison Clegg of The Redwoods by one
shot. In the 9-18 handicap junior section,
Brandan Brassart of Ledgeview Golf & CC took
home low gross honors, shooting 80, one shot
better than 2nd place finisher Pat Ryan of the
VGT Junior Academy at Seymour Creek. Winner of
the net side of the junior 9-18 handicap flight
was Lily He of King’s Links, shooting 70. Second
place in the net contest went to Keiran Barill
of the VGT Junior Academy at Seymour Creek.
In the Johnston Meier Insurance
$100,000 Shoot-out, 11 players qualified through
their on-course KP’s for a chance to shoot for
$100,000 from the 165 yard marker on the 18th
fairway. With most of the 100 plus players
watching the event, some dramatic moments were
created and although none of the shots did go in
for a hole-in-one, the KP winner of the contest
was John Shin who was honored with a 2009 VGT
Membership. A special congratulations go out to
the KP winner on hole #13 BEN JUNG who had his
first ever hole-in-one!! Well done BEN!!!
Overall, 105 golfers competed in
what turned out to be a very ‘lucky weather’ day
out at King’s Links. What was a miserable day of
weather in the rest of the Lower Mainland turned
out to be a very decent day out on the south
peninsula of Boundary Bay (like it does very
often). King’s Links Golf Club was in
spectacular shape for the tournament, the
fairways in tremendous shape and greens rolling
with great speed and as truly as you can get!
Our special thanks go out to the owners of
King’s Links (Brad, Maria and Richard Newell)
and their pro-shop staff (Neil Bidewell) for
making our event such a great success.
We were very proud to have Cindy
Graves out again from the charity KIDS UP FRONT
(www.kidsupfront.com).
Cindy conducted the putting contest on the day
(which was won by Brandan Brassart) as well as a
50/50 draw and we managed to raise close to
$1,000 for the charity on the day. We will work
with Cindy again at our fun event on Sept.14th
titled the VGT/Seymour Creek Golf Center Mini
Putt Championship where we will offer a number
of less privileged juniors a chance to take a
2-hour golf clinic with some of our VGT Pros.
Our thanks go out to all of the
sponsors and the many supporting volunteers
behind the tournament. Without all of your
support this tournament just wouldn’t happen!
Prize List
Regards,
Fraser Mulholland
Commissioner
Vancouver Golf Tour
