2008 PERFECT LIES
VANCOUVER OPEN - Presented by Yellow Pages
Sandpiper Golf Resort
August 8-10th
Final Round in Review:
Bogdan plays ‘PERFECT-LY’ at
Sandpiper
After
a course record round of 64 (-8) on Friday’s
opening round of the 2008
PERFECT LIES VANCOUVER OPEN, 20 year
old Lucas Bogdan
maintained his 4 stroke lead on day 2 with a
2-over par 74 heading into the final round
today. A shaky bogey start on hole #1 did not
deter the Northwood University sophomore as he
bounced right back on the 2nd hole with a birdie
3. The biggest question on a lot of people’s
minds was how the young Ledgeview amateur would
handle the pressures of playing in the final
group of such a major 54-hole Championship. And
after his second bogey of the day on the 6th
hole, it seemed like the 20 year old NAIA 3rd
Team All American star was having a bit of a
tough time handling the final group/ final round
situation.
Meanwhile, three groups ahead, Nationwide Tour
member Bryn Parry was on a bit of a
charge. At +1 at the start of the day and 7
shots back, Parry seemed like less of a threat
to Bogdan than one would have thought. However,
at the turn, Parry had made a small move,
getting himself to 2-under for the day and
1-under for tournament. A back nine charge of
three birdies in four holes pushed Parry to
4-under for the tournament and only 2 shots out
of the lead.
At the same time, Bogdan made the turn at 1-over
par, and 5-under for the tournament while two
groups behind Bogdan, another charge was being
laid down by rookie Professional Iljin Chun.
Birdies on holes 1, 3, 5 and a hole-in-one on #7
vaulted Chun to -6 for the tournament, taking
the outright lead after 9 holes.
With 9-holes to play, Bogdan was at -5 for the
tournament, trailing Chun by one shot and had
Parry chasing up ahead on #13 at -4. Chun’s lead
was short lived, however as he doubled the 11th
hole to go back to -4 while up ahead Parry kept
his birdie barrage going with two more birdies
on #15 and #16, moving him to -6 for the
tournament. With both Chun and Parry making
their charges ahead, Bogdan seemed unfazed by
the Live Leaderboard being waved in front of him
and played the back nine like a true veteran.
Carding birdies on holes 10, 13 and 15, Bogdan
moved his way back to -8 for the Championship,
re-claiming the lead on Parry by two shots. With
Chun making another bogey on 15 to go back to
-3, it looked like it was a two man race coming
down the final few holes.
With the wind howling into the players’ faces on
#17, Parry hit two near perfect shots to get
himself up to within 25 feet of the stick, ready
to try for what would have been his 6th birdie
in 7 holes. Leaving his first putt 4 feet short,
however and lipping out on his next put Parry
back to -6 for the day and -5 for the
tournament. Needing a birdie on 18 to have any
chance at putting the pressure on Bogdan coming
in, Parry took dead aim at the tucked pin on
#18. His iron shot honed in on the flag and was
one step from being perfect. However, Parry’s
ball rebounded off the top of the greenside bank
and rolled back into the pond. Parry’s pitch
from beside the green narrowly missed for his
par and he tapped in for a closing round of 67,
4-under for the Championship and good for 2nd
place overall. Not too bad considering his
opening 9-hole total of +6. As good as his final
round was, Parry’s charge was just not strong
enough in the end. Although he had his chance on
18 to tie for low Professional honors, Chun
couldn’t keep up to either Bogdan or Parry,
closing with a 70 (-2) on the day and good for
3rd place overall.
Bogdan continued to play fine shots from
tee-to-green on his closing three holes, and
other than coughing up a bogey on his second
last hole, played like a Champion on the back
nine, closing with a score of 71 on the day and
a 54 hole total of -7. Bogdan’s excellent ball
striking and great touch around the greens
throughout the tournament allowed him to go
wire-to-wire en route to his first Vancouver
Open Championship win, a huge accomplishment
considering the amount of accomplished
Professionals in the field (11 past or present
Canadian Tour players and one Nationwide Tour
player).
Proving himself in front of this many great
players should give Bogdan a huge feeling of
confidence in his next tournament outing – the
U.S. Amateur Championship. Bogdan beat the odds
against some of the top Pacific Coast Amateurs
at the qualifier in Oregon, shooting -5 and
claiming one of only four qualifying spots for
this illustrious National Championship.
Congratulations
to Lucas on his tremendous accomplishments this
week, both in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur
(scheduled for Aug.18-24th at the famed
Pinehurst #2 Course) and winning the 2008
Vancouver Open Championship. If he keeps playing
the way he has the past couple of months
(runner-up to Parry at the 2008 Ledgeview Open),
you may just see this local boy’s name on the
coveted U.S. Amateur trophy in two weeks time!
With just 3 tournaments remaining in the
Vancouver Golf Tour schedule, Bryn Parry leads
the Professional Order of Merit with $12,111.
Winning $2,600 for Low Professional honors at
this weekend’s Vancouver Open, Parry surged
further ahead of Dan Swanson who holds down 2nd
place in the VGT OOM with a total of $9,958.
Ledgeview’s Andrew Smeeth finished in a tie for
4th in the tournament, earning $1,150,
maintaining his 3rd place standing in the OOM at
$7,596.
For a full list of player’s scores and results,
please visit VGT’s
Live Scoring link
Professional purse amounts and Amateur prize
winnings can be found on the
Prize Winners page.
Thank-yous:
I would like to thank the following people for
making the 2008 Vancouver Open not only
possible, but a tremendous success:
Sandpiper Golf Resort - Owner - Betty-Anne Faulkner
- Head Professional -Ted Swaine and all your
staff
- Head Superintendant - Reid Grossart
- Food & Beverage Manager – Terry Day
It was a great pleasure working with all of you
leading up to and during this Major event.
Everything about the golf course was fantastic –
from the course conditions to the great support
staff to the fabulous food. Thank-you very much
for playing host to our biggest Championship of
the year – a tournament all players and
spectators will not forget!
Our Sponsors: Tournament Title Sponsor – Perfect
Lies
Tournament Presenting Sponsor – Yellow Pages
VGT Title Sponsor – MarketPlace IGA
A list of all our contributing sponsors is
attached on the dinner brochure. Thanks again to
all parties involved in making this event
happen. Advance thanks for supporting those who
support us in our quest for ‘Preparing
Tomorrow’s Champions’.
Volunteers: Brian Small, Bill Schabes,
George Sterling, Joe Collins, Dave & Dale Ebner,
Mike West, Scott Chalmers, Chris Adamovitch,
Willie (Sandpiper marshall) –Thanks for helping
us make VGT’s Live Scoring possible.
Committee: Thanks go out to all
supporting committee members: Heidi Tran, Holly
Pearson, Mike West, Jim McKinnon, Patrick
O’shaughnessy.
I look forward to continuing the development of
VGT into our final three events for ’08 and into
a very bright future!
Congratulations again to our
2008 Perfect Lies Vancouver Open Champion –
LUCAS BOGDAN. Good luck down at
Pinehurst!!!!
Regards,
Fraser Mulholland
Commissioner
Vancouver Golf Tour
Second Round in Review:
BOGDAN BOUNCES BACK INTO THE LEAD AFTER ROCKY START
Twenty year old Ledgeview Amateur Lucas Bodgan heads into the final round of the
2008 PERFECT LIES VANCOUVER OPEN with a four shot lead over Canadian Tour
Professional Jeremy Paradis. With the rain and wind toughening the course
conditions in round two, Bogdan struggled early on in the round, carding a
4-over par 40 on his front nine before battling back nicely on the back nine
with a closing 34.
In fact at the turn, it was the 22 year-old Jeremy Paradis who held the
tournament lead after 27 holes with a very solid front nine score of 33. Paradis
maintained his fine play on the back nine with another birdie on 11, but
stumbled with bogeys on 12,14 and a double bogey on 17 to finish at even for the
day and -2 for the tournament. Making a solid charge to get back into contention
today was Nationwide Tour’s Bryn Parry who carded a 2-under par 70 and a 36 hole
total of +1 and only 3 shots off Paradis (Low Professional). In between Paradis
and Parry sit another half-dozen Professionals (Dan Swanson, Matt Palsenbarg,
Andrew Smeeth, Shingo Akizuki, Iljin Chun and Stephen Connor) who will be
chomping at the heels of the youngsters Bogdan and Paradis in Sunday’s final
round.
Knowing that the VGT Order of Merit is also up for grabs is also going to make
the final round that much more exciting as the top 3 OOM leaders (Parry, Swanson
and Smeeth) all sit near the top. At the conclusion of the Vancouver Open and
the VGT Summer Pro-am Championship (Aug.28th), the leading OOM to date will be
awarded the illustrious prize of a paid entry to PGA TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
(approx. $5,000 value).
The 2008 Perfect Lies Vancouver Open is VGT’s first 54 Championship with a cut
after 36 holes. The field was cut to the top 70% of the Professional after 36
holes and the top 40% gross and net scores in the amateur side of the
tournament. Fifty nine players remain to play in Sunday’s final round which gets
underway at 7:00am sharp.
Expect to see some early birdies from our chasers early on to put the heat on
the two leaders. The final group in the 2008 Perfect Lies Vancouver Open tee-off
at 10:10am. Spectators are welcome to watch. Admission is $5 for the day with
all proceeds going to Junior Golf.
First Round in Review
BOGDAN SCORCHES SANDPIPER WITH OPENING ROUND OF 64
Filling his card with 8 birdies and an eagle on day one of the 2008 Perfect Lies
Vancouver Open, the young and talented Lucas Bogdan of Ledgeview Golf & Country
Club holds a 4 shot lead over Professionals Andrew Smeeth and Don Seol who both
carded rounds of 68. It was just a month ago when Bogdan went head-to-head
against both Smeeth and Bryn Parry in the final round of the Ledgeview Open,
only to have Parry birdie the 18th for a one shot victory. Bogdan obviously
seems to be right at home playing with some of BC’s top Professionals which will
serve him well as he will be paired up with both Smeeth and Seol in the final
group on Saturday – tee-ing off at 10:50am. Nationwide Tour Player and VGT Order
of Merit Leader Bryn Parry had a rocky start to his day including an unfortunate
2-stroke penalty on the 4th hole. The ruling seemed to throw Parry for a couple
of holes, going four over his next two holes before bouncing back on the back
nine with a 3-under par to bring it back to +3 on the day. Both Parry and 2nd
Place Order of merit holder Dan Swanson will need to make their move on both
Bogdan and Smeeth in round two. Swanson carded an even par 72 for the day.
With the wind howling into the players’ faces on
#17, Parry hit two near perfect shots to get
himself up to within 25 feet of the stick, ready
to try for what would have been his 6th birdie
in 7 holes. Leaving his first putt 4 feet short,
however and lipping out on his next put Parry
back to -6 for the day and -5 for the
tournament. Needing a birdie on 18 to have any
chance at putting the pressure on Bogdan coming
in, Parry took dead aim at the tucked pin on
#18. His iron shot honed in on the flag and was
one step from being perfect. However, Parry’s
ball rebounded off the top of the greenside bank
and rolled back into the pond. Parry’s pitch
from beside the green narrowly missed for his
par and he tapped in for a closing round of 67,
4-under for the Championship and good for 2nd
place overall. Not too bad considering his
opening 9-hole total of +6. As good as his final
round was, Parry’s charge was just not strong
enough in the end. Although he had his chance on
18 to tie for low Professional honors, Chun
couldn’t keep up to either Bogdan or Parry,
closing with a 70 (-2) on the day and good for
3rd place overall. 
Congratulations
to Lucas on his tremendous accomplishments this
week, both in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur
(scheduled for Aug.18-24th at the famed
Pinehurst #2 Course) and winning the 2008
Vancouver Open Championship. If he keeps playing
the way he has the past couple of months
(runner-up to Parry at the 2008 Ledgeview Open),
you may just see this local boy’s name on the
coveted U.S. Amateur trophy in two weeks time!
In fact at the turn, it was the 22 year-old Jeremy Paradis who held the
tournament lead after 27 holes with a very solid front nine score of 33. Paradis
maintained his fine play on the back nine with another birdie on 11, but
stumbled with bogeys on 12,14 and a double bogey on 17 to finish at even for the
day and -2 for the tournament. Making a solid charge to get back into contention
today was Nationwide Tour’s Bryn Parry who carded a 2-under par 70 and a 36 hole
total of +1 and only 3 shots off Paradis (Low Professional). In between Paradis
and Parry sit another half-dozen Professionals (Dan Swanson, Matt Palsenbarg,
Andrew Smeeth, Shingo Akizuki, Iljin Chun and Stephen Connor) who will be
chomping at the heels of the youngsters Bogdan and Paradis in Sunday’s final
round. 
