 It
seems like the Canadian Tour’s Todd
Halpen made the right move to come
out to the west coast in preparation of
his ’09 Canadian Tour season. In
blistering winds up to 60 km/hr at
Boundary Bay’s King’s Links by the Sea,
Calgary’s Todd Halpen stayed patient,
carding two birdies and an eagle for a
well-earned round of 71(-1). Halpen’s
fine play earned him the 2009 Brad
Garside Open Championship and $1,300
for his victory over the other 82
golfers in the field. Halpen plans to
play in a few additional VGT Spring
events before the Can Tour schedule
commences on April 20th in Mexico.
Halpen needed an eagle on hole #14 to
hold onto a one shot victory over local
Kings Links Teaching Professional Dave
Bolton who birdied 14 & 15 to shoot even
par 72 and a second place cheque of
$900. 2008 Champion John Shin and former
Champion Tour player Norm Jarvis fell
two shots short with scores of 73 (+1).
In the Championship
Amateur Division, 18 year old Swan-e-set
superstar Justin Shin fired an
impressive score of 74 in the extreme
winds, claiming victory by 4 shots over
his nearest competitors Michael Son of
Mayfair Lakes and South African Dean
Walters. Some of you may remember Shin
from his impressive run with partner
Charlie Hughes – who fought their way to
the finals the 2008 BC Match Play
Championships. Shin and Hughes will pair
up again at the March 28, 29th
qualifying event.
 Title
Sponsor Brad Garside of Paine Edmonds
Law Firm was on hand to watch the
final groups come in and award the
Professional cheques and Amateur prizes
to all winners. VGT Commissioner Fraser
Mulholland expressed his appreciation of
Mr. Garside and Paine Edmond’s support
of the Vancouver Golf Tour the last
three years: ‘We are very lucky to have
such a supporter in Brad Garside and the
Paine Edmonds Law Firm’ stated
Mulholland. “Brad has been a huge
supporter of our Tour’s development
since our inception and has really
helped us grow the game of golf right
here in Vancouver”. “We look forward to
continuing our relationship with Brad
and the Paine Edmonds Law Firm as we
develop in the future”.
Mr. Garside was
presented with a plaque for the
appreciation of his Platinum Sponsorship
and given a chance to say a few words.
“I am very happy to be involved with the
Vancouver Golf Tour again in 2009 and
it’s been my pleasure seeing the growth
of the tour and the opportunities VGT is
providing for aspiring young talent in
our region”. “It is great to see how
many great players are developing in our
region I truly believe its just a matter
of time before a few of them make it
onto the PGA Tour”.
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