 I
guess he can thank his coach Phil Jonas
for the both the pre-tournament work and
invite to play, as 19-year old Dong
Su of Surrey claimed his maiden
Professional Victory yesterday, shooting
66 (-6) at the 2009 GREEN ROOM OPEN at
Squamish Valley Golf & CC. Su scorched
the front nine in 31 (-5) and made eight
birdies total on the day to edge out
Canadian Tour member John Shin by one
shot to win $1,100. Shin played very
steady with 5 birdies on his card and no
bogeys to shoot 67 and win $800.
The Bejing born Su has
had quite a track record as an amateur
the past few years, honing his game
first as a junior on the Maple Leaf
Junior Tour and CJGA, winning 7 junior
tournaments in a row in 2005 before
heading to China to compete on the
rapidly developing Omega China Tour in
2007. 2008 was a year of amazing
progress where Su finished with two
third place finishes and a second place
against some of China’s top
Professionals as an amateur. In 2009, he
has played in two Omega China Tour
events as a Professional and currently
sits 18th on the Order of Merit. Su will
continue his holiday in Vancouver until
the Omega China Tour commences back in
June. He will no doubt take home some
confidence with his maiden Professional
victory to future events this year which
will include a full schedule of China
Tour events and select Asian Tour events
in the fall and a possible invitation to
the prestigious $8.5 Million WGC –
Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC
in August.
In the Championship
Amateur draw, Coquitlam’s Matt
Rohatensky claimed his first VGT win
shooting a great round of 2-under par
70, edging out Whistler’s Steve Wheeler
by 3 shots. In Flight A, Port Moody’s
Andre Maille took home low honours
shooting 77, one stroke better than
Guildford’s Steve Smith. Flight B was
won by Gleneagles Fred Walters
who beat out Squamish Valley’s own Tom
Cattermole by 2 shots.
 VGT
would like to thank our title sponsor of
this event – GREEN ROOM PERFORMANCE
CENTER and in particular to James
Suttie for initiating the great
relationship we’ve established with
their great facility. For anyone wishing
to see THE BEST golf technology offered
anywhere in the world, please take time
to visit their website at
www.greenroomgolf.com and book an
appointment! Finally, our thanks go out
to the Squamish Valley Golf & Country
Club and all their staff for hosting
such a great tournament once again! The
golf course was in wonderful shape and
the two new holes (#15 and #16) were
fantastic. Thanks very much again for
opening these holes especially for our
event!!! Your members and guest will
truly enjoy these changes to the course
for years to come!
Cash and Prize Results
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