 After
a sluggish start to 2009 due to family
and teaching commitments, Seymour
Creek’s Bryn Parry was in fine
form this Monday shooting 66 and winning
VGT’s fourth event at Ledgeview – the
2009 NICKEL HEATING OPEN. Parry
out-lasted 99 other golfers in Ironman
like scoring conditions, and finished in
style with a birdie-birdie finish to top
Shaughnessy’s Brandan Price by one shot.
Parry’s victory earned him $1,400 and
more importantly vaulted him back into
contention on the CLEVELAND GOLF /
SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit, now only
$300 short of Phil Jonas who leads with
$2,408.66.
After his round, Parry
commented how much he enjoys playing at
the Abbotsford layout. “Ledgeview’s been
very good to me over my career” stated
Parry. “It sets up well for me and I
enjoy the challenge of the golf course
every time I play it”. If you count all
the times we have played here in the
LEDGEVIEW OPEN, the Pro-am and the
NICKEL HEATING OPEN, I think I’ve won
here 10 times”! 2008 NICKEL HEATING OPEN
Champion Dan Swanson finished 3 back of
Parry, carding a 69 and winning $441.67.
Parry will no doubt be
looking forward to defending his title
in a couple of months at the 2009
LEDGEVIEW OPEN on July 4,5th.
NICKEL HEATING &
VENTILATION’S Steve Savage was on hand
to play in the amateur side of the event
and awarded Parry his winner’s trophy
and cheque after the round. “It’s great
to be a part of the Vancouver Golf Tour
again this year and help support our
aspiring Professional and Amateur
golfers in the greater Vancouver
region”. “We have many great local
players (like Bryn) on the cutting edge
of being one of the top players in the
world and are confident that the
tournament experiences VGT is providing
will help prepare its players to become
a Champion on the PGA Tour someday real
soon”.
 In
the Championship Amateur side of the
NICKEL HEATING OPEN, it was Coquitlam’s
Todd Castanguay who navigated his
way most successfully through
Ledgeview’s challenging set-up to win
Low Amateur Honours shooting 72 and
ousting both David Cao of Richmond CC
and James Oliver of Maple Ridge by one
shot. Todd not only took home the
coveted winners trophy, but also a $300
Galvin Green Windstopper jacket and $200
in Perfect Lies Gift Certificates. In
the Flight A Division, Guildford’s
Steve Smith took home first place
honours winning with a score of 77, one
shot better than Ledgeview’s own Joal
Wishart. Finally, in the Amateur Flight
B Division, Neil Johnston of
Homestead Golf Club stole the show
firing an impressive score of 76, some
six shots better than his next
challenger Brandan Brassart of Ledgeview
Golf & CC.
For full results and Order of Merit
Standings, please click below:
Cash and Prize Results
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