 Hammering
his way through the front nine at five
under par (-5) in swirling winds,
Seymour Creek’s Dave Zibrik
cooled off somewhat on the back nine,
but managed to stay ahead of his peers
and win his first VGT event of 2009
shooting 2-under par 70. Zibrik
outlasted all 93 competitors on the very
challenging yet immaculately conditioned
Point Roberts layout to win $1,400.
The 26-year old lefty
commented after the round that this was
definitely the biggest victory of his
career considering the depth of the
field that included 50 pros – 24 of
which were past or present Canadian Tour
players. Zibrik commented on his steady
play coming from some good course
management on the tight layout where he
kept the driver in the bag most of the
day and gave himself plenty of birdie
opportunities. His 12 foot birdie on the
18th and late bogeys by Canadian Tour
player Oliver Tubb, Guildford Head Pro
Dan Swanson and Seymour Creek’s Bryn
Parry would prove to be the difference
in his one shot victory.
After some steady play
this year (losing in a playoff at the
Royalwood Classic and winning once
already on the Srixon Tour), Dave
Zibrik’s starting to make an impression
on his golfing peers. Zibrik’s Point
Roberts’ victory shoots him to 3rd Place
in the CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON CANADA
ORDER OF MERIT with $2,257.50 after
5 events, climbing closer to Hazelmere’s
Phil Jonas who leads the way with
$2,828.66 followed by Nickel Heating
Open winner Bryn Parry with $2,558.33.
In the Amateur field
of 43 golfers it was Fraserview’s
Andrew Hennings who fended off all
comers with a very solid round of 73,
fending off Northview’s Derek Wray by
one shot. Hennings clutched up on the
18th with a birdie for the one-shot
victory and 600 points in
CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT and won
himself a $200 Perfect Lies Gift
Certificate and Galvin Green VGT shirt.
Hennings now sits in 10th in the OOM
after playing only 3 events, edging his
way closer to the leader James Oliver
(1,305 points).
Low Amateurs in Flight
A and B Division were Peter Huai
of Mayfair Lakes Golf Club with a score
of 75 and Steve Smith of Guildford
with a score of 79. Smith leads all
Flight A players in the 2009 Order of
Merit with 1,673 points and Northview’s
Dave Patterson leads the way in the
Flight B Order of Merit with 1,670
points.
For full results and Order of Merit
Standings, please click below:
Cash and Prize Results
(PDF)
Special
thanks!
 A
special thank-you must go out to Point
Roberts Golf & Country Club for hosting
our event. The service we receive each
time we come to play an event is
second-to-none and we appreciate how
much care you take in getting your golf
course set-up so beautifully for our
players!
Thanks Kenjji, Kyle, Jim,
Carol and the remaining staff for all
your support of our event and for
supporting the tour since its
inception!!
Finally,
my continued thanks to the VGT
volunteers who keep doing a wonderful
job facilitating our events – George
Sterling, Brian Small, Bill Schabes,
Patrick Downey, Richard Lawrie, Tom
Gabe, Bill Robinson, Dale and Dave Ebner!!!
My apologies if I have omitted anyone
from my list of valuable helpers!
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