Canadian
Tour Rookie James Allenby of
Chilliwack battled rain, wind and hail
at Sandpiper Golf Resort this Monday to
claim his maiden Professional victory in
VGT’s 3rd VGT Tour stop in ’09. Allenby
posted 7 birdies and an eagle on his
card en route to shooting 64 (-8) and a
four shot victory over fellow Canadian
Tour Pro John Shin and University Golf
Club Professional Sergej Dronov.
Allenby’s victory earned him $1,000, but
more importantly the required tune-up he
was looking for in preparation for his
first Canadian Tour event in Mexico next
week. “It’s been great to have VGT here
to play the past few weeks to provide me
with some great early tournament
experience for my Can Tour schedule”.
After two years down
at Oregon State University on
scholarship, Allenby felt that although
the university golf experience was great
down, he felt it was time to put his
golf to the test full-time and see where
he could take his game professionally.
With that in mind, Allenby made a trip
back east in September of 2008 and
gained full status on the Canadian Tour
for ’09 where he tied for 4th in
Qualifying School. He plans on playing a
full schedule of events this year on the
Canadian Tour and will use VGT as a
place to play and stay sharp when he’s
back in town between Can Tour stops. VGT
would like to congratulate James Allenby
on his first Professional victory and
wish him all the best out on the
Canadian Tour this year!
In
our Amateur field, 53 golfers competed
for some great prizes and Perfect Lies
gift certificates in each flight. Our
Overall Amateur winner Derek Wray
of Surrey, BC grinded through very
difficult scoring conditions for a solid
round of even par 72 and a one-shot
victory over 18 year-old David Cao of
Richmond, BC. Wray won himself a sweet
Galvin Green Wind stopper pullover and
$100 GC from Perfect Lies for his
victory while David Cao took home
$200 in Perfect Lies GC’s for finishing
runner-up. In the 6-10 Flight Amateur
field it was local Richard Fife
of Sandpiper Golf Resort who claimed
victory with score of 81 (+9). Richard
edged out Abbotsford’s Joal Wishart and
Port Moody’s Andre Maille by
retrogression and took home $200 in
Perfect Lies GC’s for his solid play.
Finally, in our 11-16 flight, Maple
Ridge’s Dave Ebner took home low
honours and cashed in with $150 in
Perfect Lies GC’s.
For full results and Order of Merit
Standings, please click below:
Canadian
Tour Rookie James Allenby of
Chilliwack battled rain, wind and hail
at Sandpiper Golf Resort this Monday to
claim his maiden Professional victory in
VGT’s 3rd VGT Tour stop in ’09. Allenby
posted 7 birdies and an eagle on his
card en route to shooting 64 (-8) and a
four shot victory over fellow Canadian
Tour Pro John Shin and University Golf
Club Professional Sergej Dronov.
Allenby’s victory earned him $1,000, but
more importantly the required tune-up he
was looking for in preparation for his
first Canadian Tour event in Mexico next
week. “It’s been great to have VGT here
to play the past few weeks to provide me
with some great early tournament
experience for my Can Tour schedule”.
In
our Amateur field, 53 golfers competed
for some great prizes and Perfect Lies
gift certificates in each flight. Our
Overall Amateur winner Derek Wray
of Surrey, BC grinded through very
difficult scoring conditions for a solid
round of even par 72 and a one-shot
victory over 18 year-old David Cao of
Richmond, BC. Wray won himself a sweet
Galvin Green Wind stopper pullover and
$100 GC from Perfect Lies for his
victory while David Cao took home
$200 in Perfect Lies GC’s for finishing
runner-up. In the 6-10 Flight Amateur
field it was local Richard Fife
of Sandpiper Golf Resort who claimed
victory with score of 81 (+9). Richard
edged out Abbotsford’s Joal Wishart and
Port Moody’s Andre Maille by
retrogression and took home $200 in
Perfect Lies GC’s for his solid play.
Finally, in our 11-16 flight, Maple
Ridge’s Dave Ebner took home low
honours and cashed in with $150 in
Perfect Lies GC’s. 
