Lower Mainland players use Srixon Tour to push their game to the next level!

With the Lower Mainland Srixon Tour schedule wrapping up this Monday at Swan-e-set Bay Resort, you would think that would be the end of another season. For most players on the tour, that is the case, but for two members in particular, this is not so.

The first of these is Shingo Akizuki of Mayfair Lakes Golf Club. Winning Monday’s Tour Championship with a score of 68, Akizuki seems to have found his form as of late. Two weeks earlier, Shingo recently qualified to play on the Canadian Tour for 2007 by finishing in the top 30 at the Fall Qualifying School. When questioned about his recent successes, Akizuki attributed them to the added number of events and competitors this year on the Srixon Tour as well as his continued determination to reach the tour. “There’s no question that the added competition this year helped me feel more tournament tough and ultimately feel as prepared as possible when heading back east for the Canadian Tour School”. The Richmond golf professional plans to continue working on his game through the off-season to get ready to play a full schedule on the 2007 Canadian Tour and mix in as many locally run Vancouver Golf Tour events when he is not out of town.

The second Srixon Tour player to push their game to the next level is this year’s Order of Merit Champion Bryn Parry of Seymour Creek Golf Center. This year-end trophy went to a well deserved Parry who finished the year with an impressive record of 8 wins out of 15 events.

Bryn Parry accepts Order of Merit Trophy from Dave Hicks & Fraser Mulholland

Bryn’s phenomenal play this year has prompted fellow tour member and local businessman Jay Park to sponsor Parry on his quest to play the PGA Tour this fall. “It is with great pleasure that I can support Bryn with his goal of reaching the PGA Tour and I wish him all the success in the world”.

Bryn Parry accepts sponsorship from Jay Park for PGA Tour Qualifying School

Parry heads down to Lantana, Texas in three weeks for the first of three stages of PGA Tour Qualifying School. In order to move forward to second stage, Parry will need to place in the top 20 out of approximately 90 golfers and do the same in second stage to reach the final stage. Once at final stage, a top 30 position will gain entry into the PGA Tour and from 31 to 80 will ensure full status on the Nationwide Tour. Srixon Tour Commissioner Fraser Mulholland feels that Parry’s game is as good as it gets on any top tour in the world-including the PGA Tour. “Bryn has had an incredible year on our BCPGA tournament schedule winning a total of 16 times out of 35 events he has played. But the most impressive stat is how many times he has been in the top 5 – an amazing 32 out of 35 times”!! Mulholland feels that Parry has all the skill sets required to make it to AND become a winner on the PGA Tour.

Parry will have a lot of support from his fellow Srixon Tour players who have all witnessed this incredible year. The Tour has benefited from Bryn’s fantastic play, as this has driven other player’s to surge forward in order to keep pace – Last week’s Canadian Assistant’s Championships at Predator Ridge is a classic example where the top four players in the championship were Lower Mainland Srixon Tour members! “This is a trend that needs to happen more and more if we are going to send more of our B.C. players to play on the PGA Tour” stated Mulholland.

With that said, Mulholland plans to develop an even larger schedule of events for 2007 on the newly created VANCOUVER GOLF TOUR, including the re-incarnation of the VANCOUVER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP in September at University Golf Club. This tour will add BC’s touring pro’s as well as the best amateur and junior golfers to the fields to promote this trend of growth. Srixon has agreed to continue their sponsorship for 2007 and has upped their commitment because of the growth of the tour and the added media exposure this year. Mulholland is very grateful for the support Srixon Golf has given the tour this year and is looking forward to another surge in player development for 2007. Player’s looking to seek out more competition for next year can log onto www.vancouvergolftour.com. Plans for the 2007 tour schedule and membership are being prepared as we speak.

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