With the conclusion of the 2008 Augusta Resource Corp VGT Tour Championship, it appears the dream of a developmental tour in the Lower Mainland has been realized in just three short years. From one Championship in 2006, in which winner Jay Balloch won an entry to PGA Tour qualifying school, Fraser Mulholland has seen his vision realized and grow.
"The Commish" as he is referred to saw the Vancouver Golf Tour directly and indirectly support 16 events in 2008. The Vancouver Golf Tour was created to provide a place to play with regular, high level competition for Vancouver's local Professionals and Low Handicap Amateurs. By all accounts it has been a huge success with a long list of supporting sponsors and growth of close to double in Membership from 2007.
On the Professional side, both 2007 Order of Merit winner Phil Jonas and 2008 winner Bryn Perry will be heading to PGA Tour qualifying school this fall, with paid enteries by the VGT, a testament to the success of the Tour and "The Commish".
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