Assistant professional Kevin Maxwell of Glacier Greens Golf Club in Comox birdied the first playoff hole Tuesday to win the 36-hole PGA of BC Assistants’ Championship at Swan-e-Set Bay Resort & Country Club.
Maxwell had bogeyed his final two holes of regulation play to fall into a tie at one-under-par 143 with long-hitting Matt Palsenbarg of Northview Golf & Country Club. Palsenbarg had put the title on a platter for Maxwell on the par-3 16th hole, wide right into the fescue grass and carding a double-bogey five while Maxwell nailed a 15-footer for birdie on the same hole.
But Palsenbarg fought back with a great birdie on 17 after a drive of 320 yards and a flip wedge that almost spun back into the hole. The tap-in birdie got him to one-under. Another huge drive on 18 was on the right side of the fairway just short of the green and Palsenbarg’s wedge shot rolled about 15 feet past the pin. His birdie try was just wide left.
On the playoff hole, No. 18 again, Palsenbarg hit driver but blocked it wide right into the fescue on what he said later was his only poor driver swing of the day. After taking a penalty stroke and drop, his wedge shot ended up 30 feet away. His par attempt was just short.
Maxwell, hitting 3-iron 225 yards off the tee, put his approach to 20 feet below the hole and calmly drained the birdie putt to win himself $2,500 from the total purse of $18,000. Palsenbarg took home $2,000 for his second-place finish.
Alone in third was first-round leader Edd Boudreau of Arbutus Ridge Golf & Country Club, whose second-round 76 left him at one over par for the tournament. He earned $1,600.
The day’s low round was fired by Sergej Dronov of University Golf Club. His 69 left him at two-over-par for the tourney and got him a cheque for $1,300.
Other top ten finishers:
• T-5, Tim Wilson (Morgan Creek GC) and defending champion Bryn Parry (Seymour Creek Golf Centre), three-over-par 147, $950.
• T-7, James Harper (McCleery GC) and Dan Swanson (Guildford GC), four-over-par 148, $750.
• T-9, Taylor Chen (Musqueam GC), Phil Jonas (McCleery GC), Brad Clapp (Sun Rivers GC), Dan Dupuis (Myrtle Point GC), Mac McLeod (Royal Colwood), five-over-par 149, $505.
Conditions on the Swan-e-Set Bay Resort course were perfect, with the greens rolling beautifully. The sun shone brightly throughout the day and the winds were not as strong as during Monday’s first round.
In the PGA of BC Women’s Championship, five-time champion Jennifer Wyatt of Savage Creek GC put on a clinic of excellent golf, firing a tournament low score of four-under-par 68 to finish the two-round event at two-under-par 142. Her sixth title earned her a cheque for $1,000.
Defending champion Patty Jonas of Morgan Creek GC finished 11 strokes back in second, earning $800.
Other cheques were earned by Lindsay Jackson of Two Eagles GC (3rd, 160, $600), Ashley Hogg of Westwood Plateau Golf Academy (4th, 161, $350) and Sandra Comadina (5th, 162, $250).
Click Here for the final scores and money from the Assistants' Championship
Click Here for the final scores and money from the Women's Championship
Both championships were title sponsored by Links Golf Cafes, and the Assistants’ Championship was presented by Firstar Performance Apparel and Cleveland Golf-Srixon Canada.
The PGA of BC is very grateful to West Coast Golf Group, owners of Swan-e-Set Bay Resort & CC, for their generous provision of the golf course for the two days of the events.
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