Boasting the largest field of golf Professionals in its tournament history, the 27th Annual Hadassah-Wizo Pro-am Tournament hosted at the meticulously groomed Richmond Golf and Country Club by a first class organization and emceed by CTV’s own Jason Pires, proved to be a huge success once again. Of the more than forty Professionals vying for the prestigious Bess Panar trophy, thirteen posted scores below par. Veteran Phil Jonas of McCleery Golf Course birdied six holes on the day to finish at 67 (-5), just enough to capture the coveted trophy and a cheque for $1700.00 for his fine play.
It comes as no surprise to those following the close race for the 2009 Cleveland Golf/ Srixon Canada Order of Merit that with the Hadassah-Wizo win Jonas recaptures the tightly contested lead from close golfing rival Bryn Parry. Finishing a stroke behind Jonas Monday were Professional rookie Adam Hadwin of Morgan Creek, Professional Dan Swanson of Guildford, and Sechelt Golf & C.C. Professional Blake Mithrush, who each earn cheques for $1200.00. With several tournaments left on the 2009 Vancouver Golf Tour schedule, including the Chilliwack Open happening this weekend and the upcoming Golden Ears Invitational, Jonas will have to play great golf this summer to retain his slim margin on the Cleveland Golf/ Srixon Canada Order of Merit.
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In the team portion of the Hadassah-Wizo Pro-am event, the true surprise of the day came when it was announced at the end of the evening that VGT’s own Commissioner Fraser Mulholland had captained his pro-am team to victory over Team German (Ron Corber, Earl Winstock, and Ray Greenfeld). Team Mulholland, consisting of Dale Borland, Raymond Kiem and Neil Johnston, found a great liking to the well kept conditions at the Richmond Golf and Country Club. “My guys were striking it very well on the day.” Mulholland’s team effort earned him a cheque for $200.00 and his team a Vancouver Island Golf Getaway.
The Low Gross Amateur honours of the night belonged to Kyle Ulinder, carding a respectable 74 for the day and earning him a gift certificate for a pair of sunglasses of his choice. With the Low Par Points honour belonging to Shane Cunningham with 47 points, he walks away with a new customized pair of golf shoes.
Although the tally has not been finalized, this year’s tournament has no doubt continued to keep with tradition in raising significant funds for the Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. At this time I would like to extend my thanks to the countless and often thankless hours spent by the Vancouver Hadassah Wizo Committee (Bev, Connie, Fay and many others) and its supporting staff of volunteers to coordinate such a well organized event. Just ask any past contestant of the tournament. Thanks also go out to Richmond Golf and Country Club (from the fabulous Greens Crew to the Catering staff) for their generous support of the tournament and in particular to Head Professional Derek Thornley and his staff, for without whom this event would not happen so successfully.
Continued thank-you also goes out to VGT’s contributing sponsors of the event: MarketPlace IGA and Club Car.
This is VGT’s second year affiliated with the Hadassah Wizo Pro-am, bringing our Live Scoring features to the event, giving players a chance to see the on course action. Much appreciation also goes out to the VGT event team, (Heidi, Mike, Fanny, Bryan, Bill, and Tom) who keep VGT going from event-to-event!
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