A pair of North Vancouver golfers is celebrating after a stunning victory at a PGA of BC tournament earlier this week.
Representing Seymour Creek Golf Centre, Steven Lecuyer and James Legault won the 2025 G&G Brands and Callaway Golf Pro-Assistant Championship at The Rise Resort in Vernon, with a tournament-record score of 26-under par.
Over two days, July 8-9, some of the province’s top players battled it out over 36 holes in a mix of best ball and scramble formats.
On the first day, Lecuyer shot an incredible 13-under-par 59 on his own ball, after never having played the course before. His score marked the first time a player has shot 59 in a PGA of BC event.
Their combined total after day one was a 14-under 58, putting them three shots ahead of a duo from Oliver’s Fairview Mountain Golf Club.
Moving into the scramble format, where golfers take the best individual shots on each hole, Lecuyer and Legault Maintained their momentum.
But by the halfway mark of the second day, Fairview Mountain had cut the lead to just two shots. Seymour Creek responded in a big way, scoring back-to-back eagles to go up four strokes with six holes to play.
Fighting back, Fairview Mountain added three more birdies in the final six holes but it wasn’t enough. Seymour Creek pulled away, birdieing 17 and 18 to seal the victory by three strokes.
With a 14-under 58 in best-ball and a 12-under 60 in the scramble, Seymour Creek’s 26-under set the record for best Pro-Assistant total of all time.
North Van team 'ham-and-egged it' to win
While Lecuyer’s pinpoint strikes and perfect putts fuelled the pair’s opening round, Legault’s strong short game ultimately secured the championship title as he sunk both birdie putts on the closing holes, according to a press release from PGA of BC.
Legault said the duo had a lot of fun in the tournament.
“Steven played unbelievable golf the first day, which made today that much easier. We kept it in play, made some putts and it was a really great day,” he said.
The North Van team “ham-and-egged it” really well, Lecuyer said.
“If I hit a bad shot, James would come up clutch. If I missed a putt, he would make it,” he said. “It was awesome teamwork. We were losing a little steam there but finished birdie-birdie after James made a couple of nice putts.”
Both are golf instructors at Seymour Creek. Lecuyer heads up the junior program.
While the bulk of his competition days are behind him, Lecuyer still competes locally on the VGT Tour and across the country with the PGA of Canada.
He won the Vancouver Open in 2019 and 2021, and has now claimed his third-straight Pro-Assistant title after winning in 2023 and 2024.
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