NORTH Vancouver golfer Bryn Parry continued his scorching summer, scoring a playoff win over pro Adam Hadwin in the Chilliwack Open played July 6-7 at Chilliwack Golf Club.
The win came just one week after Parry won the PGA of Canada Championship, a victory that earned him a spot in the 2013 RBC Canadian Open.
In Chilliwack Parry threw down the gauntlet in the first round, tying the competitive course record of 63 in a round that included eight birdies over the final 13 holes. Popular pro Hadwin responded in Round 2, notching the low round of the day with a five-under 66 that included a birdie on the final hole to force a playoff.
The pair then went shot-for-shot through three holes before Parry finally won it on the fourth playoff hole - played on No. 18 - where he escaped from trouble off the tee by wrapping his second shot around a tree and onto the fringe and then knocking a chip within two feet of the cup.
Hadwin, meanwhile, missed an eight-footer for par, leaving Parry to tap in for the win. The victory, Parry's fifth Chilliwack Open title, earned the Seymour Creek Golf Centre pro a $2,000 prize as well as valuable points in the Vancouver Golf Tour Order of Merit list. The Order of Merit winner will earn a bonus $2,500 cheque sending them to the PGA Q-School of their choice.
Parry will tee it up in the Canadian Open PGA event scheduled for July 25-28 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. . . .
North Vancouver's James Elson reached new heights on the global stage recently, setting a personal best in high jump at the IAAF World Youth Championships held in Donetsk, Ukraine. Elson cleared 2.04 metres, topping his old personal best by one centimeter. It wasn't enough, however, to move him on to the final round of the event.
The NorWesters Track and Field Club member is entering his Grade 12 year at Argyle secondary. He won the provincial high school championship in high jump and finished second in triple jump as a Grade 11 student this year.
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