ABBOTSFORD'S Nick Taylor continued to prove he is head and shoulders above the rest of the field on the Vancouver Golf Tour Friday when he claimed the VGT - Golf West Vancouver Shootout title, his fifth straight win on the tour.
The Shootout, now in its second year, featured 10 players teeing off together on the nine-hole Gleneagles Golf Course with one player eliminated after each hole either by picking up the high score or, to break ties, losing a closest-to-the-pin competition from a pre-determined location. Taylor's win came just days after he claimed the VGT Sandpiper Open in Chilliwack, his third win in a row at a VGT Major Series event.
Two North Vancouver stars also teed it up at Gleneagles, falling just a little short of the championship finale. Eugene Wong was knocked out on the seventh hole, losing a putt-off that came after all four remaining golfers tied on the hole. Bryn Parry made his exit one hole later, losing a chip-off on Hole 8 that broke a three-way tie.
The Shootout is a joint venture between the District of West Vancouver, Golf West Vancouver and the Vancouver Golf Tour. Taylor picked up $1,000 for his victory.
