A quirky golf shootout featuring some of British Columbia's top players will return for a second straight year May 24 at Gleneagles Golf Course in West Vancouver.
The nine-hole, 10-player Vancouver Golf Tour - Golf West Vancouver Shootout debuted last year with Vancouver's Ryan Williams topping North Vancouver favourite Bryn Parry in a one-shot, 100-yard chip-off following the final shootout hole.
The shootout format features 10 players setting out from the first tee all at the same time with one player getting eliminated on each hole. Ties for highest score are broken by a one-shot, closest-to-the-pin competition from a predetermined position on each hole. By the end of Hole 9 there will be only one player left standing and he'll be $1,000 richer.
Williams and Parry will both be back this year, joined by Gleneagles head pro James Presnail, VGT commissioner Fraser Mulholland, one local qualifier and six other pros selected by their position on the VGT rankings.
Each player in the field will be paired with a local junior caddie.
"We are very pleased to again be working with the Vancouver Golf Tour on this outstanding golf event," District of West Vancouver manager of parks arboriculture and horticulture Dan Henegar said in a release. "Last year's event brought together some great golf talent and juniors from our community. We hope to get more residents out this year to see our facility and to watch some great golf."
The event begins at 3: 30 p.m. with a 30-minute clinic put on by the pros followed by tee off on Hole 1 at 4 p.m.
"Gleneagles is a very good test for the VGT's professionals," said Mulholland. "While this is a fun format I know the guys will bring their 'A' game as they will be competing for the $1,000 first place prize."
The Shootout is a joint venture between the District of West Vancouver, Golf West Vancouver and the Vancouver Golf Tour.
Andy Prest
