MARKETPLACE IGA | VANCOUVER GOLF TOUR
Dear VGT Friends:
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! With 2015 upon us I want to wish each and every one of you a healthy, happy and fruitful beginning to the New Year!
It gives me great pleasure to summarize some of the most exciting highlights of our 2014 VGT Tournament Season in our Annual VGT Year-in-Review! My sincere thanks go to Mike West of Mousepad Publishing for all the great work he and his company provides for the VGT with the tremendous amount of updates and results required to be posted on a weekly basis!
Thanks to the support of many, including our tremendous Sponsorship Group (htttp://vancouvergolftour.com/sponsors) some incredible support from local media (AM650, GLOBAL BC, VANCOUVER SUN, CKNW980, TEAM RADIO, SCORE GOLF, INSIDE GOLF, BC GOLF GUIDE) and a dedicated core group of individuals (Thank-you VGT TEAM/Volunteers), 2014 was filled with many local player successes both on the VGT and beyond, including a PGA TOUR WIN to remember from alumni Nick Taylor!
As mentioned, I am excited to share with you some of the most exciting highlights below. Each story has a link that you can click in order to see the full details, results and/or picture gallery of the event! Thank-you all so much for following us religiously and for keeping our dreams alive of making Canadian Golf a powerhouse out on the PGA TOUR!!
Twenty-fourteen is going to be a hard one to top, but we are going to do our best to make it an even bigger and better 2015! Thanks for being a part of our 8th full season!! Your support is very much appreciated!
Happy New Year to all!
Fraser Mulholland
President & Commissioner
Vancouver Golf Tour
2014 VGT YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY
- MARKETPLACE IGA SIGNS ON AS VGT TOUR TITLE SPONSOR FOR 8TH STRAIGHT YEAR!!
- CANADA BREAD, CLEVELAND/SRIXON, PAINE EDMONDS LAWYERS, NICKEL HEATING, JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE, WOODLAND GOLF & SAPUTO sign on as OFFICIAL PARTNER SPONSORS for 6th straight year!
- VGT LAUNCHES ITS 8th SEASON THANKS TO ALL ITS SPONSORS – A RECORD # OF 1,000+ GOLFERS WOULD COMPETE OVER 53 EVENTS!
FEBRUARY
- RYAN WILLIAMS CROWNED WINTER TOUR ORDER OF MERIT CHAMPION – RECEIVES CASH BONUS & APPAREL SPONSORSHIP
- VGT RE-SIGNS SUPPORTING SPONSORS HAYWOOD SECURITIES, SONIC TRANSPORT, MURCHISON THOMPSON & CLARKE LAWYERS, CNA CANADA, NESTLE & ENGINEERED BODIES
- VGT SIGNS ON NEW SUPPORTING PARTNERS OLYMEL, MODERN GOLF & FAMOSO PIZZERIA
MARCH
- VGT LAUNCHES 8th FULL SEASON at BRAD GARSIDE OPEN – CHILLIWACK GOLF CLUB’S BRAD CLAPP CROWNED CHAMPION
- VGT ALUMNI ADAM HADWIN ASSERTS HIMSELF AS WORLD CLASS PLAYER WITH FIRST WEB.COM TOUR win at the CHILE CLASSIC!
- VGT ANNOUNCES MEDIA PARTNERSHIP WITH DAN RUSSELL AM650 SPORTS TALK RADIO SHOW
APRIL
- RYAN WILLIAMS / JARED REMPEL DOMINATE FINALS & CROWNED BC MATCH PLAY OPEN CHAMPIONS
- MIKE WEST/ROBERT PARIHAR CROWNED INAUGURAL BC MATCH PLAY NET CHAMPIONS
- ADAM CORNELSON PROVES HE’S READY FOR PGA TOUR CANADA Q-SCHOOL WITH LEDGEVIEW WIN
- SEAN HARLINGTEN TAMES SANDPIPER FOR 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR
- VETERAN MATT DANIEL WINS FOR 8TH TIME ON VGT AT MISSION CLASSIC
- RECORD 104 AMATEURS PLAY SONIC TRANSPORT OPEN – COLIN GILLIAM WINS IN 4-MAN PLAYOFF
MAY
- VGT LAUNCHES 2ND ANNUAL MAJORS SERIES WITH 6 MULTIPLE-DAY EVENT; RYAN WILLIAMS CROWNED SERIES WINNER.
- CHILLIWACK MAJOR WINNER: Adam Cornelson; RUNNER-UP: Seann Harlingten. LOW AMATEUR: Connor O’Dell
- SANDPIPER MAJOR WINNER: Darren Wallace: RUNNER-UP: Ryan Williams. LOW AMATEUR: Connor O’Dell
- PITT MEADOWS MAJOR WINNER: Ryan Williams. RUNNER-UP: Kevin Stinson. LOW AMATEUR: Aaron Pauls
- ROYALWOOD MAJOR WINNER: Ryan Williams. RUNNER-UP: Kevin Stinson. LOW AMATEUR: Aaron Pauls
- PAGODA RIDGE MAJOR WINNER: Brad Clapp. RUNNER-UP: James Allenby. LOW AMATEUR: Aaron Pauls
- SIX-SHOT WIN FOR PITT MEADOW’S RYAN HUNT AT SWANESET CLASSIC
- VGT PROS BRAD CLAPP & EUGENE WONG FINISH T2nd AT PGA TOUR CANADA’S PC FINANCIAL OPEN
JUNE
- STEVEN DIACK LIGHTS-IT-UP AT HAYWOOD SECURITIES AMATEUR SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP
- OLIVER TUBB WINS PGA OF BC ASSISTANT’S CHAMPIONSHIP AT RIVERSHORE
- VGT’S JAMES ALLENBY FINISHES T4TH at ISLAND SAVINGS VICTORIA OPEN
- ADAM CORNELSON CLAIMS $10,000 VANCOUVER OPEN WINNER’S CHEQUE
- RYAN WILLIAMS WINS BIG AT WEST COAST GOLF GROUP PRO-AM
JULY
- HUNTER PHELAN EARNS FIRST VGT WIN AT MURCHISON, THOMSON & CLARKE OPEN
- MERRITT’S ROGER SLOAN WINS NOVA SCOTIA OPEN ON WEB.COM TOUR
- LEONHARDT & MCADIE SHARE TOP HONORS AT 32ND ANNUAL HADASSAH WIZO PRO-AM
- BRYN PARRY WINS HIS 6TH CHILLIWACK OPEN; STEALS AMATEUR KERRY GRITTNER’S DREAM WEEKEND
- LEONHARDT WINS FOR 3RD TIME AT GOLDEN EARS INVITATIONAL
AUGUST
- OLIVER TUBB WINS $30,000 CHEQUE WITH SANI MARC CANADA CUP WIN
- LANGLEY’S SOOBIN KIM WINS 1ST OF 3 VGT EVENTS AT HAZELMERE CLASSIC
- PARRY PREVAILS IN PRO DIVISION & SOOBIN KIM WINS BY 10 SHOTS IN AMATEUR FIELD AT SQUAMISH CLASSIC
- CHRIS LEE WINS FLORA AASEN PRO-AM
- SOOBIN KIM MAKES IT 3-STRAIGHT VGT WINS AT MAYFAIR LAKES CLASSIC
- NOAH LEE MAKES GIANT LEAP FROM B FLIGHT TO WIN FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT WIN
- ADAM HADWIN FINISHES T2nd AT THE WEB.COM’s PORTALAND OPEN
SEPTEMBER
- BRYN PARRY CAPTURES INAUGURAL FRASER VALLEY OPEN CROWN; GREG TRAMMELL CROWNED AMATEUR WINNER
- RYAN WILLIAMS WINS PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANADA + CDN PLAYER OF YEAR HONORS, EARNS SPOT INTO WEB.COM Q-SCHOOL FINALS
- RYAN WILLIAMS BATTLES ELEMENTS FOR WIN AT NICKEL HEATING OPEN
- ADAM HADWIN WINS 2NDCOM EVENT AT CHIQUITA CLASSIC, CAPTURES YEAR-END MONEY TITLE & PGA TOUR CARD
- NICK TAYLOR SIZZLES WITH FINAL ROUND 63 AT WEB.COM TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP TO EARN PGA TOUR CARD
- VGT EARNS PRAISE FROM SCORE GOLF – CANADA’S NATIONAL GOLF MAGAZINE
- HADWIN & TAYLOR HILIGHT FIELD OF CANADA’S TOP PROS AT GOLF WEST VANCOUVER SHOOT-OUT; RYAN WILLIAMS CROWNED CHAMPION
OCTOBER
- EUGENE WONG CAPTURES WOODLAND GOLF VGT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
- 2014 CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT WINNERS:
- PROFESSIONAL – Bryn Parry (7th straight year)
- CHAMPIONSHIP – Mark Heinrich
- APPRENTICE PRO – Greg Pool (Inaugural award)
- FLIGHT A – Moez Noorani
- FLIGHT B – Russell Westcott
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Kevin Spooner
- MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Ryan Williams
- ADAM HADWIN SHOOTS FINAL ROUND 63, EARNS TOP 10 FINISH AT SHRINER’S HOSPITAL for Children OPEN; NICK TAYLOR MAKES FIRST PGA TOUR CUT AS PROFESSIONAL
- VGT DEFENDS ITS TITLE VS. CHILLIWACK GOLF LEAGUE @ 2ND ANNUAL FRASER CUP
NOVEMBER
- NICK TAYLOR WINS THE PGA TOUR SANDERSON FARMS INVITATIONAL WITH ROUND OF 65 ON SUNDAY (VGT’S FIRST PGA TOUR WIN!!)
- SEANN HARLINGTEN WINS NEVADA OPEN – $20,000 CHEQUE!
DECEMBER
- VGT PROS RYAN WILLIAMS & CORY RENFREW AT WEB.COM Q-SCHOOL FINALS
- VGT PLAYER SOOBIN KIM of LANGLEY EARNS LPGA TOUR CARD
- RECORD # OF 4,224 VGT TOURNAMENT ROUNDS PLAYED
- RECORD PRO PURSE PAYOUTS OF OVER $260,000
- RECORD AMATEUR PRIZE PAYOUTS OVER $150,000
SEE ALL 2014 TOURNAMENT RECAPS
