PGA of British Columbia
Shadow Ridge Golf Club head James Presnail and Class 乌鸦传媒淎乌鸦传媒� pro Mark Kitts won the G&G Golf Company & Callaway GolfPGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship on the first playoff hole after carding a 14-under-par 57 in scramble play Tuesday at Black Mountain Golf Club in Kelowna.
Neither Presnail or Kitts had previously won a PGA of BC championship tournament, and the victory was worth $2,500 for the Shadow Ridge (Kelowna) duo after they defeated Surrey Northview Golf Academy乌鸦传媒檚 Matthew Palsenbarg and John Shin on the extra hole.
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The Pro-Assistant Championship is a unique event that sees a PGA of BC Club Professional pair with an assistant from their facility to compete against their colleagues over 36 holes. After Monday乌鸦传媒檚 best-ball round, Presnail and Kitts found themselves trailing Palsenbarg and Shin by two strokes.
They made up the deficit with 12 birdies and an eagle on Tuesday and matched the Round 1 leaders with a 36-hole total of 21-under, as Palsenbarg and Shin posted a 59.
Playing Black Mountain乌鸦传媒檚 par-5 18th in the alternate-shot playoff, Kitts converted a 15-foot birdie while Shin乌鸦传媒檚 own birdie attempt from close range lipped out.
Defending champions Brian McDonald and Rob Tadey (Fairview Mountain Golf Club, Oliver) shared third place with Dave Zibrik and Clark MacPherson (Point Grey Golf & Country Club, Vancouver) at 18-under.
Two teams - Bill Kelly and Brian Wise (Glacier Greens Golf Course, Comox) and Rob Anderson and Jamie Stevens (Kelowna Golf & Country Club) - tied for fifth at 16-under.
Presnail and Kitts had never played the Pro-Assistant Championship together as a team, as Kitts only joined the Kelowna facility earlier this year.
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