Crowe soars at Gallagher’s Canyon

Vernon’s Jesse Crowe pocketed $1,500 for his win at the Interior PGA tour stop at Gallagher’s Canyon for the Ladies Pro-Am.

He went from a fifth place on Saturday to top dog Tuesday.

Vernon’s Jesse Crowe pocketed $1,500 for his win at the Interior PGA tour stop at Gallagher’s Canyon for the Ladies Pro-Am.

Crowe, head pro at Canoe Creek in Salmon Arm, fired a 6-under 66 in a field of 26. He carded five birdies and added an eagle on the par-5 sixth hole.

The winning Pro-Am team was captained by Ethan Danish of Two Eagles Golf Course and Academy in Kelowna.

In individual play, Danish finished in a three-way tie for second at 5-under 67 with Jamie Macintosh of Golf Tech in Vancouver and Brennan Fritz of Nevada Bob’s Coquitlam. The trio collected $700 apiece.

Spallumcheen’s Myles Johnson and Hillview’s Keith Vandenbrink shot identical 3-under 69s to tie for seventh and earn $175 each.

The Gallagher’s Men’s Pro-Am goes Wednesday, July 17.

Vernon Morning Star