It was a windy and difficult day facing 42 of the Interior’s top golf professionals on Monday in the first individual event of the Callaway Bushnell IPGA season.
Former PGA Canada Tour player and current Kelowna Golf and Country Club head professional Rob Anderson won $500 by firing an impressive 3-under-par 69 at Fairview Mountain.
Anderson, who became a club pro in 1998, has seen his name on many a winner’s trophy in the valley and to get a W early in the season sets the tone for the veteran.
Finishing second was host professional Brian Macdonald who pocketed $425 for with a 1-under 71. Dean Claggett of Two Eagles Golf Club was alone in third with an even-par 72 and adding $350 to his mountain of career earnings.
Russ Latimer ( Black Mountain), Clay Stothers (Okanagan Golf Club), Cody Bell (Canoe Creek). Myles Johnson (Spallumcheen) and Peter Hopley (Gallaghers Canyon) tied four fourth and picked up $245.
Miles Palahniuk (Sunset Ranch) won two KP prizes and one skin worth $140. Mark Ciupka (Vernon) who was on baby watch won two skins for $280. N
The next event is the tour Match Play at the Okanagan Golf Club.
