Vernon nine-year-old Ryan Vest battled gusting winds and freezing rain to finish third in the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour Pee Wee Boys division Monday in Vancouver.
Bailey Bjornson, 12, of Surrey, topped the Under 12 category at 84-68-70-222 to edge MJT national champion Brycen Ko, 12, of Richmond, by two strokes
Vest shot rounds of 87-79-81-247.
Rounds one and two were played at University Golf Club and the final round on The Vancouver Golf Club (VGC).
“Toughest conditions that any junior will play in, in my opinion, with extreme wind and rain – the scores shot were outstanding when it was a feat just to finish,” said Neil Bidewell, MJT Tournament director.
Susan Xiao, 14, of Surrey, shot 5-under 68 at VGC to lap the field and claim Low Overall for the Girls Division along with her MJT Girls 14 and under title with an impressive 5-under 73-71-68-212. Brendan MacDougall, 18, of Calgary carded 69-37-73-179 to claim Overall Low Honours and the MJT Junior Boys title.
