Patrick Chan: Remember That Name. Someday . . .

By Tournament Coordinator Harry White

The Junior/Divot Tour uses a Calloway Scoring System which calculates handicaps for the players based on their gross scores. Handicaps are deducted and a "Net" score is produced which gives the newer golfers a chance to win a pro shop gift certificate and a special Junior/Divot trophy available for three divisions.

Division I Boys Age 10 & Under was no doubt the most exciting group to watch. It took a special "British Open Style" three hole "putt-off" to determine the champion. Vancouver's Dylan BERCAN fired a super 61 to tie for first place with pal Raymond Li, also of Vancouver, and just one more shot back from that was David HU of Vancouver at 62.

Dylan's exciting round included three birdies and an eagle "2" on the fourth hole to see him win the title and the trophy for first place over a strong field of players. Raymond Li had four birdies on the front nine alone to record his impressive 61. However, the "shot of the day" belongs to David HU who birdied the fourth hole and then stepped up and "aced" the fifth hole - his first Hole-in-One! David wins the Low Net Trophy and a special Junior Linkster Hole-in-One Certificate.

To make the day even more memorable to all on hand David and his family provided soft drinks, chocolate bars and chips for everyone to celebrate!

Division II Boys Age 11-14 saw Surrey's Sy Lovan have four birdies on the front nine and cruise in with a smooth 62 to lap the field and take the first place Trophy. Best Net score was turned in Patrick Tan of Vancouver at 59.5, and we won't see him until his return from China in late August.

Just last week though, Patrick Tan recorded one of the most unusual "feats" in golf that our intrepid reporter has ever heard of. Patrick scored 3 Hole-in-One's at the Queen Elizabeth Par 3 Golf Course, all verified - and on the same 3rd hole, a 65 yard tester at the Vancouver Parks Board course in Vancouver, adjacent to Stanley Park.

Now, here is where it becomes really interesting: as the golf course was full and Patrick's group was waiting on every hole, Patrick used his Titleist Vokey 52 degree wedge to pop his shot into the Hole! Hooray! He had Holed Out In One - witnessed by his group and the group ahead. Play was stillbeing held up so because he had time to play a second shot just for fun Patrick "holed out" again!

When the cheering settled down and there was still time before play could advance, Patrick elected to put another ball on the tee -- and you guessed it-- precisely "into the hole again" . . . three consecutive shots, all into the same hole. One Titleist and two Nike golf balls resting in the cup and witnessed by incredulous golfers on his tee and the group ahead!

Now If the odds of making a Hole-In-One are ten thousand to one - what are the chances that one golfer could sink THREE CONSECUTIVE SHOTS INTO THE CUP? This has got to be one for the book - THE GUINNESS BOOK !

Asked about the shots - Patrick just shrugged his shoulders and said - "nothing to it - easy game!" By the way, that makes eight holes-in-one for Patrick Tan at Queen Elizabeth Park Par 3 golf course since last September when he first moved to Vancouver and joined the Optimist Junior Linkster Tour Canada. What a great game!

Junior Girls Divison players had some excitement of their own and extra play as well, with a playoff necessary to determine top spot for gross - between Shania Remandaban of Coquitlam and Yena Lee of Vancouver. A special "putt-off" resulted in a win for Shania and the Trophy for Low Gross. Yena's Net 61.5 was good enough for Low Net! It's great to see more junior girl golfers taking part these days and we hope the trend continues - the golf courses are very playable and enjoyable for all skill levels, boy and girl alike. Let's continue to encourage our young lassie's to follow the sun and play golf!

Division I - Boys Age 10 & Under
GROSS SCORES Handicap NET SCORE

1. Dylan BERCAN (Vancouver) 61 3 58 *Playoff
2. Raymond LI (Vancouver) 61 2 59
3. David HU (Vancouver) 62 3 59
4. Ilirian ZALLI (Vancouver) 66 6 60
5. Markus YIU (Vancouver) 74 11 63
6. Jason XIE (Vancouver) 77 15 62
7. Justin YAP (Richmond) 77 11.5 65.5
8. Zack RYUJIN (N. Vancouver) 78 15 63
9. Luca LOLMAN (Vancouver) 82 18 64
10. Ethan POSTHUMUS (Coquitlam) 84 19 65
11. Sean BUCKLES (N. Vancouver) 86 22 64
12. Lorenzo CORDERO (Delta) 88 24 64
13. Gianluca CIAMPI (Vancouver) 88 21 67
14. Hilo YAMAMOTO (Whistler) 88 18 68
15. Mackenzie BICKELL (Richmond) 93 28 65
16. Sher SIDHU (Surrey) 101 36 65

Division II Boys Age 11 - 15 GROSS SCORES Handicap NET SCORE
1. Sy LOVAN (Surrey) 62 3 59
2. Patrick TAN (Vancouver) 67 7.5 59.5
3. Taylor PATRICK (Surrey) 71 9 62
4. Nick YAN (Coquitlam) 72 10 62
5. James HUNTER (Vancouver) 74 11 63
6. Kamyar YAMINI (Vancouver) 74 11 63
7. Nicholas LUCKWELL (N.Vancouver) 75 14 61
8. Kevin LI (Burnaby) 76 15 61
9. Philip MAK (Vancouver) 77 15 62
10. James KIM (Vancouver) 78 15 63
11. Jack ZHANG (Vancouver) 81 19 62
12. Alex PARK (Vancouver) 93 21 72

Division III Junior Girls GROSS SCORES Handicap NET SCORE
1. Shania REMANDABAN (Coquitlam) 69 9 60 *Playoff
2. Yena LEE (Vancouver) 69 7.5 61.5
3. Claire LOVAN (Surrey) 71 8 63
4. Julie LYM (Vancouver) 78 15 63
5. Grace LUO (Vancouver) 81 15 66
6. Emily TEES (Surrey) 82 19 63
7. Jacqueline LAW (Richmond) 92 26 68

BCGA/Zone 4 Vancouver & Districts Inter-Club Golf Committee(1913)

GIFT CERTIFICATES for the Musqueam Golf Centre:
Junior Girls: Shania Remandaban - Low Gross
Junior Girls: Yena Lee - Low Net

Boys Age 9 & Under: Dylan Bercan - Low Gross
Boys Age 9 & Under: David Hu -Low Net

Boys Age 10 - 12: Sy Lovan - Low Gross
Boys Age 10 - 12: Patrick Tan - Low Net

Boys Age 13 - 15: Nick Yan - Low Gross
Boys Age 13 - 15: Kevin Li - Low Net