Amateurs and pros alike will soon be hitting the links in Pitt Meadows as the local courses prepare to host a series of Vancouver Golf Tour (VGT) events this summer.
At most VGT tournaments, amateurs of various handicaps are pitted against professionals, with purses of tens of thousands of dollars up for grabs.
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While the entire spring and summer schedule includes nearly 30 events throughout the Lower Mainland, a total of eight of these will be located at various Pitt Meadows golf courses.
The first one has already come and gone, with Meadow Gardens Golf Club hosting the VGT Masters 2-Ball tournament on April 13.
The team of Bryan Bessant and Kevin Barbisan took first place in the open division, while first place in the net division went to Meadow Gardens’ own Scott Morgan and his teammate Andrew Funamoto.
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VGT players will return to Pitt Meadows next on May 9 for the Pitt Meadows Open, which will take place at both the Meadows Gardens Golf Club and the Pitt Meadows Golf Club.
The list of upcoming VGT events in Pitt Meadows includes:
• Pitt Meadows Open (May 9 to 11)
• Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Open (June 1 to 2)
• GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open (June 20 to 22)
• Meadow Gardens Open (July 13 to 14)
• Golden Ears Men’s Open (July 27 to 28)
• Kelland Ventures Fundraising Pro-Am (Sept. 12)
• Boyd Autobody and Glass Tour Championship (Sept. 12 to 13)
More information about any of these events is available at www.vancouvergolftour.com.