The weather finally cooperated and golf season officially kicked off on Saturday, April 12 with fourty-nine competitors in the 6th annual Bowen Island Golf Club's Island Masters.
This event coincides with the PGA Tour's annual Masters Tournament in Augusta Georgia. BIGC's event sees each competitor randomly draw a partner for the day from the PGA tour event prior to teeing off. The score from their PGA Tour partner's Friday round in Augusta and their round at the BIGC are then added to get a team score.
The winner of both the Men's and Women's flights get the honour of donning the prestigious and often ill-fitting mustard jackets as they are crowned the Island Master's Champions. Perhaps the biggest highlight of this year’s tournament came after the round with the launch of the Cup Cutter's Appetizer Menu which includes mountains of nachos and chicken wings. These were consumed while competitors watched the Saturday round of the Masters.
Results:
Men's Flight - Top 4
1st (103): Bob Hamel / Lucas Glover
2nd (104): Dan Nakamura / Thorbjorn Olesen
T3rd (105): Matt Gray / Mike Weir
T3rd (105): Peter Clarke / Lee Chang Woo
Women's Flight - Top 4
1st (105): Kate Bellringer / Vijay Singh
T2nd (109): Heather Coulthart / Jimmy Walker
T2nd (109): Jane Kellett / Phil Mickelson
4th (110): Kim Natress / Stephen Gallacher
For complete results please visit www.bowengolf.com
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