Eye on the ball
Finlay Young of Kelowna gets ready to tee off from the first tee box at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf & Country Club on Thursday. The Golf BC Championship, a Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada event is taking place June 11-17 at Gallagher’s Canyon in Kelowna.
ABOVE: Steven Lecuyer of Edmonton tees off on hole No. 1 as Kelowna’s Matt Hopley, left, looks on at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf and Country Club in Kelowna on Thursday. The GolfBC Championship, a Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada event, started Thursday and continues today through Sunday. RIGHT: Matt Hopley of Kelowna practices on the putting green at Gallagher’s Canyon ahead of Thursday’s opening round. Hopley carded a 2-over 73 to sit tied for 123rd, while Lecuyer was at even-par 71 and tied for 93rd. There was a three-way tie atop the leaderboard between Americans at 9-under 62 — Mark Anguiano of Bellflower, Calif., Grady Brame Jr. of Hammond, La., and Zach Wright of Phoenix, Ariz. The top Canadian was Jared du Toit of Calgary in a tie for sixth at 6-under 65.