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Armstrong golfer soars to first tour victory, BC Games spot

DJ Crowe wins Zone 2 Junior Tour event in Kelowna; third-place result results in trip to Games
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ArmstrongÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s DJ Crowe (front) of the Vernon Golf and Country Club drains a put during Private Sky Aviation Zone 2 Junior Golf Tour play. Crowe,15, picked up his first tour victory Saturday at Black Mountain Golf Club in Kelowna. (Contributed)

Take away a windy April Saturday in Oliver, and ArmstrongÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s DJ Crowe had been agonizingly close to his first Private Sky Aviation Zone 2 Junior Golf Tour victory in 2024.

Three fourth-place finishes, a fifth and a sixth Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ to go along with a forgettable tie for 16th at NkÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Mip Canyon in Oliver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ in five of the first six tournaments on the Zone 2 schedule.

May the fourth was with the Grade 10 Pleasant Valley Secondary (PVSS) student.

Crowe shot an even-par 71 at Black Mountain Golf Course in Kelowna Saturday to post a three-shot victory over a trio of opponents, including Vernon Golf and Country Club mate Kobe Menzies, Lachlan Bibby-Fox of the Kelowna Golf and Country Club, and Markus Hopley of GallagherÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Canyon in Kelowna for the tour victory.

Sam Hager from KelownaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Okanagan Golf Club was fifth at four-over.

CroweÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s impressive weekend continued on Sunday, May 5, when he finished second in the Juvenile Flight Class Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ third overall in the touranment Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ with a 1-under 71 at the Kelowna Golf and Country Club. He was three shots behind KelownaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Finley Dober of GallagherÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Canyon in the flight.

CroweÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s result also landed him a spot on the Zone 2 team that will compete July 17-21 at the BC Summer Games in Maple Ridge.

Tyson Wicklund from the Vernon Golf and Country Club tied for 13th at Black Mountain, firing a 9-over-par 80.

The Zone 2 Junior Tour regular season wraps up this coming weekend with stops in Kamloops at The Dunes Saturday, May 11, and the Kamloops Golf and Country Club on Sunday, May 12.

The tourÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Junior Club championship weekend is slated for Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, at GallagherÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Canyon.

There are no stops in the North Okanagan or Shuswap on the 2024 calendar.

Crowe has won three high school events thus far in 2024 for PVSS.



Roger Knox

About the Author: Roger Knox

I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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