High above Vernon with sweeping views of Okanagan Lake, professionals from across the province will soon take on The Rise Resort.
The Vernon golf course is hosting the PGA of BC's 2025 G&G Brands and Callaway Golf Pro-Assistant Championship on Monday and Tuesday, July 7 and 8.
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Competitors will play in 46 teams and can expect firm and dry conditions as the weather forecast is projecting sunshine and temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius.
Among those competitors are Chad Scott and Austin Bosquet from The Rise, who will be playing their home course in a group with last year's champion, Miles Palahniuk from Kelowna's Tower Ranch Golf and Country Club,
Other local competitors are Vernon Golf and Country Club's Adam Blair, Myles Johnson, Brad Jones and Brooks Jones. Blair and Johnson are paired with Greg Pool and a TBD teammate from the Vancouver Golf Club, while the Jones pair are playing with former champions Brian McDonald and Rob Tadey from Oliver's Fairview Mountain Golf Club.
Scott, the director of operations at the The Rise, emphasized the unique design of the course and how it sets up for a thrilling team competition, offering pros a variety of strategic approaches, with boom-bust potential when it comes to pulling the driver out of the bag.
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At last year's Pro-Assistant Championship, Palahniuk and Keith Martin teamed up to set the Pro-Assistant two-pro scramble record score, firing a 16-under 55 in the final round for a come-from-behind victory. Martin is now the head professional at Sunset Ranch Golf and Country Club. While the duo could pair up as a team for the Pro-Pro Championship later this season, Palahniuk will be joined by Nicholas Gardler for the 2025 Pro-Assistant.
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Other top competitors who have had recent success in the event include three-time champions McDonald and Tadey (Fairview Mountain Golf Club) who won in 2017, 2020 and 2023, and two-time winners James Presnail and Mark Kitts (Shadow Ridge Golf Club) who took victories in 2018 and 2021.
The tournament has a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The round one draw can be viewed .
