The Pro-Junior team from Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club came out on top, lead by Professional Chris Macdonald and junior golfers Peter Kouloris, Tim Mooney and Brandon Price. The Shaughnessy team won Monday's skills competition earning them 5 points, and finished 3rd in the 2-net best ball at 23-under par, earning them 23 points for a grand total of 28 points and a slim ½ point victory over the team from Seymour Golf Club.

While Shaughnessy may have won the competition that was held for the juniors, all ten teams who participated earned the privilege to be part of the Top-Flite Best of the Best. The thirty juniors who qualified competed in a 10-station skills competition, held Monday morning at Morgan Creek Golf Course. That afternoon each junior had the opportunity to caddy for many current and ex-NHL stars in the IBM All Star Pro-Am, and two of the lucky juniors even caddied for PGA Tour Professionals in the Pro-Am.

Tuesday morning started off with an 18-hole Pro-Junior tournament on the immaculately conditioned Northview Canal Course, where the 10 teams competed in a two-net best ball format. Tuesday afternoon began with a question and answer period in the Air Canada Championship media center with PGA Tour star Steve Lowery. Lowery, a Hogan staff player, had just come off a successful 3rd place finish in the PGA Championship, and spoke to the juniors about setting goals, having a positive mental approach to the game and to every shot, and to playing as much competitive golf at a young age as you are able to. The intimate 30-minute session in the media center was a wonderful opportunity for the juniors to learn about life on the PGA tour.

Tuesday afternoon the juniors took in the Air Canada Championship environment, watching PGA Tour professionals practice at the range and spectating during the BC Hydro Powersmart Shootout, which took place on the front 9 at the Ridge Course. 8 young rising PGA Tour stars competed in a two-man team alternate shot format. The winning shootout team of Aaron Baddeley and Matt Kuchar presented the Best of the Best Championship trophy to the Shaugnessy team on the final green upon completion of the shootout.

The British Columbia PGA would like to sincerely thank Phil McDonald of Spalding Canada for their continued support of the Best of the Best and the Jack McLaughlin Pro-Junior Championship.

A sincere thank you also to the Air Canada Championship, who do an exceptional job in hosting and accommodating the 10 Professionals and 30 juniors who compete annually.

L-R Chris McDonald, Steve Lowery, Tim Mooney, Peter Kouloris and Craig Forsyth.

2001 TOP FLITE BEST OF THE BEST COMPETITION RESULTS

Skills + Pro.Jr Points = Total Points

5+23 = 28 points	Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club ~ 
Pro Chris MacDonald, Brandon Price, Tim Mooney, Peter Kouloris

1.5 +26 = 27.5 points	Seymour Golf & Country Club ~ 
Pro Nick Lyne, Grant Bond, Mark Thirlwell, Johnathon Durst

4.5+22 = 26.5 points	Vancouver Golf Club ~ 
Pro Dean Kuntz, Gord Steele, Nick McKnight, Charlie MacDonald

1+24 = 25 points	Mission Golf & Country Club ~ 
Pro Bob Tutt, Sean Patrick, Mitchell Lock, Cameron Harris

4+18 = 22 points	University Golf Club ~ 
Pro Matt Hardman, Rory Muldoon, Derek Chung, Toby Stewart 

3.5+18 = 21.5 points	Sunnydale Golf Club ~ 
Pro Jason Smith, Paul Pearson, Rob Speer, Shane WIlson 

0.5+17 = 17.5 points	Cedar Hill Golf Club ~
Pro Craig Rencher, Ryan Bartley, James Little, Matthew Neville 

2.5+15 = 17.5 points	Duncan Meadows Golf Club ~
Pro Dave Campbell, Adam McCauley, Chris Jones, Chris Waters

2.5+14 = 16.5 points	Penticton Golf & Country Club ~ 
Pro Campbell Watt, Kirk Dixon, Chase Nickel, Brett Barnes

2.5+13 = 15.5 points	The Redwoods Golf Club ~ 
Pro Chris Graham, Patric Ericson, Greg Pool, Jordan Ratcliffe