Tournament in Review
2025 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open & Fundraising Pro-Am
Presented by Maui Jim Canada & Vancouver Parks Board
August 20-24, 2025
Fraserview – Langara – McCleery
Event Overview
The 2025 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open & Fundraising Pro-Am unfolded from August 20–24 across Fraserview, Langara, and McCleery Golf Courses, thanks to a renewed three-year partnership agreement with the Vancouver Park Board and Title Sponsor Odlum Brown. This edition marked the 13th edition hosting the tournament with Vancouver Park Board and the second consecutive year with the event fully backed by title sponsor Odlum Brown. With a Pro Purse of $50,000 and a total prize purse of $110,000, it became the largest in the tournament’s history.
Fundraising Pro-Am Sets Records
The 2025 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open Fundraising Pro-Am kicked off the week on August 20th with a record 205 participants in the event. Funds from the Pro-Am were raised for the Vancouver Golf Tour Player Development Fund, which helps aspiring juniors, amateurs and professionals manage the heavy costs of travel, tournament entry fees, and coaching.
Over the past four years, the Vancouver Golf Tour has raised over $100,000 for this initiative—and we are proud to announce that this year will set a new fundraising record. This commitment reflects VGT’s mission to grow the game and support the next generation of champions.
VGT would like to thank all 205 participants, many of you who stepped up as major and supporting sponsors of the Vancouver Open this year. As well as a huge shout out to the 40 volunteers and our team members who took made this year’s Fundraising Pro-Am possible. We could not have done it without your support.
PRO-AM Results and Draw Prize Winners
Please find the final Pro-Am Team & Professional Results, as well as the on-course contest and draw prize winners on the VGT website! If you were unable to stay till the end to pick up your prize, please email our team at [email protected] or call 604.980.4653 to arrange for prize pickups!
Congratulations to Henry Lee of Marine Drive for taking Low Professional honors with a fine round of 6-under par 66. And a huge shout-out to Team Bimbo Canada for being crowned our Pro-Am Team Champions this year!!
54-Hole Championship
Course Conditions
All three Vancouver Park Board golf courses were in superior tournament condition, thanks to the outstanding work of their Head Superintendents and their amazing grounds teams:
- Langara – Pete Rodrigues
- McCleery – Sean O’Toole
- Fraserview – Jarrod Oliver
Their commitment to preparation and detail provided a championship-quality experience for players and spectators alike.
54-Hole Championship
The 2025 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open presented by Maui Jim Canada & Vancouver Parks Golf featured a 54-hole stroke-play championship, with professionals and amateurs competing for multiple titles—including Overall Champion, Overall Amateur, men’s, women’s, senior amateurs, all-abilities, and amateur flight divisions. The first two rounds took place on Langara and McCleery, while the final round concluded at Fraserview. We had a record 324 competitors in the field with over 150 players in the elite competition (Pros & Amateurs 5.0 & less).
Round 1 – McCleery Golf Course – Friday, Aug. 22nd
Round 1 got off to a bang Friday morning when Marine Drive’s Henry Lee playing some near flawless golf, tying the McCleery Golf Course record with a stellar score of 8-under par, 63, highlighted by nine birdies on the day.
But his course record tying score would be short-lived, as Vernon Golf Club’s Bryce Barker stormed into the scoring station just 20 minutes behind Lee with a course-record 61 (10-under par) that included eight birdies and an eagle, setting the bar very high and taking the Round 1 lead at the Vancouver Open.
Both Lee and Barker played in the morning wave that featured 78 competitors, with many of the top Professionals in the field. But in the afternoon wave, VGT’s hottest player of the year, 21-year old Jeevan Sihota delivered an equally impressive score of 8-under-par 63, putting himself in a share of 2nd place with Lee and only two shots back of Bryce Barker heading into Round 2.
In the Women’s Championship, a pair of Vancouver Professionals, Christine Wong & Victoria Liu set the pace with opening rounds of even par, 71 while Langara’s own Jessican Ng (3x Women’s Amateur Champion) would find herself just one shot back when she opened up her championship with a one-over par 72.
Round 2 – Langara Golf Course – Saturday, Aug. 23rd
Round 2 moved over to Langara Golf Course, just 15 minutes away from McCleery, where all 156 championship players faced the challenge of Langara’s rolling greens. Victoria’s Jeevan Sihota went out first in the AM wave, posting a superb score of 6-under-par 65 to set the pace early. Having never seen the golf course, Sihota was quoted “it took me a few holes to figure out my strategy for playing the course with the green complexes being as firm as they were. It became clear that driving the ball too close to the green on some holes was not the play, so I managed to lay back on those holes where pins were at the front so I could control (spin) on the ball more effectively with a full wedge.”
Sihota’s solo lead was short-lived though, as Barker continued his assault on Langara, reaching 15-under par through 16 holes, before surrendering a bogey on the final hole. He would head into the final round tied at the top of the leaderboard with Sihota at 14-under par.
Marine Drive’s Henry Lee continued his impressive play on Saturday, carding a 4-under 67 on the day, and found himself just 2 shots back of Sihota and Barker at 12-under par.
Langley’s James Allenby (-9) and Tacoma, Washington’s RJ Manke (-8) were the next closest chasers thru 36-holes.
Victoria Liu moved out in front in the Women’s Championship thru 36-holes with a very solid 2nd round score of 70 (-1). She would head into the final round 2 shots clear of Pro Christine Wong (71, 72) and Amateur Jessica Ng (72,71).
Drama on the Final Day at Fraserview – Sunday, Aug.24th
The championship finale was unforgettable. With a number of Professionals making an early charge on our leader Bryce Barker, this put the pressure squarely on his shoulders to keep making birdies on the front nine. And he did just that.
When Sihota birdied 2, Barker fired back with an eagle of his own. And while Sihota added more pressure on hole 4 with a beautiful eagle, it was Barker was up to the challenge with a birdie of his own. His consistent play continued on the front nine, with 2 more birdies on 7 and 8. He would finish the front nine at 4-under par and 18-under for the tournament, breaking away from the chasers as Sihota stumbled with bogeys on 5 and 9h to fall 4-shots back with 9 to play.
His next closest opponent was Marine Drive’s Henry Lee, who would see himself now 5-shots behind Barker as they made the turn.
Barker continued his exceptional play early in the back nine, carding birdies on 12 and 13 to extent his lead to 5-shots on Sihota and 6 shots over Lee with just 4 holes to play.
But as he has done all year on the Vancouver Golf Tour, the 21-year old Sihota kept putting on the pressure. When Barker hooked his tee-shot on 15, Sihota pounced and made yet another birdie to reach -17. Barker would struggle to get on the par 4 in regulation and ended up 3-putting from long distance for double-bogey. The lead had quickly shrunk from 5-shots to now just 2, with 3 holes to play.
Both Barker and Sihota hit quality shots into the par 3, 16th hole to about 12 feet for birdie. Barker had the first look at birdie and just missed. And Sihota put all his focus on his 12-footer and nailed it to reach -18 and now just 1 shot back of Barker.
After both players made solid pars on the challenging 17th, it came down to the final hole, Sihota now just one shot back as they approached the reachable par 5.
He would be first to play, and he launched a perfect drive 320 yards down the middle, and leaving him just 185 yards into the green, and put the pressure squarely on Barker’s shoulders. And unfortunately, only his 2nd poor swing of the day resulted in a ball out of play, and he would have to re-tee, now lying 3 in the fairway.
Barker was first to play and hit a great shot into the well guarded 18th green at Fraserview, with fans and players now gathered in the masses to witness this exciting conclusion. His ball hit the green, took one hop, and rolled to the back of the green, just off the fringe and into the rough by less than a foot. He would be lying 4 and need to get up and down for bogey if he had any chance of putting this championship into extra holes.
With the pressure mounting, it was Sihota’s turn from 185 yards out. A 7 iron in hand, Sihota struck the shot, which started up the right side with intentions of drawing into the flag. But this time, it did not turn and clipped an over-hanging tree and fell into the infamous 18th hole gully that protects the final hole. Wow!
Sihota was forced to go back to the drop zone some 100 yards from the pin and now needed to get up-and-down for par to ensure he was in a playoff himself.
He dropped in the rough, and it was not a pretty lie at all. But this did not deter Sihota from hitting an absolutely perfect wedge shot that one hopped up to the pin, spun down the slope and ended just 3 feet from the cup. The fans were impressed!!
The pressure now directly on Barker now, as he would certainly need to get up-and-down for a playoff, or do the unthinkable, and sink this shot from 30 feet away, thru the rough and down the steep slope of the 18th green.
He chose putter, as chipping down the slope would surely result in the ball racing by the hole some 8-10 feet. He stepped up and cozied the putt through the rough, and onto the fringe, but the rough had just slowed it down too much, and it just barely trickled onto the green.
Barker faced a 15-foot downhill slider, most certainly the biggest putt of his life. He studied the break, took aim, and sent the ball down the slope to the hole. And it did graze the cup but ended up sliding past the hole some 3 feet. He tapped in for double bogey, the disappointment squarely on his face.
Now all Sihota needed was to tap in his 3-footer, and the trophy was his. And he did!!!
Sihota closed with a 4-under 68, finishing at 18-under par, tying the tournament record—and pocketed $12,000 for his efforts. This victory also marked Jeevan Sihota’s 8th remarkable win on the Vancouver Golf Tour (in 13 events). An exceptional feat only previously matched by 5-time PGA Tour winner Nick Taylor, who achieved similar dominance on the VGT in 2013 before launching his PGA Tour career in 2014.
Henry Lee of Marine Drive birdied his final hole to claim third place at 16-under, earning a cheque for $4,000, while our runner-up, Barker collected a cheque for $6,000 for his exceptional play.
Other Notable Performances
Jessica Ng (Langara GC) delivered an outstanding performance on the final day, not only capturing the Women’s Amateur Championship but also securing the Overall Amateur Championship and Women’s Overall Championship, finishing 4-under overall with a brilliant final-round 67, and a one-shot win over Vancouver’s Victoria Liu.
Liu claimed Low Women’s Professional honors at 3-under par, earning a $1,000 bonus courtesy of Maui Jim for her achievement, and overall earnings of $1,900 and change with her finish in the Open Division.
Final Recap
- Champion: Jeevan Sihota (18-under, tied tournament record) – $12,000
- Runner-up: Bryce Barker – 2nd place – $6,000
- Third Place: Henry Lee – 16-under – $4,000
- Women’s Amateur & Overall Amateur Champion: Jessica Ng – 4-under
- Low Women’s Pro: Victoria Liu – 3-under (+ $1,000 Maui Jim Bonus)
- Men’s Amateur Champion – Nathan Szpakowicz (214 – Even par)
- All-Abilities Champion – Dustin Boydell
- Senior Champion – Bryan Bessant
- Flight 1 Gross Champion – Jayden Antonel
- Men’s Flight 2 Gross Champion – Josh Bello
- Women’s Flight 2 Gross Champion – Tiffany Ko
- Men’s Flight 3 Gross Champion – Dan Henson