Alex Françis is the toast of the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club.
The Moscrop Secondary School junior bettered the best of the best at the prestigious Vancouver golf club, winning the two-day Gold Cup interclub event with a two-under-par 144 last weekend.
Françis fired twin rounds of one-under 72 to finish on top of the leader board.
But it took a playoff before he could finally be proclaimed the winner.
Françis parred the 370yard par-4 second hole to win the event playoff, which every year invites the best players from the Shaughnessy club to take part in the annual spring competition.
This year, 102 golfers took part in the event.
"There are no strokes, no handicap play, it's mano-amano," said Shaughnessy assistant pro Lindsay Bernakevitch.
"It was nice to see a young guy come out on top," he said.
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