St. Thomas More grad Kevin Vigna lost in a three-way playoff at the B.C. junior boys' golf championships at Revelstoke Golf Club last Friday.
The 17-year-old Vancouver Golf Club member missed a 12-foot putt on the 18th hole that would have given him the outright lead after finishing the final round in a six-under-par 66.
Kimberley's Jare Dutoit went one shot better, tying a course record 65 to tie for the lead with Vigna and 15-year-old Jordan Lu of Vancouver, all at 11under-par.
The three went to the par 4, 405-yard 16th hole to begin the playoff.
Vigna missed the green on his approach with his second shot, and then left his chip to the flag short, settling for a bogey five.
Dutoit chipped to within four feet of the cup and drained the putt for the win.
The three boys will now represent Team B.C. at the upcoming Canadian junior boys' championship to be held in Grason, Ont. from July 30 to Aug. 2.
Burnaby's Lucas Gatto and Alan Tolusso finished in eighth and ninth place, respectively, to also qualify for the nationals.
Alex Françis of Burnaby finished in a tie for 17th place, missing one of the 16 quota spots up to the nationals by a stroke.
Vigna opened the 72hole championship with a one-under 71 on the 6,537yard Revelstoke course. The incoming Simon Fraser University freshman shot even par in round 2 before finishing off with a 68 and 66.
Gatto finished at par with a 288 total. Tulosso placed two shots back at 290.
Françis, who, at 15, won the recent Gold Cup interclub competition at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, finished with a six-over-par 294.
Kevin Li of Burnaby finished in a tie for 37th place.
