Playing golf in Vancouver (at times) can be a hindrance but having the luxury of playing year round is a plus for local golfers.
Once again this year Point Grey Golf and Country Club hosts the seemingly annual Freedom 55 Championship.
At this course golf is not just a sport, but a passion featuring 18 holes and a full challenging 6,801 yards of challenging golf one can expect to encounter.
The course is situated a short 20 minutes from the hub of Vancouver and offers tree-lined fairways and test-of-mettle greens, including a view of the river and mountain, which are extremely majestic for any golf enthusiast.
Point Grey Golf & Country Club has earned a reputation as one of the area’s top golf clubs throughout the lower mainland.
We can control things like traffic, bridges, but not the weather and on this day, it was anything but scenic for those attending the event.
Tyler McCumber who calls Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida) (home in the off-season) managed to reach 13-under par midway through his third round Saturday at the Freedom 55.
Financial Open to open up a three shot lead before play was suspended due to darkness.
Saturday’s play, which was originally delayed 8 hours and 30 minutes due to rain, was
suspended at 8:23 p.m., with round three set to begin at 8:30 a.m. at Point Grey Golf and Country Club on Sunday morning.
McCumber, a 25-year old two-time winner on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica and the son of
10-time PGA TOUR winner Mark McCumber, was ahead of Atlanta, Georgia’s Wade Binfield when play was called for the day.
“It’s more mental than physical,” said McCumber of overcoming the lengthy delay before the start of Saturday’s play. “For me, I have things that I do before every round that get me in a consistent mindset, so I did that and I was good to go.”
The University of Florida graduate has conditional status on the Web.com Tour this year after finishing 90th on the Money List last year, and as a result has struggled to find starts this season. McCumber joined this week’s field through a category for Web.com
Tour members, and said he was grateful for the chance to compete this week.
“It’s definitely a groove that I haven’t been able to experience lately,” said McCumber,
who chipped in on the fourth hole and holed out from a bunker on the eighth, both for birdies. “I’m stoked. It’s going to be a long day, and you have to stay patient and not get
ahead of yourself. You have to embrace the fact that you’re going to have a chance to win a golf tournament, which is something that every one of us wants.”
One shot back of Binfield in a three-way tie for third at 9-under were Joseph Harrison, Talor Gooch and 36-hole co-leader Dan McCarthy.
KEY NUMBERS TO KNOW:
4.833: The stroke average on the par-4 16th hole, the toughest hole at Point Grey on Saturday.
55: Players left to complete round three on Sunday morning.
1.533: Tyler McCumber’s putting average midway through round three.
The event continues and we’ll keep you up to date on the outcome.
