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 12foot 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 Vancouver 15-year-old Jordan Lu, all at 11-under-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 72-hole championship with a one-under 71 on the 6,537-yard 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, while both Wyatt Racette and Leon Lee missed the cut.
At the B.C. junior girls' golf championships at the Belmont Golf Club in Victoria, 13-year-old Sumi Françis finished in sixth place with a 297 score on the par71, 5,814-yard Vancouver Island course. Jamie Oleksiew of Surrey won the girls' title with a four-under 280 score.
