Matt Hunter of the Niagara Knights (Welland) shot a 4-under 67 at the Kawartha Golf and Country Club to take the opening-round lead of the 2007 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Provincial Golf Championship.

Hunter fired a championship low 32 on the front nine, setting the tone of the round for Knights golfer. Trailing Hunter is Michael Zizek of the Humber Hawks (Etobicoke) who is five strokes behind heading into Wednesday’s final round. Ryan Morissette of Durham (Oshawa) and Jason Heath of Georgian (Barrie) sit in a tie for third with a 4-over 73. Defending champion Ryan Willoughby of Humber has some ground to make up as he struggled with a 5-over 76, sitting in a tie for ninth place nine strokes back.

Humber College is dominating the women’s competition as four Hawks sit atop of the leaderboard after round one. Leading the way is Maggie Trainor who shot a 2-over 73, taking the opening round lead. Teammates Shauna Wilde, Bev Peel and Jaime Steedman all shot an 8-over 79 and sit in a tie for second place. Ashley Gravett of the Georgian Grizzlies trails the pack from Humber as she shot an 81.

In the men’s team competition, Niagara shot a team-total 298 to lead the defending champion Humber Hawks by three strokes. The team from Welland will be looking to win their first team title since 1975. Georgian College sits alone in third at 312 while St. Clair College (Windsor) is in fourth at 313.

The host Fleming Knights (Peterborough) are currently the frontrunners in the Division II team competition as they shot a total of 330. Confederation College (Thunder Bay) will look to make up some ground on Wednesday as they shot a team-total 338, good enough for second place.

On the women’s side, Humber leads the way with a team total of 152, with Georgian College trailing by 19 strokes with a combined score of 173.

Golfers will tee off for the final round at 9:00 AM in Peterborough. The OCAA Awards Ceremony will take place immediately following the round.

The following are opening-round scores for Tuesday, October 2, 2007.

Men’s Individual Results
Matt Hunter, Niagara (67)
Mike Zizek, Humber (72)
Ryan Morissette, Durham (73)
Jason Heath, Georgian (73)
Scott Huston, St. Clair (74)
Scott Zettel, Conestoga (75)
Jamie MacDonald, Fanshawe (75)
Mark Hoffman (Alt), Humber (75)
Ryan Willoughby, Humber (76)
Matt Sloan, Humber (76)
Cory Fiwchuk, Niagara (76)
Joey Burton, Niagara (76)
Jeremy Foran, Fanshawe (77)
Brett Pearl, Humber (77)
Greg Hunt, Fleming, P (77)
Aaron Logan, Conestoga (78)
Byron Tyers, Georgian (78)
Elliot Wilton, St. Clair (78)
Chad Boudreau, Durham (79)
James Castle, Humber (79)
Tanner Nathan, Niagara (79)
Matt St. Thomas, Durham (80)
Brent Goodman, Georgian (80)
Mike Currie, Niagara (80)
Andrew Kah, St. Clair (80)
Colin Pine, SLC Kingston (80)
Shane Silvestri, Boreal (81)
Andrew MacMillan, Georgian (81)
Mike Heslin (Alt), Niagara (81)
Terry Ryan, St. Clair (81)
Cory Fortier, Confederation (82)
Bill Shewchuk, Georgian (82)
Chris Johnson, SLC Kingston (82)
Sean Ball, SLC Kingston (82)
Tom Crane, Fleming, P (82)
Scott Wilke, Confederation (83)
Sean Lacey, Confederation (84)
Scott Ray, Durham (84)
Scott Hales, Durham (84)
Charles Bengteau, St. Clair (84)
Corey Fraser, SLC Kingston (84)
Sam Bunting, Conestoga (85)
Ian Parker, Durham (85)
Jared Fife, Fanshawe (85)
Steve Styres, Fanshawe (85)
Mike Molony (Alt), Fanshawe (85)
Kyle Mosier, SLC Kingston (85)
Adam Smith, Fleming, P (85)
Louis Tremblay, George Brown (86)
Kyle Sobczak, Fleming, P (86)
Jesse-Ross Larochelle, Boreal (87)
Mike Shanahan, George Brown (87)
Cary Sigg, SLC Brockville (88)
Joey Blewett, Fleming, P (88)
Steve Collins, Confederation (89)
Conrad Fey, Conestoga (90)
Ken Locking, Fanshawe (90)
Ben Bismonte, George Brown (91)
Ryan Daynes, St. Clair (91)
Denis Weiman, Boreal (92)
Zach Buswell, SLC Brockville (92)
Tyler Hudson, George Brown (93)
Justin Jodouin, Boreal (94)
Geoffrey Trepanier, Boreal (95)
Michael Baillargeon, SLC Cornwall (95)
Hugh Williams, George Brown (97)
Greg Duke, SLC Cornwall (100)
Matt Beckstead, SLC Brockville (101)
Scott DeBellefeuille, SLC Cornwall (103)
Greg De Dekker, SLC Cornwall (108)
Derek Henry, SLC Brockville (126)

Women’s Individual Results
Maggie Trainor, Humber (73)
Shauna Wilde, Humber (79)
Bev Peel, Humber (79)
Jaime Steedman, Humber (alt) (79)
Ashley Gravett, Georgian (81)
Amanda Milward, Humber (alt) (91)
Meagan Hannan, Georgian (92)
Danielle Noble, Georgian (94)
Vanessa Coupar, Fanshawe (96)
Leanne Stoppa, Georgian (alt) (96)
Kendal Know, Niagara (97)
Nicole Osborne, Fanshawe (107)
Yanik Gauthier, Boreal (121)
Courtney Trombley, Boreal (156)
Sylvie Gauthier, Boreal (168)

The following are opening-round team scores for Tuesday, October 2, 2007.

Men’s Team Results
Division 1
Niagara (298)
Humber (301)
Georgian (312)
St. Clair (313)
Durham (316)
Fanshawe (322)
Conestoga (328)
SLC Kingston (328)

Division 2
Fleming (P) (330)
Confederation (338)
Boreal (354)
George Brown (357)
SLC Cornwall (406)
SLC Brockville (407)


Women’s Team Results
Humber (152)
Georgian (173)
Fanshawe (203)
Boreal (277)

The men’s team championship will consist of five player teams competing in 36 holes of stroke play with the top four individual scores counting toward the team total. Team play after the first round will be divided to Division I and Division II. The top half of the teams (including ties) will move to Division I and the remaining teams will be in Division II. The women’s team championship will consist of three player teams competing in 36 holes of stroke play with a minimum of two individual scores counting towards the team total.

For daily results please visit the OCAA website at www.ocaa.com or the Fleming College Website at http://fleming0.flemingc.on.ca/ssr/rfl/rfl.htm. For more information on the OCAA Golf Championship, please contact Fred Batley, Fleming College at (705) 742-1590 or e-mail: fbatley@flemingc.on.ca.

Following the OCAA Championship, golfers will head to British Columbia to take part in the 2007 Ping Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Golf Open Championship hosted by Selkirk College from October 9-12. Golfers will tee off at the Castlegar Golf Club in Castlegar, BC.

The OCAA governs intercollegiate sports and promotes physical activity in its member institutions through quality athletic and campus recreation programs. It offers 15 varsity sports to 30 member institutions throughout Ontario. For more information on the OCAA visit www.ocaa.com.