Leading the pack again during the 2007 Ping Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Golf Open Championships hosted by Selkirk College is the Humber Hawks.

The defending CCAA champions shot a 296, one better than the Holland Hurricanes, to have an overall lead shooting 589. With a 16 shot lead, the Hawks have a great chance to remain national champions. They are led by James Castle who shot a 71, Mike Zizek, Brett Pearl, Matt Sloan and Ryan Willoughby.

The Hawks women’s team is also leading after shooting a score of 157. With a 316, they now have a 38 shot lead on the Hurricanes.

They are led by Maggie Trainor, who shot 77 and Shauna Wilde, 80.
Wilde said their goal coming in is to win it all.

"It was a pretty good day," Wilde said. "It was a little frustrating towards the end. I let a couple shots get away. I’ve got a couple shots to make up tomorrow, but it’s still within reach."

Wilde’s playing partner, Jessica Norris of the Hurricanes, felt her day went better than Wednesday as she shot an 87 compared to 89.

"It was a little frustrating with the heavy rain on the front nine," Norris said. "It’s harder to keep focused. There’s a lot of stuff you have to worry about like your grips, your clothes and hands. Stuff you normally wouldn’t have to worry about."

The host Selkirk College Saints had a slightly better day improving by one shot from their 323 debut. Sitting ninth out of 14 teams heading into the final round, the Saints were led by Lee McGrath who shot a 77. Jamie Matheson improved from an 87 to shoot 80, while Cody Bartlett went from 83 to 82 and Nick Uhryonowich shot an 83 following a 74 round.

One of the main highlights from the first round was Chris Bowman from College of The Rockies getting a hole-in-one on the 12th hole.

"Surprising," Bowman said of his achievement. "I did’t get to see it because the green was hidden from me. I’ve never done it before."

Complete results can be viewed at www.2007ccaagolf.com

Source: CCAA