ASHBURN, Ont. – Canada's top university and college
golfers will convene at The Royal Ashburn Golf Club in Ashburn,
Ont., from May 30-June 3 to compete in the ninth playing of the
Canadian University/College Championship, conducted by Golf
Canada.
In all, 155 male and female golfers from post-secondary
institutions across Canada including OCAA student-athletes will vie
for both team and individual titles at this year's event. The field
will be comprised of 20 men's and 10 women's teams as well as six
individual competitors.
The championship gets underway Monday, May 30th with a practice
round and opening ceremonies at The Royal Ashburn Golf Club.
Following Thursday's third round, the field will be reduced to the
top 10 men's and the top five women's teams, as well as any teams
and individuals within 15 strokes of the lead.
"The 2011 Canadian University/College Championship boasts a highly
competitive field of some of the finest collegiate and university
golfers in the country," said Golf Canada Tournament Director
Cameron Crawford. "The list of players grows stronger each year and
the course at The Royal Ashburn Golf Club will provide a challenge
for participants."
On the men's side, the Université Laval Rouge et Or return
to defend their title, which they won by an impressive 10 strokes
over both Humber College and the University of British Columbia
(UBC) at a rain-shortened, three-round event at Kingswood Park in
Fredericton, N.B. in 2010. The Rouge et Or men's squad boasts two
returning players, Mathieu Gingras and Julien Proulx, as well as
teammates Charles Côté, Sonny Michaud and Justin
Richard. Defending OCAA men's team champion Humber College will be
represented by Gregory Belsito, Adrian Cord, Alex Dumais,
Mark Hoffman and David Lang.
David Lang, Donald Shaw,
Rob Lewis, James Hoffman and
Brad Hickey will represent Durham College at the
national championship. The green and gold finished in second place
in the team competition at the Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association (OCAA) championship in 2010.
The UBC Thunderbirds hope to continue their unmatched success in
the Canadian University/College Championship's women's division,
having captured their seventh title in the last eight years with a
25-stroke victory over the University of Victoria in 2010. UBC's
Kylie Barros, last year's individual runner-up, recently secured
the 2011 NAIA women's golf individual national championship at Link
Hills Golf and Country Club in Greenville, Tenn. Also competing for
UBC will be Haley Cameron, Janelle Samoluk, Vanessa Leon and
Lindsay Manion.
Last year's individual women's champion, Anne Balser of the
University of Victoria, will be on hand to defend her title. Balser
finished last year's tournament with a score 7-over par (223),
defeating Barros in a one-hole playoff.
Representing Durham College as individuals are Kayleigh
Kraemer and Tiffany Albath. Kraemer and
Albath finished first and second respectively at the OCAA
Championship and went on to win the Canadian Colleges Athletic
Association (CCAA) national title in British Columbia.
Also competing in this year's Canadian University/College
Championship is 2010 men's individual runner- up and Team Canada
National Squad member, Mitch Evanecz. Representing the University
of Victoria, Evanecz finished last year's championship at 4-under
par (212), losing in a playoff to Philippe-André Bannon of
l'Université de Montreal.
Golf Canada and The Royal Ashburn Golf Club invite spectators and
media to attend the 2011 Canadian University/College Championship's
Opening Ceremonies scheduled for Monday, May 30th at 4:30 p.m. The
championship is open to the public and admission is free for the
duration of the championship.
The following teams and individuals will be competing in the 2011
Canadian University/ College Championship, conducted by Golf
Canada:
Men's Teams
Durham College: David Lang, Donald Shaw, Rob Lewis, James
Hoffman, Brad Hickey
Holland College: Alex Egan, Derek Ferguson, Derek
Irwin, Cody Scott, Jeremy Stevenson
Humber College: Gregory Belsito, Adrian Cord, Alex Dumais,
Mark Hoffman, David Lang
Grant MacEwan University: Adam Bruce, Tanner
Fermaniuk, Tom Lowe, Kevin Piper, Corey Strong
Mount Royal University: Craig Bloom, Kolby Kniel,
Taylor Drolet, Nathan Schurr, Jeremy Vold
Queen's University: Russell Bowie, Conor
MacDonald, Taylor Henderson, Sean Lackey, Mark Welsh
University of Alberta: Michael McAdam, Connor
O'Reilly, Alex Palmer, Sam Rakowski, Michael Stepaniuk
University of British Columbia: Scott Malo,
Andrew Robb, David Sheman, Ally Tidcombe, Jack Wesche
University of Calgary: Matt Dodds, Kenny Gregor,
Daniel Pow, Steven Scheidt, Tim Webb
University of Guelph: Nick Maracle, Brendan
McKee, Eric Pattenaude, Nicholas Powell, Gray West
University of Manitoba: Scott Mazur, Jesse
Skelton, Riley Unger, Bobby Wiebe, Josh Wytnick
University of New Brunswick: Calvin Blacquier,
Jean Mainville, Colin Manning, Dax Phillips, Chase Stewart
University of the Fraser Valley: Mitch Lock,
Aaron Pauls, Drew St. Cyr, Brett Stewart, Jeff Wright
University of Toronto: Nick Clark, Luke Kremer,
Tyler Miehe, Richard Persaud, Niilo Schonfeld
University of Victoria: Dylan Cann, Mitchell
Evanecz, James Holland, Sam Holland, Darren Hupfer
University of Waterloo: Evan Koritko, Russell
MacKay, Jean-Samuel Rancourt, Garrett Rank, Adam Wilson
University of Western Ontario: Charles
Fitzsimmons, Cole Fulton, Johnny Hall, Bryan Killeleagh, Traynor
Turkiewicz
Université de Montreal: Jean-Philip
Cornellier, Jason Demers, Iannick Lamarre, Jeremy La Salle-Pike,
Mathieu Perron
Université Laval: Charles
Côté, Mathieu Gingras, Sonny Michaud, Julien Proulx,
Justin Richard
Wilfrid Laurier University: Stephen Brown, Matt
Farronato, Rob McLay, Brett Murray, James Seymour
Women's Teams
Mount Royal University: Kaitlyn Benoit, Kari
Glencross, Madison Pederson, Lauren Schmidek
Queen's University: Justice M. Durland, Hailey
Ingleson, Jennifer Kates, Nina Wan, Casey Ward
University of Alberta: Anisha Chong, Paulina
Johnson, Leah Berger, Breann McConkey, Lacey Oestreicher
University of British Columbia: Kylie Barros,
Haley Cameron, Vanessa Leon, Lindsay Manion, Janelle Samoluk
University of Calgary: Katie Avram, Ali
Cronkwright, Ashley Nantes, Tara Stewart, Savanna Webb
University of Toronto: Beth Evans, Na Eun Park,
Rebecca Priest, Laura Upenieks, Megan Zalewski
University of Victoria: Anne Balser, Victoria
Kondrak, Megan Woodland, Alyssa Herkel, Kailey Dirksen
University of Waterloo: Devon Rizzo, Jane Tang,
Tiffany Terrier, Heather Wogden, Mandy Wong
Université de Montréal:
Andréanne Chabot, Myléne Chalifoux, Annick Groulx,
Alexandra Levy, Laurence Mignault
Université Laval: Virginie Boulianne,
Julie Désilets, Julie Foster-Brossard, Véronique
Lorquet, Kathryn Ross-Bell
Individuals
Bishop's University: Dane Fitzpatrick
Dalhousie University: Luke Dempsey
Lethbridge College: Brennan Rumancik
Durham College: Tiffany Albath
Durham College: Kayleigh Kraemer
University of Western Ontario: Jessie Mercer
Starting times, post-round results and a full field list for the
2011 Canadian University/ College Championship are available at www.golfcanada.ca/championships
Source: Golf Canada with files from OCAA Communications