CORNWALL, Ont. - The Humber Hawks entered the 2011 Ontario
Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Golf Championships as
five-time defending men's team champions. After Round 1, it appears
that they are in no hurry to relinquish the crown.
Three Humber golfers sit 1-2-3 following a damp 18 holes at the
Cornwall Golf and Country Club, including overall leader
Adrian Cord who shot a four-under 68. The
defending OCAA silver medalist posted a near bogey-free round, his
only blemish coming on the Par 5 eleventh hole. Cord had five
birdies in total, including three straight on holes two, three and
four.
Cord leads teammate Alex Dumais by two strokes.
Dumais mixed in three birdies with his lone bogey on the Par 4
fourteenth hole. Fellow Humber golfer Conor Hache
had a mixed day on the course, finishing one-under 71. Hache had
five bogeys during the round, but made up for this with six
birdies.
David Lang of Durham was the top non-Hawk with an
even-par 72. His best hole of the round came on the second hole,
where he earned an eagle.
Other golfers of note include Adam Kroon of St.
Lawrence-Cornwall, who used home turf to his advantage, sitting in
a four-way tie for fifth place with a two-over 74. Included in that
tie is Fanshawe's Taylor Booth, a 2009 OCAA silver
medalist. Defending OCAA champion Mark Hoffman of
Humber completed Round 1 in a six-way tie for ninth with a
three-over 75.
In the race for the OCAA men's team title, Humber leads Durham by
18 stokes. Georgian is one shot behind Durham in third place.
On the women's leaderboard, defending OCAA champion
Kayleigh Kraemer holds a two-stroke lead over
Nicole Belcourt of Georgian. Kraemer ran into
trouble on the Par 5 ninth hole, where she triple-bogeyed. She got
one back with a birdie on the Par 4 seventeenth, and finished her
round with an eight-over 80.
Defending OCAA silver medalist Tiffany Albath
sits in third place, four shots behind her Durham teammate.
Defending OCAA bronze medalist Jasmine Paton of
Georgian is six shots off the pace. In the race for the women's
team title, Durham leads Georgian by five strokes.
Round 2 of the 54-hole tournament takes place Tuesday beginning at
9 a.m. Round 3 will take place on Wednesday.
2011 OCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS LEADERBOARD
Men's Individual
Women's Individual
Men's Team
Women's Team
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