SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) will hand out its first medals in 564 days when its top golfers compete at the 2021 OCAA Golf Championships.

The scheduled 54-hole tournament runs Monday through Wednesday at the Crimson Ridge in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and is hosted by Sault College. Last year's championship was part of a conference-wide cancelation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tournament consists of three 18-hole rounds, weather permitting. The male and female player posting the lowest gross score through 54 holes will earn their respective individual championship.

Student-athletes from 10 schools will compete at the championship, including Confederation College (Thunder Bay), Durham College (Oshawa), Fanshawe College (London), Georgian College (Barrie), Humber College (Etobicoke), Lakehead University (Orillia), Niagara College (Welland), St. Clair College (Windsor), St. Lawrence College (Kingston) and host Sault College.

Some notable names returning to the links include defending women's champion Hayley McCallum (Mississauga) and 2019 bronze medalist Elaine Surjoprajogo (Brampton) of Humber; 2019 silver medalist Shannon Coffey (Windsor) of St. Clair; and 2019 men's bronze medalist Jamaal Moussaoui (Kingston) of St. Lawrence.

Men's teams consist of four or five golfers, with the top four individual scores of each round contributing to the total team score. Women's teams consist of two or three golfers, with the top two individual scores of each round contributing to their total score. Schools with the lowest aggregate of gross scores after 54 holes win the respective team titles. Humber is the three-time reigning OCAA men's team champion, while Humber also won the women's team title in 2019.

Crimson Ridge last hosted the OCAA championships in 2017. It boasts a spectacular collection of natural Northern Ontario landscape. This course is a journey through bent-grass tees and greens, and dwarf bluegrass fairways and rough. Waterfalls, creeks, numerous elevation changes, mature hardwoods and incredible views and vistas await on this scenic par 72 layout.

This design has been expertly crafted by Kevin Holmes, and it incorporates natural features with generous and playable tree-lined fairways, large, gently-contoured greens and strategically-placed bunkers that create a true but fair test of golf for all ability levels.

OCAA golfers will participate in a practice round on Sunday before teeing off for real on Monday. Daily results at the championships will be available online via OCAA.com.

The top OCAA golfers and teams will move on to compete at the 2021 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Golf National Championships, presented by PING. The event takes place at the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, Ont., from Oct. 11-15 and is hosted by St. Clair.

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