Redmen relegated to 19th at RCGA championships
By Earl Zukerman
VICTORIA, B.C. – The ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University golf team failed to make the
cut and shot a combined 38-over par score of 322 to finish 19th of
20 teams overall at the Canadian collegiate championships at
Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, B.C., Thursday.
UBC's Andrew Robb supplanted Western's Geoff McLeod for the top
spot on the individual leaderboard, with the Thunderbirds' low
round of 70. Robb improved to four-under, with a two-stroke
advantage over teammate Blake Rowe-Sleeman for the lead. McLeod
fell to a tie for third at one-under.
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ managed par on only one hole and had three birdies on Day 3.
They had three bogeys and scored double bogeys (or worse) on 11
holes.
Aidan Brownlie of Springfield, Mass., was ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s top scorer on
the round, shooting a seven-over 78. Teammate Sebastien Thibodeau
of Laval, Que., shot an 80, followed by Sam Hayes (81) of Aylmer,
Que., Kyle Schiissler (83) of Beaconsfield, Que., and Montreal
native Samuel Mamane (89).
UBC retained their team standing in first place with a three-over
par round of 287. The Victoria Vikes registered a team score of 286
to put them 10-strokes over through 54 holes. Meanwhile, the
defending champion Humber Hawks essentially dropped out of the race
after totaling 307 to fall back to fifth place.
With the completion of 54 holes, the tournament field was shortened
to the low 10 men's teams for the final round. Surviving the cut
was, in order of placement, UBC (-7), Victoria (+10), Ottawa (+26),
Laval (+29), Humber College (+33), Montreal (+35), Western Ontario
(+20), Toronto (+44), Mount Royal College (+48) and Camosun College
(+52).
Friday's final round will begin with the first pairings teeing off
at 7 a.m.
As part of the RCGA’s Pathway to Champions, both the male and
female individuals achieving the low score after 72 holes (four
rounds) of play will earn an exemption into the 2008 Canadian men’s
amateur championship at Paradise Canyon Golf Resort in Lethbridge,
Alta., and the 2008 Royale Cup National Women’s Amateur
Championship held at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club in Winnipeg,
Man., respectively.
For complete standings and live results, visit:
rcga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/rcga8/event/rcga84
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Dept. of Athletics & Recreation
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University
475 Pine Avenue W.,
Montreal, QC H2W 1S4
CANADA
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
514-398-1956 (Fax)