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Canadian university golf championship set for Hamilton, May 25-29

Published: 20 May 2009

Hamilton, Ont. (RCGA) 鈥 Canada鈥檚 top University and College golfers will convene at King鈥檚 Forest Golf Course in Hamilton, Ont. from May 25-29 to compete in the seventh playing of the Canadian University/College Championship, conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association.

In all, 156 male and female golfers from post-secondary institutes across Canada will travel to Hamilton to compete for both team and individual titles at this year鈥檚 event.听 The field will be comprised of 20 men鈥檚 and 10 women鈥檚 teams as well as six individuals.听 The competition begins Monday, May 25 with a practice round and opening ceremonies at King鈥檚 Forest.听 Following Thursday鈥檚 third round, the field will be reduced to the top 10 men鈥檚 and the top five women鈥檚 teams, as well as any individuals within 15 strokes of the lead.

At last year鈥檚 championship, The University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds Men鈥檚 Team defeated the University of Victoria (UVic) Vikes Men鈥檚 Team to capture the school鈥檚 first-ever men鈥檚 team title. 听In women鈥檚 play, the UVic Vikes took the victory, spoiling UBC鈥檚 try for a sixth consecutive title.听 Solid play by UBC鈥檚 Andrew Robb and UVic鈥檚 Christina Spence earned the B.C. natives the individual men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 titles.

鈥淭his year, we will see some tough competition from top-players in both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 categories,鈥 said RCGA tournament director Alison Turcotte. 鈥淭he improved strength of the player field over the last several years has truly made this one of the premier championships in Canada, and it continues to get better every year.鈥

As part of the RCGA鈥檚 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 2009 Canadian Men鈥檚 Amateur Championship at Club de golf Le Blainvillier in Blainville, Que., and the 2009 Royale Cup Canadian Women鈥檚 Amateur Championship held at Royal Oaks Golf Links in Moncton, N.B., respectively.

The following teams and individuals will be competing at the 2009 RCGA Canadian University and College Championship:

MEN鈥橲 TEAMS:

Camosun College: Mat Hennick, Phil Kondrak, Tyler Kuyvenhoven, Kevin Walz, Matt Tindale

Durham College: Rob Lewis, Matiss Mazutis, Ian Parker, Justin Knaggs, Blake Pyatt

Holland College: Tye Vaillancourt, Wade Hunter, Trevor Henwood, John Thyssen, Alex Egan

Humber College: Michael Zizek, Ryan Willoughby, James Castle, Mark Hoffman, Brett Pearl

McMaster University: Matt Jacobs, Jimmy duDomaine, Michael Britton, Jason Wellings, Brian Decker

Mount Royal College: Kolby Kniel, Nathan Schurr, Gerry MacDonald, Brandt Goemans, Wallace O'Neil

Queen鈥檚 University: Patrick Forbes, Sean Lackey, Duncan Melville, Mike Hossack, Alex Forbes

University of Alberta: Shane O'Neill, Michael McAdam, Alex Palmer, Joey Sereda, Scott Mah

University of British Columbia: David Sheman, Cory Renfrew, Andrew Robb, Brandon Markiw, Seon Kim

University of Calgary: Chase Osiowy, Tim Webb, Kenny Gregor, Daniel Pow, Jack Martyn

University of Manitoba: Eric Johnson, Jesse Skelton, Bobby Wiebe, Nathan Wazney, Ryan Cook

University of New Brunswick: John Fitzgerald, Craig Walker, Charlie Martin, Colin Manning, Jean Mainville

University of Ottawa: Mark Coldham, Robert Mustard, John Henry MacDonald, Brent Derghan, Josh Cooper

University of the Frasier Valley: Mike Broadfoot, Jessie Singh, Brett Stewart, Mitch Lock, Sean Patrick

University of Toronto: Mark Bania, Scott Samuel, Adrian Cord, Richard Persaud, Daly Kim

University of Victoria: Mitchell Evanecz, Jordan Ediger, Steven Lane, Parker Lilly, Erik Swinburnson

University of Waterloo: Jimmy Latta, Matthew Sim, Garrett Rank, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Jean-Samuel Rancourt

University of Western Ontario: Charles Fitzsimmons, Johnny Hall, Alexander Hrycko, Andrew Zanatta, Greg Gabel

Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Philippe-Andr茅 Bannon, Hugo Chamberland-Lauzon, Benoit Gordon, Antoine Loranger, Nicolas Brassard

Universit茅 Laval: Julien Proulx, Mathieu Gingras, Marc-Andr茅 Champagne, Mathieu B茅langer, Cl茅ment Herviou

WOMEN鈥橲 TEAMS:

Humber College: Shauna Wilde, Maggie Trainor, Bev Peel, Amanda Milward, Jessica McLean

University of Alberta: Jennifer McLean, Anisha Chong, Melissa Mah, Amanda Woytenko, Diana Kastelic

University of British Columbia: Kyla Inaba, Alyssa Human, Jocelyn Alford, Lindsay Manion, Marianne Banton

University of Calgary: Lauren Diederichs, Aryn Flette, Ashley Nantes, Miranda Airriess, Aynsley O'Donovan

University of Toronto: Danielle Greene, Jane Jhung, Sarah Devonshire, Michelle Lee, Kyoung-Yim Kim

University of Victoria: Anne Balser, Kristen Chew, Alyssa Herkel, Kylie Frederick, Ashley Roulston

University of Waterloo: Tiffany Terrier, Katelyn Inlow, Emily Gateman, Heather Wogden, Allison King

University of Western Ontario: Lisa Boyko, Cheryl Beech, Jennifer Mound, Caitlin Jennings, Stephanie Grenier

Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Jani Fortin, Maude Brisson, Alexandra L茅vy, Sonia Charbonneau, Annick Groulx

Universit茅 Laval: Christine Arsenault, July Fraser, Anne-Jos茅e B茅land, Kathryn Ross-Bell, Julie Foster

INDIVIDUALS:

Carleton University: Humphrey Yeung

Laurentian University: John Atherton

Lethbridge College: Rob Sakamoto

University of Saskatchewan: Taylor Smith

脡cole de technologie sup茅rieure: Myl猫ne Chalifoux

六合彩开奖结果 University: Melissa Cor茅

Committed to conducting truly world class championships, the RCGA is reinvesting in Canada鈥檚 national amateur golf championships.听 With a focus on elevating the international status and overall prestige of the championships, the RCGA is undertaking a five-year enhancement program with a goal of making the national championships best in class.

Planned improvements include enhancements to the onsite experience at championships; conducting the tournaments at Canada鈥檚 premier golf courses; attracting top-tier fields featuring international competitors and securing more exemptions into prestigious international events for RCGA champions.

Starting times, post-round results and a full field list for the 2009 Canadian/University College Championship are available at .

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA鈥檚 mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada鈥檚 national junior golf program, are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada鈥檚 most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women鈥檚 Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.

For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit .

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Media Contacts:

Dan Pino
Director, Media and Public Relations
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Office: 1-800-263-0009 ext. 406
Mobile: (416) 434-5525
Email: dpino [at] rcga.org

Chantelle Juffs

Media and Public Relations

Royal Canadian Golf Association

Office: 1-800-263-0009 ext. 468

Mobile: (905) 644-8622

Email: cjuffs [at] rcga.org

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