Golf Teams Off to Slow Start at Nationals

KING TOWNSHIP, ON – The St. Clair College Golf teams got off to a slow start in round one at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships presented by PING. The event is being hosted at Red Crest Golf Club by Humber College. Scoring was extremely tough on a very cold and windy day with the morning start delayed by 30 minutes due to frost.

The St. Clair men are sitting in 7th position after day one but are only 11 strokes out of bronze medal position with three more rounds to play. The Saints were led by Steven Hill (Lakeshore; St. Anne's) who shot a 7over par 78 and is tied for 13th place. The average score for the men's field on the day was 80.46.

Alyssa Cowling (Oldcastle; Villanova) led the St. Clair women shooting an 11 over 82 and is tied for 5th place overall. Her and teammate Justine Gorham on team OCAA2 are in 3rd place in the women's conference competition. The average score for the women was 86.59.

For live scoring, pairings, and results click on the following link

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10963964689842751785

The scheduled 72-hole tournament runs through Friday. Golfers representing twelve Canadian colleges from Ontario, Alberta and Quebec are taking part.

The tournament consists of four 18-hole rounds, weather permitting. The men's and women's player posting the lowest gross score through 72 holes will earn their respective individual championship.

Men's teams consist of five golfers, with the top four individual scores of each round contributing to the total team score. Schools with the lowest aggregate of gross scores after 72 holes win the respective team titles.

The women's team competition is a conference based event with 3 players on each conference team and the top 2 counting each day.

CCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS WEBSITE: https://ccaa.ca/sports/golf/championship/index