Golf Teams Off to Solid Start at National Championships

Quebec City, QC – The St. Clair College Golf teams are off to a solid start at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships presented by PING. The event is being hosted at Club de Golf Lorette just outside Quebec City.

The St. Clair men are sitting in 5th position after day one but are only 5 strokes out of bronze medal position. The Saints had a couple of great rounds by Owen Laverty (Whitby; Brooklin High) who shot an even par 72 and is tied for 11th place and John Van Bilsen who carded a 3 over 75 and is tied for 18th.

Shannon Coffey (Windsor; Brennan) led the Saints women shooting a 7 over 79 and is sitting in 5th place overall. Her and teammate Justine Gorham on team OCAA2 are in first place in the women's conference competition.

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

https://ccaa.ca/sports/golf/championship/index

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