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Durham Lords Media Release
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
DC in Medal Contention after Round One at CCAA Golf Nationals
Charlottetown, PEI – First round play in the 2008 PING CCAA Golf Open Championships kicked-off today at Fox Meadow Golf and Country Club in Stratford. Day one saw the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack get off to a great start coming in with a combined score of 285. The Durham Lords are still in medal contention as they sit in a three-way tie for sixth place with a combined score of 308.
Individually, Rob Lewis is leading the way for Durham after shooting an opening round of 74 (+2), five shots of the pace. Teammate Matiss Mazutis is not far behind as he shot 77 (+5) on the day. With two rounds left to play, there will defiantly be plenty of movement on the leader board as players vie for the national championship.
The Wolfpack were lead by Riley Balson who fired at three-under par 69 to take the men’s individual lead. The 6’7 Balson, a first-year Business Administration student talked about his round saying, “I got off to a rough start with a bogey on the second hole, but also got some lucky breaks out there today. I chipped in for eagle on the third from 40 yards out and that really got me going. My putter was probably the best part of my game today. I made a bunch of up-and-downs from some tight spots.”
Thompson Rivers also got a great round from Brett Martin who came in with an even-par 72. Martin commented on the Wolfpack’s focus saying, “We mapped out the course pretty well and we’re concentrating on precision golf. We know where we have to be as we play the course and we’re trying to stay with the plan. The course is fairly open, but the greens are tough and there are definitely some tight spots. We just want to take it one shot at a time.”
The Wolfpack lead the team competition by seven strokes over the defending-champion Humber Hawks. The Hawks were led by team Captain and OCAA Champion Mike Zizek who fired a two-under par 70.
“I really didn’t hit it very well today, but scrapped it out and found a way to put a good round together,” commented Zizek.
Zizek also gave full credit to Thompson Rivers saying, “They were very impressive today. 285 is a great number. At the same time there are two days left and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got. I’ve told the guys that pars are your friend. You’re not going to go out everyday and make 12 birdies.”
In the women’s division it looks like a two-team race for the title as the defending champion Humber Hawks hold a slim two stroke lead over Cegep Champlain St. Lawrence.
The Hawks were lead by Bev Peel who set the pace with a two-over 74. “I played pretty steady all day. The course is playing really well and the greens are responsive. I thought they were rolling very true and I was able to knock-down some putts, remarked Peel.
Champlain was led by Anne-Catherine Tanguay and Annouk Charbonneau shooting opening rounds of 75 and 77 respectively.
In the chase for the individual championship it’s a tight race to say the least. Peel is tied with Danielle Dunlop of the Niagara College Knights at 74. They are closely followed by Tanguay from Champlain and then Maggie Trainor from Humber who came in with a very solid 76.
For all the tournament scores including the team and individual scores please go to:
www.hollandcollege.com/2008pinggolf/
DURHAM ROUND ONE SCORES
Rob Lewis – 74
Matiss Mazutis – 77
Ian Parker – 78
James Hoffman – 79
Chad Boudreau – 79
Justin Knaggs – 80
Brad Hickey – 83
Tyler Boudreau – 86
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Walker
Student Services & Athletics Officer
Holland College, Tourism and Culinary Centre
4 Sydney Street
Charlottetown, PE C1A 1E9
Phone: 902-894-6870
Email: jgwalker@hollandcollege.com
www.hollandcollege.com
