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Durham Lords Media Release
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Round One is in the Books at the OCAA Championship – Durham Sits in Third Place
Morrisburg, Ont. – The top golfers across the province tee’d off for round one of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) golf championship on Tuesday at the Upper Canada Golf Club in Morrisburg, Ont. The entire field managed to get the round finished before the heavy rain hit and Durham College sits in third place heading into the final round of play on Wednesday.
Durham’s alternate Justin Knaggs is making some noise on the leaderboard as he sits in fourth place, three strokes off the lead as Humber’s James Castle and Mike Zizek shot matching 70’s in the opening round. Castle is the 2007 CCAA National Champion. Robert Lewis of Durham is also in the hunt for the individual title as he shot 74 on the day, four strokes behind the leaders.
The Lords shot a team total of 307 on day one, with Robert Lewis leading the way with the team low round of 74. The Lords are in contention to win a medal and even move up in the standings as they are only 15 strokes behind the leading Humber Hawks and Niagara Knights. A top three finish on Wednesday would mark the Lords seventh medal in eight years in the team competition.
”I am pleased with the team’s performance today,” commented head coach Mike Duggan. “If our team pulls through and wins a medal tomorrow, it will be a major accomplishment as our team.”
DURHAM FIRST ROUND SCORES
Robert Lewis (74)
James Hoffman (76)
Matiss Mazutis (77)
Chad Boudreau (80)
Ian Parker (84)
Alternate:Justin Knaggs (73)
OVERALL LEADERBOARD
T1. Mike Zizek, Humber (70)
T1. James Castle, Humber (70)
3. David Evans, Niagara (72)
4. Justin Knaggs, Durham (73)
CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS
Monday, September 29
Official Practice Round: 12 p.m.
Coaches Meeting: 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 30
OCAA Championship Round One – 10 a.m.
OCAA Banquet – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1
OCAA Championship Final Round – 10 a.m.
OCAA Awards Ceremony Medal Ceremonies will take place immediately following the final round.
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
The men’s team championship will consist of five player teams competing in 36 holes of stroke play with the top four individual scores counting toward the team total. Team play after the first round will be divided to Division I and Division II. The top half of the teams (including ties) will move to Division I and the remaining teams will be in Division II. The women’s team championship will consist of three player teams competing in 36 holes of stroke play with a minimum of two individual scores counting towards the team total.
COURSE DETAILS
The Upper Canada Golf Course, recently voted the number one public course in Central and Eastern Ontario, offers a challenging game of golf in a picturesque setting. The course was rated four stars by Golf Digest. Please visit www.uppercanadagolf.com for the course details.
For up-to-date results for the Durham Lords, please visit www.durhamlords.com and sign up for the e-news updates in the Fan Zone.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca
