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Durham Lords Media Release
Monday, October 05, 2009

Durham’s Kayleigh Kraemer leads the pack after the opening round at provincials

WELLAND, Ont. – Kayleigh Kraemer of the Durham College golf team got off to a great start at the OCAA provincial golf championship carding an opening round three-over par 75 to sit in first place.

Danielle Green of Humber College trails Kraemer by just a single stroke, after shooting a four-over par 76 on the opening day of competition. The two golfers are the only individuals to claim titles this season, with Kraemer taking home the Fanshawe and Durham tournaments and Green winning the Niagara Golf Classic.

In the men’s competition, Durham College sits in fourth place after round one, six strokes off behind the leading Georgian Grizzlies. The Lords were consistent on the opening day as Don Shaw, Adam Lewis and Justin Knaggs all shot rounds of five-over par (77), while teammates Rob Lewis and Robbie Untinen shot six-over par (78) respectively.

Mike Zizek (Humber) and Scott Fricker (Niagara) lead the pack after shooting rounds of one-over par (73).

Second round competition will begin on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.

Opening Round Scores

Women’s Individual
Kayleigh Kraemer - Durham 75
Danielle Green - Humber 76
Bev Peel - Humber 86
Leanne Stoppa - Georgian 90
Jessica McLean - Humber 94

Men’s Individual
Mike Zizek - Humber 73
Scott Fricker - Niagara 73
Taylor Booth - Fanshawe 74
Patrick Sears - George Brown 74
Eric Adamo - Georgian 75
David Lang - Humber 75
Christopher Hargest - Niagara 75
Scott Schepens - St. Clair 75
Kyle Gagnon - Cambrian 76
Sean Lacey - Confederation 76
Keegan Tyers - Georgian 76
Joey Burton - Georgian 76
Jonah Tremback - Georgian 76
Don Shaw - Durham 77
Adam Lewis - Durham 77
Justin Knaggs - Durham 77

Men’s Team
Georgian 304
Humber 306
Niagara 309
Durham 310
Fanshawe 315
St. Clair 316
Fleming (Peterborough) 323
Cambrian 328
Mohawk 329
George Brown 338
St. Lawrence (Kingston) 340
Confederation 343
Boreal 344
St. Lawrence (Cornwall) 354

Women’s Team
Humber 166
Georgian 189
Fanshawe 204

Course Information
LochNess Links golf course was built in 2000 and is a rolling landscape of testy mounds, 110 bunkers, water, fescue and bentgrass with the occasional tree. Besides the pot bunkers, there are seven ponds to contend with and strong par-3s, including the 245-yard 8th hole. Accuracy is vital in playing LochNess Links and players will need to keep their ball in the fairway to stay clear of the rough, the bunkers and the mounding.

Championship Format
The men’s team championship will consist of five player teams competing in 54 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 54 holes of stroke play with a minimum of two individual scores counting towards the team total.

For daily results please visit the host website OCAA Championship website at http://www.niagaraknights.ca/golfchampionship/.

Following the OCAA Championships, golfers will head to Windsor, Ontario to take part in the 2009 Ping Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Golf Open Championship hosted by St. Clair College from October 13-16. Golfers will tee off at the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, Ontario.


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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)