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Durham Lords Media Release
Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Kraemer claims silver at OCAA Golf Championship – DC men’s team wins bronze

WELLAND, Ont. – The Durham Lords golf team won two medals at the 2009 OCAA Golf Championship on Wednesday as Kayleigh Kraemer finished in second place in the individual competition while the men’s team finished in third place in the team competition.

”I was really proud of our team,” said Mike Duggan, Durham College golf head coach. “With all of the pressure of golfing at the provincial stage in that type of weather, our entire team did a great job to step up their game and win two medals.”

During play of Wednesday’s final round, golfers had to contend with a lot of rain and heavy winds, playing havoc on the scorecards.

Durham would finish the three day championship with a total score of 923, just 15 shots behind the first place Humber Hawks. The Lords entered final round play tied with Fanshawe College for third place, but managed to puld away and finish 15 strokes better than the Falcons to claim the bronze medal.

Kayleigh Kraemer of Durham College won the OCAA silver medal, finishing the championship with a three day total of 244 (75-80-89). Kraemer ended up 13 strokes behind Danielle Green of Humber College, who won the OCAA gold medal. For Durham College, it was the best finish for a female golfer at the OCAA championship since Stephanie Brown won the provincial title in 2005.

”Kayleigh did a great job on the course all week,” said Duggan. “She is very proud of her performance and is looking forward to representing Durham at the national championship in Windsor.”

Durham’s Adam Lewis was one of only 11 golfers to finish with a score under 80 on Wednesday, as he shot a seven-over par 79. Lewis finished tied with teammate Brad Hickey for seventh place in the men’s individual competition, nine strokes behind back-to-back OCAA champion Mike Zizek of Humber College. Rounding out Durham’s top scorers was Rob Lewis (234), Don Shaw (238), Robbie Untinen (247) and Justin Knaggs (249).

”We played well as a team,” said Duggan. “When someone had an off round, a teammate was there to pick them up. That is what being part of a team is all about.”

Next week, the Durham College golf team will head to Windsor, Ont. to take part in the 2009 PING Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Golf Open Championship hosted by St. Clair College. The event taking place from October 13-16 will be held at the Ambassador Golf Club.


2009 OCAA Golf Championship (Final Results)

Men's Individual 
Mike Zizek - Humber 73 - 71 - 75 – 219
Taylor Booth - Fanshawe 74 - 67 - 80 – 221
Joey Burton - Georgian 76 - 67 - 79 – 222
Ryan Willoughby - Humber 78 - 71 - 77 – 226
Kasey Timms - Fleming 80 - 70 - 76 – 226
Christopher Hargest - Niagara 75 - 74 - 78 – 227
Brad Hickey - Durham 79 - 68 - 81 – 228
Adam Lewis - Durham 77 - 72 - 79 – 228
Eric Adamo - Georgian 75 - 75 - 79 – 229
Keegan Tyers - Georgian 76 - 75 - 79 – 230
James Castle - Humber 76 - 77 - 78 – 231
David Lang (alt) - Humber 75 - 69 - 88 – 232
Rob Lewis - Durham 78 - 74 - 82 – 234
James Skrypec - Georgian 77 - 71 - 86 – 234
Mark Hoffman - Humber 80 - 72 - 82 – 234
Ryan Curran - Niagara 81 - 79 - 76 – 236
Scott Schepens - St. Clair 75 - 75 - 87 – 237
Don Shaw - Durham 77 - 85 - 76 – 238

Women’s Individual 
Danielle Green - Humber 76 - 74 - 81 – 231
Kayleigh Kraemer - Durham 75 - 80 - 89 – 244
Bev Peel - Humber 86 - 86 - 95 – 267
Leanne Stoppa - Georgian 90 - 86 - 105 – 281
Nicole Osbourne - Fanshawe 98 - 89 - 101 – 288

Men's Team 
Division 1    
Humber - 908
Georgian - 913
Durham - 923
Fanshawe - 938
Niagara - 939
Fleming (P) - 965
St. Clair - 969

Division 2
Cambrian - 1003
St. Lawrence (K) - 1022
George Brown - 1024
Mohawk - 1029
Boreal - 1041
Confederation - 1054
St. Lawrence (C) - 1067

Women's Team 
Humber - 498
Georgian - 583
Fanshawe - 596

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 athttp://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)