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Durham Lords Media Release
Monday, May 31, 2010

Durham College in the hunt at the University/College Golf Championship

Fredericton, N.B. ­ Durham College had an impressive opening round at the
University/College Golf Championship hosted by Golf Canada which taking
place at Kingswood Park in Fredericton, N.B.

The Lords are in the chase for the championship after totalling an opening
day round of 303, just 14 shots behind the Université de Montréal who are in
first place with a total of 289.

Leading the way for Durham was Brad Hickey, who shot one-over par (73) to
sit in 14th place, four shots off the pace. Don Shaw carded a four-over par
(76) while Rob Lewis and Robbie Untinen each shot five-over par (77)
respectively. Montréal teammates Philippe-André Bannon (Montreal) and Benoit
Gordon are leading the field after shooting 3-under par (69).

³After two great practice rounds, the team carried their momentum into
today¹s action,² said head coach Mike Duggan. ³It was a good start to the
tournament and we hope to build off of today¹s performance.²

Durham will look to continue their strong play on Tuesday and Wednesday as
after the conclusion of round three, the field will be reduced to the top 10
men¹s and the top five women¹s teams, as well as any individuals within 15
strokes of the lead.

The Lords will tee off at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning for round two action. A
complete scoreboard is online at www.rcga.org/championships .

CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD

Men¹s Teams
Durham College: Rob Lewis, Don Shaw, Justin Knaggs, Brad Hickey, Robbie
Untinen
Holland College: Jeremy Stevenson, Alex Egan, Trevor Henwood, Joey Neale,
Cody MacKay
Humber College: James Castle, Mark Hoffman, Ryan Willoughby, Michael Zizek,
Adrian Cord
Lethbridge College: Darcy Dhillon, Mark Milne, Brennan Rummancik, Kyle
McLachlan, Corey Drew
McMaster University: Jason Wellings, Brian Decker, Matt Gay, Mark Young,
Patrick Thornley
Mount Royal University: Robert Sakamoto, Gerry MacDonald, Phil Kondrak,
Kolby Kniel, Nathan Schurr
Queen¹s University: Sean Lackey, Taylor Henderson, Mike Hossack, Will
Thornburrow, Matthew Courchene
University of Alberta: Alex Palmer, Michael McAdam, Gage Murphy, Michael
Stepaniuk, Connor O'Reilly
University of British Columbia: Jared Hundza, Seon Kim, Cory Renfrew,
Brandon Markiw, Jack Wesche
University of Calgary: Kenny Gregor, Tim Webb, Blake Lawrence, Chase Osiowy,
Eric Allard
University of Manitoba: Bobby Wiebe, Ryan Pitzel, Burke Wiebe, Jesse
Skelton, Riley Unger
University of New Brunswick: Andrew Trainor, Jean Mainville, Dax Phillips,
Colin Manning, Calvin Blacquier
University of Ottawa: Mark Coldam, Robert Mustard, John Henry MacDonald,
Brent Deighan, Ben Rudkins
University of Fraser Valley: Brett Webster, Mitch Lock, Brett Stewart,
Jasbir Singh, Aaron Pauls
University of Toronto: Scott Samuel, Richard Persaud, Nick Clark, Tyler
Miehe, Niilo Schonfeld
University of Victoria: Mitchell Evanecz, Parker Lilly, Sam Holland, Steven
Lane, James Holland
University of Waterloo: Simon McInnis, Garrett Rank, Jimmy Latta,
Jean-Samuel Rancourt, Adam Wilson
University of Western Ontario: Charles Fitzsimmons, Johnny Hall, Andrew
Zanatta, Alexander Hrycko, Greg Gabel
Université de Montréal: Benoit Gordon, Jean-Philip Cornellier,
Philippe-André Bannon, Michael Poirier, Nicolas Brassard
Université Laval: Mathieu Gingras, Alexis Anghert, Clément Herviou, Julien
Proulx, Matthieu Blouin

Women¹s Teams
Humber College: Danielle Greene, Bev Peel, Jessica McLean, Jessica Payne,
Nicole Whelan
Queen¹s University: Kate Burnett, Megan Zalewski, Hailey Ingleson, Justice
M. Durland, Casey Ward
University of Alberta: Jennifer McLean, Anisha Chong, Melissa Mah, Diana
Kastelic, Paulina Johnson
University of British Columbia: Jocelyn Alford, Vanessa Leon, Alyssa Human,
Lindsay Manion, Kylie Barros
University of Calgary: Lauren Diederichs, Ashley Nantes, Aryn Flette, Katie
Avram, Allison Seto
University of Manitoba: Lindsay Stewart, Chelsea Hummelt, Anne Thorimbert,
Lauren Rousseau, Sarah Stebeleski
University of Toronto: Laura Upenieks, Na Eun Park, Christine Ho, Jane
Jhung, Wendy Dobson
University of Victoria: Anne Balser, Alyssa Herkel, Megan Woodland, Kristy
Chew, Michaela Misener
Université de Montréal: Laurence Mignault, Andréanne Chabot, Alexandra Lévy,
Fany Loranger, Annick Groulx
Université Laval: Julie Foster-Brassard, Kathryn Ross-Bell, Virginie
Boulianne, Julie Désilets, Vèronique Lorquet

Individuals
Fanshawe College: Taylor Booth
University of Guelph: Nicholas Powell
Laurentian University: Matthew Bortoltto
University of Waterloo: Tiffany Terrier
École de technologie supérieure: Mylène Chalifoux
Mcgill University: Melissa Coré

Committed to conducting truly world class championships, Golf Canada is
reinvesting in Canada¹s national amateur golf championships. With a focus on
elevating the international status and overall prestige of the
championships, Golf Canada is undertaking a five-year enhancement program
with a goal of making the national championships best in class.

Planned improvements include enhancements to the onsite experience at
championships; conducting the tournaments at Canada¹s premier golf courses;
attracting top-tier fields featuring international competitors and securing
more exemptions into prestigious international events for Golf Canada
champions. Starting times, post-round results and a full field list for the
2009 Canadian/University College Championship are available at
www.rcga.org/championships . Golf Canada ­ You Belong

Golf Canada ­ a member-based organization governed by the Royal Canadian
Golf Association (RCGA) ­ is the governing body of golf in Canada,
representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized
by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this
country, Golf Canada is responsible for promoting participation in and a
passion for the game of golf in Canada.

Golf Canada actively conducts championships, programs and services to help
shape the present and future of golf in Canada.  High performance athlete
development, National Golf in Schools, Golf Fore the Cure, the Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame and Museum and CN Future Links, Canada¹s national junior golf
program, are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in
Canada.  As the authority for golf in Canada, the association also
administers the Rules of Golf, amateur status and handicapping and course
rating under the respected RCGA brand.

In addition, Golf Canada conducts Canada¹s most prestigious golf
championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women¹s Open attract
the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and
national amateur championships provide world class competitive opportunities
for Canada¹s top golfers to showcase their talents.

For more information about what Golf Canada is doing to support golf in your
community, visit us online at www.golfcanada.ca .

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Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca

With files from golfcanada.ca