The University of Toronto Varsity Blues will hit the links with Canada’s top university and college golfers at Kingswood Park in Fredericton, N.B., from May 30-June 3 in the eighth annual University/College Championship, conducted by Golf Canada.
In all, 156 male and female golfers from post-secondary institutes across Canada will travel to Fredericton to compete for both team and individual titles at this year’s event. The field will be comprised of 20 men’s and 10 women’s teams as well as six individuals. The competition begins Sunday, May 30 with a practice round and opening ceremonies at Kingswood Park. Following Wednesday’s third round, the field will be reduced to the top 10 men’s and the top five women’s teams, as well as any individuals within 15 strokes of the lead.
Leading U of T’s men’s team will be fifth-year co-captain Scott Samuel. The Etobicoke, Ont., native recently won the Humber College Invitational at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Burlington, Ont. His final round score of four under par (67) gave him a 36-hole total of 140 and a two shot victory.
Samuel also finished second by a single stroke at the 2009 OUA championship with a two-round total of 139 and has developed into one of the top players in Ontario university golf.
Richard Persaud, a third-year golfer from Scarborough, Ont. will be called upon to contribute this weekend and former New Brunswick junior amateur champion Nick Clark from Riverview, N.B. will look to shine close to home in Fredericton.
The Varsity Blues 2009 OUA champion women's team features veteran Jane Jhung and four first-year players that are looking to make their mark on the national stage.
2009 OUA individual bronze medalist Laura Upenieks of Etobicoke, Ont., has posted strong results in her first year of intercollegiate competition, most recently finishing second at the Humber College Invitational. Fellow freshman Na Eun Park earned the individual silver medal at the OUA championship last October and is poised to play well at her first national championship.
“This is an exciting tournament where we get to watch some of the best collegiate golfer’s across Canada compete,” stated Golf Canada Tournament Director Alison Turcotte. “The improved strength of the player field over the last several years has truly made this one of the premier championships in Canada, and it continues to get better every year.”
As part of Golf Canada’s Pathway to Champions, both the male and female individuals achieving the low score after 72 holes (four rounds) of play will earn an exemption into the 2010 Canadian men’s amateur championship at London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ont., and the 2010 Royale Cup Canadian women’s amateur championship held at Morningstar Golf Course in Parksville, B.C., respectively.
The following teams and individuals will be competing at Golf Canada’s 2010 Canadian University and College Championship:
Men’s Teams
Durham College: Rob Lewis, Don Shaw, Justin Knaggs, Brad Hickey, Robbie Utinen
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
Queen’s 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
Women’s Teams
Humber College: Danielle Greene, Bev Peel, Jessica McLean, Jessica Payne, Nicole Whelan
Queen’s 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
Source: Golf Canada
