CROWDED LEADERBOARD AT OCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

WINDSOR, Ont. - Three men's golfers shot an even-par 70 to take the clubhouse lead following Day 1 of the 2012 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Golf Championships at the Roseland Golf & Curling Club in Windsor, Ont., hosted by St. Clair.

Kurtis Lavery of St. Lawrence-Brockville, Humber's Alex Dumais and Georgian's Colton Kalkanis all lead the field with two rounds remaining. Kavery could have earned a better fate with five birdies on the day, but a quadruple-bogey on 18 cost him an opportunity at a sub-par round, and the outright lead. Dumais and Kalkanis had two and three birdies, respectively.

Hot on their tails are four golfers who shot 71. Fleming's Cam Head, Seneca's Mitchel Kennedy, Durham's Sean Perkins and James Skrypec of Georgian all shot one-over par.

Five other golfers are two strokes behind the leaders. Matt Horton and Brennan Smith of St. Lawrence-Kingston, Walker Arnott and Cole Kent of Niagara, and Durham's David Lang all shot 72. Dumais and Smith each earned bronze medals at last year's championship.

With the strong individual performances out of the gate, the men's team standings are just as tight. Six-time defending champion Humber combined for a score of 291, holding a one-stroke lead over St. Lawrence-Kingston, while Georgian and Durham are two shots back. Niagara is four off the pace with a score of 295.

Defending OCAA women's champion Tiffany Albath of Durham set the pace with an opening round 81, but she will need to hold off a charge from St. Clair golfers if she wishes to repeat. Heather MacKenzie is one stroke back, while Jordan Schatz and Ashley Unrau shot 85 and 87, respectively.

Not surprisingly, St. Clair leads all women's teams with a total score of 167, three stokes ahead of two-time defending champion Durham.

The tournament consists of three 18-hole rounds, weather permitting. The male and female player posting the lowest gross score through 54 holes will earn their respective individual championship.

Men's teams consist of four or five golfers, with the top four individual scores of each round contributing to the total team score. Women's teams consist of two or three golfers, with the top two individual scores of each round contributing to their total score. Schools with the lowest aggregate of gross scores after 54 holes win the respective team titles.

Golfers are representing 15 Ontario college campuses, including Boréal, Centennial, Confederation, Durham, Fanshawe, Fleming, Georgian, Humber, Mohawk, Niagara, St. Clair, St. Lawrence (Brockville, Cornwall and Kingston), and Seneca.

OCAA Leaderboard: http://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao12/event/gao12227/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

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