UFV Cascades men’s golf team wins third at nationals

The UFV Cascades men’s golf team finished third at the 2011 CCAA national golf championships in Charlottetown, PEI.

The UFV Cascades men’s golf team finished third at the 2011 CCAA national golf championships in Charlottetown, PEI.

The Cascades finished the two-day event with a team score of 613, 26 strokes behind the two-time champion Humber College Hawks (Ontario).

The host Holland College Hurricanes (Maritimes) finished second with a score of 609.

The Cascades have earned a CCAA national golf medal in four of the past five national championships.

Scoreboard:

Humber College (Ontario) 587

Holland College (Maritimes) 609

UFV Cascades (PACWest) 613

The Cascades were led by Aaron Pauls, Chilliwack, BC who finished fourth with a two-day score of 149, Pauls was the only Cascade to finish in the CCAA top ten. The other Cascades scores were:

12. Darren Whitehouse 154

T15. Ryan Grill 155

T15. Connor Richey 155

T20. Mitch Lock 160

“We came back strong today. Won bronze! I am very proud of our guys, they played well today,” said head coach Chris Bertram.