October 21, 2011 - Roseneath, PEI - The 2011 PING CCAA Golf Championships concluded early Friday evening in Roseneath, P.E.I.

Typically a three-day event, the 2011 edition of the national championships became a two-day event after losing the second-round of play due to inclement weather on Thursday. In women’s team play it was the Durham Lords repeating as CCAA Champions. The Humber Hawks took home gold in men’s team action, also a repeat for the Hawks.

For all of the scores and photos from the 2011 PING CCAA Golf Championships go to www.ccaagolf2011.ca

Women’s Recap

In team play, it was the duo of Tiffany Albath and Kayleigh Kraemer leading the Lords to another championship banner. It was the same pair that led Durham to the 2010 CCAA title. Durham finished with a team total of 327, 16 strokes off the second-place Georgian Grizzlies.

The pair played steady both days, with Albath shooting consecutive 81s to finish third in women’s individual play. Kraemer went 84-81 to come in right behind her teammate in individual play, finishing fourth overall.

Immediately after signing her scorecard, Kraemer was visibly excited and talked about repeating as CCAA Champions.

“This was my last CCAA Championship so it feels very good to finish with a win. It was windy today and that made it pretty tough. I played pretty solid, just a few mistakes and a tough double- bogey on 15. I’m very happy,” added Kraemer.

In women’s individual play, it was Champlain St. Lawrence Lion Jose Doyon also repeating as a CCAA Champion. Doyon ran away with the individual competition shooting rounds of 72-76 to secure another title.

Doyon was impressive to watch all week, hitting fairway after fairway and green after green. In both rounds, her best-nine was the front-nine. In the first-round she was three-under par after nine, while in Friday’s final-round she was even-par through the front. She was actually two-under par standing on the ninth-tee in the final round.

“I had a great start today, but made a bad double-bogey on nine,” Doyon explained. “I wasn’t as good on the back. The wind picked up and I struggled to keep my concentration a little. I still am very happy with how I played this week.  The mistakes just give me motivation to keep working hard.”

“We had two great days of weather. The golf course, the resort, the hospitality, everything was absolutely amazing.”

Men’s Recap

In men’s team play the Humber Hawks once again proved to be the team to beat in CCAA Men’s Golf. The Hawks produced a two-day team total of 587. The total was 22-strokes lower than the second-place Holland College Hurricanes. Third-place went to the Fraser Valley Cascades with 613.

The Hawks were led by the powerhouse duo of Adrian Cord and Mark Hoffman. Cord went 68-72, while Hoffman shot rounds of 70 and 72. Cord’s 68 was the difference in individual play, nipping his team-mate and good friend by two strokes for the individual win. Both Cord and Hoffman will try to qualify for the Canadian Tour in B.C. this spring.

The Hawks also got great play out of team members Connor Hache, Alex Dumais and Ben Bell. Bell, in his first-year as a member of the Hawks, shot rounds of 78 and 73 in his first CCAA Golf Championships to finish eighth.

He talked about winning a CCAA crown in his first attempt. “This feels great. It’s my first year with the team and to win is pretty special. It has been really great to have the leadership of guys like Cord (Adrian) and Hoffman (Mark).”

For Cord, it was a special ending to his CCAA golf career. Cord came to the 18th tee with a one stroke lead over team-mate Mark Hoffman who had just finished. Cord had just bogeyed the 17th to bring Hoffman ever so close to drawing even.

Cord promptly put his drive straight down the middle. His next shot was even better. From 120-yards out, Cord came an inch from holing out from the fairway, sending the crowd of players, coaches and fans into uproar, securing the men’s individual championship in fine-fashion. Cord was thrilled with the win.

“It feels good. This is my first CCAA title. It was also my last event in the CCAA, so I’m definitely pretty pleased. I played pretty aggressive all day and just kept myself focused all day.”

It was also a great week for the host Hurricanes. The Hurricanes played with tremendous poise for a young team made up of four rookies and one veteran. It was rookie Mathieu Arsenault who showed the most moxie, going out and shooting 73 in his first round Wednesday, earning himself a spot in the final group on Friday.

“This is pretty amazing. I don’t think it has really sunk in for any of us yet,” said Arsenault. “As a golfer you always feel like you could have done better, but I’m definitely really happy to have finished second as a team. Individually a third-place finish in my first CCAA Championship is awesome,” he explained.

The 2011 PING CCAA Championships were a great success. The players were treated to a great golf course, great hospitality and two great days of weather.

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