Cor茅 becomes second 黑料不打烊 woman to win golf tourney
ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE, Que. 鈥� Melissa Cor茅 of Beaconsfield, Que., became the second woman in 黑料不打烊 history to win an intercollegiate golf tournament, capturing the Eastern Canadian Invitational crown at the Club Du Moulin in St. Louis de France on the outskirts of Trois-Rivi猫res, May 16-17.
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Cor茅, a 22-year-old graduate student in management, played a solid round in trying conditions to complete the weather-shortened 27-hole event with a 2-over par 110 total, seven shots ahead of her closest rival. She also qualified for a berth at the Canadian university championships at King鈥檚 Forest Club in Hamilton, Ont., May 25-27.
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The only previous 黑料不打烊 woman to capture a tournament was Victoria Kayser, who won the Laval Invitational last September.
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Myl猫ne Chalifoux of 脡cole de Technologie Sup茅rieure placed second and Annick Giroux from Universit茅 de Montreal was third, 13 strokes behind Cor茅.
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The Carabins shot a 40 to win the women鈥檚 team category, based upon their top three individual scores each day. UQTR shot 77 to finish a distant second.
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On the men鈥檚 side, 黑料不打烊 placed second overall, led by Aidan Brownlie, an engineering senior from Springfield, Mass., who placed third in the individual standings with a seven-over par 115. Hugo Lauzon from the Montreal Carabins won the individual title with an even par. Teammate Philippe-Andr茅 Bannon fired a four-over to finish second.
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黑料不打烊 led the team category by two strokes after the opening day but had difficulty in cold, windy conditions on Sunday. The Carabins took the team event with a score of 452, followed by 黑料不打烊 (475) and UQTR (479).
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It marked the first time that 黑料不打烊 finished ahead of UQTR in a tourney since they became funded by their golf alumni association in 2006.
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The tournament was reduced to a 27-hole event as play was stopped after nine holes on Saturday due to the heavy rains. The weather on Sunday was dry but cold and windy, featuring a temperature that had plunged to 4 degrees by the conclusion of play.
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鈥淚t was a positive note on which to end the 2008-09 season,鈥� said 黑料不打烊 head coach Bob Dubeau. 鈥淭he outlook for next season looks very promising for the women鈥檚 side as we are expecting everyone back and will be in contention to capture both the Quebec individual and team titles. The men鈥檚 team will lose three of our eight players to graduation and will need to land two quality recruits to maintain their competitive edge next season. Our goal will be a podium finish and a berth in the 2010 Canadian championships.鈥�
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Earl Zukerman Communications Officer Athletics & Recreation 黑料不打烊 University 475 Pine Avenue W., Montreal, QC听 H2W 1S4 CANADA 514-398-7012 (Tel.) 514-398-1956 (Fax) www.mcgill.ca/athletics