A Saanich high school has won its first provincial golf title.
Claremont Secondary School won the BԪַAAABԪַ BC High School Golf Championships earlier this week in Squamish. The tournament started with a practice round on Monday, June 3, followed by two days of competition. The tournament format allowed five players to compete with the best four scores counting each day for a two-day total of eight scores.
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While Claremont has won multiple Island BԪַAAABԪַ Golf Championships and placed in the top four many times in the provincial championship, it had never won a provincial banner.
Entering the provincial competition with three straight Island titles, Claremont beat out Vancouver College and St. GeorgeBԪַs.
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