The University of Victoria menB次元官网网址檚 and womenB次元官网网址檚 golf teams stood atop the podium as the 2022 Canada West Championships came to a close on Tuesday (Oct. 4).
Teams from nine universities across Western Canada faced off on Oct. 3 and 4, playing 18 holes each day of the event hosted by UVic for the first time at the Cordova Bay Golf Course in Saanich.
UVic sports information coordinator Alexis Chevalier told Black Press Media that it was an honour getting the chance to host the championships, which debuted in 2019.
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The top four menB次元官网网址檚 and womenB次元官网网址檚 teams at the end of the western championship qualify for nationals which take place every spring, she added.
Tamir Shamji said the tournament is perhaps the most important for him and his UVic teammates. B次元官网网址淭he Canada West (Championship) qualifies us for nationals,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 our goal to come out and play well here and hopefully get into nationals in the spring.B次元官网网址�
After an hours-long fog delay prompted a shotgun start on the last day of competition the Vikes men came out on top B次元官网网址� finishing 3 over par collectively with rounds of 293 and 278 to take home gold and capture their first team conference banner.
UVicB次元官网网址檚 women just fell short of the University of British Columbia in team competition B次元官网网址� finishing 25 over par with combined rounds of 226 and 225 to win silver and finish second overall in the conference.
The Vikes scored high individually as well. Sukriti Harjai improved on her silver medal showing at the 2021 conference championships, earning the individual gold medal with a 3 under par total. Robin Conlan also made the podium, dropping three strokes off his first-round score to capture the bronze medal in individual competition.
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