Golf Team Returns to Lakehead Athletics Lakehead Athletics is pleased to announce that golf is back at Lakehead University. This Thunderwolves' club team will be coached by Dustin Wilson, Canadian PGA Professional and Director of the Core Golf Academy at the Whitewater Golf Club, which will serve as the team's training facility. “This is an exciting moment for the future of golf at Lakehead and in the community as well” said Wilson, who plans to ensure a strong and healthy and future for Lakehead Golf.
With future goals of winning provincial and national tournaments, Wilson's strategy is simple: “We will develop local junior golfers, along with scouting and recruiting athletes with the goal of playing golf at the University level. With our new Developmental Centre at Whitewater we now have a hub to train at a high level during the competitive season and the off-season. This year's program is a starting point, and Lakehead Athletics is fortunate and glad to have Mackenzie Tout, a top level Amateur
player with NCAA experience attending Lakehead. Tout has been involved with starting up this program since February in cooperation with Lakehead’s Athletic Director, Tom Warden. “Since the moment I pitched this idea to Tom, he's been supportive and positive towards the idea of 're-birthing' our golf program,” says Tout. “I’m excited to compete and succeed at the highest level again but more excited to bring home tournament championships for our school. I’ve experienced the loyalty and passion our student body and local community shows
our Lakehead teams, so it’s very encouraging to know we have such a supportive community behind us.” Tom Warden is enthused to renew a long tradition of golf at Lakehead Athletics: "We're glad to welcome coach Dustin Wilson and a golfer like Mackenzie to be spearheading this initiative. Golf has a rich history in Thunder Bay and at Lakehead, and we are looking forward to engaging local community members and potential sponsors who are ready to contribute to the renewed vitality and success of golf in the Thunderwolves family."
MACKENZIE HUGHES WINS CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Team Canada National Squad member earns exemption into 2012 RBC Canadian Open Winnipeg, Man. (Golf Canada) – Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., carded a final round 1-under par 70 to capture the 107th playing of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Niakwa Country Club in Winnipeg. Hughes, a member of Team Canada’s National Squad, finished at 10-under par
274 for the championship, besting 2010 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion and teammate, Albin Choi of Toronto, by two strokes. Choi posted a four-day tally of 8under par 276, after posting a score of 1under par 70 in round four. “It was one of the hardest days of golf that I've had to play,” said Hughes, who is entering his senior season at Kent State University. “It was really fun and I enjoyed being in that position, but I was sweating, big time. Thankfully, I got it done.”
Coming off an impressive win at the 2011 Glencoe Invitational, a T9 finish in the stroke play portion of the 2011 Western Amateur and a junior collegiate campaign that saw the 20-year-old earn individual medalist honors at the 2011 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship and also garner First-Team All-MAC honors, Hughes called the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship victory the “biggest” of his career.
a long time coming. I've had some close calls in these big events for Canada, so this feels amazing. Definitely, at the top of my list for wins.”
“To say I'm a national champion of Canada is a huge honor,” said Hughes . “It has been
“That’s storybook,” said Hughes. “Whenever [the Canadian Open] is at Hamilton, the last two times it was there, I was dying to be there playing. Obviously, back then I wasn’t good enough, but next year hopefully my game keeps improving and I can have a good week in front of the home crowd.”
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Jacob Patte of Oshawa, Ont., a member of Team Ontario’s 2011 Willingdon Cup championship team, Team Canada Development Squad member, Wilson Bateman of Spruce Grove, Alta., 2011 B.C. Mid-Amateur Championship winner, Cory Renfrew of Victoria, B.C., and Team Canada National Squad member, Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., finished in a four-way tie for third at 7-under par 277 for the championship. Opening-round leader, T.J. Bordeaux of Tacoma, Wash., posted a four-day tally of 4-under par 280 to finish T7 alongside Matt Hansen of Los Osos, Calif., and Justin Shin of Pitt Meadows, B.C. The 2011 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Niakwa Country Club featured 240 players with a cut after 36 holes to the low 70 and ties. Elmhurst Golf and Country Club joined Niakwa Country Club in hosting the opening two rounds of the championship with the final two weekend rounds being contested at Niakwa Country Club. The 2012 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship will take place at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont., from August 4-10, 2012. The 108th playing of the championship will once again feature an expanded field of 240 competitors with Club de golf Outaouais in Rockland, Ont., also challenging players during the opening 36-holes of the event.
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Northwestern Ontario Golfing News September 2011