The USports Canada West Golf Championships took place Oct. 7 and 8 with several Saskatchewan student-athletes in the field.
Symone Ripley of Saskatoon competed for the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) hosted by the Okanagan Golf Club in Kelowna, B.C. Ripley shot 74 in round one and 82 in round two, she was 14th overall in a field of 36 players.
Ripley and the UBCO team were second in the team competition, the University of British Columbia won the team portion. The Coquihalla Cup is next for the Heat, also taking place at the Okanagan Golf Club on Oct. 21 and 22.
In the men’s field, Martensville product Myles Johnson and the University of Victoria Vikes were taking part. The Legends Golf Club member opened with a 71, then shot 75 on day too, he tied for 16th overall in a field of 48 players.
The University of Regina golf squad was also taking part, Jackson Wingert of Saskatoon was the top Cougar placing 25th after rounds of 77 and 75. Carter Bell shot 80 and 74, the Regina product tied for 32nd, Reece Kuski finished at 13-over par (79, 78), Micah Tangjerd fired a 77 on day one and 83 in the second round, he was tied for 41st.
UBCO won the men’s championship, Johnson and the Vikes picked up the bronze medal, the Cougars finished eighth in their first Canada West championship since the club’s inception a couple seasons ago.
South of the border, Regina’s Hallie Crozier and the Ferris State Bulldogs were home in Big Rapids, Mich. Hosting the Bulldog Fall Invite at Katke Golf Course. The team was edged by seven shots for the overall title by Grand Valley State. As for the Royal Regina Golf Club member, Crozier posted rounds of 79 and 76 for a great showing placing seventh.
The St. Leo Invitational in Dade City, Flo. Will wrap up the Bulldogs fall season.
Milsaps College senior Will Danielson was competing in Douglasville, GA. at the West Pines Golf Club on Oct. 7 and 8. The Riverside Country Club member shot 78, 80, and a tidy 72 over 54 holes, his 230 was good enough for 57th place. Danielson vaulted 23 spots up the leaderboard on the final day.
The Majors were 15th in the team competition that featured 20 schools. Danielson will be in Rome, GA. for the Chick-fil-A Invitational beginning Oct. 21 at the Stonebridge Golf Club.
In Onalaska, Wis. on Oct. 7 and 8, Caden Loeppky of Saskatoon was on the course competing as an individual at the V-Hawk Invitational hosted by La Crosse Country Club. He shot 81 and 95 to tie for 42nd.
The Warriors were third as a team. That concludes Waldorf’s fall season.
Regina duo Will Blake and Luke Cote alongside the Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Muleriders were in St. Joseph, Mis. for the Holiday Inn Express MWSU Central Region Preview at St. Joseph Country Club. Cote tied for 33rd at 220, Blake was tied for 58th at 12-over par, 225.
The Muleriders were second in the team championship. SAU will be in Tulsa, Okla. for the Tulsa Cup at Indian Springs Country Club on Oct. 28 and 29.
Waskesiu junior graduates Alex Swinnerton and Guillermo Salazar were in Fairview, Pa. for the Howard “Bud” Elwell Invitational on Oct. 7 and 8 competing with the Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Crimson Hawks at Whispering Woods Golf Club. Salazar came second in the event with rounds of 71 and 72, the winner was nine strokes lower than the field.
Swinnerton opened with a 79 in round one, bounced back nicely on day two jumping 13 spots on the leaderboard with a 73 in round two, the Saskatoon product was 12th.
The Crimson Hawks were fourth out of eight teams. Their next event is the PSAC Championships on Oct. 18 to 20 at Iron Valley Golf Club in Lebanon, Pa.
Carter Bell and Carter Degelman, both of Saskatoon were in Santa Barbera, Cal. on Oct. 7 and 8 for the Westmont Invitational with the Dominican University of California Penguins. Bell shot back-to-back rounds of 77, he tied for 24th, Degelman posted rounds of 82, he was 34th.
The Penguins were sixth as a team in the event. The Otter Invitational in Seaside, Cal. on Oct. 14 and 15 to close the season.
The Carroll Invite at the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena, Mont. was on Oct. 7 and 8 with Colby Friedrich of North Battleford and Adam Husli of Regina in the field competing for the University of Providence Argos. Friedrich shot 75, 71, and 82 to finish tied for 19th. Husli was three spots back in 22nd after rounds of 79, 78, and 75.
The team was fourth out of seven schools. The Conference Championships in Phoenix, Ari. is next for the Argos at Papago Golf Course on April 13 to 16.