The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) PING golf national championships are heading west in 2015.
The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades have successfully bid to host the tournament, which will be held Oct. 13-16, 2015 at the Chilliwack Golf Club.
"We're thrilled," UFV golf coach Chris Bertram said. "I think it's great for the program, and it's great for the university to host a national event. Chilliwack Golf Club is in great shape . . . and their board has been very enthusiastic about our bid."
UFV dominated the 2013 CCAA national championships, capturing gold in both the men’s and women’s team events. They also earned silver and bronze medals in both the men’s and women’s individual events.
UFV MEN FIFTH IN WINNIPEG
The Cascades golf teams competed in the Golf Canada University/College Championship in Winnipeg earlier this month, and the men's squad authored a solid fifth-place finish.
The UFV men were ranked No. 1 by the Golf Coaches Association of Canada going into the university/college tourney. But it was the Manitoba Bisons who ended up claiming the victory, with the Cascades finishing a combined 40 strokes back over the course of the four-round event.
Aaron Pauls (+4) and Connor O'Dell (+6) were the top UFV performers, tying for seventh and ninth in the individual standings, respectively.
"It was a disappointment," Bertram said. "We've had a pretty good streak, and I guess you can't win them all. But we felt like we should have. We were just slow out of the gates.
“If you’d taken our average performance over the last eight months, it would have probably been enough to win it.”
The UFV women's team finished eighth overall on their side of the tourney, which was won by the UBC Thunderbirds, and did not make the cut for the final round.