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Douglas College Takes Silver Medal

Parry agrees that his driving is
his best overall strength. This tour-
nament, however, he feels it was his
putting that made the difference.
He says playing in the tournament
was really fun. Although he had
won a day tournament before, this
was the first big event he ever won.
“It was really good experience for
me.”

In the overall team competi-
tion, however, Malaspina finished
on top, with Douglas College
taking the silver medal. Cariboo
College finished third, Fraser Valley
fourth, and Royal Roads Military
College rounded out the five-team
league.

The colleges played four 36-
hole tournaments at different cour-
ses throughout the province. This
year, the four courses were Fair
Winds in Schooner Cover,
Parksville, River Shore in Kam-
loops, Ledge View in Abbotsford,
and Seymour in North Vancouver.

The colleges also invited
several university teams to join the

 

 

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tournaments, although the univer-
sity scores didn’t count in league
standings. The University of
British Columbia, Simon Fraser
University and Bellevue Com-
munity College in Washington all
sent teams, so there was always
plenty of competition for the gol-
fers.

Each team entered four golfers
per course and the school’s best
three scores each round were com-
bined to calculate the aggregate
team score.

This year, Douglas College
fielded a six-man team made up of
Parry, Killins, Fred Ledlin, Steve
Adrain, Doug Crone, and Brent
Barichello. Next year, all but
Adrain should be returning, so van
Niekerk is optimistic about his
team’s chances in future competi-
tion.

In the spring, van Niekerk will
be taking his golfers down to
several tournaments in the United
States. He says the competition
there will be much tougher, as they

 

will be playing primarily against
university teams from Washington,
where coaches have four years to
season their golfers. However, van
Niekerk feels the calibre of competi-
tion will provide good experience
for his team.

Although they finished short of
the top spot, van Niekerk says he’s
pleased with his golfers’ perfor-
mance. Last year, the College won
the overall aggregate for athletics in
its conference. The championship
is based on the standings in each
team sport, so as defending cham-
pions, Douglas College athletes
have the extra pressure of trying to
repeat last year’s success. Van
Niekerk says the golfers feel
they've been able to contribute to
this goal.

 

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