DURHAM GOLFERS LEAD OCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

CORNWALL, Ont. - A pair of Durham Lords closed the gap in Round 2 of the 2011 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Golf Championships on Tuesday, setting up what should be an eventful final round at the Cornwall Golf and Country Club.

Durham's David Lang began Tuesday four strokes behind Round 1 leader Adrian Cord of Humber, but posted a four-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead. Lang played a near-bogey free round, with five birdies helping his cause. Lang is the only golfer not to go over par in either of his rounds.

Cord remains in medal position, tied with teammate Alex Dumais for second place. Four bogeys led to Cord's demise on Tuesday, but he birdied the Par 5 fifteenth to end the round with a three-over 75. Dumais began the day two strokes behind Cord in second place, and finished his second round one-over par.

Humber's Ben Bell is just two strokes off the medal pace with a one-under 71. Humber is still in commanding position to win its sixth consecutive OCAA men's team title, leading Durham by 15 strokes. Georgian remains in third place, trailing the Lords by six shots.

Other notable golfers include Conor Hache of Humber, who sat in third place after Round 1 but struggled on Tuesday with a six-over 78. Hache is now in a six-way tie for eighth with a two-day score of 149. Defending OCAA men's champion Mark Hoffman of Humber is part of a three-way tie for fifth place, eight shots behind Lang. Fanshawe's Taylor Booth, a 2009 OCAA silver medalist, is part of a six-way tie for eighth which includes Hache.

There is a two-way tie on top of the women's leaderboard following 36 holes, as Tiffany Albath caught Durham teammate Kayleigh Kraemer with a Tuesday-best score of 79. Albath began Round 2 in third place, four shots behind Kraemer. Both now sit with identical two-day totals of 163. Kraemer and Albath are defending OCAA gold and silver medalists, respectively. Last year's OCAA bronze medalist Jasmine Paton of Georgian remains in striking distance of the Durham duo, sitting five strokes behind the pace.

Georgian teammate Nicole Belcourt began the second round in second place, two strokes behind Kraemer, but struggled on Tuesday to sit 10 stokes out of medal contention. In the race for the OCAA women's team title, defending champion Durham leads Georgian by 20 stokes entering the final round.

The final round of the 54-hole tournament takes place Wednesday beginning at 9 a.m.

2011 OCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS LEADERBOARD
Men's Individual
Women's Individual
Men's Team
Women's Team

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