BELL THREE STROKES OFF THE PACE AFTER ROUND 1

VICTORIA - Ben Bell of the Humber Hawks shot a two-under 69 in the opening round of the 2012 Canadian University/College Championship at Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria on Tuesday.

Bell is currently tied for fourth place, three strokes behind leader Harris Bundy of Western University. Humber teammate Christopher Bevan also sits near the top of the leaderboard, shooting a one-under 70.

A total of 14 student-athletes from a trio of Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) programs are competing this week against the top university and collegiate golfers in Canada. In all, 154 male and female golfers are competing for both team and individual titles.

Other notable scores of OCAA student-athletes include Humber's Ben McFaul and David Lang of the Durham Lords, who both shot a four-over 75. Alex Dumais of Humber shot a six-over 77.

The Humber men's team is currently tied for fourth place, 15 shots behind Laval University after Round 1. The Hawks are the defending men's team champions.

Kayleigh Kraemer of Durham shot an eight-over 79, ending her round five strokes behind women's leader Devon Rizzo of the University of Waterloo. Durham teammate Tiffany Albath is one stroke behind Kraemer. Albath and Kraemer won the last two OCAA women's individual titles, respectively.

The top six males and top five females at the 2012 Canadian University/College Championship will receive an exemption into the 2012 World University Golf Championships.

Round 2 of the 72-hole tournament takes place on Wednesday. Starting times, post-round results and a full field list for the Canadian University/College Championship are available on the Golf Canada website.

OCAA LEADERBOARD AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Men's Leaderboard (Overall Leader at 66)
4. Ben Bell - Humber 69 -2
7. Christopher Bevan - Humber 70 -1
35. Ben McFaul - Humber 75 +4
35. David Lang - Durham 75 +4
53. Alex Dumais - Humber 77 +6
60. Brennan Smith - St. Lawrence-Kingston 78 +7
76. Adam Miller - Durham 80 +9
76. Sean Perkins - Durham 80 +9
86.Conor Hache - Humber 81 +10
97. Kyle Duke - Durham 84 +13
105. Justin Knaggs - Durham 88 +17

Women's Leaderboard (Overall Leader at 74)
11. Kayleigh Kraemer - Durham 79 +8
12. Tiffany Albath - Durham 80 +9
49. Alexandra Down - Durham 128 +57

Men's Team Leaderboard (Overall Leader at 276)
4. Humber College 291
18. Durham College 319

Women's Team Leaderboard (Overall Leader at 232)
11. Durham College 287

Source: OCAA Communications with files from Golf Canada

Photo Credit: Cordova Bay Golf Course