MOVING DAY AT OCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

PICKERING, Ont. - There is a two-way tie atop the men's leaderboard after 36 holes at the 2025 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Golf Championships.

St. Clair's Nathan White (Riverside) shot a two-under 70 on Tuesday while last year's runner-up Nathan Lepore (Thunder Bay) of Confederation posted a second consecutive even-par 72 to share the clubhouse lead heading into Wednesday's final round.

First round leader Mike McCullough (Vaughan) of Humber struggled on Day 2, shooting an 81 to fall eight strokes off the pace. Teammates Jack Gratrix (Sunderland) and Daniel Talmage (Toronto) ended the day in a tie for third, three shots behind the leaders, while Humber's Matthew Morris (St. Catharines) fired a 69 for the best round of the tournament. Morris is currently in fifth place, four strokes back.

The Humber Hawks continue to lead the men's team standings, seven strokes better than the St. Clair Saints, who saw a dozen shot improvement on Day 2. The Fanshawe Falcons currently sit in the bronze position.

In the women's competition, leader Susan Chen (Zhengzhou, China) posted an even better result on Day 2 to take a 10-shot lead with 18 holes to go. The Humber golfer is three-over par with rounds of 74 and 73. Teammate Jordon Newlands (Toronto) moved into second place with a round of 76. St. Clair's Justine Gorham (Amherstburg) fell into third place, two strokes behind Newlands. The Humber Hawks have a 20-stroke advantage over St. Clair in the women's team competition.

Over 40 student-athletes are competing at this year's championships, being held at Watson's Glen Golf Club in Pickering, Ont., and hosted by Durham College.

Seven Ontario post-secondary institutions are represented at the competition, including Confederation College (Thunder Bay), host Durham College (Oshawa), Fanshawe College (London), Georgian College (Barrie), Humber Polytechnic (Etobicoke), Niagara College (Welland) and St. Clair College (Windsor).

The tournament consists of three 18-hole rounds, weather permitting. The men's and women's player posting the lowest gross score through 54 holes will earn their respective individual championship.

Men's teams consist of four or five golfers, with the top four individual scores of each round contributing to the total team score. Women's teams consist of two or three golfers, with the top two individual scores of each round contributing to their total score. Schools with the lowest aggregate of gross scores after 54 holes win the respective team titles.

Designed by Kevin Holmes, Watson's Glen in North Pickering is a links style course featuring bent grass tees, fairways and greens. Water comes into play on 11 holes and 90 well-placed bunkers add to the challenge.

Daily results at the championships will be available online via the championship website and OCAA.com.

The top OCAA golfers and teams will move on to compete at the 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association PING Golf National Championships. The event takes place at Desert Blume Golf Club in Desert Blume, Alta., from Oct. 14-17 and will be hosted by Medicine Hat College.

GOLF ONTARIO RESULTS WEBSITE: www.golfgenius.com/pages/11430971719662225523 

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