Men’s and women’s Humber golf teams are raring to go and looking to maintain their provincial and national dominance in 2009. Canada’s most successful collegiate golf program is looking to dominate both provincial and national competitions as they head into the Royal Canadian Golf Association National Championships next month.
Both the men and women are heading to King’s Forest Golf Club in Hamilton on May 25 for the Ro university and college national championships. Coach Ray Chateau and his team of seven all-Canadians are looking to add to their six national titles in eight years. All-Canadian Mark Hoffman said, “I practiced really hard this off-season. I think this is going to be a great year.”
The Humber men are returning from a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I tournament in Michigan where they tested their game against the best of Midwest Division I schools in Plymouth. The women are returning from a dominant ’08 when they finished with a national gold. The men took silver. “We have a really strong starting four on the men’s side,” said head coach Chateau.
Mike Zizek is a two-time all-Canadian and is in his final year of eligibility while Hoffman is coming off a third place finish in the Scottish University Championships when the team spent ten days overseas. Both the men and women are heading to King’s Forest Golf Club in Hamilton on May 25 for the Ro university and college national championships. Coach Ray Chateau and his team of seven all-Canadians are looking to add to their six national titles in eight years. The Humber men are returning from a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I tournament in Michigan where they tested their game against the best of Midwest Division I schools in Plymouth. The women are returning from a dominant ’08 when they finished with a national gold. The men took silver. “We have a really strong starting four on the men’s side,” said head coach Chateau.
Mike Zizek is a two-time all-Canadian and is in his final year of eligibility while Hoffman is coming off a third place finish in the Scottish University Championships when the team spent ten days overseas. “If we get good scores from our fifth spot in tournaments we will be able to contend,” said Chateau. “Mark Hoffman is playing strong right now and Ryan Willoughby is striking the ball well. We have the three best women in the country.” All-Canadian Maggie Trainor who finished sixth in Scotland said, “I am hitting the ball well and I think this is going to be a good year.”
Originally published April 24, 2009 in Humber Today Newsletter Winter 2009
Justin R. Rydell, Sports Reporter
