GOLF WINS GOLD IN PROGRAMS RETURN TO THE OCAA
The Humber Hawks men's golf team is one of the most prolific CCAA programs in the country. Over the last three decades, the Hawks have captured 19 provincial team titles and 14 individual titles.
The Humber golf program suffered from a lack of interest in the mid-80s and was removed from the varsity lineup after a 12th place finish during the 1984-85 season.
Attempting to promote Humber's golf management program, athletic director Doug Fox put together a team days before the provincial tournament took place.
GOLFER'S POT GOLD AT OCAA
October 10, 1996
By Pam Fawcett
Sports Editor
This is one group who’s into the swing of things.
After an 11-year hiatus, Humber has a gold medal winning golf team. Patrick Treude, Jon Kerr, Todd Williams and Ian Carabine were the four chosen to represent Humber at the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) golf championship held at the Roseland Golf Course in Windsor last weekend. Not only did they bring home a team championship but Treude captured gold in the men’s individuals with a score of 152 in two rounds.
Treude shot a 73 the first day to give him a five stroke lead over the closest competitor. On the second day, Treude bogeyed the first four holes but held on to win the tournament with a three stroke lead over Shawn Beatty from Sir Sandford Fleming.
“I didn’t think about it,” said Treude about his gold medal win. “I was thinking more of the team as a whole. You want to concentrate more on the people you are playing with.”
The team captured the championship with an eight stroke lead over second-place Sir Sandford Fleming. Georgian College took the bronze.
“We played as a team, and that’s the only way to win,” said Carabine. “Patrick shot a good round [on the first day], and that gave us a good lead. We relied on his experience.”
Athletic Director and head coach Doug Fox said there was some concern from other colleges about the experience Humber brought into the tournament.
“Going in, many [other colleges] thought we had an unfair advantage because we have a golf management program, but the level of competition was so much higher than I expected it would be,” said Fox.
Fox put the team together very quickly. He sent out a promotional flyer in early September to see if there was any interest in creating a golf team, as Humber hasn’t participated in the sport in 11 years.
The opportunity was open to second-year students in the golf management program here at the school. Last Monday, 15 people showed interest, and by lunchtime, the group had been narrowed down to the four players who would be heading to Windsor first thing Tuesday morning.
“It was a last minute thing. Deciding on the team was kind tricky. We had to pick the day before,” said Treude, who has been playing golf for 20 years. “It was chosen on experience. Three were nominated, and the fourth was picked.”
“We spent all of last year together in class,” said Williams, about how quickly the team was put together. “So it wasn’t much of a shock.”
Kerr was thrilled to have been picked for the team.
“It was an honour. Athletics treated us great. They went the whole nine yards.” said Kerr.
Next year’s championship will be held in Barrie, and Fox hopes to have his winning team back.
“As a result of this [winning the championship] we're thinking of turning the arboretum into a nine-hole golf course,” joked Fox.
The team has been named the OCAA team of the week for its accomplishment last weekend.
