UVic Vikes & UBC T'Birds Top Golf Coaches Association Of Canada Mid-Season Rankings For 2016-17
The University Of Victoria Vikes Men's Golf Team Are The Best University/College Golf Team In Canada At The Mid-Point Of The 2016-17 Season According To The Golf Coaches Association of Canada - Image Courtesy UVic Athletics
Golf Coaches Association of Canada
The University of Victoria Vikes Men’s Golf Team (50 points) have been named the best University/College golf team in Canada at the mid-season point of the 2016-17 golf season, as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of Canada.
The Vikes earned all five 1st place votes based on results from various Conference championships and fall team scoring averages.
The UBC Thunderbirds (41 points) came in second followed closely by the Laval Rouge et Or (40 points). The Queens Gaels (30 points), and Waterloo Warriors (28) round out the top 5.
The Western Mustangs and New Brunswick Varsity Reds (18 points) tied for sixth place, followed by the Camosun Chargers (Victoria) (16 points), and Niagara College Knights (12 points) who are ranked ninth. The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades complete the top 10 with 7 points. In all 4 of the top 10 teams are from British Columbia.
Other teams to receive votes were the Humber College Hawks, Manitoba Bisons, Alberta Golden Bears, Calgary Dinos, and Concordia Stingers.
Full men’s rankings:
On the women’s side, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Women’s Golf Team (50 points) topped the mid-season rankings. The Thunderbirds also earned all five 1st place votes based on results from various Conference championships and 2016 fall team scoring averages.
The Ontario University Association champion Toronto Varsity Blues (41 points) came second, followed closely by the RSEQ champion Laval Rouge et Or (40 points). The Canadian College Athletics Association champion Georgian College Grizzles (35 points), and Victoria Vikes (33 points) round out the top 5.
The Waterloo Warriors (24 points) and Montreal Carabins (21 points) are sixth and seventh place respectively, followed by the Western Mustangs (14 points), and Humber Hawks (9 points) who are ranked ninth. The Fraser Valley Cascades round out the top 10 with six points. Three of the top 10 women's teams come from B.C.
Full women’s rankings:
