Members of the Monsignor McCoy High School pose with their ASAA Provincial Golf Championship banner and trophy on Tuesday. It's the second straight year the Colts have won the provincial championship. - Submitted photo

By Charles Lefebvre

Champions again

Colts repeat as provincial golf champions

Sep 24, 2019 | 5:26 PM

RED DEER, AB — The Monsignor McCoy High School Colts have repeated as provincial golf champions.

The Colts finished in first place in the 3A/4A category at the Alberta School Athletic Association golf provincials in Red Deer on Tuesday. The team, which featured Ryan Hodgins, Jacob Dorton, Sam Bratvold and Owen Burzminski overcame a two-stroke deficit during the tournament, finishing with a final two day score of 453.

Hunting Hills finished in second place with a total score of 458, one stroke ahead of St. Paul Regional.

Out of the four team members, Hodgins had the lowest score. He shot a combined 153 (84, 69) over the two day tournament, giving him an eighth place overall finish among individual golfers. Bratvold finished in 13^th place with a combined score of 157 (80, 77). Burzminski finished with a combined 169 score (86,79) and Dorton finished with a combined 175 (92, 83).

Hunter Thomson of West Island College was the top ranked individual golfer in the 3A/4A division, finishing with a combined score of 144 (71, 73).

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