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Valk seen at Desert Blume Golf Club earlier this year during the 2024 Alberta Open isn't far off the leader at the 2024 CCAA Golf Championship. Ross Lavigne/CHAT News

Medicine Hat College’s Valk sits in third after two rounds at nationals

Oct 16, 2024 | 5:16 PM

Michael Valk of the Medicine Hat College Rattlers golf team is three strokes off the leader after two days at the CCAA Golf National Championship hosted by Humber College.

Valk, a long time resident of Medicine Hat is tied for third at 5-over par through two rounds at Redcrest Golf Club, just north of Toronto, Ont.

Shooting a 3-over par 74 on Wednesday, one stroke worse than his 2-over par 72 on Tuesday.

Valk tees off at 11:20 a.m. EST on Thursday for his third round.

The fourth and final round will be on Friday.

Valk is the back-to-back Men’s Individual Golf Champion, ACAC Golfer of the Year, ACAC All-Conference winner, named to ACAC Men’s Team Bronze, and included in ACAC Mixed Team Bronze.

This will be the Medicine Hat College student’s final tournament as a Rattler.

The Rattlers have four other men competing at the event.

Rylan Montgomery sits in 46th at 27-over par, Rylan Hodgson in 28th at 28-over par, Jace Shannon tied for 49th with 34-over par, while Keelan Burzminski is in the 51st position at 37-over par.

A pair of Rattlers women are also competing at the event.

Kiara Ressor sits in 15th at 56-over par and Taryn Sanderson is in 17th at 65-over par.