BLUES GOLFERS COMPETE AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS – University of Toronto Athletics

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues golf team were back on the links competing at the 2024 Canadian University/College Championships, hosted by Golf Canada at the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury, Ont., from June 2-6.

The national event serves as an invitational for the best university and college golfers from across the country each year, with invitations earned through results at conference championships. For the Blues, the U of T women’s team earned their spot following an OUA team silver medal performance this past fall. Meanwhile, Blues men’s golfer Sai Kaja was the lone representative on the men’s side of the draw earning a berth to the national event following a Top 20 result at the OUA championship last October, finishing in a tie for 16th at the provincial showcase.

The Canadian University/College Championship was a four-round event with a team cut occurring after the second round and individual cuts occurring after the third round for the women’s side of the draw. The Blues two-round team total of 494 (251, 243) placed them outside the cut. In the individual competition, all four Blues women’s golfers were knocked out of contention following the third-round with just the top 25 golfers in the field of 51 advancing to the fourth and final day. First-year standout Mia Sung led the way for U of T posting a three-day total of 247 (81, 81, 85), finishing in a tie for 27th. Rounding out the Blues scores, Tara O’Connor shot 256 (81, 85, 90), Vidya Ramnarine shot 257 (89, 77, 91) and Nan Yang shot 267 (90, 94, 83).

Meanwhile on the men’s side of the draw, veteran Blues golfer Sai Kaja registered a three-round total of 233 (78,78, 77). Despite the consistency in each round, Kaja would sit in a tie for 59th among 105 golfers, missing out on the fourth round as the field was cut to just 44 golfers for the fourth and final round.

The UBC Thunderbirds won gold in both the men’s and women’s team events, while UBC’s Dylan MacDonald and Una Chou placed first individually for the men and women.