By Owen Kitzan – Sports Editor
With fall bringing colder and less favorable outdoor conditions, the 2024 golf season is beginning to come to a close. That being said, those dedicated to the sport can still be found sharpening their game and continuing to strive to be better. BU golf has consistently been showing progress over the last few years, culminating in the exciting program they are today.
The Gaiters kicked off the season on their home course, Milby golf club, for the first RSEQ tournament of the year. The men would come in 1st place finishing plus 8, 10 strokes ahead of second place Laval who finished plus 18, trailed closely by UdeM in third at plus 21. Michael Brazel made history by becoming the first Bishop’s Gaiter to win a tournament at Milby. On the women’s side they would shoot a plus 108, good enough for third place behind Laval at a plus 49 and Sherbrooke at a plus 87.
The second RSEQ tournament of the year took place in Lévis, Quebec. The Gaiters men would finish third this time around shooting a plus 81 with Laval and Montreal finishing first and second with scores of plus 39 and plus 55 respectively. Laval would also win on the women’s side of things with a score of plus 63 while Bishops would come in second shooting a plus 115, 37 strokes ahead of third place Sherbrooke.
The next RSEQ event would be the finals held at the Gatineau Golf Club in Aylmer Quebec. Both the mens and womens side looked to compete for championships, with the mens team having won the year before to snap a twenty year Laval streak. Sadly, Bishops would come in second place in both the mens and womens sides, with Laval golf taking home both of them. The men’s team would finish 18 strokes behind Laval finishing with an overall score of 26 strokes over par. Meanwhile Laval’s women’s team would run away with the competition, shooting a score of 43 strokes over par, 51 strokes better than Bishops who shot a combined plus 94. This would qualify the Women’s team for Nationals for the first time in the program’s history, something they will look to continue in the years to come.
After the exciting campaign, Bishop’s golf continues to prove they are a powerhouse in RSEQ golf. They have grown exponentially as a program in the past few years and look to continue that trend into the upcoming years.With Samuel Breton-Gagnon recently tying the Milby course record shooting 9 strokes under for a score of 64, the team continues to impress late into the year.
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