Owen Kitzan – Sports Editor

The Gaiters golf season kicked off on Aug. 25 and 26 with the first RSEQ tournament of the new season. The team attended the ETS invitational, taking place at Club de golf le Portage à l’Assomption, a par 72 course located on the outskirts of Montreal. The team featured seven members for BU at the event with Landen Harison leading the way, placing third individually by shooting an impressive total of 4-over-par across three rounds combined. Shawn Robillard and Scott Loach joined Landen in top ten placements, earning seventh and ninth place. The team finished at third overall leading into their next tournament.

Photo courtesy of Marty Rourke

The women’s side showcased four players in the ETS invitational, with Avery Mack leading the way for the Gaiters as she shot scores of 80, 81 and 84 across three rounds to lock in a fourth place finish. Bri Allan and Meaghan Patterson finished directly behind her in the standings coming in fifth and sixth respectively and Macy Louvet-Maik finishing just outside the top-10 with an eleventh place finish. This performance put them in second place trailing only Laval after the first event of the year.

McGill played host to the second event of the year, taking place at La bête à Tremblant on Sept. 8 and 9 in Mont Tremblant. The men’s side would once again come in third, narrowly beating out McGill by one stroke as a team. Samuel Breton-Gagnon led the way this time around finishing a combined 8-over-par through three rounds locking in ninth place for himself. Will Côté would fall just behind him tying for tenth place shooting 9-over himself. 

Once again proving they are a force to be reckoned with, the women’s team came in second, finishing only eight shots behind Laval. Bri Allan would finish third individually, shooting scores of 78, 80 and 78 across her three rounds. Avery Mack came not far behind with a sixth place finish and Meaghan Patterson tying for ninth. 

The two teams will be back in action again Sept. 13 at the University of Ottawa invitational followed by the Queens invitational on the 14. Let’s go, Gaiters!