Matt Abizaid – Contributor

The Gaiters Golf team has secured qualification on both the men’s and women’s sides for nationals, for the second year in a row. The final competition of the year to qualify was the RSEQ championship held at Club de Golf Marthelinois in Trois-Rivieres. 

Photo courtesy of Brendan Smith

The women’s side came in second as a team in RSEQ, with only Laval managing to stay ahead of them. The catalyst for the team as Marthelinois was Bri Allan, who managed to place fourth in individual scoring amongst the field. Directly behind her in fifth place was Avery Mack, followed by Meghan Patterson in seventh and Macy Louvet-Maik in 16th. While securing silver in RSEQ, the team now looks forward to competing in the National Championship for the second straight year and prove they are a powerhouse that will be around for a long time on the U-Sports women’s golf circuit.

The men finished slightly lower than their female counterparts, coming in third behind Laval and UdeM. In their push for bronze, Shawn Robillard led the way coming in 12th amongst individual golfers. He was followed not far behind by Landen Harison, Samuel Breton-Gagnon, Wiliam Cote and Scott Loach, who all also placed within the top 20 individual golfers. The team is loaded with talent headed to this tournament where they hope to put it all together on the big stage.

Bishop’s joins Laval as the only two teams in Quebec to send both their men’s and women’s teams to nationals, a big achievement for the program and a testament to its growth in recent years. 

Following the National Championship berth, the men’s side went down to the RPI invitational in the states to take on an NCAA event. Landen Harison played some amazing golf that led to him finishing first amongst all individuals for the first solo win of his university career. The team placed third, a school record for best finish in an NCAA event as they were just five shots behind the lead. 

The season wraps up for now as the offseason looms and teams get ready for the grind of winter training in preparation for nationals. Congratulations to the team for their success!