DCVI golf team wins Huron-Perth tournament

Pictured from left to right are Chris Marcou, Myles Clinton, Simon Greig, Nathan Wolfkamp and Donovan McGregor. Clinton, Greig, McGregor and Wolfkamp were part of the Huron-Perth Championship-winning St. Marys DCVI golf team, coached by Marcou.

By Turner Roth

Strong scores by four senior boys helped the DCVI golf team secure the Huron-Perth championship.

They battled through adverse weather conditions, with one of them earning a spot at OFSAA. DCVI golf coach Chris Marcou said the level of success for his golfers was uncommon.

“All four players played at the top of their game,” Marcou said. “The key to winning Huron-Perth is to have at least three golfers post a good score, and we did that. The fact that we had four low scores was very impressive. It’s very rare to have all four players post such low scores. I think they all played smart and made limited mistakes on the course.”

Nathan Wolfkamp led the Salukis with a score of 72. Wolfkamp said his play from the tees led to his great result.

“I was hitting my driver fantastic, fairway after fairway and green after green,” said Wolfkamp. “The only thing holding me back was my putting, but I still ended up with five birdies.”

Both Simon Greig and Donovan McGregor posted scores of 77, and both had key holes they cited from the tournament.

“After not being able to hit any balls before the round, I didn’t know what to expect,” Greig said. “But after my approach shot on hole five that I hit the pin with, I knew the round was going to be a special one.”

“I hit a par three on hole number two,” McGregor told the Independent. “I also hit a seven iron off the tee to inside 10 feet and ended up putting for birdie.”

Clinton rounded out a great showing from the team, with an 82 score, and noted he was faring well on the tees and on the green.

“I was putting very well and driving very well,” Clinton proclaimed. “I made a Birdie on hole 12. I drove it into the fairway bunker, had a six-iron shot short of the green. I used my sand wedge to get over a bunker, and then I had a tap-in from three feet with my putter.”

With the combination of the four strong results, the Salukis would have won without the best of their four scores.

“The Huron-Perth championship is decided using each team’s three best scores from their four players. We had such a well-rounded showing that we would have won the championship using any three of our four scores. Although Nathan’s fantastic round of even par 72 was very impressive, the team would have still won the tournament without his score,” Marcou said.