BURNABY, B.C. – The UBC Okanagan Heat men's golf team grabbed a fifth-place finish at their inaugural tournament of 2024, the True North Classic hosted by the SFU Red Leafs, that wrapped up on Tuesday at the Riverway Golf Course.
After a rainy start to the tournament on Monday, the Heat put together their best round of the NCAA Division II tournament on Tuesday as they combined to shoot two-under par 286, the third-best round by a team at the tournament. That performance vaulted the team from eighth to fifth to finish second among the three Canada West schools competing at the event.
Leading the way for the Heat was third-year
Andrew Rouble of Wellesley, Ont. Sitting 12
th after the second round, Rouble produced one of the best rounds of his career, firing a sparkling round of six-under par 66 to finish fifth on the individual leaderboard.
Rouble's final round featured seven birdies, and a lone bogey on his opening hole of the day, as he finished at one-under par 215 for the three-round tournament.
Rookie
Chris Jo of Oakville, Ont., also finished the third round under par, shooting one-under 71 to finish 26
th overall at 11-over par 227. That result was just behind teammate
Ryan Gillis of Calgary, whose even-par round of 72 on the final day helped him finish tied for 23
rd at 10-over par 226.
The Heat will be back in action next week as they travel to Bellingham, Wash., to compete in the Western Washington Invitational on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 1.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Simon Fraser – 872 (+8)
2. UFV – 887 (+23)
3. Western Washington – 891 (+27)
4. Northwest Nazarene – 894 (+30)
5. UBC Okanagan – 902 (+38)
6. Victoria – 903 (+39)
7. Hawaii Pacific – 904 (+40)
8. Saint Martin's – 911 (+47)
HEAT INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
5.
Andrew Rouble – 215 (-1)
T23.
Ryan Gillis – 226 (+10)
26.
Chris Jo – 227 (+11)
40.
Kevin Lee – 237 (+21)
T41.
Thomas Lemay – 238 (+22)
