Oakley Mayner and Katherine Hao lead individual competitions following Wednesday
LÉVIS, Que. – The UBC Okanagan men’s team and University of British Columbia (UBC) women’s team battled the elements to sit atop the leaderboard following the second round of the 2026 Canadian University/College Championship, presented by BDO at Golf La Tempête in Lévis, Que.
UBC Okanagan Heat finished the second round at a combined score of 14-under to move to 17-under and hold a six-shot lead over the UBC Thunderbirds. Oakley Mayner of Kelowna, B.C. shot a bogey free 5-under 67 with five birdies. Andrew Rouble of Wellesley, Ont. shot 4-under 68 carding six birdies. Ryan Gillis of Calgary, Alta. finished his round at 3-under 69 with seven birdies, and Ryan Vest of Vernon, B.C. carded a 2-under 70 with an eagle and two birdies.
“Today was honestly amazing, I was hitting the ball really pure, I went 18 for 18 greens in regulation, so when you do that it’s pretty easy to play good golf,” said Mayner. “I just had to be confident and commit to every single shot, and it worked in my favour.
“The course is lovely, Golf Canada always has great events, and this course they chose is unbelievable, the layout and the way it plays is fantastic,” added Mayner.
Mayner currently leads the men’s individual championship standings at 9-under. Not far behind Mayner sits Anthony Jomphe (Montreal Carabins) at 8-under and Manpreet Lalh (UBC Thunderbirds) at 7-under, who carded a 65 card on Wednesday, setting a course record in an event/championship setting.
“Our team is playing really solid, everyone is having a good week, and I think we can just keep being confident and playing the way we have to play this course we should be good,” said Mayner about his teams chances this week.
“The golf course is in perfect shape, gave the guys every opportunity to play well and go low, we have been playing like this all season, so I’m not surprised. Guys should feel very comfortable and confident going into the next couple of days,” said Clay Stothers, head coach and general manager of the UBC Okanagan Heat. “We know the weather is supposed to change, but our gameplan will stay the same, hit as many greens as you can and drop putts.”
Weather played a factor on Wednesday as play was suspended for close to two hours in the afternoon due to lightning, play resumed shortly before 6:00 p.m. local time. The UBC Thunderbirds women’s team remained steady throughout their second round finishing at even par to remain at 1-over. Katherine Hao finished her round at 1-under 71 carding four birdies. Sienna Harder shot even par 72 with three birdies, and Jessica Ng added a 1-over 73 with three birdies.
Hao currently sits in first place in the induvial championship through two rounds. Trailing Hao sits defending champion, Julia Alexander-Carew (UBC Okanagan Heat) at 1-over and Hou (UBC Thunderbirds) who is at 2-over.
“In the beginning of my round I was really steady, and I was able to make a lot of putts. The weather was really good early so there was not much wind and my ball was carrying further allowing me to attack the par fives,” said Hao. “After the rain disruption I was a little bit off my game, I had a longer putt and the green was a lot slower than earlier in the round, and I felt like I wasn’t properly warmed up. After that on my next drive I hit it into the hazard but then I was able to regroup and finish stable.
“I hope to just stay calm like I have the past two days. I have been having a great time with my teammates which has been great. I hope that I can just keep doing what I’m doing and continue shooting low,” added Hao.
“Our strength as a team is we hit it really far, thanks to our trainer Callum our lifts are helping all of us to gain distance on our drives. I think distance is a big part of what we do well and we just have a lot of fun together as a team, we are always cheering each other on and we love to see each other on the course,” said Hao on what brings her team success.
As a result of the weather delay, 15 players were unable to finish their round as play was suspended at 9 p.m. due to darkness. Play will resume at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday to conclude round two, with round three beginning at 7 a.m.
The top three daily scores count towards the women’s team total throughout the week, while the top four daily scores accrued by the male teams count towards their overall total.
After the third round, the field will be cut to the low nine men’s teams and the low six women’s teams, or any team within 15 shots of the lead. Individuals within five shots of third place will also make the cut, or any player within the top 10.
To view the full leaderboards from Wednesdays second round, please click here.
Men’s Team Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1 | UBC Okanagan Heat | -17 |
| 2 | UBC Thunderbirds | -11 |
| 3 | Montreal Carabins | -8 |
| 4 | Champlain St-Lawrence Lions | +4 |
| 5 | Laval Rouge et Or | +5 |
Women’s Team Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | +1 |
| 2 | UBC Okanagan Heat | +10 |
| 3 | Laval Rouge et Or | +31 |
| 4 | Victoria Vikes | +37 |
| 5 | Carleton Ravens | +38 |
Men’s Individual Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 1 | Oakley Mayner (UBC Okanagan Heat) | 68-67 | -9 |
| 2 | Anthony Jomphe (Montreal Carabins) | 67-69 | -8 |
| 3 | Manpreet Lalh (UBC Thunderbirds) | 72-65 | -7 |
| 4 | Alexandre Gelinas (Montreal Carabins) | 67-71 | -6 |
| T5 | Ryan Gillis (UBC Okanagan Heat) | 70-69 | -5 |
| T5 | Charly Pinel (Champlain St-Lawrence Lions) | 69-70 | -5 |
| T5 | Liam McKeiver (Brock Badgers) | 69-70 | -5 |
Women’s Individual Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 1 | Katherine Hao (UBC Thunderbirds) | 72-71 | -1 |
| 2 | Julia Alexander-Carew (UBC Okanagan Heat) | 73-72 | +1 |
| 3 | Keira Hou (UBC Thunderbirds) | 71-75 | +2 |
| T4 | Jessica Ng (UBC Thunderbirds) | 74-73 | +3 |
| T4 | Bess Chan (UBC Okanagan Heat) | 78-69 | +3 |
| T4 | Annika Parkash | Even Through 16 | +3 |
