Led by senior Cole Wilson, the Aberdeen Hall Gryphons have laid claim to their first ever B.C. high school senior A golf championship.

Wilson carded a pair of sub par rounds as the 91大黄鸭-based preparatory school left the competition in its wake this week at the Osoyoos Golf Course.

finished with a 599 total, 36 strokes ahead of Osoyoos Secondary School and 97 in front of Kitimat鈥檚 Mount Elizabeth.

The No. 1-ranked junior player in Canada by the RCGA, Wilson carded back-to-back, 2-under-par 70s to claim the individual title by six strokes over Gryphons鈥� teammate Brandon Chai (4-under, 146).

Gryphons coach Michael Hooper lauded the play and future potential of Wilson who has committed to Missouri University of Science and Technology for next season.

鈥淗e鈥檚 a player, there鈥檚 no question about it,鈥� Hooper said of the 17-year-old Wilson. 鈥淗e鈥檒l go a long way in this game.鈥�

The Gryphons also featured Kristian Isa (145), Colton Piper (158) and Rebecca Reitsma (164).

Hooper said the success of the Gryphons鈥� program can largely be attributed to the Aberdeen Hall Golf Academy which began operating in 2015.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a big factor,鈥� Hooper said of the academy. 鈥淲e feel like we鈥檝e developed a solid little program.鈥�

All Aberdeen Hall team members receive instruction at the academy from the Okanagan Golf Club鈥檚 director of instruction, Clay Stother.

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