Saints stay local on golf recruiting trails adding Dupuis and White
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St. Clair Saints golf coach Kevin Corriveau hasn't had to go far for recruits.
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The Saints added two more local products to the men's roster for the 2025 OCAA season on Wednesday with St. Joseph high school product Jack Dupuis committing to the program along with Riverside high school grad Nathan White.
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'I am very excited to continue adding local content to the team,' Corriveau said 'We have great players in this community and they will continue to prove that.
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'I'm very excited to have Jack and Nathan joining our team for the fall of 2025. They have great games, tournament experience and, just as importantly, are fine young men.'
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Dupuis lost the WECSSAA boys' individual title in a playoff to Belle River's Dayne Bensette, who signed with the Saints in December. It was Bensette that helped influence Dupuis' decision.
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'My buddy, Dayne Bensette, was talking about going to St. Clair and that sparked some interest,' the 17-year-old Dupuis said. 'I reached out and we talked back and forth. I was talking to schools in the States and just felt the best decision for me was St. Clair.'
While he lost the individual title, Bensette did lead St. Joseph's to a team title at WECSSAA and also earned a SWOSSAA team title as the squad went on to finish seventh at OFSAA.
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Dupuis also finished second at WECSSAA in 2023 to Cale Marontate, who will also be a teammate with the Saints.
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'(Marontate) said it's a really fun team,' Dupuis said. 'Have a team is amazing because you can go out and shoot terrible and your teammates are there for you or you can go out and shoot amazing and know you're helping your teammates out.'
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As a freshman, Marontate was part of St. Clair's first-ever OCAA championship men's team.
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'They have a great roster there and play in some great tournaments,' Dupuis said. 'Adding me and others will, I think we'll just keep it rolling. Hopefully, we go to Canadians and make top three.'
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It took White a full year after graduation to finally make his decision. While weighing his options, his job connected him with Saints' assistant coach David Byrne.
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'During my year off, I talked to a lot of schools,' White said. 'I wanted to keep playing competitive golf and felt (St. Clair) was a good fit.
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'I liked the idea of (playing at St. Clair) and toured the campus and heard great things about the program. I have some buddies and people I know.'
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The St. Clair men's squad also features Vista Academy product Spencer Higginbottom and St. Anne high school grade Steve Hill and White liked the idea of playing with golfers he's faced many times on the course.
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'All the guys are pretty local,' White said. 'I think that's the coolest part. You compete locally against them and now we're teaming up and trying to do stuff together.'
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The Saints will add Lili Surgenor, who is from Lake Newell, and Emily Cortes, who is from Edmonton.
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