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Times Advocate, 1992-08-05, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, August :,, 1992 Golfers are plentiful on the greens at the Exeter courses. Golf roundup Wet weather good for courses EXETER - Ram, rain, oh that rain. While the weather in the month of July discouraged many people, for local golf course owners, so far, it's been a good summer. "The course is in better shape than it has ever been. Natural ram is better than irrigation," said Gib Dow, Jr. at Ironwood. Southwestern Ontario has been hit with record amounts of ram. combined with cool temperatures and many days which just leave a person wondering. But according to Dow, the weather has been favora- ble to golfers. On Wednesday, the parking tot at Iron- wood was quite full. "This is regular golf. With no super hot days, were really bus) Dow said 11 of the first 14 weekends had only one good day of golfing. Ironwood has several irrigation ponds on its 18 -hole course but water hasn't been pumped out of them due to the more than adequate amount of ram. "We could have a guy going 40 hours a week tirn- gatmg) if it was dry," said Dov. He added that usually by August, the ponds are deed up but they are now filled. The spring of 1992 will always be known as a cool one in which golfers were limited to playing time and Dow believes the season will- be shortened even more with a cool fall. Janet Mason of Exeter Golf Club agrees that a tee more warmer Sundays certainly wouldn't hurt busi- ness. She said the rain has benefited their course. espe- cially since there are no ponds. "This is good weather for growing grass and trees. Usually an July this place is brown because we don't have fairway watering," she said. Exeter is going through some improvements as they recently opened a driving range, arc building new tees which they hope to have seeded in the fall and the number three green is having some work done to it as well. And how is the weather treating those at the Exeter course? "The cooler bright days are better than the scot -en - ers." said Mason. Locaf .golfers getting chance to win million dollars GRAND BEND - Ever been out on a golf course. and your partner has bct you "make this a hole m one and I'll pay you a million dol- lars" Of course, your partner doesn't have a million dollars, but if he did... Ts. -es to stop dreaming about that once m a lifetime dive off the sec. The Grand Bend Winter Carnival IN putting up 51 million and offenng local golfers. amateurs. or putterers the chance to win big A, organizer Lave Sheppard points out. two holes in one have -already been-- een-on -Oakwood number one hole this season, the same hole where the Million Dollar Shootout as to take place on August 2. Thirty-five goiters will be select- ed for the shootout by taking part in qualifying contests on August 20- 23. The first 35 golfers to put their balls in a three-foot circle, 135 yards out onto the range will quali- f) Qualifying is also how the shoowut is raising money to sup- port the Winter Carnival. e`atplains Sheppard. Each ball m the qualify - ung rounas costs one dollar "Were hoping to make 530- 35,000 on this one." said Sheppard. who said the Carnival still has about a 510,000 deficit left over from the 1992 Carnival. An insurance company is holding the policy on the finals. A hole -in - one winner gets the 51 million in $'S0.000 installments for 20 years, oven if there is more than one win net. "We hope somebody wins.' said Sheppard "The insurance prenii urn is the same whether someone wms-or not " - • Anyone can enter the shoowut qualifying rounds and can buy as many 51 attempts as they wish. Only club pros and touring pros arc ineligible. Beginners luck is a defi nue possibility. says Sheppard. Clubs will be even be supplied for those who don't have their own There will be a beer and burger social tent for participants. Even if no one wins there are still 35 clos- est to the pin prizes and an event shin goes to each finalist. Race car visits Exeter Canadian Tine in Exeter was a busy spot on Monday not only with bargains but here two-year old Michelle Couture and her mother Sandra take a look at the Motornaster race car. Low Net A Flight Sharon Passmom 3 B Flight Mary Lou Hyde 3( C Flight Deb Hodgins 25 High Net A Flight Anne Prout 44 B Fligh t Marg Prow 52 C Flight Lmda Dzioba 51 Low putts A Flight Marlene Parsons B Flight Noreen McCann C Flight Susan Dolphin Hidden hole: #2 - Dianne Ger- steakone 9f5 - Anne Armstrong Prizes donated by: State Far, lnsurance,Frayne Chev-Olds luttaday Mostiloolaillas July 27 A Flight Low gross Helen Button 50 Low net Wanda Reynolds 36 B Flight Low gross Anne Armstrong 59 Low net Shirley Wright 36 C Flight Low gross Cathy Belt 68 Luw net Teresa McCann 39 D Flight Low gross Grace Ballantyne 69 Low net Grace Ballantyne 34 Luw putts Jean Little 15 Upcoming events: August 4, Regular play. A Hight li Flight C: blight D Flight July 28 Brian Taylor Bob Fletcher Jun Steen Rich Lather Rob Funstun Earl Ross fiord Rook Ron Leyes Ray Webb Ken Henuann Guy Giddings Andy 1)eBoer 51 Ben Fisher 52 Closest to Pin k I : Stu Homltth Closest to Pia 14: Kien Her- mann Ckaiest to Pia O: Tony Under- hill Skins: Rich Walter, Brad bat ers,"Tony Underhill, Mark Cro nyn 40 41 43 40 41 42 42 42 44 46 49 Hockey Mohawks' John Pryde to take a well-deserved rest By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - After seven years as one of the main workhorses on the Exeter Mohawks Senior Hockey Club executive, vice- president John Pryde is going to take a breather. Last Monday night at the club's general meeting, Pryde an- nounced he would not be re- joining the Mohawks executive for the 1992-93 season. "I've been at it for seven fair! intense years, 11 months a year," said Pryde. He said it takes up a lot of his time, which hampers him from doing other things. Over the past several years, Pryde has been a familiar face at the South Huron Recreation Cen- ter and he said he has made a lot of good friends through the Mo- hawks. But he admits, his work has just been one part of the club's SUCCess. "The success of the Exeter Mo- hawks has not been one person. It's a well-balanced organiza- tion." One of his duties has been as- sisting with player development. While the Mohawks seem to have the same core of stars every season, newcomers like goalie Jeff Hill and forwards Scott Pfaff and Craig Oster just don't show up on the arena doorstep. Pryde said development will now become the responsibility of the executive and coach -general manager Dave Revington. Looking heck, analyzing, Pryde said economics is hurting senior hockey. "There is some uncertainty amongst all the teams. The only new senior teams that I've seen since i've been involved have been Exeter, Arthur and Lake- side." Break even: The executive gets a real shake up this fall as president Gabby Mol has stepped down, but will remain as the past president. During Monday's meeting, Mol said the job of president is a tough task. "It's a very time consuming job but it's not a one-man job " said Mol. According to treasurer Stew Taylor, the gate receipts were down for the regular season but pretty well normal during the playoffs. The Mohawks won the Ontario Hockey Association Sen- ior 'A' title. "We were at the break even point, thanks to the community support," said Taylor. The Senior A league will sec alignment once again as Exeter will he in the Southwestern loop with Pt. Edward, Petrolia, Strath- roy, Ingersoll, Aylmer, Dorches- ter and Dunnville. Exeter will have a home -and - home series with Dunnville and a home -and -home series with Creemore of the northe;.rn divi- sion. There was brief speculation about the Mohawks going into the Western Ontario Athletic As- sociation league but it was quick- ly pointed out that players on those teams must live within a 15 mile radius. The bulk of the Mohawks players are from the London and New Hamburg areas. In other news about the club, Mol suggested. the players put a little more effort in helping out as far as fund-raising goes. it should be noted the players and coaching staff are in the progress of organizing a golf tournament for August 15 Are one wishing to participate car, contact Kris Bedard at 236-7f.t� or Revington at 227-1157. EMHA looking towards forming a juvenile team EXETER - The rumor which circulated through- out hockey circles since the end of last season. is just that. 0 was speculated the age requirements would change in minor hockey. moving everyone up. Representatives of the Ontario Minor Hockey As- sociation told the Times -Advocate a coople of months • ago that they were considering the idea which would no doubt sec the creation of more juvenile hockey teams. It's nett a rumor that Exeter could be icmg a juve- nile team this fall. Larry Taylor, president of the Exeter Minor Hock- ey Association said local hockey officials are at- tempung to get a team together. "We're going to try and have one. There is certain- ly enough kids." said Taylor There -are several obstacles in the way however, including ice time and actually signing enough players. "You need a big roster. You need more than 14 or 15." Taylor noted that players who are juvenile age, 18 and 19. have other commitments including full-time jobs or going to school out of town. "We'll have to take a wan -and -see attitude," he said of the new team. Last winter, Lucan -had a team which struggled to stay on the ice, Hensall had a team and two years ago, Zurich had a juvenile team. In other hockey news. the EMHA are in the pro- cess of setting up a minor hockey school for earl. September. Check the Times -Advocate next week for more de- tails s Lawn bowling July 28 Wilmer Adkins Ray Smith _.BtueJ<Jrlcear,tine. 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