The Huron Expositor, 1985-08-28, Page 14A14 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 28 1985
ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON -A tournament at the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club Wednesday
afternoon drew competitors from all over the area. Protecting themselves with the umbrella
are Elva Mol (right) of London and Marie Rouse of Norwich. (Till photo)
68 rinks in anniversary tourney
With near perfect weather prevailing
Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club hosted its
annual anniversary double draw tournament.
Sixty-eight rinks from all over Southwest-
ern Ontario competed in the tournament.
In first place was Al and Carol Fuller, the
brother and sister team from Ingersoll, with
3w and 45. Second was Jack Patterson of
Seaforth and Diane Gilliland of Burlington
with 3w and 44 overplus 3. Third place went
to Eric Rank and partner of Oakville with 3w
and 42 overplus 13. Fourth was Jack Francis
and partner of Waterloo with 3 wins 41. Fifth
was Jack and Audrey McDonald of Lucknow
with 3w and 40. Sixth was Rick and Mary
Tompkins of Kitchener with 3w and 39.
Seventh was Jim and Mrs. Neath of Owen
Sound with 3w and 38. (This game was the
most competitive score of the day with Jim
Neath defeating Neil Bell of Seaforth 7 to 6
after twelve ends of play.) Eighth was Myra
and Jack Ferguson of Waterloo with 3 wins
and 36. High two game winner was George
and Jean Fuller of Ingersoll with 2w and 46.
Many beautiful prizes and gifts of money
had been donated by dub members and also
purchased by the club and favorable
comments were heard during the day from
out of town bowlers.
Mel Brady, draw master for the day, kept
the draw going steady with little or no delay
between games. The ladies in the kitchen had
a busy day serving lunch and supper and rate
a big vote of thanks. Effie Stephenson was
cashier for the lunch money during the day
and should be heartily thanked.
Thursday evening members will be bowl-
ing for the Soole trophy commencing at 7
p.m. All members wishing to bowl have your
names in before Thursday if possible.
In out-of-town tournaments Fred Tilley and
Art Finlayson were two game winners in
mens M. and M. pairs tournament in
W alkerton.
Art and Mary Finlayson were three game
winners at Stratford Credit Union tourna-
ment.
Good bowling to all.
— SPORTS
.Seaforth known
Seaforth is known on the P.G.A. Tour as
the "caddy capital of Canada." It is really no
wonder when one realizes that in a town with
such a small population, we have supplied the
P.G.A. with no fewer than eight caddies.
That's a pretty high per capita contribution.
The pros and tournament officials on the tour
may not know where Seaforth is, but they
know that Seaforth is a golfing town.
It all began while Ken Doig Jr. decided to
try his hand at caddying for the pros. His
knowledge of golf and his experience as a
caddy for his father, Ken Sr., tri many major
amateur -events, gave him the background
needed to be a good caddy. Over the years
Ken Jr. has caddied for the likes of Nelford,
Halldorson, Koch, Morley, Coody and more.
He has,introduced brothers and friends to the
world of caddying and has learned mountains
of information about all aspects of golf.
Whether it is related to technique, historical
facts, humorous anecdotes, or just tour
gossip, caddies are exposed to it all and it is
interesting to sit down and'discuss the P. G.A.
from the inside.
like the "roadies" who follow and help
successful musicians, the caddies following
pro golfers form a sub -culture 'of their own.
like the "roadies" many are hoping to end
up on the other end of the job, as the star
themselves. Golfers who try caddying for the
big guns, rub elbows with the greatest golfers
living. By careful observation, listening
attentively, and practising or playing when-
ever the opportunity arises the caddy who has
natural ability and dedication can fulfull his
dreams. There have been several successful
pros who began golf as caddies.
The' job is not a piece of cake. Of course it
helps if you are caddying for one of the money
makers on the tour. Payment for most caddies
is a salary of say, $200.00 a week plus a small
percentage of any winnings (three to five per
cent). Only a small number of golfers and
therefore an equally small number of caddies
are making mega -bucks. Once a caddy lands
a "bag" and meets with success, you can be
sure he's not going to let ppportunity slip by.
Asa result some had the same caddy for
years, for example Gary Players' "Rabbit,"
Lee Trevino's "Herman" and Nicklaus'
"Angelo," These caddies have become
celebrities in their own right.
Meanwhile, the other caddies are constant-
ly juggling for a position with some promising
rookie or an older, steady money winner.
Caddies who have spent time caddying for.
"no names" are constantly watching for
openings and new bags." Like horseracing
fans who read programs and analyse the
horses, drivers, and tracks, caddies know
who's got potential. You'll hear them
discussing the players. their strong and weak
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'caddy capita!'
ON THE GREENS
by Carolanne Doig
points, the courses they play well on, whether
or not they can play in the wind or rain, and
more. These caddies know the players. They
are always on the lookout to work for a known
winner or a rising star.
It isn't that difficult to find the job,
especially if you know someone on the tour
who can put a word in for you. With some
knowledge about the game you can pick up a
hag by hanging around a course on the day of
titre practise round or pro -am. Usually some of
the regulars are taking time off and someone
needs a caddy.
Once you've found the "bag" your work
begins. From personal observation as well as
conversation with Kenny and many of the
caddies who have visited Seaforth, I don't
think I could handle it. It is quite physically
demanding.. You are expected to tote a 35 to
40 lb. golf bag around miles of rough and hilly
terrain. This is often done in hot, muggy
weather, driving rain or high winds. The
actual time spent on the course during an 18
hole round is between five or six hours - no
coffee break and no real chance to sit down.
You carry the big bag, 14 dubs, rainsuits,
umbrellas, extra gloves; a dozen balls, tees,
socks, towels, sweaters and more. That's
quite a stint in itself, Uphill, downhill, over
here, over there.... but before you even got to
the first tee your caddy's day was long
underway. Up early, the caddys follow the pin
cutter around the course as he moves the
holes on all 18 greens for the day's play. Why
bother? Well the pros want to know exactly,
and I mean in inches, how far the pin is from
the front, back, and sides of the green. Is it on
the left, the right, in the middle? As a caddy
you had better know. Now you've got pin
placements and yardage. You're all set.
Yardage? Oh yes you better have the yardage
right. At most courses you can buy prepared
yardage books. They are funny looking little
notebooks. Each page has a map of a hole
with things like traps, ponds, trees, etc.
drawn in. The distances from tee to green, tee
to bunkers and tee to water hazards
indicated. Also how far from certain spots on
the fairway to the green, the depth of the
green and more. When your player asks how
far is it out to that river, you had better know
it's 222 yards.
Caddies are constantly pacing and count-
ing during a round. You'll see them leave the
clubs, take a little book from their pocket and
accidents
Sport and recreational activities are
second only to motor vehicle accidents as
causes of spinal cord injury in Ontario and
diving accidents are now cited as the most
common cause of quadriplegia and para-
plegia.
This from Doctor Charles Tator, Head of
Toronto Western Hospital's Spinal Cord
Treatment, Research and Prevention Centre,
who's eleven year study of spinal cord injured
patients has revealed some startling statis-
tics.
Tator's study, to be presented at the Sports
Life '85 Congress in November, involved 67
males and 11 females between 12 and 90
years of age, with a median age of 22.
Statistics have shown young males 13 to 30
on rise accordi
years old are the high risk group for diving
injuries.
Tator has been involved with the Ministry
of Consumer and Commercial Relations
public awareness campaign on diving safety
for the past three years. Consumer Minister
Monte Kwinter said he hopes the ministry's
public service announcement for television,
featuring 22 -year old quadriplegic Gary
Stockfish will be shown on all Ontario stations
this summer. The ministry is also supplying
prevention posters to water safety groups
across the province.
Diving accidents accounted for 70 of the 78
cases studied between 1974 and 1985.
Drinking was known to be implicated in 20 of
the 70 and suspected in several others. Spinal
head to a spot in ute uuuuie of the fairway.
Then they pace it back to the clubs. The little
mysterious' spot was probably a. sprinkler
head a definite distance to the green.
Sprinkler heads are a caddy's best friend.
As I said you've got the pin placements and
yardage long before you tee off. What now?
W ell you meet the pro early on the putting
green where you wait and watch while he
spends an hour or more practising all manner
of putts. This is often where you'll see the
caddies sitting on the end of their huge golf
bags waiting for the pro. Then it's off to the
shag field and more waiting as he hits
hundreds of balls trying to perfect the swing,
learn muscle memory, and warm up. This
could be for hours. Add this to the actual
round and you've got a long day that still isn't
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over.
After the round caddies wait to accompany
their player back to the putting green or
practise tees and bunkers. Depending on the
player and his performance, this could be a
long session too.
The caddy has kept the equipment dean
and in order, had the proper yardage
available, perhaps helped with dub selec-
tion, helped line up the putts, and just about
done everything but hit the shot. It's not am
easy job, but for many local fellows who have
tried it, they have found it to be an interesting
and rewarding experience. The story isn't
over. Next week we'll hear some tales from.
the tour a la caddy.
Winners of this week's ladies night were:
Jean Dow, Cathy Elliott, Olave Little, and Liz
Cardno, along with a number of ladies from
Hayfield and Maitland who joined us for a
corn roast and golf.
At men's night the blind draw winners
were: Ken Cardno, , Jim Watson, Cary
Schenck, and George Earle.
Junior morning winners were Sean and
Brian Cook, Adam Quipp, Paul Baker and
Aaron Broome. Tomorrow is•the final Junior
morning with golf followed by lunch and a
movie. This all begins at 10 a.m.
Ken Doig Sir. shot rounds of 65, 70 to win
the Annual Club Championship. Cam Doig
was runner up.
Ian Doig didn't fair so well at the Manitoba
Open where his paycheque read $41.50.
That's O.K. Ian, in 1963 Jack Nicklaus'
playcheque in one event of his rookie year
was $33.33. You never know what the future
will bring.
ng to study
cord injuries occurred in swimming pools in
29 of the 70 cases; 37 in lakes, followed by
rivers (5); ponds (3); the ocean (2 ); creeks ' I
and quarries (11. The majority of accidents
took place in the late afternoon or early
evening.
"We are particularly concerned with the
high levels of spinal cord injuries as a direct
result of diving accidents. The annual
incidence rate appears to be on the rise and
the most frustrating thing is that these
accidents don't have to happen." Tator said
"Early treatment of some spinal cord
injuries can help restore function to patients.
but recovery of use of limbs is minimal in
major injuries. Public education and proven•
tion are paramount in helping to reduce these
tragic injuries," said Tator.
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