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Price, who was only one stroke off the lead after the first round, said he got one of his “best breaks evel” on the 11th hole. “I hit my second (shot) out of the bunker, off a rock, onto the green, two puts, par.” shaking his head, despite ending up a respectable two “Stay away from the peaks and valleys and try to shots off the pace. play poker face out there. That’s my personality â€" What was troubling him, he said, was putting. I’m a grinder.” Even the pros have tough times One of the world’s best golfers, Nick Price, and one of Canada’s best golfers, Dave Barr, were in very different frames of mind even though they shared first round success at the Bell Canadian Open. It was, admittedly, “a very good day”. But that’s nothing new. With five tournament wins already under his belt this year, he admits to being in “a great frame of mind,” something he hopes will stay with him. Canadian Dave Ban, on the other hand, was still shaking his head, despite ending up a respectable two shots off the pace. What was troubling him, he said, was pufling. Comments from the early round leaders at the Bell Canadian Open were no doubt music to the ears of the average duffer v Yes, even pros like Mark O’Meara and Dick Mast, who both shot a six-under-par 66 to share an early first-round lead, go though rough stretches. “I’ve not been playing well in the last three months,” said Mast. He was so pleased, in fact, he told reporters that “this is the first time in three months I’m not going to go hit balls after I’ve finished playing.” A journeyman golfer who has lost and regained his tour card four times, Mast is in danger of losing it again. “I need a couple of top tens (finishes) to secure my card,” he said. The last two years, ironically, have been the best by far with earnings of $210,000 in 1993 and $151,000 in 1992. Since joining the tour in 1974, Mast hasn’t exactly bled the PGA tour dry, banking total career earnings of around $736,000. A Christian since the mid-seventies, he’s accompa- nied through the ‘rough glind of the tour by his wife, five kids, and a motor home full “of baseball bats and gloves.” ' Dave Barr is putting us on Canadian Dave Barr had a great start to the Canadian Open despite encountering a little trouble on this hole. The real headache, he said, was actually the putting part of his game. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Although “surprised and really excited” to find {Tun RECREATIOfl McChicken Club Sandwich is back! ’eptembgr Taste 0 the Month © 1994 McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited Asked why Canadians in general seem to have trouble putting, he quipped “too much hockey as kids â€" we do too much stick handling.” himself facing the media as a first-round round co- leader, he said there was no magic to his good round. Although he has earnings of more than $5 million and eight tour victories under his belt, he nosedived through much of last year, earning under $350,000 and finishing out of the top 30 for this first time since1983. This year, he unfortunately picked up right where he left off, sliding even further down the list, although he did post a long awaited top-10 finish last weekend at the Greater Milwaukee Open. “You do have to practice hard, you do have to get your technique down, but it doesn’t make any differ- ence until you get your confidence up.” “I’ve been working very hard. I’m just glad to see something good finally come out of it.” His first round co-leader, Mark O’Meara, on the other hand, is struggling to regain his form. “Last week was a big lift off my shoulders,” he said. “When your confidence is at zero or one, it’s The best way to develop confidence is to "hit some good shots." ' O’Meara hopes he can keep the momentum going. “I’ve got to tell myself I can do it. I’ve done it before, and I can do it again.” “It’s always frustrating when the putter isn’t work- ing. I left three or four shots out there. I guess that’s the difference between the average player like me and the guys winning three or four times a year.” The greens in the early rounds, he commented, were “quite a bit quicker then we’re used to putting on. You couldn’t get too aggressive.” The key for him, he explained, is “to focus on one shot at a time and keep on an even keel.” On the first hole, where he just missed a birdie, he swore that “the ball defied gravity.” Our tasty McChicken Club is here again - as our September Taste of the Month! It’s all the classic McChicken Sandwich you love, plus lots more. We’ve added a slice of crispy bacon, iresh tomato, shredded lettuce, and topped it all off with our special McChicken sauce. ll’s a tasty'vifieition ofi'ECIaSSiC’féliourite, but it’s only héfé'untllSeptembér 30H}. 30 hu’r'ry’into your local McDonald’s today! " ‘SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11;"1994 PAGE 23 Two Oakvilie teams travel to Centennial Stadium in Kitchener this weekend where they]! play for the prestigious Ontario Cup in their respective divisions. The Oakville Minor Baseball Association wraps up the season with its champi- onship day on Saturday at the River Oaks rec centre on Sixth Line. The rain date is Sunday. A full day's slate of games gets underway at 8:30 am. The Oakville Blazers take on Burlington Sting Saturday afternoon at 5 pm. for the under-13 girls provincial championship and the Oakville Winstars take on Whitby Celtic Sunday morning at 11 am. for the under-17 boys provincial championship (the winner of the latter match advances to the national championships, which are being held this year in Etobicoke,0ctober 7-10). There’s also an Ontario semi-final match in the under-16 boys division on the go, right here in Oakville, with the Blue Devils hosting Pickering Power at Shell Park East Sunday at 3 pm. (the winner advances to the Ontario Cup, again in iGtchener, next Saturday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m.). 0MBA is holding its championship day “Despite Ihe loss, we saw some very good things.” said general manager Murray Walker. :Sorne of _the rpokies, we were‘verypreased abput in terms of their play." Despite this, the Blades kept pace for two and a half periods before their lack of experience and conditioning finally began to show mid-way through the final lrame, alleginggaledon to break open a close game. The Oakville Blades provincial junior A hockey team kicked off a busy exhibition season on a positive note Wednesday night despite a 10-6 loss to Caledon at the River Oaks Rec Centre. The Blades, which have only been in tréining camp for a week. went intd the game with “three veterans (Andrew Short, Matt lnterbarlolo and Corey Waring) and the reel were all rookies.' Caledon. on the other hand, has been in training for about three weeks with a line- up of nine veterans and three or tour hot rookies. The Blades are well intc a hectic eihibition schedule that has them playing five games in six nights, including Sunday night's game in Markham (7 pm. start) and ending with Monday night's home game against St. Michael’s. After that game, the Blades will regroup for a few practice sessions before hosting Barrie next Friday night. The exhibition schedule then closes out with two successive games â€" Monday, Sept. 19 in Oakville against Markham and Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Hamilton (home exhibition games begin at 8 pm. at River Oaks). Lawn bowling club wins gold and bronze The men's team, comprised of Ron Robson, Jim Drummond and Eric Bank, scooped up the gold medal while the women's team, comprised of Mary Toten, Eva Robson and Peggy Yeates earned the bronze medal. Sixteen districts from across Ontario were represented. Good start for Blades despite opening loss The Oakville Lawn Bowling Club met with considerable success at last weekend's proxincial senior triples championships: helgal the Hamilton Hoselawn Bowling Club. Ontario Cup action is on tap this weekend Member of the Canadian Figure Skating Assoc. Sheridan Public School [PROOF OF AGE REQUIREE Saturday, Sept. 17/94 9 a.m.-12 noon at 1555 Lancaster Drive NOrth Oakville Quakar State uuallty WWW/ 260 Spoor- Road