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30 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, August 25, 2000 Sports An O akville B eaver Feature Editor: NORM N ELSO N Phone:845-3824, ext 255 Fax:337-5567 E-mail:nnelson @haitonsearch.com Open field starling to take shape Tiger Woods termed his duel with Bob May at last week end's PGA Championship as "probably one of the greatest duels I've ever had in my life." While the Bell Canadian Open, which is being held Sept. 4 -10th has yet to hear from Tiger, one way or the other, as he usually doesn't confirm appearances at touma·w-ments until at or near the deadline (the preceding Friday), they are pleased that the other half of that thrilling duel, Bob May, has decided to see if he can continue his magical play on the links of Oakville's Glen Abbey Golf Club. Out of nowhere, May, who has only one European tour win and no PGA tour wins to his credit, went toe to toe with the world's undisputed top golfer and was only bested, well into Sunday night, after three playoff holes. "Hats off to Bob. He played his heart out," remarked Tiger. While May may come in as the hottest golfer outside of Tiger, the Bell Canadian Open also announced the addition of some traditional crowd pleasers with lengthier resumes, every one with at least one major championship. They include ... · Mark O'Meara: has 16 PGA Tour victories, including the 1995 Bell Canadian Open. Last year, he placed second at the Mercedes Championship, third at the Honda Classic and sixth at the Players Championship. His peers awarded him the 1998 Jack Nicklaus PGA Tour Player of the Year for his two major championships at age 41. He also represented the United States on his fifth Ryder Cup team, as well as the Dunhill Cup and the World Cup. · Justin Leonard: has four PGA Tour victories, includ ing the 1997 British Open and the 1998 Players Championship. He earned over $2 million (US) in 1999 despite not winning any titles. He was ranked in the top-10 money list for the third consecutive year and tied for third place at last year's Bell Canadian Open. Last year, he was ranked fourth on the tour in scoring average with a 69.59 and fifth in sand saves with 61.9 per cent. · Steve Jones: has eight PGA Tour victories, including the two Bell Canadian Opens, in 1997 and 1989, and a major, the 1996 US Open. He had three top-10 finishes last thirteen other top-10 finishes last year. He finished 1999 with earnings of nearly $2.5 million (US). · John Daly: has four PGA Tour victories, including his stunning 1991 PGA championship win and the 1995 British Open. He has celebrated two international victories and was named the 1991 Rookie of the Year. He is well known for his long drives, but is also renowned for his work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "By adding these six players who have won major events, and Bob May who had such a great showing last week, this year's event is coming together like we knew that it would," said Bill Paul, Bell Canadian Open Tournament Director. "Combined, these players have won over 50 PGA Tour and international events." Although many of the top players are increasingly not confirming until at or near the deadline, the Open has already had confirmations from an international cast includ ing Sergio Garcia and Jesper Pamevik as well as Shigeki Maruyama, Robert Allenby and Frank Nobilo. The Bell Canadian Open is the third oldest national championship in the world, behind the British and U.S. opens. On the PGA Tour, the Bell Canadian Open is the second oldest tournament behind the Advil Western Open. The world's best professional golfers will compete for $3.3 million (US) in 2000. For ticket information, call 1-800-571-OPEN or visit www.bell.ca/cdnopen. Information on RCGA programs can be found at www.rcga.org. year despite missing the first two months of the season due to medical illness and injury. · Davis Love HI: has 13 PGA Tour victories, including three MCI (Heritage) Classics, the 1997 PGA Championship and the 1995 World Cup (individual). He also placed second in the 1999 Masters and the PGA Tour Championship with Donate your used soccer equipment Now that the outdoor soccer season is coming to an end, how about donating your jersey and outgrown equipment to the Jaycees for shipment to Ghana in West Africa. This third world country's national sport is soccer, but very few youngsters have access to team jerseys, soccer shoes or other equipment to play the sport. Many a street game is played in bare feet with a rolled up ball of rags. You can make a difference. If you have a ball that you don't use but still holds air, it will make a team of young people very happy. You can help by bagging up your used soccer equipment -- any size, any colour -- and dropping it off at a Clothing for Charity Box in a number of locations in Hamilton-Wentworth and Halton. The boxes are light green in colour and say `used clothing donation'. They are located in the Longo Plazas in Burlington and Oakville. They are also located in the Stadium Mall, Strathbarton Mall and Mountain Plaza Mall in Hamilton and Fiesta Mall in Stoney Creek. With the help of the Burlington Jaycees and Clothing for Charity, the equipment will be collected, bundled, loaded into a container and shipped to Accra, Ghana, for distribution this November. Items can also be dropped off at Burlington Soccer Supplies, 537 Brant Street in Burlington. Former Burlington councillor Barry Quinn will be travelling to Accra, Ghana, in November and will be on-hand to ensure the soc cer equipment is distributed in an appropriate manner to youth groups and schools in Ghana. For more information or for pickup or to drop off equipment, call Barry Quinn at 335-5453. M INOR OAKS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC. 1026 S p e e rs Rd., U n it 8-9, O akville (9 0 5 ) 3 3 8 -9 2 2 0 Fax: (9 05) 3 38-9677 NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT - TO W N REP. OF TH E M.O.H.A. The N o m in a tio n s /E le c tio n C o m m itte e is receiving n o m in a tio n s fro m q u a lified applicants fo r th e position o f V ic e -P re s id e n t - T o w n Rep. This position is a tw o (2) y e a r te rm . in te re s te d p a rtie s should s u b m it n o m in a tio n s In w ritin g to th e M.O.H.A. 1026 Speers Rd. Oakville, O n tario. L6L 2X4 (905) 339-9220 (905) 338-9677 FAX. TAKE NOTICE THAT THE NOMINATIONS ELECTIONS COMMITTEE WILL FILE IT S REPORT AT 7:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2000. AND AFTER WHICH DATE NOMINATIONS WILL BE CLOSED. THIS IS A GENERAL MEETING All M e m b ers o f th e m .o . h .a . are invited to a tte n d th e N o m in atio n s M e e tin g . Tuesday S e p te m b e r 12th, 2000, 7:30 P.M. a t th e m .o .h .a . Office. N o m in atio n s w ill be a cc ep ted fro m th e flo o r p ro vid in g person n o m in a te d is p re s e n t t o a c c e p t o r declin e said n o m in a tio n . All N o m in atio n s w ill be closed a t th e end o f th e a b o v e said m e e tin g . fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n , please contact: Kim C U C O C h (905) 825-0050 M.O.H.A. (905) 338-9220 Hockey M .O .M .s Annual Skate & Equipment Sale (For safety re a so n s - no helm ets, jo ck s o r n e ckgu a rds, ple a se ) On tap this weekend A full schedule of Ontario Cup semifi nal soccer games was listed in Wednesday's Oakville Beaver and we'll follow up with results in next Wednesday's Beaver. The closest one to home is Saturday, 3 p.m., at Burlington's Sherwood Forest Park, in the U-16 boys tier one division, between Oakville Lightning and Thornhill. Also, tonight (Friday), 9 p.m., a quarter final Ontario Cup make-up game is being held at Shell Park, 9 p.m., in the girls U-17 division, between Oakville Impact and Burlington Impact. The winner moves on to Sunday's semi final against St. Catharines at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough The Burlington Stampeders are back in the Central Ontario Minor Football League championship game for the first time since 1990, bolstered by a sizeable 15member Oakville contingent on the 46player team. The championship game is this Saturday, 7 p.m. at Nelson Stadium in Burlington against North York Grizzlies. F rid a y, S eptem b er 8 (It's Friday night this year, not S aturday) 6 :3 0 p.m . - 1 0 :0 0 p.m. Kinoak Arena (on W a rm in ste r off R e b e cca ) D R O P O F F E Q U I P M E N T ON: W e d n e s d a y S e p te m b e r 6 or T h u rsd a y S e p te m b e r 7 betw een 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. H A N D L IN G C H A R G E : $1.00/sh eet up to 3 sheets; $2.00/sh eet thereafter (1 s h e e t = 10 item s) 20% co m m issio n ch a rg e d on all ite m s so ld CASH O NLY!!! M o n e y or u n so ld item s M U S T be picked up Saturday, S e p te m b e r 9 betw een 8:30 a.m. - 1 1 : 0 0 a.m. ONLY. Unclaimed money or items NOT picked up by 11:00 a.m. Sat. Sept. 9 will be considered a donation. NO EXCEPTIONS" For further information contact: Debbie Scott 825-3572 or Mary Hanna 338-7619