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Friday, December 10, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 39 The Oakville Blades are at home tonight (Friday, December 10), 7:30 p.m., against the Mississauga Chargers and it's their last home pam e in nrovincial junior A hockey until the New Year. Snorts They remain busy on the road, however, in Georgetown this Saturday (Dec. 11), in Milton next Friday (Dec. 17) and in Hamilton on Monday, Dec. 20. O The Loyola Instructional Basketball camp will hold its winter session on Wednesday evenings from Jan. 11!-March 8. Application deadline is Dec. 17. There are groups for Grades 3 & 4 (6 p.m.). Grades 5 & 6 (7 p.m.) and Grades 7 & 8 ( 8 p.m.). F o r m o re in fo , call 847-0595 (Lovolal or 257Scene 7102 (St. Andrew's). Youn g women, ages 17 to 25, who want to play competitive has eball are invited to try out for the Burlington Bulls o b a a ;LA rep women's division baseball team, Pleas e call Don Cruikshank at 336-6560 (home) or 5256069 (w ork). Tryouts and indoor practices are scheduled to start in Jlanuary 2000. File P h o to by P e te r C. M cC usker Hal Sutton is slated to defend his Bell C anadian Open title at G len Abbey next Septem ber 4-10th. The total prize m oney has been increased to $3.1 m illion from $2.5 m illion (U .S.). y o u r H a l l s Open set for S e p t 4-10 (Continued from page 38) of the Bell Canadian Open. The board, which will meet regu larly to develop and execute a three-year strategic plan, will consist of RCGAand Bell representatives, and key stakehold ers (potentially including PGA Tour players). They will be charged with the task of further establishing the Bell Canadian Open as one of the premier properties on the PGA Tour. "The RCGA, along with our partner Bell Canada, has always been committed to providing Canadian golf fans with an opportunity to watch the best golfers in the world compete at the Bell Canadian Open," says Stephen Ross, executive director of the RCGA, in a press release. "The purse increase and the advisory board are two more steps to ensuring that the Open remains one of the most coveted championships on Tour." As well, Ross and John Sheridan, president of Bell Ontario, met with PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem last Sunday to discuss the future of the Open, including the possi bility of securing a mid-summer date and rotating the Open around Canada, specifically to the West. The date change directly impacts plans to rotate the event since tournament officials must consider weather conditions when moving the Open. It would be a challenge to hold the event in western locations such as Calgary and Edmonton in September, but both Ross and Sheridan were encouraged by the Finchem meeting, saying positive steps were taken on both fronts. The Open is locked into its September time slot until the 2003 season, when the PGA Tour will renegotiate its televi sion contracts and possibly re-organize the tournament sched ule. With more than 50 events on the Tour calendar, Sheridan understands the demand to attract the world's best players is greater than ever, which is why initiatives such as the pro posed advisory board are crucial to the success of the Open. "These players will only compete in about half of those 50 events, and we want the Bell Canadian Open on the schedules of the game's elite," explains Sheridan. "We are moving for ward, taking the Open to the next level." To purchase tickets, call 1-800-571-OPEN. For tourna ment updates, visit www.bell.ca/cdnopen, and for information on all other RCGA events and programs, visit www.rcga.org on the Internet. W ith D U U O f O n ta r io c Ba ls a m or [w h i t e P i n e , jFa L a L a l a L a 'o n l y Of T O D E Ci o r a t e Y o u r H o m e ! N a tu ra l w re a th s , g a rla n d , boou ug h s j s& sw ags. Choose^m fro m B.C. 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