The Maue Centre has 20 covered tees and 20 more tiered above making for 40 stalls in the main building area. North of that facility, there are other hitting areas and the potential for grass tee areas as well. The landing area is large and deGed by a netting oonfiguration that, if nothing else, presents a topic of conversation not only for patrons, but for those driving by the centre on King St. N,, across from Beaver Lumber. The Maue Grolf Centre will open for its r1rat full season within days - offering local golfers a chance to work out the winter kinks, practise with that new club, or simply allow you to relieve some stress by bashing out balls on the facility's modern driving range, Having opened last summer to much fanfare, the Mane Centre fills a void for golfers in the north 'it, (of the region, who now have a range close at an ' Waterloo golfers will have an extra luxury as my Iipgber lp f9r_the 199?Peatson:. 's - ' .. tt Chow East per 71 IN9t 821-22" Execmlveww por61 (519) “PM“ Mth WY YEAR WAITING “ME†"DRESS CODE ENFORCED': 36 HEES ‘0de (fab pf c/il' The 1992 golf season has arrived and with it, the hopes of all golfers for a banner year. Check out the following pages for lots of information on personalities, courses, trends, equipment and so on. Then go tee it up and have fun! To advertise in our Feature Golf Pages next week, call 886-: Start your season at Matte Golf Centre A Mum-Game Packages A Golf and Food Poo ages as low as Weekday $30.00 P.P. Weekends $35.00 PP. April and May special FREE GREEN FEE 3 Pay & 4th Plays FREE Mondays. Muddy! & mm mm ROAD scum At mm no». GUELPH Rentals - Power Carts - Llcensed LCBO allltlll' FOR 1992 SPECIALS chrih1ficle PAY - AS --YOU " PLAY Iâ€: W' Win-- «an. Weather permitting, the driving range will open within days, and as temperatures warm heading into May, the much-praised 36.hole miniature golf course. complete with waterfall, will open as well. "We made a few changes to the mini-golf last fall to improve it, it's quite a facility, especially the waterfall at night," saidpppy Mime. As with most ranges, the Mane Centre's driving range will be busiest from now until mid-Mar Veteran golf professional Leo Couch, a familiar face at the former Eat N Putt range, Bingeman, and Foxwood Golf Club, will be available for lessons. _ "The mats we have in our stalls are the best imitation grass you can get, the feel is just like grass," Maue said proudly. The Maue Golf Centre is extremely family- oriented. in addition to driving range and mini. golf, there is a fullyequipped snack bar, complete with burgers, fresh-cut. fries and soft ice cream. For more information on opening dates and times, give the centre a call at 7464653. FEA'I'URE ieyLefee.. lies here! Ful equipped Pro Shop Licensed under L.L.B.O. Legions Available First Class Golf & Steak Dinners (iglfl,e,, Holes Electric carts Snack Bar par 71 Book your tournament with Package for groups NEW fully watered fairways Jeanne or Mary Lynne Featuring: Golf 8 Dinner Randy Dick as Course 1.80th26541551 or Golf.Dinner-AcComrnodation Superintendent GREEN FEE PLAYERS WELGOME COMPANY TOURNAMENTS RESERVED TEE TIMES Our Frlendly Pro Shop Staff Also Featuring: Junior Golf School Herb Cowen George Forrest July 5 to 11th and Tom Cowen July 12 to 18th are always happy to assist you. July " to 25th RR. 3, Clifford Management - Cowen Family PIKE LAKE GOLF CENTRE LTD. Pike Lake Golf Centre Ltd. 40 minutes from KitetttmerMtttedoo Licensed under L.L.B.O. First Class Golf & Steak Dinners Snack Bar Package for groups Featuring: Golf A Dinner or Golf-Dinner-Accommodation CLUB FACILITIES Waterloo golf professional Dave Wettlaufer 18 looking for a kinder 1992 season. But gentler? No way. In fact, Wettlaufer has high hopes of taking the Canadian Professional Golf Association tour by And the dream of qualifying for the lucrative PGA tour IS veg much gill in .Wettlaufer'ispyne plan as well The gruelling three-tiered PGA qualifying process has chewed up and spit out many hopefuls, but Wettlaufer thinks a positive year on the CPGA circuit will give him the momentum he needs to weave his way through regional. sections] and final qualifying competitions tlus fall And what will help him gain that momentum? For starters. putting last year and a number of offxourse distractions behind him, not the least of which was coping With the tragic loss of four close friends from Rockway m a devastating auto accident. The congenial shotmaker also admits he has. in regain his awesome short game, the foundation for most of hu success during his illustrious career And he's also actively seeking a tour sponsor, to eliminate the ("manual pressures and allow him to concentrate on shooting the lights out, which in the past he has shown he is eminently capthlt1of doing ' r"'"'"" "But I'm determined to concentrate really hard on my shun game again. That's when you score Iwclll. when your mun game is hot. Look at a guy like IPGA pro and recent {our winner) Corey Pawn. heJusl slaps It around, but when he Cris to the green, It seems every putt he makes goes m ll bm Inn difference between a 65 and a 73 when \‘Im look at your scorecard after your round F; When not on the CPGA tour thcs year or workmg at bu business, wluch among other standard repalr luncnuns, features the umque service of refrushrng metal woods. Wettlaufer w1ll again be a famihar face at the Rockway pro shop. He's full ofoptimism for hls chances, and lb eager to hear from companies interested m talking about sponsormg Mm Wettlaufer. who has spent the winter giving lessons and developing Ironwood Golf Co., a club repair business, looks back philosophically on how, in an attempt to 1mprove hrs distance on drives and long irons, he saw his game go 180 degrees 1pat. var; . . . t , "Anyone who is interested m a tax writeoff or m pubhcrzmg their company, I'd love to hear from them," send Wettlaufer. who can be reached through the Rockway pro shop “And 0! course, if I start making some money, they would benefit [on ' Anyone who knows the golfing ablty of Dave Wettlaufer or more to the point, his potential -- would be wrse to Investigate further. Because if the day comes m 1992 when he does put it all together, It'll be cool to be on the Dan- Wettlaufer bandwagon. Like, way cool “I worked on the long game so much, I neglected my short game. I became a good ball striker. but [Just wasn't scormg .. As a result, his beat rtnish last year on the CPGA tour, when he played in six of nine events. was a 17th at the Willows Classic in Saskatoon, plus a couple of pro-am mm In lesser prorile events NOW OPEN Dave Wettlaufer is looking for big ’92 season WATERLQO CHRONICLE. waoussoav. m 1. we: . no: a - One of Ontano's Finest 18 Challenging Holes Par 71 NEW fully watered fairways Randy Dick is Course Superintendent 18 Holes 1-800-265-2551 51 9338-301 0