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PAGE 32 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 Waterloo Golf Academy a multiâ€"dimensional facility Rick Campbell Chronicle Staff A new dimension in golf has descended on the area with the opening of the Waterioo Golf Academy. Located at 100 Wilmot Line just west of Erbsville Rd. as you head out of Waterloo, the Academy is headed by CPGA professional Tim Silver, most recently pro at Victoria Park West and president of the Ontario PGA The facility unofficially opened last weekend and has its "preâ€"opening" from Friday to Sunday of this week. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A grand openâ€" ing will be skedded for next spring. Patrons will be greeted by a fullyâ€"lit 450â€"yard long 18 hole putting course and driving range with lighting operational this week too. Additionally, the Academy boasts a fullyâ€"stocked pro shop with club demonstraâ€" tions throughout the weekend from such companies as Daiwa, Wilson, Spalding, Tommy Armour and so on. The putting green, with holes measuring 50â€"100 feet in length, is carpeted and putts extremely close to real greens, according to Silver. Sportex, the installaâ€" tion company from St. Catharines, is involved with a similar project for Disney World in Florida. "Itl} be great for golfers but also for its entertainâ€" ment value," said Silver. "We got very favorable comâ€" ments on it during the weekend. The best way I‘ve heard it described is that if you took an aerial shot of it from a blimp, it would look like an actual golf Down to wire: With one event to go in the Brick Brewery Golden Triangle Pro Tour, the Club Car Order of Merit is going right to the wire to determine the 10 players for the Shootout Sept. 18 at Merryâ€"Hill. Today‘s final official event is the Proâ€"Am at Foxwood The Academy is also grooming its nineâ€"hole golf course. Scheduled to open around this time, it has been hampered by a lack of rain as have most area courses this summer. But Silver estimates that with a good growing month in September, it could also open before the end of the year. "We‘ll be offering a full spectrum of activities, yes teaching is such a big part of golf today, there will be plenty of that. But we‘ll be offering the whole gamut, from equipment to practice to playing to simply good entertainment." Opening weekend specials include large bucket for the price of medium, twoâ€"forâ€"one deals on the putting course ($3.25) and GST and PST paid on pro shop items. and with a good performance a number of players Chima McLean Chronucle Special Blustery island gales, farewells, contemplations of the future and new beginnings. As I write my final column from the road in Stanhope, P.E.I., these are the thoughts that flood my overactive mind. The recent PEI Atlantic Classic was the concluding tournament on this year‘s Canadian Tour schedule. The tournament was played at the Tom McBroomâ€" McLean and Chris Gerry, a local youngster completâ€" ing his business degree at Conestoga College as part of his professional apprenticeship. Silver indicated he will likely be looking to add one more teaching profesâ€" sional. designed Crowbush Cove Golf Linx. After the disapâ€" pointment of missing the Monday qualifier in Ottawa at the CPGA and not even competing in the champiâ€" onship, I came to P.E.I. with a sense of hope and of desperation as well. Hope that I would play well on the island where I have twice made the cut and the desperation of knowing I needed a top 20 finish to retain my card for 1996. McLean reflects on season opening round of 85 included another of the dreaded "nines" and an "eight" on a day when the scoring averâ€" age was over 77 and left me with a daunting task of making the cut. As it turned out, Friday‘s round was *winded out" as a northwest gale with sustained winds of 90 km/h and gusts of up to 110 km/h screamed off the ocean and made it impossible to keep bails on the putting surfaces. A few hardy souls hit After practice rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday played in very stiff breezes, I told my roommate of the week, Martin Quinney, that even par could well win the tournament. Thursday dawned â€" well, not so much dawned as "gloamed" and the wind was blowing 50â€"60 km/h and the rain was pelting sideways. My Joining Silver will be CPGA tour pro Chima could challenge for the top 10 spots. Dave Wettlaufer of Deer Ridge won the the last leg at Dundee a week ago, firing a 3â€"under 69 to edge Rob Moore, also of Deer Ridge. Dave Smallwood of Galt was third at 71, while Gary Neil and Dariny Maue of Foxwood were at 73 and Jim Farrelly of Westmount 74. Wettlaufer leads the Order of Merit with 164 points, followed by Farrelly 145, Moore 143, Maue and Smallwood at 140, Rob Hannah of Merryâ€"Hill and Mike Turner of Galt at 118, Gary Neil of Westmount 117, Fred Pennel of Gait 116 and Steve Georghiades of Elmira at 102. Lurking close behind at Al Graham of Dundee, Mike Martz of Westmount, Brad Matthews of Elmira and Andy Byrne of Cambridge. Ridgemount returns: The second annual edition of the Ridgemount Cup, pitting Westmount club members against their Deer Ridge counterparts, goes this weekend at both clubs. The draw for the twoâ€"man bestâ€"ball goes Friday night at Westmount, with six matches at Deer Ridge Saturday, each worth three points. Then 12 individual matchâ€"play squareâ€"offs will go at Westmount Sunday, each counting two points. The winning team, capturing the Ridgemount Cup, will carry the majority of the 42 points up for grabs. Deer Ridge won the inaugural event last fall. Elmira Champs: Raiph Underwood matched Ron Radtke‘s final round and withstood a challenge from Bob McKillop to win the men‘s A Flight club champiâ€" onship at Elmira over the Labor Day weekend. Underwood‘s 218 threeâ€"day total bested Radtke by three shots and McKillop by four, B flight winner was Greg Cerar with a three shot margin over Howie Ziegler. C Flight went to Keith Foster with a 250 total and D Flight Herb Riedel with a three shot buffer. The ladies A flight was hotly contested with Kim Imada winning out on the second playoff hole over Marian McKillop after both tied«at 235 for the three rounds. Jan Ebert was third and Sue Murphy fourth. In B flight, Gail McLeod‘s 272 total was easily best while Chris Shoemaker took C Flight and Joyce Reimer D Flight. Senior Men winner was Ziegler with a 165 twoâ€"day total while Ebert took Senior Women at 187. Junior sensation Chad Ray coasted with a 74â€"81 to win Junior Division, Dave Roy eked out a oneâ€"shot win in Juvenile and Kyle Rank took Bantam honors. Charity Circuit: The Edelweiss Sports Bar and Tavern holds its third annual charity golf tournament and auction in aid of HopeSpring Tuesday, Sept. 12. HopeSpring is fundraising to develop a warm and carâ€" ing support centre for people living with their cancer, and their families and friends...Tip of the hat to MDM Office Automation Products Inc. for hosting a funâ€" filled charity day at Dundee Thursday with over $3,200 being directed to the Children‘s Wish Foundaâ€" tion. Wayne Kooyman of CKCOâ€"TV did a bangâ€"up job as emcee and the foursome of Ralph Shilton, Scott Murray, Ron Caudle and yours truly managed to escape with victory. their feet! some balls on the range only to find that eight irons would go up and out 20 yards only to drift back to Round two on Saturday was played in sustained winds of 70 km/h and proved to be a circus show more than a golf tournament. The two top money leaders on our tour played the front nine in 45! The scoring averâ€" age climbed to almost 79 as players like Ian Leggatt (83), Trevor Dodds (85) and Scott Dunlap (80) failed to break the dreaded mark of 80. Needless to say, my score of 81 in the second round did not come close to making the cut. Despite two rounds in 80s, I did not feel that I played poorly and hope to file these gale experiences in the memory banks. 0 Jim Rutledge won Sunday with an aweâ€"inspiring 12 under par for 36 holes that included the new course record of 64 during round four. P.E.1 is a melancholy event for the tightâ€"knit group of players as everybody flies off to the four corners of the world, literally, to carry on their careers. I‘ll likely not see many of these guys again but it‘s comforting to know that many lifeâ€" long friendships have been forged. What‘s next for Chima McLean? The answer to that is unclear. A combination of an ailing right shoulder and my perilous financial situation make it unlikely that I will try the qualifying tornament next month at Thunderbird. Only time will tell if my touring career is over but for now I‘ll be teaching at the new Waterâ€" loo Golf Academy. I hope to have one more column with some thoughts Open which goes this weekend. Until then, cheers. The Waterloo Golf Academy will b e a top quality facility geared for the whole family, public facility with private club qualities Open 9 a.m. â€" 10 p.m. NOW OPEN .. We Swoosh:! 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