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1 plltrlbime wayiwn st people stouffville man creates courses from bahamas to hometown bruce stapley correspondent ted maude the selfappointed champion of the cause of the public golfer has been making his presence felt from stouf fville all the way to the bahamas in recent days the stouffville resident and former touring golf pro is the key player in golf plus inc a markhambased multipurpose golf consulting firm which designs builds and manages public golf courses in canada and abroad while his research shows canada to have the highest per capita rate of golf play in the world he had dedicated himself to providing stateoftheait courses for the payasyouplay golf enthusiast his company presided over the development and dayto day operation of the first 18- hole championship course in newfoundland four years ago called twin rivers golf course the facility was carved out of a national wilderness park three hours north of st johns golfers are treated to the sights of roaming moose leap ing salmon bald eagles flying bverhead and ice bergs in the bordering waters on the local scene maudes company spent six months lin ing up the necessary govern ment approvals for the recent lyopened timber creek driv ing range and adventure golf complex on hwy 48 just north of stouffville maude left monday for the bahamas to sign a contract which will put his company in charge of the operation of the south ocean beach resort golf club if you want the best value youll want to see your chevrolet dealers 22 litre engine 4wheel antilock brakes 5speed manual transmission reclining front bucket seats stainless steelexhaust automatic power door locks power steering soft ride suspension allseason radial tires scotchgard protection smartlease a cavalier vl sedan for 36 months at the low monthly lease rate of 22 litre engine 3speed automatic transmission 4wheel antilock brakes air conditioning amfm stereo cassette tinted glass reclining front bucket seats stainless steel exhaust automatic power door locks and much more ask about canadas lowest priced car with antilock brakes just one more great reason to buy cavalier today at your chevrolet dealers now cavalier vl coupe based on 36 monthgmac lease and capital coslols964707 including 616down payment monthly payment o13tast of borrowing is 35293 total amounts lease 6700 cavalier vl sedan based on a 36 month gmac lease and capital cos of 12416 including ij0t4 down payment monthly payment of 199 cost of borrowing is 462 total amount of lease 8178 offers apply lo qualified retail buyers only a minimum down payment is required some mileage conditions apply 12 and 24 month contracts also available freight 525 licence insurance gst and other applicable taxes not included theso offers may not be combined or used in combination with any other offer except the college graduate program offers apply lo 1993 new unused or demonstrator models obtained for retail delivery from dealer inventory dealer may lease for loss seo your participating dealer for complete details jsxcharcrnayaisijerols f rr z zrrjvi y j tftfttr ted maude the trip was like a homecom ing of sorts for maude who was the golf pro at the club for 10 years in the 1970s working in the employ of noted canadi an financier ep taylor but his biggest project in recent days has been the con struction of a brand new high tech public course in caledon called the osprey valley heathlands golf course the course which opened earlier this spring represents a victory for the public golfer golfer according to maude fashioned after the great courses in england ireland and scotland he insists it is in a class of its own offering a worldclass public facility at an affordable price with the land purchased at low recession prices and using contractors anxious to be com petitive maude said the pro ject is just right for the times the trend today is for afford able public golf courses he said in a recent tribune inter view yet the public golfer has been overlooked our studies show that public golf repre sents 92 per cent of the golf played in canada the public golfer once had an image of the guy in cutoff jeans now you go to the public clubs and there are mercedes in the parking lot maude said his companys cry about the need to offer public golf facilities is finally starting to get through especially in light of the current economic conditions some of the private clubs are now going public as well he maintained everything we said 10 years ago about private equity not working has been borne out in southern ontario there has been a critical imbalance of supply and demand when it comes to public clubs maude said hes delighted to see the needs of the public golfer finally recognized he added he will continue to make the increasingly popular sum mer game available for canadi ans who want to go the public route im on cloud nine he contin ued granted theres some self- interest here but i am elated because ive been promoting pubucgplfjforyeais t