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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, May 20, 2010 · 24 Shepley uses `grind it out' approach to win Tour event Golfer earns second straight win on Canadian soil career-best scoring average of 72.07 on the Futures Tour this year and remains in striking distance of the top five -- she's Not every round is going to be a mas- 13th -- on the money list that would earn terpiece. her full-time status on the LPGA. But she Jessica Shepley has learned that reality, has learned her lesson about looking too but she also knows that they don't need to far ahead as she did early in 2009. be in order for her to win. "Instead of making such long-term "Even when I'm not playing plans, I just want to have good my best, I can scrape around "Even when I'm confidence in my game and ride and get a good score," the 27- not playing my on that," she said. year-old said. "I don't have to best, I can scrape The CN win, her second vicplay perfectly. I can grind it around and get a tory in nine months, can only out." help in that regard. Shepley was Shepley did just that at last good score. I "playing army golf" (left, right, week's CN Canadian Women's don't have to left, right) on the opening day Tour event, battling some play perfectly." and shot a 39 on the front nine stray tee shots on the opening but "putted well and that saved GLENN LOWSON / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER day of the tournament to shoot n Jessica Shepley me on the back," she said. The Jessica Shepley, pictured during a recent practice round, finished first at a CN Canadian Women's a 75 and keep herself in conopening-day 75 put her just Tour event in Richmond, B.C. last week. tention. Sorting out her earlier struggles three strokes out off the lead, but with 11 on the second day, Shepley fired a one- golfers ahead of her and six more tied with under 72 at the Quilchena Golf and her. Country Club course in Richmond, B.C. Shepley would better all of them with a That allowed her to leapfrog 11 other round that included four birdies, three golfers to claim a one-shot victory, her sec- bogeys and 11 pars. But she would have to Registration between 8:30am & 9:30am; Start time 10:00am ond straight triumph on Canadian soil. watch as the final four groups came in, tryIronically, it was Shepley's big break- ing to match her two-day total of 147. for our 8th annual through -- or seemingly so -- that tem- Shepley was anticipating a playoff but when porarily set her back. She earned condi- Ryann O'Toole lipped out a nine-foot birdie tional status on the LPGA after finishing putt, Shepley had her second professional seventh on the Futures Tour money list in victory and a $10,000 payday. 2008. But a reduced LPGA schedule meant "That definitely helps," Shepley said of Join us for a 5k and 10k Walk/Run at Bronte Creek Park in support of Breast Cancer Support Services few openings for those with conditional the victory. "You know on Sunday, everystatus and Shepley grew frustrated contin- one is a little more tense. Someone is going For Information on the Healing for Breast Cancer 5 & 10k Walk/Run and to receive uing to play on the Futures Tour, posting to have to go low to win so that's a nice one given to the first 300 entrants an information package please call: just one top-10 finish compared to five the to keep in the memory bank." zes With $60 in pledges previous year. Shepley will have plenty of more opporn pledges received your "I was very much on an emotional roller tunities to keep her winning streak alive lstevenson@breastcancersupport.org eive a trat registration will be free coaster. I was letting everything affect me," north of the 49th. She plans to play in the Register and pledge online at most money raised the former Ontario ladies amateur champi- remaining two CN Tour events, at Blue www.vrpro.ca and set up your own pledge site and email friends. on said. "Now, I've got control of my atti- Springs in Acton (June 27-29) and Help us SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS by donating a tude and my emotions." Gatineau, Quebec (July 11-13), and has Agro Wholesale bag of used Blair Lancaster's That is most beneficial when things guaranteed herself a spot in the CN SPA & MODELING AGENCY Produce Ltd. clothing on the day of the aren't going well, stopping scores from bal- Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg Run/Walk. looning on those off days. She has posted a (Aug. 26-29). By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF JOIN US! SATURDAY JUNE 12, 2010 BRONTE CREEK PARK healing for breast cancer 5 & 10 k Walk/run 905-634-2333 AT PRIZES PRING S NING? CLEA 905-681-8832 Thomson Waste Services Servicing Oakville, Burlington & Hamilton for 29 years We drop the bin off, you fill it. We pick it up! Residential "Clean Up" Special T THOMSON $ 299 00 Call (Maximum 2 Metric T ons) Includes Taxes FLAT RATE 905.681.8832 for details.