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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday S eptem ber 4, 2002 - C5 Tiger roared at Glen Abbey (Continued from page C3) 2000 BELL CANADIAN OPEN/GLEN ABBEY Tiger Woods Grant Waite Sergio Garcia $594,000 $356,400 $224,400 72-65-64-65-266 69-64-68-66-- 267 67-69-70-67-- 273 22-under 21-under 15-under Thursday's first tee-off. And, rare in this day and age of over wrought mass media spectacles, it lived up to its hype. Tiger did his part. The first day, he was mediocre by his standards with a par. That left him far behind the leader at -7 and real close to the cut line (which would turn out to include everything worse than par). But Tiger, being Tiger, he sprang back into contention, caught up, and then overtook his prey in the end. His next three rounds were 65-64-65, with only the last round being the lowest of the particular day. All combined, though, it was good enough for a one-shot victory over pre viously unheralded Grant Waite, the latest of an ever chang ing legion of challengers who come out of the woods each weekend to stalk the Tiger. Prior to that, it was Bob May who almost caught the Tiger, before he, too, fell to the wayside in extra holes in the memorable conclusion to the 2000 PGA Championship, which the Bell Canadian Open managed to duplicate, in terms of excitement. Waite deserved a lot of credit for making the tournament live up to its billing. The PGA journeyman, with one PGATour win to his credit at the `93 Kemper Open, was able to elevate his game to go stride for stride with Tiger, in the-end losing by one measly shot but certainly gaining our admira tion, respect and our undivided attention right to the very end (much to the delight of CTV Sports). Was it the best ever Canadian Open? There was no doubt in the mind of Stephen Ross, the executive director of the Glen Abbey-based Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA). "I would be happy and honoured to say it was," he told the Beaver at the time. Ticket sales were halted after numbers started reaching upwards of 35,000 per day. But the crowd was actually much larger because of the RCGA practice of allowing kids under 15 years of age in for free. "We know there were a lot of kids," chuckled Ross. But alas, this week, Glen Abbey Golf Club is not being tamed by the best golfers in the world, but -- being the nation's highest profile public course -- is baring its teeth to a continuing stream of duffers like you and I. As you watch this year's Open unfold on CTV at Angus Glen in Markham, fear not. Our prodigal son will return. The parting of ways was more than amicable, and Oakville can expect our national championship to return at the very least, four more times over the next decade and a half. But it won't be next year, with the Open again back in these parts -- but at Royal Hamilton in Ancaster. A travelling Open is part of a renewed RCGA commit ment to better promote the game throughout all of Canada. The initiative was kick-started in 1999 when the sale of Glen Abbey to ClubLink was completed. The RCGA have used the proceeds to implement a new strategy of setting up regional centres across Canada in cooperation with local business partners. That strategy has left their initial plan to replace their for mer Glen Abbey facility with another one somewhere in the Greater Toronto Area firmly on the back burner. Oakville, of course, would be in contention for such a facility. Ironically, although we're no longer the home of the Bell Canadian Open, we will still be the home of the RCGA which will move back to Glen Abbey Golf Club next spring in renovated facilities. It's currently in temporary facilities in Mississauga. On the road again The Open has also been held at several locations across Canada, such as: · The Royal Montreal G olf Club (Ile-Bizard, Quebec) in 1904, 1908,1913, 1926, 1950, 1975^ 1980, 1997, 2001 · The Toronto G olf Club (Port Credit, Ontario) in 1905, 1909, 1914, 1921, 1927 · Royal Ottawa G olf Club (Ottawa, Ontario) in 1906, 1911 · Lambton G olf & Country Club (Toronto, Ontario) in 1907, 1910, 1925, 1941 · Rosedale G olf Club (Toronto, Ontario) in 1912, 1928 · Hamilton G olf & Country Club (Ancaster, Ontario) in 1919, 1930 · Mount Bruno Country Club (St. Bruno, Quebec) in 1922, 1924 · Lakeview G olf Club (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1923, 1934 · Mississauga G olf & Country Club (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1931, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1965, 1974 · St. Andrews G olf Club (Toronto, Ontario) in 1936, 1937 · Scarborough G olf & Country Club (Scarborough, Ontario) in 1940, 1947, 1953, 1963 · Beaconsfield G olf Club (Pointe Claire, Quebec) in 1946, 1956 · Shaugnessy G olf & Country Club (Vancouver, British Columbia) in 1948, 1966 · St. George's G olf & Country Club (Islington, Ontario) in 1949, 1960, 1968 · Pine grove G olf Club (St. Luc, Quebec) in 1964, 1969 · Richelieu Valley G olf Club (Sainte-Julie, Quebec) in 1971, 1973 · Angus Glen (Markham) in 2002. / 6 months or 10,000 km powertrain warranty / 72 hrs. exchange policy / Lube, oil, filter For Life (for as long as you own the car, buy or lease here) / 80 point inspection All vehicle certified & E-tested Low financing and lease rates Head offices in Oakville Glen Abbey Golf Club may no longer be the permanent home of the Bell Canadian Open. 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