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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Oct 2005, p. 34

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ADVERTISERS appreciéfté?! Mien you tell them ... I saw your ad in the Chroniftt, - Sunday, Oct. 23 1:30 pm _ _ The Clarice Arena. Waterloo Memorial Recreatiorfthirmgex Sponsored by: Northland Printing & Imaging - CAMBRIDGE Waterloo Siskins Jr 'B' Hockey Club Local £51”th has a knack for finding the hole Continued from page33 short putts that have been dubbed "knee-Knockers" rattles us more than those When you're out having a gfl,'lttgoNa, 743-0300 gem-- 't",iiiii,i.t VALUE WITHOUTCOMPROMISE! wtor.ertter_st_ttttrLe._coLn DEAN MYERS BllllVSlEll 'EEWlfElrGEEgllIEjiii We Will Beat Any Advertised Price In Ontario On A New Just Bring In The Advertisement.' K-W's Super Low Priced fun round and not worrying about your score, you never miss those shorties. But as soon as something is on the line. those three footers sud- denly start looking like they might be lS-feel long. And so it was that Sun- day afternoon when Daly lipped out on a short one he'd probably make blind- folded most times. lt didnt make Daly a bad guy. In fact, it was reported he gave his putter to a fan as he departed the green, However. to me at least. it just reinforced his status as The St. David Celtics junior boys football team hosted the Cameron Heights Gold- en Gaels last Thursday in what turned out to be a bat- tle of the respective offences. The Celtics proved they have more horses in the corraI with a 34-19 victo- ty. Leading the charge for the Celtics was Greg Tucker with two majors. one of golf's most popular players and proved again to us hackers that it can hap- pen to anyone. The Black Hole I haven't thought much about astronomy in the past few decades but isn't a black hole in space some sort of mysterious area? There is, however, noth- ing mysterious about the accomplishments of one Waterloo Region golfing family when it comes to golf's most celebrated shot: the hole-in-one. Not so long ago. 14-year- old Chris Black was playing a round with buddies Ryan Willms, Mike Walkey and Dan Perms when he knocked his five-iron tee shot into the cup on the 151-yard fifth hole on Fox- wood Golf Club's Red Nine. "There was a lot of cele- brating on the tee after the shot," explained the Grade 10 student at Sir John A. MacDonald high school in Waterloo. "t was pretty happy," A _ Although a M-year-old, who doesn't play as much as he'd like, making a hole-in- one isn't an everyday occur- rence, the real story here is the history of aces for Chris, his father Doug, who built and operates the Waterloo Golf Academy. and his grandfather, Don, who plays out of the Deer Ridge Golf Club in Kitchener. Grandpa Don leads the singles list with seven holes- in-one in his long golfing career while father Doug has chalked up three. However, the story does- nh end there. Chris' late great-grandfather Vincent also recorded three during his golfing days white another of Chris' grandfa- them, Gard Newton. and his late grandmother, loan. each managed one. Is there a secret to can tinuing a tong line of ace shooters In the family? Chris doesn't know for sure but the "one" came shortly after he had taken a lesson from Waterloo GotfAcademy and CPGA teaching prd Bill Celtics down the Gaels Sixteen hoks-in-one and still counting Not bad for a Black Hole. Bitt "Skip" Johns can be (cached at Whipsegold- AME-nu Ban-JV Puma

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