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- Curling can be as competitive or as social as you like. Uxbridge District Curling Club offers a large variety of programs to suit everyone! League Curling: Juniors, Ladies, Little Rocks. Mens, Mixed, Seniors. League games â€" Monday to Friday evenings. Thursday mornings Sunday Evening Mixed League Little Rocks/Bantams - Sunday afternoons 7‘ Fun league â€" Monday Wednesday mornings afternoons Uxbn'dge District Curling Club ' m 70 Franklin St.. Uxbridge. Ont. Members will be on hand to assist new curlers so bring clean running shoes and give it a try! Check out our web site at www.uxbridgecurlingclub.com or call 905-852-6862 for more information. Hall Ice malt available for parties, weddings, or your own curling events. Get out of the house on longwwintler nights and have some FUN! Free Open House Registration October 5th - October 8th, 2009 urling! Henry Brunton has sound words of advice for young- sters aspiring to become the next Tiger Woods or Lorena Ochoa or hoping to get a US college golf scholarship. As the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s national coach and the operator of his own golf academy at Eagles Nest Golf Club in Maple, the 44-year-old Stouffville resi- dent has the knowledge and expertise to offer pointers. While the time spent on the links in learning the rudi- ments is essential to being good, Brunton knows there are other necessities. ' Brunth put them on paper and turned them into his first-ever book, Ioumey to Excellence, The Young Golfer’s Complete Guide in Achieveâ€" ment and Personal Growth The 131-page publication, co-authored with Toronto sports writer Michael Grange, was launched this month. Brunton wrote it to pro- vide young golfers, parents and coaches with resources, including a guide to being the best golfer they can be and a message. He wants kids to take what the sport teaches them into other areas of life. “It’s definitely not a golf instruction book," Brunton Junior golfers get help in Stouffvflle pro’s book BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa@yrmg.com No one else has authored a book of this nature, he said. It includes a forward by for- mer PGA player and current TV analyst Johnny Miller. Especially since the game continues to entice more youngsters, thanks in large part to what golf icons like Woods have accomplished. Brunton felt the timing of his publication couldn’t have been better. In some instances, golf has been a positive experi- ence for youngsters and their parents, while for others it hasn't. “We're seeing more and more youngsters getting into the game of golf and trying to be more Tiger (Woods) eflicient,” Brunton said. “The game is getting more comâ€" petitive at the higher levels, just like hockey. “This book is about mak- ing golf a positive experi- ence,” he said. “And to sup- port fellow coaches to help young golfers." Writing the book fulfilled a dream that took root with Brunton in 2001 when he was contacted by a publishing company in western Canada to do an instructional book. However, it never got off the ground due to financial problems encountered by the company. A second opporttmity arose for Brunton three years ago when he attended a golf THE TIGER EFFECT conference in Pinehurst, NC, and was introduced to book publishing agent Mari- lyn Allen. Allen has helped mentor Brunton through the writing and publishing process. Brunton and Grange already knew each other through the sport. The book was three years in the making and Brunton acknowledged it wasn’t an easy task. Especially since his posi- tion as national coach is full- time, on top of overseeing the academy. “It took a lot of work, more than I had anticipated," he said. “The amount of time and effort to put the book together was long. It was a learning experience. But I’ve enjoyed it and I’m excited about the book." It will be distributed across Canada by Markham-based Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. Earning the distinction as being the only Canadian to be named a Top 100 Teacher of the Game by Golf Maga- zine in 2005 and US. Kids Top 50 Junior Instructor last year, Brunton hopes his writings will have a positive impact. “If I sell a lot, that’s great," he said. “It's about making golf a positive experience and to support fellow coaches and help young golfers and their parents,” he said. Henry Brunton holds his book Journey To Excellence, writ- ‘ ten with Michael Grange, as golfer Sean Perkins, 19, of Whitby prac- tises his irons at Eagles Nest Golf Club.