A16 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 12, 2006 SORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIebIanc@haItonsearch.com King pleased w"ith play in Open debut Despite flot making cut, local golfer quite happy with effort in Hamilton By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Danny King may not have made the cut, but the sting from that didn't seem, to cut too deep. lI'm flot disappointed," stressed the 38-year-old Miltonian, who in bis Canadian Open debut finished at an overaîl +-3 - three strokes shy of- making it to weekend play "Sure 1 would have liked to be playing today (Saturday), but 1 was pleased with my per- forimance. 1 jusi didn't take advantage of a cou- pie of putts." A model of consisten- cy over a îwo-round qualifying campaîgn at Hamilton Golf and Country Club - duning which day-two scores took a hit with gusty winds and the Ancaster course's unforgîvîng nature when it cornes to, placement - King delivered 71 and 72 rounds to keep himself in advancement contention. His best efforts were reserTed for the back nîne Thursdav aftemoon. when s afier fîve straight pars he bîrdîed both the 1 5th and 1 6th holes to establish carIs' hope of being around for the -,, weekend. îý_ **That was big. momentum*s so important out there.- noted King, who Snailed a six-foot do,.wnhill putt to birdie the par-three l6th following a master- fuI hive-îron drive that put him well onto the green. -But actually I should FýOT S CORESJ GRiG ,;-O0RA4 have bîrdied the next two holes as Mittonian Danny King fies up a putt (above> and rts one out of the rouqh onset nght) ast week during his debaut well.- performance at the Canadian Open. The director of instruction ai 2006 FALL SKIUS DEVELGPMENT SESSIONS LOCATION: BShop Re#f$%, PUPPY SKILLS Wedmi4 H r AQes 7-1tyrs 700 - 830 p.m DAWG SKILLSý e i-1,2 Hr. >qs Il -14 yla 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. FEESý Sf for f4t MhW ti a famîtly - $1 00.0Q*â eacfl addtonal child DATES- qW o» *v INOIJIRIES: 1Ui " -1675 (Biait Schrod*~ REGISTRATION: -Df*Ç Rw %ý www*jteam oem miftonmadddawgs Mai CompIe1 Form and CtjjýueN to M4ition YouMbsascettaii Mitton Youthi BkketbOI. 4909 St EiSJ-îlîà#. 1dW* ON LOT 5G3 Tuesday Sept 12. 2M0 7:00-&00 pm ai Bms*op Redding H.S. <gym erirance) juvenile Boys (U-18) Tuesday Sept lOtir. 8:30-10*UtOkhop RWinq TUeSday Sept 26th. 8:e30-10G9 *hop Red"g Wednesaay Sept 27e.- 8:30 -1Wït Ishad'l Miner Bantam By (U13) Wedriesca ' Sept 27ft 8 30-1 0O ai Bisbop Reding Aurora's Magna Golf Club had a couple more birdies on the front nine Fniday morning - both on par fours - to remain at +l1, and subsequently stay in the hunt heading into bis final half round. Thats no small feat for an Open first-timer - especially on a day when Hamilton Golf and Country Club had some real teeth to it and began bursting the bubble of some par- ticularly low scores from round one. ,,i knew 1 still had a chance (tu make cut), but bogeying the 1llth there really hurt," recalled King, who after several years of unsuc- cessful attempis quali- fied for this years Open with last Novembers - first-place finish at the $80,000 Titleist and Footjoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship in Port St. Lucie, Florida. With some solid stniking behînd hîtu. the local golfer had five birdies overaîl and managed to avoid the dreaded double bogey on a course thaïs more about positioning than power. W hile flot exactly thnilled to be rele- gated to spectator over the weekend and watch another vear go by wiîhout a Canadian champion - wîîh top hopes Mike Wir and Stephen Ames falling far short of the cut - King will no doubt look back favourably on his first appearance ai the Open. So sill there be a follosw-up per- formance? -Definitely. 100 per cent. 1-Il be going hack to Q-School later this year and work on getuing hack. In my heart. 1 truly feel 1 belong out there.- MInor Midgetfoirs (U15) Tupday U0 M. 8:30-10:00 Bishop Reding lasMk2 .8:30-10:00 Btshop Re'Ng Miner Bahm Ndrs (U13) depday Set181K 00-»30Chrt Hadfteý MdnyMS58 -9ý30 Cnrs Hadfieid MufaS»mQ'd (U12) mow&wle,. 630-800û Chns Kadfieid Mondiay Sept 25th 6:30-8:00 Cins Ha&df, 7R REP T R YG00UT S TRYOITCmOSTI1 @MMMMàý MILTON YOUTH BASKETBALL-MADD DAýý'GS"