New practice facilities wJT~~~7 DJ#4'1T' approaching completion at Family Golf Oakvillelà C nsructiso bas already siart- cd on whai will kc ose of lte C very besi shori-game prarlire siens in te world, Sboct.game skits arc pitcbîng, cbspping. asni bunker ",ou and **Famiiy Golf -Oakville" will offr an aira ibat rotils te besti dessin tbc worid of golf. Gescral manager Larry Armatage explains. "The sbort- garie part of golf. including psliisg. irrounia for baif of the stroken you mark on Uic scorecard. but procre, facîlîlies bave noi gives golfers mucb of a chancc to work os ibis part of thir game, Wr staiteli for- malalng a design about four yeai ago. and carcfslly cctllecied ideas from the brut courses in North America." Lait sprisg, Augusia National compleleti a keauliful sbort gaine facility designed by Ray Floyd. and during a trip to the Masters. Armatage made skechces andi look videa of ail of ilis fealures. A trip4o tbe Players Cbam'tfiw*fl ai SawgtaarbMe of *'The Player's Championsbip". (aid the sbowcasc of Thse PGA Tour). gave an riper- lsniiy t0 collec miter gondi ideas. Similar trips werc made t0 PGA Nalional in Palm Beach,. a look ai Gien Abkey's new praclice faciily and . numeraus oiber thigitenti' clubs Lasi faIl. the bulldozers siarird sbaping a 3-acre riae the1 soutb of thc range, and 'gave a look ai whtt te praject wull contats. Fîrsl. 4 bunkers, includuag a grass bunker, surrounti an il,0O.îquare-foct grecs. wbic.ill hl ave 3 or 4 flaga ta shoot at. Nesi 10 il. lte practice ciîpping ares, a 4,000-square-forîl * grien wbîch wil> resiurr frnnges. a large collar ires, andi a swalc.to atlow eveiy type of ibvîl Io recover wken you 'Just miss' Uic grecs witb your approacit abot Finally, a I 2,00-aqsare-foo tiares te proctire pilriting. wilh as opporlunily for evcry ronreivabie kiid of sbol - pirling t0 a grecs above you, te a grecn klow yetu. front down in a swale, off a baem wterc thse ball couli kc on a sidebli lic. bail above or bclow your feci. oui of ligit rougb. and bcavy rougit. -We go( a lot of help flrem Dr. Gary Wiren. (Author of "Th. PG -atr Teaching Manual"), and 1r2e Io aniipate evcry kind ofshol ihal you can escounler." saya Armagage; "The faeility aise to bc able to arcojumodaie a buncb of Solfiera ai a time. and il bas to be sale. 'niais why the area is so large. so ibit 40 asd 50 yard pilcbes rais bc part of i. Having the practice arc sunil usuaily enougit to gel most people ln practice ibis pari of tbeir gaine.. il has te bc inisresting and fun to accosîplish Ibis. [herm arc 2 paris to te praclice aurca. One baif is foi people who juis( wanl tu practice ose îbînIg ai a cime. for a longer lesgîb of lime. Thse oibler baif bau becs deuigned 10 bave a "gam"e of ibort-game golf. 'Me work is ein& tjb el of Casada's kil ,goisEaeW. tbe saine -cogpasf btia did. the omie- ats. rKosiiction for Gien Abbey whkn the bridge went dirougis. and for tico of Canada's top Courses. Hamilton G. & C.C. ai Ancasier. and iThorolill in Toronlo. Thse 25,000, square foot grees wiil bc Dent Gras., wiib fringea end fairway/rougit arei scwn in Blue Grass, tbe samne combisalion ai Glen Abbey. Members wîlL bave ltse facility included in itcir 1994 Membersb:p ficc. and non-membera, cas use lte faculily for an unlimitcd period f or $4. 'Severai 90.minute sessions ai osr pvactîs.e gan.s tiea. ai a roi of pcrhaps $15-$25 for a sumialu iili probubly do fai more foc your gaine ihat a $250. Soren-Graphite Driver", says Armalage. "In Addi- lion, we know [bml for a lot 0of peo- ple. a 5-6 bour golf experience nI a fraction of te cois of grecs (cesa" Tbe projectism the laiesi in a series of upgrades ibmt Farnily Golf; Oikville bas rompleled in recual yemr.-Family Golf - Oakilîle" la locaîrd os the Q.E.W.'s Nortb Service Road. dirsrily acrosa front the Ford Plant ai e inem'erticom of Upper Middle Rond and dme Nocli Service Rond. For mmr informiation, rail luMp Armaiage ai 842-6120. Fe*eSwa foru Imswil dm as u i h*o'e L a NwM .. ffntanldqmbFcakh hkdi ed # yr W uo r World aittheir fixigertips »"m KuSB aSa %Wd ne Ma ewmo M*bm MW& M» au t = go' PaW. au