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14eoonomistsqn sfiwflvtribimttfuisia aug26tl999 i i i economist sun stouffville tribune business 4j ihilb replica golf course off r the best of the best ii the 17th hole at wooden sticks is patterned after the famous island hole from sawgrass florida by patrick casey staff writer imagine making the turn at amen corner on the sunday afternoon of the masters standing on the 12th tee staring seven holes between you and the clubhouse at augusta national then hearing the cleats of your shoes pace along the bridge crossing augustas raes creek where golfers from arnold palmer to jack nicklaus and tigers woods have walked eh route toan elusive green jacket but during the same round you also walk the syidlcan burn bridge from scotlands royal and ancient course at st andrews before coming face to face with the stone wall that borders the road hole at the 17th green lets face it golf fanatics will go to incredible lengths in support of the game meyftreasure dearly but to play eight of the worlds most chal lenging holes in one round is the appeal of wooden sticks golf club a replica style public course in uxbridge ready to open to limited play next friday this is not a recent phenomenon explained alan chud who joined newmarkets gregseemann to get the 10million project off the ground more man two years ago there are courses around the world built to play and look like augusta national there is a tribute course in tampa with all 18 holes dedi cated to pine valley if you study golf architec ture designers are always looking for a partial lar place to put their favourite holes we are just trying to provide golfers with an experience they might not otherwise get he added imitation is me best form of flattery and this happens quite frequently with 17 partners that also includes course architect ron garl plus nhl stars joe nieuwendyk of the dallas stars gary roberts of the carolina hurricanes and former player steve rice wooden sticks eight replica holes include nps 3 arid 4 representing arhen comer augusta nationals 12th and 13m holes no 10 is the first hole at st andrews no 1 1 is the postage stamp hole from royal troon named because of the tiny green encased with bunkers no 14 is caoipusties hogans alley hole no 15 is the road hole from st andrews no 17 is the famous island hole from sawgrass florida home of the tournament players championship no 18 is st andrews impressive finishing hole another three holes nos 9 12 and 16 bear similar design features from the exclusive pine valley in neiv jersey while the first hole at wooden sticks highlights a recreation of the church pew bunker from oakmont pennsylvania however with five sets of tee blocks measur ing between 5307 and 7001 yards in length and a clubhouse ready next spring inspired by the facility at augusta garl has saved a portion of the 132hectare parcel for 10 spectacular holes of his own using the propertys rolling terrain and scdres of pine frees rows wooden sticks is scat tered with kneerdeep delicate white sand intriguing waste areas and some tough scottish terrain where a true lie doesnt exist even in the middle of the fairway our market is every golfer in southern ontario who believes bur course will be appeal ing enough to try it once each season pointed but seemann adding the name wooden sticks is actually a tribute to the three nhl investors first of all you cant get on angus glen lionhead and glen abbey the time that you want any true golf fan will want to try it once anybody that knows these holes from tv will give it a shot in terms of difficulty guys will love it i wooden sticks will open up all its tee times completely next spring while the ohtarib golf association has already scheduled its 2000 mid- amateur championship for the course but with 10 beautiful holes of golf corhbined with eight extraordinary replicas chud insisted golfers are in for a definite treat llo i ritl 3q5show colin james john mi the frederick horsman varley art gallery of markham region exhibition ove aug 11th v staff photomike barrett greg seemann left and alan chud at the island hole 4 tribute by patrick casey staff writer it didnt take ron craig long to decide he wanted apiece of v wooden sticks a new replica golf course in uxbridge featuring eight of the worlds most popular holes as president of turf care a newmarket based business spe cializing in golfrelated products craig has spent the better part of 25 years awaiting a perfect oppor tunity to help showcase a line of equipment ranging from heavy machines to irrigation materials but when gregseemann approached him two years ago about investing in the public course set to open next week craig leapt at the opportunity to be one of 17 investors that includes joe nieuwendyk pf the stanley cup- winning dallas stars and carolina hurricanes forward gary roberts i knew the concept of replica golf works in the united states and it was a simple decision when greg first approached me explained craig in an interview tuesday its a great piece of property and ill have the chance to take my customers to a worldclass project i was bom in glasgow arid i have played every one of the repli ca holes at wooden sticks so this is going to be pretty exciting for golfers and clearly im looking to use the course as a selling system for turf care people dont like to buy things sight unseen but its dif ferent when they can come and see exactly how things are working seemann meanwhile has spent bst see club page 15 markham museum historic village 4 gpmeuz ze saanf sept 10th at 8pm over 15 leading ontario wineries over 12 local restaurants live entertainment and more tickets 25 in advance h fundraising event for markfiam museum mil