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thursday dec 5 2002 if economist sun stouffville tribune sports staff photosjoerd witteveen todd miller director of instruction at eaglequest golf centres on are claudine foong 17 a grade 12 cardinal carter catholic high bumcrest road in markham shows grade 12 unionville high school school student and earl fritz executive director of the canadian junior student christine ryckman 16 a thing or two about her grip watching golf association and a business teacher at markville high school scholarships abound for female golfers by mike hayakawa staffwriter wanted a female high school student who enjoys golf and can consistently shoot in the high 60s or low 70s thats a challenge for any golfer but for anyone who can satisfy that requirement the way is open to obtain a free united states uni versity education through an ath letic scholarship valued at about 20000 us a year these are the same scholar ships pursued by canadian ath letes in higher profile sports such as basketball hockey track and field gymnastics softball or volley ball earl fritz of the canadian junior golf association a nineyearold group with more than 250000 members estimates as many as 200 womens us golf scholarships have gone unclaimed over the last two years in recent days mr fritz the associations executive director has been inundated with calls from collegiate golf coaches offering scholarships to prospects who can round out their fivemember squads he lists the university of central florida san diego state university and purdue university as places on scholarship missions mr fritz isnt surprised at this noting even with the growth in womens golf over the past 10 years far more males continue to play the game what does surprise him is the lack of awareness among parents with athletic daughters or the girls themselves who dont know about the increasing number of female scholarships this increase hap pened largely because of a us fed eral law prohibiting gender dis crimination in education so why arent more teenaged women playing golf one reason could be peer pressure none of my friends play golf and maybe thats why i havent said joanna papadimitriou a 16- yearold grade 11 student from markville secondary school in markham but knowing scholar ships are available i might try so many girls dont play because of school boys or peer pressure added christina ryckman a 16yearold grade 12 student from unionville high school who recently earned a golf scholarship to arkansas state university my father got me started and i found two girls to play with almost see timing page 18 joan ransberry i been there done that working the weight out of exercise i looked over the health form i had to fill out checked off heart broken dia betes low blood pressure and 55plus then felt like throwing in graying roots shrinking gums and financially ruined i didnt know if curves for women could do a thing for me but i was willing to give it my best shot besides the 30- minute weightless workout might suit my nolife lifestyle its affordable does nt hurt and is close to the office since i have the attention span of a hummingbird the 30minute workout was designed for me most gym work outs bore me to tears but not this one a weightless workout involves nine machines and nine resting spots each lasting about 30 seconds topped off by a quick stretch and a shower you leave feeling pretty darn frisky the machines are all from the hydraulic equipment family the pro gram works on every major muscle group explained curves manager sandra higgs the workout fits the general popula tion and is also great for people with arthritis and osteoporosis ms higgs said adding its very safe this 57yearold had curves in the right places i was tempted to ask her how long shed been working out bufl thought better of it see workout page 18 wf golf shirts starting at 1999 greg norman callaway reebok indian motorcycle i mens golf shirts i 5001 all under mens v ladies rights left hand 7 pc sets 7999 11 pc sets 14999 r wilson powerbttt spaldtng a for 2000 pull carts starting at 3999 titieist 975j drivers now only ptoseleet gok rail blaze boxed sets mrhmlh steel shaft 16 pc 39999 29999 lrh graphite shaft 17 pc 29999 incl bag putter k hcadcovers maxfli alo topflight z batata precept extra spin and many more nike stand bag 9999 goliath escape clubs various lofts stkkl 2999 guaph 4999 mizuno pro ii mrh steel shaft and up now- only 69999 find i s 2 t hwy7 diujrcogob a j2 i dimarco h golf 5221 hwy 7 east wwwdlmarcogolfcom clearance centre 9054795077