Glendale Golfs – Winnipeg

Finishing two rounds of regulation play in a three-way tie with a one-under par 143, Sadekar, Kira Meixner of Richmond, B.C. and Sherlock went into a playoff at Glendale Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg.

But after Meixner stumbled on the first playoff hole by carding a double bogey, Sadekar and Sherlock battled to the fourth and final playoff hole.

On the 475-yard, par-five fourth hole, Sherlock reached the green in two shots and birdied the hole to win the title.

Firing rounds of 70 and 73 in regulation play, Sadekar, 23, did not go home empty-handed as her share of the purse was $6,875.

But, Sadekar isn’t in it solely for the money.

“I come to each of these events to win,” she said.

With this week’s result, Sadekar moves closer to an exemption into the CN Canadian Women’s Open, as the top two CN Canadian Women’s Tour order of merit finishers will receive an exemption.

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Graham Cooke will receive a deserved and overdue honour when he’s inducted into the Quebec Golf Hall of Fame this year.

The 61-year-old Hudson resident has won nine Canadian titles, more than a dozen more provincially, in addition to representing Quebec an unprecedented 27 times in Willingdon Cup inter provincial team competition. His golf course design company has drawn up and overseen the construction of more than 100 courses around the world.

Cooke will be one of six inductees to be announced next week by Golf Québec with enshrinement set for Nov. 24.

He will join the likes of Albert Murray, Charles Murray, Gordon Baxter Taylor, Jocelyne Bourassa, Chris Gribbin, Jules Huot and Stanley Horne, the first inductees and among 13 in the hall since its opened in 1996. But it remains to be seen whether Cooke will go in for achievement on the golf course, or what he’s done as one of the top architects in the business since establishing his own design company, Graham Cooke & Associates, in 1973.

“When I see the names of those already inducted, it’s a privilege to join them,” Cooke said.

“As a player, golf has brought me great emotion and given me the chance to meet great people. Golf design has provided the bread and butter for my family (wife and two daughters), who have given up a lot to allow me to pursue my passion.”

Cooke’s company has designed and built more than 50 courses in Canada, including 26 in Quebec. He also has signature designs in the U.S., Italy, and India, and among current plans are projects in Odessa, Ukraine and Inkoo, Finland.

Real practice facility: Those looking to do some serious work on their game would do well to visit the recently opened Presqu’île Golf Academy in Pincourt.

Finishing touches are still being applied to the new facility, designed by course architect and principal owner Darrell Huxham, but it is up and running and all indications are it will be a state-of-the-art practice and learning facility when finished.

The academy is managed by the very credible husband-and-wife team of Alan Lovell and Marie-Claude Carpentier, co-owners, who have spent half their lives dedicated to teaching the game and improving the skill level of players of all ages.

Both are CPGA professionals and well known in the Montreal area and the West Island in particular. Lovell previously was an assistant club pro at Beaconsfield and head pro at Elm Ridge, while Carpentier was formerly at Summerlea. They are also co-owners of Le Manitou in Mont Tremblant.

“We want people to know that we offer something to everybody for their enjoyment of the game,” said Lovell, golf director and head teaching pro. “We will make the experience unique and fun in a relaxed setting.”

The facility, which will be opened seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., is located at 475 Forest Ave. in Pincourt.

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Amateur tops pros: Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., captured the third stop on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour to become only the second amateur to win an event on the developmental circuit for the country’s top female pros.

The member of the national amateur team birdied the fourth hole of a three-way playoff to win this week’s event at the Glendale G&CC in Winnipeg. Sherlock, Kira Meixner of Richmond, B.C., and Seema Sadekar of Las Vegas finished the 36-hole tournament tied at one-under-par 213.

Sherlock’s national amateur teammate Sue Kim, a 17-year-old from Langley, B.C., won two earlier Tour events this season.

Former LPGA Tour member Marie-Josée Rouleau of Montreal was the top Quebecer in this week’s event, finishing seventh at 148. Amateur Sara Maude Juneau of Fossambault and Sylvie Schetagne of Chomedey were 14th and 23rd at 151 and 155, respectively.

Foot-in-mouth disease: NBC Sports golf analyst Johnny Miller apologized to Rocco Mediate for his on-air comments while the PGA Tour veteran battled Tiger Woods in the U.S. Open playoff at Torrey Pines when he said Mediate looked more like “the guy who cleans Tiger’s swimming pool.”

Miller also went on to say that “guys with the name ‘Rocco’ don’t get on the trophy, do they?”

The apology: “My intention was to convey my affection and admiration for Rocco’s everyman qualities. I chose my words poorly and in the future will be more careful.”

Mediate received a message from Miller apologizing and said: “When I heard it, I was like ‘I can’t believe he said that.’ A name like ‘Rocco’ being on the U.S. Open trophy, it is a bit different. So is Tiger. It doesn’t matter. What am I going to do, scream and holler at him? Johnny’s fine. He says what’s on his mind and shoots from the hip and then fixes it later. I do that a lot.”

Two Italian-American groups were critical of Miller’s remarks, which called for NBC to suspend him.

19th Hole: Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo is honourary chairman for the English Montreal School Board’s fifth annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament tomorrow at the St. Raphaël golf Club.

The event is sold out and proceeds go to the EMSB’s scholarship program,which benefits a number of graduating EMSB students so that they can pursue their post-secondary studies at a CEGEP or in vocational education.

Holes-in-one: Janet Hawke, Mohawk Hills, 112-yard first, 5-iron. At Hillsdale, Lawrence Dermer (Laurentien), 160-yard fourth, 6-iron, Archie Etcovitch (Woodside), 153-yard sixth, 6-iron, and Jesse Weinstein (Laurentien), 187-yard eighth, 5-iron.

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With open arms, the CN Canadian Women’s Tour is welcomed in Winnipeg this week.

Which leads to one question, particularly under the CN sponsorship banner — where’s the Open?

The local golf fan is just pining for an event of some major-tour magnitude. It’s been since the 2000 AT&T Canada Senior Open at St. Charles, a Champions Tour event, that we’ve had one.

Remember the horde that descended on the grand old club?

Prior to that, it’s back to 1992 when the du Maurier Classic brought the LPGA Tour to the city.

Way too much time has gone by and though the Royal Canadian Golf Association and CN are considering Winnipeg for a future CN Canadian Women’s Open, they’ve not delivered yet.

A couple of immediate logistical issues are in play.

CN’s sponsorship deal with the RCGA runs through 2010. The championship is in Ottawa this year and in Calgary next, then almost certainly goes back east for 2010. A 2011 tournament for Winnipeg might be in play, but that’s not happening until CN signs up for another extension, and that’s not likely happening until next year at the earliest.

And so we wait.

Not without some good news, because there is a group, well-connected, community-minded and dedicated to landing the championship, however much it runs from the story or tries to throw a blanket over it.

Without fanfare, there have been three or four official Winnipeg bids to the RCGA to land the LPGA event, certainly starting before CN helped our national championship back to serious prominence on the tour.

We’re no johnny-come-latelys to this party but we have no results to show for it yet. What’s a rabid golf fan in Winnipeg to think, that the RCGA just doesn’t like us?

Well, there’s some evidence there, given the RCGA’s apparent aversion to holding some of its biggest events in the Manitoba capital.

The Canadian Junior men’s championship? More than 20 years since a visit. The Canadian Men’s Amateur? Thirteen years and counting. Those examples border on the inexcusable.

In the RCGA’s defence, even though it’s not usually offered for fear of offending the wrong party, it’s known that there hasn’t been a long lineup of local clubs expressing interest.

The few facts in evidence are these — that Winnipeg has tried hard to get the women’s Open, that there is broad-based support (however quiet) from the city, province and business, and that three clubs, St. Charles, Elmhurst and Pine Ridge, are fairly champing at the bit to host the tournament.

“They’ve done a wonderful job; they couldn’t do any more to try to attract the event,” RCGA chief operating officer Rick Desrochers said recently.

“I’d say we want to go to Winnipeg. It just didn’t work out in the current (sponsorship) contract, for marketing and any number of reasons.”

Here, the conversation always goes a little vague. Why did Edmonton get last year’s tournament and not Winnipeg? Nobody will say, but it was probably more guaranteed money from the city. Better question was why did Calgary get next year’s.

Again, nobody’s saying.

“I have told Winnipeg not to be discouraged,” Desrochers said, revealing one important detail, that Winnipeg’s bid is not in the trash can for future years. “Don’t read too much into that (Calgary decision).

“It’s too simple to say it comes down to money. There are a lot of strategic pieces to the puzzle, to CN’s strategic plan.”

But if CN is a major company in Winnipeg, and committed to the city, as it regularly says it is, then it should know by now we’re ready for the Open.

OK, then, let’s help CN’s strategic plan along a little, and let’s be sure to do it nicely, to harness our spirited energy. We’re really friendly Manitoba in the end.

If you know somebody who works at CN, in the yard or the shops or in the office, let them know we want the Open. Sure, those employees are not making the decision, but it can’t hurt to make it clear Winnipeg is a no-brainer and even if one message is passed up the line, we’re ahead.

And go ahead, write a supportive letter or email to headquarters. And certainly, let your mayor and premier know you appreciate the Open efforts they and their partners have made so far, and tell them to push harder.

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Mike Weir dragged his golf bag on a few quick car trips through Saskatchewan, but he never sunk his tee into the province until this week.

The 2003 Masters champion, in Saskatoon for this week’s Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids, made the prairie trek between Canadian Tour stops during his formative years. But he never stopped for a round — not with Saskatchewan serving as an obstacle to be crossed rather than a destination point.

“We’d be in Alberta and work our way over to Manitoba by driving right through here,” said Weir, who adds that he was happy to hear the Tour added Saskatoon to its stable starting this summer.

“(Adding a Saskatoon stop) makes a lot of sense. You can tell there’s big golf fans here and a good golf community. It’s a great stop.”

The Canadian Tour touches down at Dakota Dunes with a full-fledged event next week, bringing in golfers from across the world who would love to trace Weir’s career path.

He played the Canadian Tour from 1993 to 1997 and says it’s the route to go for aspiring Canadian professionals.

Weir was named rookie of the year in 1993.

“The Canadian Tour was huge for me,” Weir said. “There’s good international flavour on the Tour, and the idea of having to make a cut was important. A lot of guys chase these mini-tours around, these one and two-day events. But I always preferred playing a full tour and having to get used to making a cut and what that entails.

“You’ve got to play the Canadian Tour. But you need to play overseas, too — that’s a big thing. Instead of settling for making this the whole route, then going to Q school, going overseas was a big thing for me. You learn how to handle yourself in travel. That’s important.”

Weir is in Saskatoon on a fundraising effort for the planned Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan. Tuesday, he played 18 holes of golf at the Riverside with a rotating group of foursome partners who paid for the privilege. He later donned a microphone and conducted a joint clinic and question-and-answer session at Griffiths Stadium.

Weir, who paid his own costs for the trek to Saskatoon, was also involved with a gala dinner in the evening.

Organizers hope to raise more than $1 million this week, with all of it going to the yet-to-be-built Children’s Hospital.

Weir’s reception from Saskatoon fans showed the impact he’s had on the Canadian golf scene — one he credits to hard work rather than raw talent.

“I wasn’t very good when I started out, but I kept working,” Weir said. “That’s even better than having everything given to you and just being a God-given talent. Having to work hard is good.”

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