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+ Friday, October 29, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER ' t 37 A th le tiq u e s r e p o r t » 1 Payne Stew art -1 9 5 7 -1 9 9 9 Golf star Payne Stewart, who was killed earlier this Stewart actually had a higher finish back in 1989 week, along with Five others, when his private Lear jet when he was second on the money list with more than crashed, was no stranger to the Bell Canadian Open. $1.2 million. As well, he had two other third-place finishes in Throughout his 19 consecutive years on the PGAtour, Payne earned ll victories, 1986 and 1990. PAYNE S TE W A R T AT C D N O PEN including three majors, and more Y e a r R1 The instantly recognizable R 2 R 3 R 4 T tl P ic e M o n e y than $ 11.7 million in earnings. Stewart, who leaves behind a 14 9 1981 75 74 8 5 3 .5 0 wife and two children (ages 13 He competed in the Bell 1982 70 72 80 74 2 9 6 T 6 9 1984 77 70 68 75 290 T20 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 and 10) was "one of the really Canadian Open nine times, 19 86 79 7 5 154 good ones, one of the good although more so earlier in his 1991 73 68 68 72 281 T 1 4 1 6 ,5 0 0 .0 0 1994 68 72 72 69 281 T 1 0 3 2 ,5 0 0 .0 0 guys," said Dick Grimm, former career (see recap). 149 19 95 73 76 chair of the Canadian Open. Eight of those appearances 19 96 78 WD 78 T 8 4 3 ,5 0 0 0 0 "The thing I liked was, he was were at the Jack Nicklaus *1 9 9 7 66 72 72 70 2 8 0 8 ,3 5 3 .5 0 a terrific, personable guy. He had designed Glen Abbey Golf ` played at R oyal M ontreal. All rem aining 9ye ars w ere Course in Oakville; it wasn't one at G len A b b ey G olf C lub in O akville. a lot of courage to wear those outfits. He was his own guy." of his more lucrative stops. Although over 40, Stewart was proving he could still In eight years at Glen Abbey he made well less than $100,000, managing only one top-10 finish (he tied for compete with the new generation. Going into this year Payne had nine wins on the Tour, including two majors 10th in 1994, earning $32,500). He missed the cut in three years (1981, 1986 and (91 U.S. Open and the 1989 PGA Championship) -- but nothing recently. His last wins had come in 1995 1995) and in 1996 he withdrew after a first round 78. His best finish at the Bell Canadian Open occurred (Shell Houston Open) and in 1991 (the U.S. Open). during his one visit when it wasn't held at Glen Abbey. That all changed this year, when he added two more In 1997 at the Royal Montreal, Stewart finished tied for titles to his mantle, including his third major (the U.S. eighth, earning $43,5000. Open) as well as the AT&T Pebble Beach National ProStewart's tragic, untimely death on Monday left the Am. golf world mourning. The Tour championship, usually reserved for the top30 Tour earners, kicked off yesterday with a field of 29. The PGA-Tour is running two events this week -- With today's round being cancelled, there were 27 the Tour championship featuring the 30 top money winners and the Southern Farm Bureau Classic which rounds slated for yesterday (Thursday) and again on has a huge impact on many players trying to retain their Saturday with the final 18 holes on Sunday. Tour card (by finishing in the top 125 of the money list). Canada's Mike Weir is making an unprecedented Both have cancelled their scheduled rounds today appearance in the Tour championship as he is 18th on (Friday) for Stewart's memorial service. the money list with $1,370,389. Stewart was easily having his best year, money wise, His win at the Air Canada Open in Vancouver earli on the Tour with $2,077,950 in earnings, good enough er this summer thrilled Canadian sports fans, and Payne for third place, behind only the dynamic super star duo Stewart was right in the hunt, actually ahead of Weir o f David Duval ($3,538,706) and Tiger Woods entering the third round. Stewart ended up tied for ($4,716,585). In fourth place behind Payne Stewart is fourth in what was his last tournament oh Canadian soil. Vijay Singh with $2,070,900. With files from TorStar network. **** mmm m * tia E i*AMm . The most exciting race of the day at the 20th running of the Cobra Cross-Country races earlier this month was the atom 2000m, with North Oakville's Malcolm Syme sprinting home the final 150 for the gold, at Burlington's Sherwood Forest Park. Although normally more at home over 100m and 200m, Syme has successfully extended his repertoire over this season, fin ishing fifth in the all-Halton cross-country championships, held at the same site three days earlier. His winning time of 7:55:0 was margin ally ahead of the 7:59:4 of West Wind's Morgan Biemat, but the silver medalist led home a charge of his teammates, as they secured the third, fourth, and fifth place to secure team honours. Hosted by Athletiques International Track and Field Club, the races have been an annual offering by the local club since its inception in 1980. Syme was not the only Athletiques mem ber to capture gold, as Melissa McKinnon won the tyke girls 1500m.in 6:14:4. The atom girls team of Carolyn Sherwood (second in 9:04:3), Nicole Rumble (third in 9:16:6), and Jessica Peters (fourth in 9:32:4) came away with the pen nant for their 2000m tussle. In the tyke boys 1500m, David Dadd fin ished fourth behind the strong running from Breckon Public School, which captured the first three spots. In the mite boys 1000m, it was Deercroft College capturing top three spots for the pennant, followed by Athletiques Steven Dadd and Simon Rumble. The local club is indoors for the winter with two days at York University's indoor track, Wednesday at Milton District High School, Friday at Falgarwood and Saturday mornings at Queen Elizabeth Park. Anyone interested in joining the local athletes is invited to phone Bruce Burton at 630-TRAK (8725). ? % v > ' ( File Photo by Barrie Erskine ABBEY MEMORY: Oakville Beaver photogra pher Barrie Erskine had a brief but fond encounter with Payne Stewart at a Canadian Open. Erskine said Stewart, here, was getting his bearings straight at the 150-yard marker when he noticed the photographer and acknowledged him with a friendly smile. A loss to Flamborough (C o n tin u ed from p a g e 36 ) Alexander Proksch and Kristopher McCoubrey combined for the win in net. The offence for Oakville was taken care of by Matt Downer (2g, la), Patrick Channing (2g), Anthony Farrow (2a) and, with one assist each, Sean Blaesing, Matt Grigg and Marco Rodrigues. Oakville opened up the tourney with a 2-1 win over Cambridge. Taylor Hodgkinson scored the first goal, assisted by Patrick Channing and Sean Blaesing. Tyson Theaker scored the second goal, assisted by Matt Downer and Marco Rodrigues. In the second game, Oakville dropped a 3-2 decision to New Tecumseh with Patrick Channing scoring both goals. Helping out with an assist each were Tyson Theaker, Matt Andrews and Harry Hristopoulos. In the final game of the round robin, Oakville faced Clarington. This was a must-win situation for both teams. Oakville jumped into a 4-0 lead by the end of the second peri od and then held on for dear life as Clarington scored three unanswered third period goals to make it a close 4-3 final. Taking care of the points were Spencer Jenkin (lg, la), Tyson Theaker (lg, la), Matt Downer (lg), Taylor Hodgkinson (lg), Brett Chandler (la) and Matt Grigg (la). BRAM PTON G A M E Despite the exhausting tourney, Oakville still had some energy left the following night as they broke a 2-2 tie with five unanswered goals to defeat the Brampton Battalion 7-2. Point-getters were Matt Downer (2g, la), Joey Cicchini (2g) and one goal each to Patrick Channing, Jamie McKeown and Tyson Theaker and one assist each to Matt Gulliver, Harry Hristopoulos and Spencer Jenkin. FLAM BOROUGH G A M E Oakville lost 6-1 to Flamborough with Patrick Channing scoring the lone Oakville goal, assisted by Matt Andrews. i I