32 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 16, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com READY, SET, SKATE Creative Teaching Methods A Fun Learning Environment Family Open House & Registration Day Working for the weekend Jessica Shepley makes cut at CN Canadian Women's Open By Jon Kuiperij pulled things together, salvaging a second-round 74 by playing the last nine holes at two-under par. Shepley completed the tournament with After missing a short birdie putt on her last hole rounds of 76 and 77, finishing with a plus-14 total Friday afternoon, Jessica Shepley was beginning to that placed her in a tie for 76th with Joo Mi Kim make alternate weekend plans. and Candy Hannemann. Cristie Kerr won the tourThe 23-year-old Oakville resident fully expected nament at minus-12, overcoming an eight-stroke to miss the cut at the CN Canadian Women's Open, deficit on the final day to edge Angela Stanford. having carded a five-over-par total of 149 during As pleased as she was to make the cut at the the tournament's opening 36 holes. Canadian Women's Open, a goal she The projected cut line, after all, was "At (one) point,it set for herself before the tournament, at plus-two when Shepley finished her wouldn't have Shepley was also disappointed with second round. She even went back to even crossed my the way she played. She three-putted the house she was staying at in mind that I still 13 times, played the 14th hole at fiveLondon and took a nap, before receivover-par in the tournament and hit 42 had a chance to ing an encouraging text message from greens in regulation. make the cut." her caddy later in the day. "I'm surprised that I still have two "I think we're going to make it," wrists in tact right now," she laughed Jessica Shepley the message read. Monday, referring the thick rough at For the next hour, Shepley sat in London's Hunt and Country Club. "If front of a computer and monitored the action. As I'd played like that on the Futures Tour, I would competitors continued to record scores in the mid- have been pretty ticked... because it was nowhere to-high 70s (only four of 152 golfers shot lower near my capabilities. (But) it was good for me to than 70 in the second round), the cut line contin- see I didn't have to play the best golf I've ever ued to climb -- all the way to plus-five, qualifying played to be out there and that I can play out her for weekend play. there." "On my 13th hole (Friday), I said something to She took home $3,098 for her Open performmy caddy (Sue Horton) like `Sorry, you could have ance, nearly half the total she's earned this season maybe had a bag that would have played on the competing on the Duramed Futures Tour. weekend'," recalled Shepley, whose score rose as The tournament drew a Canadian Women's high as plus-seven after a double-bogey on her Open-record crowd of 61,000, easily the largest 23rd hole of the tournament. "At that point, it number of spectators Shepley has ever played in wouldn't have even crossed my mind that I still front of. She admitted to nerves in the early going had a chance to make the cut." but settled in as the competition wore on, aided by See Family page 33 However, the University of Tennessee grad BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR = Free Family Skate August 27 12:00 - 2:00pm FALL RESERVE YOUR SPOT! 2006 REGISTER EARLY TO Starts September 11, 2006 3 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER 1. By Phone: 905-337-3361 ext. 303 2. In Person: DOMINION TWIN RINKS 3. On-line: www.twinrinks.ca 905-337-3361 ext. 303 The one and only Egg McMuffin. ® Wake up with the irresistibly delicious taste of an Egg McMuffin. Made fresh for you with a Canada Grade A Large egg nothing else says good morning quite like it. During breakfast hours only. ©2006 McDonald's.